BBC Symphony Orchestra premiered Phibbs’ PartitaOn May 21, 2016 Sakari Oramo conducted the world premiere of Joseph Phibbs newest orchestra composition Partita at the Barbican to great critical acclaim: “an excellent buy” (Classical Source); “if you haven’t already heard of Joseph Phibbs, it’s time to sit up and listen” (BachTrack); “Phibbs’s greatest strength here is his use of the orchestra. He also has a good feeling..
On June 17, Cincinnati Opera presents the world premiere of Gregory Spears’sFellow Travelers, with a libretto by Greg Pierce based on the 2007 novel by Thomas Mallon. The world premiere production is directed by Kevin Newbury.Fellow Travelerswas developed and co-commissioned by G. Sterling Zinsmeyer and Cincinnati Opera.Fellow Travelerstakes place at the height of the McCarthy era in 1950’s Washington, D.C. Recent college graduate Timothy Laughlin is eager to j..