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Review: The Spoils of War – Marble City Opera Gives U.S. Premiere of ‘City of Ashes’
More Benjamin Britten than Shostakovich, Fein’s score is gently lyrical, both in the vocal writing and the piano underpinnings—a lyricism that, at first, surprises the listener with its non-aggressive tonality.
Opera “The Raven’s Kiss” opens in Seyðisfjörður
RÚV (Icelandic national television) coverage of 2019 production of “The Raven’s Kiss.”
“Icelandic is a good language for singing” — (Austurfrétt, translated from the Icelandic)
Iceland’s landscape and culture inspired the American composer Evan Fein when he composed the music for his opera “The Raven’s Kiss,” which will be shown in Herðubreið in Seyðisfjörður over the weekend.
Opera is like sushi: Cultivating new tastes in East Iceland
Regional news outlet Austurfrétt details plans for the August 2019 performances of Fein’s opera The Raven’s Kiss in Seyðisfjörður, Iceland. Originally premiered in New York in 2011, and created in collaboration with dramatist Thorvaldur David Kristjánsson, the opera centers on life in a small fjord town in the 1890’s.
ClevelandClassical.com: Chagrin Concert Series to feature Andrew Sords in new Evan Fein sonata
Violinist Andrew Sords will bring a new piece by Cleveland-born, New York-based composer Evan Fein (left) to his recital with Eriko Izumida on Sunday afternoon, April 15 at 3:00 pm at Valley Lutheran Church in Chagrin Falls.
NewMusicShelf Anthology of New Music for Soprano — On Pre-sale Now!
Curated by soprano Laura Strickling, this collection of 20 art songs is ideal for active performers looking for exciting new repertoire, voice teachers searching for fresh contemporary songs for their studios, or student vocalists seeking out unique and culturally-relevant new works to fulfill 21st century repertoire requirements.
WKSU 89.7 Cleveland — Shuffle: Schubert’s Last Written Words, Set to Music
WKSU 89.7 Cleveland’s Philip de Oliveira interviews Evan Fein, Gerardo Teissonnière, and Corey Shotwell about Fein’s setting of Schubert’s Final Letter, a special “Winterreise” project.
Northern Voices at Scandinavia House: Voce di Meche
Voce di Meche reviews Fein and Bergthórsson’s première of “Northern Voices” recital program at Scandinavia House in NYC.
Musica Sacra Presents the World Premiere of Evan Fein’s “Deborah”
Continuing its commitment to new choral music, Musica Sacra’s final concerts pairs Mozart’s Solemn Vespers, K. 339, with a newly commissioned work by American composer, Evan Fein: Deborah.
Winner of Cleveland Int’l Piano Competition Youth Event
The Cleveland Indians’ home season will begin this year with a musical home run; rather than a pop singer, the team has invited Arianna Körting, first-prize winner of the 2012 Cleveland International Piano Competition Young Artists Competition.
L’île des sept sœurs de l’Opéra de Poche à Paris
Pour sa troisième création mondiale l’Opéra de poche, monte l’histoire d’une petite ville du Sud des États Unis, envoûtée par l’apparition de sept femmes plus laides l’une que l’autre.
Fein Addresses Incoming Students at Juilliard Convocation
Take Root–Imagine the Possibilities was the theme of orientation 2012, and some 220 new students put down roots at Juilliard during the proceedings.