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What's New with
Anne Manson
February 18, 2010
“A SENSE OF RHAPSODY”
Anne Manson, conductor
Lisa Saffer, soprano “La Princesse”
PHILIP GLASS Orphée
Portland Opera
“Conductor Anne Manson and a thirty-musician orchestra brought
precision and...a sense of rhapsody [to] Portland Opera’s West Coast
premiere of Orphée which Philip Glass composed in 1991 to a
French libretto taken almost verbatim from the 1949 Jean Cocteau
film.
...soprano Lisa Saffer as La Princesse sang with radiant beauty...”
--Mark Mandel, Opera News February 2010
February 2, 2010
“MORE THAN A CLEVER MONIKER”
Anne Manson, conductor
American Composers Orchestra
ROGER ZARE Time-Lapse
(World Premiere)
SEBASTIAN CURRIER Next Atlantis (World Premiere, String
Orchestra / Multimedia Version)
PAQUITO D'RIVERA Conversations with Cachao (NY Premiere)
“The American Composers Orchestra continued its ‘Orchestra
Underground’ series in the subterranean space of Zankel Hall on Jan.
29, with an interdisciplinary and intergenerational program aptly
titled ‘Conversations.’ It was more than just a clever moniker….On
the podium was guest conductor Anne Manson, who led the ACO’s
Underground New Music Readings in 2008. Those sessions, designed as
a workshop for emerging composers to hear their works read by an
orchestra, featured Roger Zare, a young doctoral student at the
University of Michigan, and the ACO commissioned a work from him for
this series.
The result, Time Lapse, is an essay in motion….Masterfully
orchestrated with a winning sense of color and textural clarity….a
shimmering climax of satisfying post-romantic harmonies. Manson led
the chamber-sized ACO with taut precision and pressing urgency.”
--Jordan Brown,
Musical America
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February 2, 2010
“OUTSTANDING!”
Anne Manson, conductor
American Composers Orchestra
Robert Black, Bass
Paquito D'Rivera, Clarinet and Alto Saxophone
Pawel Wojtasik, Video Artist
"The conductor Anne Manson, in
her American Composers Orchestra debut, did outstanding work in
managing the program’s disparate elements, and the orchestra
responded with estimable style and confidence."
--Steve Smith,
The New York Times
Program:
ROGER ZARE Time-Lapse (World Premiere)
SEBASTIAN CURRIER Next Atlantis (World Premiere, String
Orchestra / Multimedia Version)
PAQUITO D'RIVERA Conversations with Cachao (NY Premiere)
January 25, 2010
"IRREPRESSIBLE IDEAS"
Anne Manson, conductor
American Composers Orchestra
Robert Black, Bass
Paquito D'Rivera, Clarinet and Alto Saxophone
Pawel Wojtasik, Video Artist
“Welcome Guests with
Irrepressible Ideas”
--David Patrick Stearns,
Philadelphia Inquirer
"Any orchestra that plays nothing but new music
is going to have ups and downs, but lately the American Composer
Orchestra’s ups have been worth taking a chance on – particularly
with the much-discussed Anne Manson conducting."
See Anne Manson with the American Composers Orchestra:
Friday, January 29, 7:30 pm at Carnegie Hall’s Zankel Hall, New York
Saturday January 30, 7:30 pm at Annenberg Center’s Harold Prince
Theatre, Philadelphia
Program:
ROGER ZARE Time-Lapse (World Premiere)
SEBASTIAN CURRIER Next Atlantis (World Premiere,
String Orchestra / Multimedia Version)
PAQUITO D'RIVERA Conversations with Cachao (NY
Premiere)
January 8, 2010
DEADLY SINS
Anne Manson, conductor
Manitoba Chamber Orchestra
Measha
Brueggergosman, soprano
Pavel Haas: Study for String Orchestra
Arnold Schoenberg: Brettl-Lieder Cabaret Songs
Gideon Klein: Partita for Strings
Kurt Weill: The Seven Deadly Sins
"...Weill’s The Seven Deadly Sins, his
first work after leaving Germany....[was] originally written as a
sung ballet with libretto by Bertholt Brecht. Brueggergosman plays
Anna 1 and Anna 2, with [a] larger-than-life personality and
dazzling voice. A beefed-up MCO, with added brass, woodwinds,
percussion, harp and guitar, was solidly into the spirit of the
work, thanks to conductor Anne Manson’s precise direction."
--Gwenda Nemerofsky,
Winnipeg Free Press
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“CONSUMMATE ARTIST...IMPECCABLE TECHNIQUE”
October 13, 2009
Anne Manson, conductor
Manitoba Chamber Orchestra
Dame Evelyn Glennie, percussionist
Antonio Vivaldi: Piccolo concerto, arranged for vibraphone
Jose Evangelista: Airs d’Espagne
Joe Duddel: Snowblind
Christos Hatzis Mirage?
Dmitri Shostakovich: 10th string quartet (arr. Barshai)
"The conductor, Anne Manson proved to be a consummate artist,
leading the group flawlessly through the melodic Spanish style
songs... They brought impeccable technique and musicianship to their
playing."
--Marvin Dickau
"The musicians performed with assurance, passion and precision...
[The performance was] full of nuance, energy and expression."
--Joanne Villeneuve
"The ensemble is an incredible, disciplined group of musicians."
