According to Miguel Luciano, modern American protest movements could learn a thing or two from Puerto Rico. “Last summer was the summer of resistance in Puerto Rico,” said Luciano, a Puerto Rican-born, New York City-based
This summer was supposed to be Alan Held’s debut with the Chautauqua Opera Company. Held “I was really looking forward to it,” Held said. “It’s funny because I’ve sent students to the program before, but
Ashlyn Diaz sat in her Brooklyn apartment, conflicted. It was early June, and outside her window thousands of New Yorkers were marching. Diaz, an artist who recently earned her BFA in drawing from the University
As what she calls a “baby opera director” Diane Machin’s first priority when approaching a new project is making sure she has the story and score down pat. Sometimes this means getting a little creative,
Kalup Linzy has always loved soap operas. He grew up in the rural community of Stuckey, Florida, watching shows like “General Hospital” and “All My Children” with his grandmother. Linzy “I was addicted to the
Sasha Janes, Chautauqua Dance’s Director of Contemporary Studies, was excited to host the Washington Ballet at the Institution this summer. And although Chautauquans won’t see the company grace the Amphitheater stage just yet, Janes is
Horner-Kwiatek & Osgood Jacqueline Horner-Kwiatek has always loved performing a cappella. Now, as a music instructor adjusting to digital teaching without a live piano accompaniment, this passion has come in handy. “Being ‘forced’ to work
The first time Kelly Guerra tried to film her aria for Chautauqua Opera’s virtual Ballads on Balconies out the window of her New York City apartment, everything went smoothly — until she checked the footage.
Martha Ruskai prepares Leroy Y. Davis and Rebekah Howell for Chautauqua Opera's 2018 production of Candide. RILEY ROBINSON/DAILY FILE PHOTO During a typical Chautauqua Opera season, Mark A. Boley would be up to his eyeballs
In preparation for this week’s Interfaith Lecture Series, “Forces that Shape Our Daily Lives: The Contemporary Search for Spirituality,” speakers were asked to contemplate a question: How might the non-religious, or “nones,” unite with the
Jiménez-Flores Salvador Jiménez-Flores can’t discuss his present without starting in the past. His history, from his great-grandfather to his father to himself, has been characterized by the complex economic relationship between Mexico and the
Rohde David Rohde hates the term “deep state.” “I think (it’s) political rhetoric,” Rohde said. “It’s a term that President Trump has used very effectively to discredit government officials that disagree with (his) claims.” He
There was a time when colorful pressed glass vases, dishes, cups and more adorned millions of American homes. “The pressed glass industry was a massive booming industry at one point,” said sculptor Amber Cowan. “There
Bryce-Davis This year, Chautauqua Opera Company’s Young Artists are performing for an unexpected new audience: their neighbors, roommates and significant others. “Recording in my apartment has been an uphill battle,” said baritone Yazid Gray. “I
Rausch The Chautauqua Opera Company will have you know that Chautauqua Literary Arts isn’t the only Institution department that can write a decent poem: We’re doin’ a virtual season, And it’s all for a very
Inside “Origins” the 2019 Signs and Symbols exhibition from Sharon Louden and Hrag Vartanian. Courtesy of the artist and Signs and Symbols, New York. PHOTOS BY CHRISTOPHER GALLO. As the owner and director of