Hello HOTOpera Fans! We hope you've enjoyed the past three Spotlight Sundays featuring the composer/librettists duos from the first three New in November operas: Opera Kardashian; The Séance; and A Womb with a View. Today we're thrilled to introduce our fourth opera: Biennale. This opera was written by NIN alumnae composer, Paul Richards and librettist, Wendy Steiner. You may remember this dynamic duo from the past two New in November Festivals where we presented excerpts fro

Hello HOTOpera fans! We cannot believe that our 9th annual New in November Festival is only 1 week away! We hope you've purchased your tickets and are ready to join us on Sunday, November 18 at 7:00pm at Christ Church Cathedral's Cathedral House in downtown Hartford. Today, we are thrilled to present our last composer feature of NIN9: Tony Solitro. You may remember Tony's opera "She's Fabulous" from last year's New in November 8. Tony's opera "Triangle" based on a play by the

Welcome back to Spotlight Sundays! Our 9th annual New in November Festival is less than 4 weeks away and we couldn't be happier with the four chamber operas chosen for this year's New in November Festival. We hope you've marked your calendar's for Sunday, November 18 at 7:00pm at the Cathedral House at Christ Church Cathedral in downtown Hartford. Today we are thrilled to feature our first composer/librettist duo: Paul Richards and Wendy Steiner; and their opera: The Loathly

Hello HOTOpera Fans! We are only a few days away from our 8th annual New in November Festival! Today, we are pleased to feature the final composer in our New in November spotlight series: Jessica Rudman! This year, we are thrilled to present excerpts from her opera: Marie Curie Learns to Swim based on the life of scientist, Marie Curie. We hope you enjoy learning about Jessica and what "opera without borders" means to her! Join us this Saturday for our 8th annual New in Novem

Happy Spotlight Sunday everyone! Today, we are pleased to feature composer Shuying Li and the Four Corners Ensemble! Shuying is the composer of Who Married Star Husbands which will be performed at our New in November Festival next Saturday in downtown Hartford. This opera will be accompanied by members of the Four Corners Ensemble. We hope you enjoy learning about Shuying, the Four Corners Ensemble and their mission. To learn more about New in November and to purchase tickets

Happy Spotlight Sunday! We are only a few weeks away from our 8th annual New in November Festival. Today we are proud to introduce composer, Paul Richards. Paul is the composer of The Loathly Lady which will be featured at NIN8 on 11/18. We hope you enjoy learning more about Paul and what Opera Without Borders means to him. There is still time to purchase tickets for New in November! Please visit our website for more information about this exciting event. www.hartfordoperat

Happy Spotlight Sunday! Hartford Opera Theater is proud to present our second composer feature of the season. Today we are pleased to introduce composer, Mark Lanz Weiser and his librettist, Amy Punt. Mark is the composer of The Place Where You Started, which will be featured at our New in November Festival on 11/18! We hope you enjoy learning about Mark and Amy and reading about what Opera Without Borders means to them. To learn more about NIN8 and to purchase tickets, visit

Welcome back to Spotlight Sundays! Hartford Opera Theater is proud to introduce composer, Tony Solitro! Tony is the composer of She's Fabulous, which will be featured at our New in November Festival on 11/18! We hope you enjoy learning about Tony and what Opera Without Borders means to him. To learn more about NIN8 and to purchase tickets, visit our website: New in November 8 Tony Solitro is a composer of concert and stage music that combines rich lyricism, visceral rhythmic