--Dale Bass
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A “Dream” Come True
August 14, 2009
Anne Manson, conductor
BRITTEN A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Canadian Opera Company
“Magical Midsummer Night a dream
come true”
“...Britten’s A Midsummer Night’s
Dream...looked and sounded very much like a dream come true. It
only took a minute or two for the sighing, muted glissandi that
begin the opera to create a mood of somnolent mystery....Anne
Manson’s watchful, imaginative conducting of singers and orchestra
was especially powerful...”
--Robert Everett-Green,
Globe and Mail
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Dark and Delicious Mix
August 7, 2009
Anne Manson, conductor
Britten A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Canadian Opera Company
“Dark and Delicious Mix of Old and New on an Opera Stage”
“The music is beautifully rendered....The
orchestra, led by Anne Manson (the Manitoba Chamber orchestra’s new
music director), breathed in unison with Britten’s gently rising and
falling music.
All of these elements combine to deliver an opera
experience that’s close to being magical in this Midsummer
Night’s Dream....one can simply sit back and marvel at the
careful stage and musical direction behind this dark and delicious
mix of old and new on an opera stage.”
--John Terauds,
The Star
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For Outstanding Musical Direction, The Winner Is...
July 31, 2009
... Conductor Anne Manson!
Benjamin Britten’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Canadian Opera Company
Winning for Outstanding Musical Direction
“The music is beautifully rendered....The
orchestra, led by Anne Manson (the Manitoba Chamber orchestra’s new
music director), breathed in unison with Britten’s gently rising and
falling music.
All of these elements combine to deliver an opera
experience that’s close to being magical in this Midsummer
Night’s Dream....one can simply sit back and marvel at the
careful stage and musical direction behind this dark and delicious
mix of old and new on an opera stage.”
--John Terauds, The Star
The Dora Mavor Moore Award honors excellence
in Theatre, Dance & Opera in Toronto
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For Outstanding Musical Direction, The Winner Is...
July 1, 2009
... Conductor Anne Manson!
Benjamin Britten’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Canadian Opera Company
Winning for Outstanding Musical Direction
“The music is beautifully rendered....The
orchestra, led by Anne Manson (the Manitoba Chamber orchestra’s new
music director), breathed in unison with Britten’s gently rising and
falling music.
All of these elements combine to deliver an opera
experience that’s close to being magical in this Midsummer
Night’s Dream....one can simply sit back and marvel at the
careful stage and musical direction behind this dark and delicious
mix of old and new on an opera stage.”
--John Terauds, The Star
The Dora Mavor Moore Award honors excellence
in Theatre, Dance & Opera in Toronto
www.theglobeandmail.com
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BRITTEN Midsummer Night’s Dream
June 15, 2009
... Conductor Anne Manson!
Benjamin Britten’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Canadian Opera Company
Outstanding Musical Direction
“The music is beautifully rendered....The
orchestra, led by Anne Manson (the Manitoba Chamber orchestra’s new
music director), breathed in unison with Britten’s gently rising and
falling music.
All of these elements combine to deliver an opera
experience that’s close to being magical in this Midsummer Night’s
Dream....one can simply sit back and marvel at the careful stage and
musical direction behind this dark and delicious mix of old and new
on an opera stage.”
--John Terauds, The Star
Nominated for a Dora Mavor Moore Award which honors excellence in
Theatre, Dance & Opera in Toronto
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J. DOVE Pinocchio
June 2, 2009
Anne Manson, conductor
DOVE The Adventures of Pinocchio
Minnesota Opera
“MN Opera’s Adventures of Pinocchio an enchanting experience
for all ages”
“Forming the aural backdrop is a gorgeous musical score
that seamlessly ranges from lavishly layered heightened drama to
delicate notes of soothing reassurance, each section punctuating the
tonal shifts in the storyline. Renowned conductor Anne Manson
demonstrates her deft skill for crafting dynamic musical mosaics
that capture the spirit of each and every scene. At any moment the
stage is capable of being thrillingly awash in a breathtaking
display of musical diversity and verve.
The Adventures of Pinocchio is family friendly
entertainment for the 21st century that manages to conjure timeless
lessons of selflessness and responsibility. For experienced opera
patrons and newcomers alike, whatever your age, this fantastic
production shouldn’t be missed.”
--Brad Richason,
Twin Cities Performance Art Examiner
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“Dark and Delicious Mix”
May 14, 2009
Anne Manson, conductor
Britten A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Canadian Opera Company
“Dark and Delicious Mix of Old and New on an Opera Stage”
“The music is beautifully rendered....The
orchestra, led by Anne Manson (the Manitoba Chamber orchestra’s new
music director), breathed in unison with Britten’s gently rising and
falling music.
All of these elements combine to deliver an opera
experience that’s close to being magical in this Midsummer
Night’s Dream....one can simply sit back and marvel at the
careful stage and musical direction behind this dark and delicious
mix of old and new on an opera stage.”
--John Terauds,
The Star
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A “Dream” Come True
May 8, 2009
Anne Manson, conductor
BRITTEN A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Canadian Opera Company
“Magical Midsummer Night a dream come true”
“...Britten’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream...looked and
sounded very much like a dream come true. It only took a minute or
two for the sighing, muted glissandi that begin the opera to create
a mood of somnolent mystery....Anne Manson’s watchful, imaginative
conducting of singers and orchestra was especially powerful...”
--Robert Everett-Green,
Globe and
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