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Operabase Study on New Creations and Contemporary Artists
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09 March 2023
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OPERABASE STUDY ON NEW CREATIONS AND CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS
Operabase conducted a study on new creations and contemporary artists. The study aims at underlining the evolution of the innovativeness of the operatic sector and key artistic and institutional contributors with a special emphasis on new creations and contemporary artists. The lines of inquiry and questions underpinning this study were posed by FEDORA. These inquiries have been interpreted by Operabase and results are based on samples taken from the database.
ABOUT OPERABASE
Operabase was founded in 1996 and has grown into the world's largest operatic database listing global performances with tickets, live streams, and video on demand. The core tool of Operabase is its industry-leading Casting Tool which is a directory of performances and is used by casting professionals and artistic directors globally. The company has expanded its product offering to include orchestras, and concert halls and lists classical and ballet productions.
SOME FINDINGS OF THE STUDY
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ENDA WALSH
Enda Walsh, librettist and stage director of the opera “The Second Violinist”, winner of the FEDORA - GENERALI Prize for Opera 2017, is the leading stage director of new operatic works premiered over the last seven years (in terms of quantity of productions directed).
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Donnacha Dennehy
Donnacha Dennehy, composer of the opera “The Second Violinist”, winner of the FEDORA - GENERALI Prize for Opera 2017, is one of the top 10 leading composers whose new operatic works have been most performed in the world over the last seven years.
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Ted Huffman
Ted Huffman, stage director of the opera “Denis and Katya”, winner of the FEDORA - GENERALI Prize for Opera 2019, is one of the top three leading stage directors of new operatic works premiered over the last seven years (in terms of quantity of productions directed).
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"Denis & Katya"
The opera “Denis and Katya” by composer Philip Venables & stage director Ted Huffman, winner of the FEDORA - GENERALI Prize for Opera 2019, is one of the 10 most performed new operatic works in the world over the last seven years.
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Nicolas Stemann
Nicolas Stemann, stage director and co-librettist of “Kein Licht”, winner of the FEDORA - ROLF LIEBERMANN Prize for Opera 2016, is one of the leading stage directors of new operatic works premiered over the last seven years (in terms of quantity of productions directed) in the world.
Source: Operabase. 2023.
