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"Dorothy Danner, who staged and choreographed the show, possesses the most fertile directorial mind that has been applied to a Connecticut Opera production in many seasons. With ideas that are earthy, funny and sexy, Danner scoops up this sometimes touching, but often treacly and forced meditation on the resilience of human spirit, and whips it ...
Noted for her inventive staging, Dorothy Danner has directed nearly 200 productions of operettas, musicals and plays throughout the United States, Canada and Belgium; including operas for the companies of Glimmerglass, Houston, Philadelphia, Miami, Cleveland, Minnesota, Cincinnati, Portland, Kansas City, Virginia and for San Francisco Merola.
Noted for her inventive staging, Dorothy Danner has directed nearly 200 productions of operettas, musicals and plays throughout the United States, Canada and Belgium; including operas for the companies of Glimmerglass, Houston, Philadelphia, Miami, Cleveland, Minnesota, Cincinnati, Portland, Kansas City, Virginia and for San Francisco Merola.
Today, our artist is Director Dorothy Danner. Ms. Danner’s distinguished stage career spans multiple decades and genres. Her productions receive wildly positive reviews from sources such as the New York Post, Washington Post, Kansas City Star, Milwaukee Sentinel, and Opera News.
Dec 11, 2019 · As a stage director for opera, she has directed some 200 productions throughout the U.S., Canada, and Belgium. As an exponent of new opera, she has also staged premieres of works composed by Seymour Barab, Margaret Garwood, Sheldon Harnick, Marvin Hamlisch, Kirke Mechem, Thea Musgrave, and Richard Wargo.
Dorothy “Dottie” Danner has directed nearly 200 productions of operettas, musicals and plays throughout the U.S., Canada and Belgium, including staging operas for the companies of Glimmerglass, Houston, Philadelphia, Miami, Cleveland, Minnesota, Cincinnati, Portland, Kansas City, Virginia, and San Franciso Merola. She has also staged ...
Nov 29, 2022 · Director: Dorothy Danner. Tuesday, November 29, 2022. AVA opens its 88th opera season with Verdi’s La traviata. Plagued by sickness, Violetta finds love in Alfredo, but before long they are torn apart by betrayal. A “fallen woman”, she is forced to abandon her lover, until the truth comes out and they are reunited, if only for a moment.
