Berkshire Opera Company

The Berkshire Opera Company was an American opera company located in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. The company was founded in 1985 by Rex Hearn and closed in 2009.^[1] Amongst the highlights of the company's history were:

• The 1998 production of Gian Carlo Menotti's The Consul which was recorded on the Newport Classic label immediately following the final performance and was the first commercial recording ever made of the opera.

• The 1999 world premiere of Stephen Paulus' opera Summer in collaboration with the Boston Symphony and the Tanglewood Music Festival. The opera, which is set in the Berkshires, is based on the novel of the same name by Edith Wharton.

References

• Metcalf, Stephen, "'Summer' Makes Debut with Berkshire Opera Co.", Hartford Courant, August 26, 1999.
• Singer, Barry, "Opera in the Age of Anxiety ", Opera News, September 2009.