Soper, Kate

Review: Kate Soper’s ‘The Hunt’ Makes the Medieval Modern

By Joshua Barone October 13, 2023Amamiya, Hirona, Cole, Christiana, Miller Theater at Columbia University, Music, Opera, Soper, Kate, Tata, Ashley, The Hunt (Opera), Umlauf, Brett

Kate Soper’s latest stage work freely moves between legend and anachronism for a story about three virgins taking charge of their bodies.

Kate Soper Returns to Opera With a Story Medieval and Modern

By Seth Colter Walls October 5, 2023Miller Theater at Columbia University, Music, Opera, Soper, Kate, The Hunt (Opera)

“The Hunt,” set to premiere this month in New York, mines ancient lore about unicorns, but asks questions of today. Who has power, and who has rights?

Review: A New Opera Puts Real Emotions in a Fantasy Garden

By Zachary Woolfe February 20, 2023Classical Music, Long Beach Opera, Music, Opera, Soper, Kate, The Romance of the Rose (Opera)

Kate Soper’s “The Romance of the Rose,” which had its long-delayed premiere at Long Beach Opera, showcases her signature quick-shifting eclecticism.

‘The Romance of the Rose,’ Delayed by the Pandemic, Opens at Last

By Seth Colter Walls February 16, 2023Darrah, James, Long Beach Opera, Music, Opera, Rountree, Christopher, Soper, Kate, The Romance of the Rose (Opera)

Kate Soper’s “The Romance of the Rose” was mere weeks away from its premiere when it was canceled. Now, it has a home at Long Beach Opera.

Review: Outshining a Premiere, a Group Announces Its Arrival

By Seth Colter Walls September 15, 2022Classical Music, Music, Orlando Furioso, Roulette (Brooklyn, NY, Performance Space), Soper, Kate, Wet Ink Ensemble

The ensemble Orlando Furioso was the highlight of a concert featuring Kate Soper’s new but brief work “HEX.”

5 Classical Music Albums You Can Listen to Right Now

By RSS Feed March 31, 2022Bach, Johann Sebastian, Classical Music, English Baroque Soloists, Ensemble Musikfabrik, Gardiner, John Eliot, Kurtag, Gyorgy, Makela, Klaus, Monteverdi Choir, Music, Oslo Philharmonic, Soper, Kate, Tom Johnson

A veteran conductor’s Bach, a young conductor’s Sibelius, and works by Tom Johnson, Gyorgy Kurtag and Kate Soper are among recent highlights.

5 Things to Do This Weekend

By RSS Feed March 10, 2022Bronx (NYC), Brooklyn (NYC), Brooklyn Academy of Music, Children and Childhood, Classical Music, Connelly Theater, Dancing, Joyce Theater, Kali Uchis (Singer), Kingsborough Community College, Lehman Center for the Performing Arts, Long Island (NY), Madison Square Garden, Manhattan (NYC), Music, Page 73 (Theater Co), Patchogue (NY), Pop and Rock Music, Rap and Hip-Hop, Reynolds, Taylor (Theater Director), Santiago, Socorro, Soper, Kate, St Patrick's Day, Theater, Trinity Irish Dance Company, Tyler, the Creator, Vince Staples (1993- )

Our critics and writers have selected noteworthy cultural events to experience virtually and in person in New York City.