Rene Orth
Rene Orth – “a master composer” with a “sophisticated sound world” (Classical Voice North America) – writes music described as “always dramatic, reflective, rarely predictable, and often electronic” (Musical America). She recently completed a three-year tenure as Composer-In-Residence at Opera Philadelphia.
Upcoming premieres for the 2025-26 season consist of a solo cello piece for Sarah Rommel at Yellow Barn; a violin and bass clarinet piece for Yvonne Lam and Mingzhe Wang; two songs for soprano, viola, and piano that will tour with Curtis on Tour; and an 8-minute scene as part of a larger commissioned work for Opera Philadelphia’s 50th anniversary celebration.
Recently, Opera Philadelphia presented the “triumphant world premiere” (Wall Street Journal) of 10 Days in a Madhouse, co-commissioned by Opera Philadelphia and Tapestry Opera, which subsequently won the 2024 Best New Opera Award from the Music Critics Association of North America, was a finalist in the 2024 International Opera Awards for “Best World Premiere,” and listed as #1 in The Washington Post’s “Best of Classical Music in 2023.”
Upcoming premieres for the 2025-26 season consist of a solo cello piece for Sarah Rommel at Yellow Barn; a violin and bass clarinet piece for Yvonne Lam and Mingzhe Wang; two songs for soprano, viola, and piano that will tour with Curtis on Tour; and an 8-minute scene as part of a larger commissioned work for Opera Philadelphia’s 50th anniversary celebration.
Recently, Opera Philadelphia presented the “triumphant world premiere” (Wall Street Journal) of 10 Days in a Madhouse, co-commissioned by Opera Philadelphia and Tapestry Opera, which subsequently won the 2024 Best New Opera Award from the Music Critics Association of North America, was a finalist in the 2024 International Opera Awards for “Best World Premiere,” and listed as #1 in The Washington Post’s “Best of Classical Music in 2023.”
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10 Days in a Madhouse
