Don to conduct The Matrix Live in Houston next week
Next week, on Thursday Nov 3, Don will be in Houston TX to conduct The Matrix live to picture with the Houston Symphony Orchestra. For tickets, be sure to visit the Houston Symphony website.
Posted October 28th, 2011
Río De Sangre Record Release Party Photos
On Friday October 14, a record release party for the new Río De Sangre album was held at the home of John and Tammy O'Connor. In attendance were Florentine Opera Company General Director William Florescu, conductor Joseph Rescigno, soprano Kerry Walsh, tenor John Duykers, translator Alicia Partnoy and composer Don Davis, as well as other notable guests. View the gallery here!
Posted October 20th, 2011
Río de Sangre CD on Albany Records
Albany Records is proud to announce the release of Río de Sangre, an opera with music by Don Davis and libretto by Kate Gale. This recording was made during the world premiere performances by The Florentine Opera Company and Chorus and the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra conducted by Joseph Rescigno.
Opera and politics have been linked, both directly and indirectly, since the genre first became popular in the 17th century. Today, many composers and librettists choose to use fictional characters and situations to offer a general commentary on political and historical events, aiming for a degree of universality.
That is the approach that composer Don Davis and librettist Kate Gale chose to take with their opera Río de Sangre. The story is one that has been told many times - the idealist who becomes the leader of his people only to find that those he trusts most, through their own greed and ambition, are the architects of his eventual downfall.
Posted September 27th, 2011