Second Movement Opera
Second Movement Opera is an opera company in the United Kingdom.
American Opera Company
The American Opera Company was the name of four different opera companies active in the United States.
The first company was a short- lived opera company founded in New York City in February, 1886 that lasted only one season.
The second company was based out of Rochester, New York, and was active from the mid-1920s up until 1930 when it went bankrupt not too long after the Wall Street Crash of 1929.
The third opera company was a short lived company located in Trenton, New Jersey that was active in 1937.
The fourth and last opera company was actively performing in Philadelphia from 1946 through 1950.
Birmingham Opera Company
Birmingham Opera Company is a professional opera company based in Birmingham, England, that specialises in innovative and avant- garde productions of the operatic repertoire, often in unusual venues.
Chicago Grand Opera Company
Two grand opera companies in Chicago have gone by the name Chicago Grand Opera Company
The first Chicago Grand Opera Company produced four seasons of opera in Chicago's Auditorium Theater from the Fall of 1910 through January, 1914.
It was the first resident Chicago opera company, and was formed mostly from an arrangement to acquire the assets of Oscar Hammerstein's dissolved Manhattan Opera Company.
The company also spent several months each year performing in the city of Philadelphia where it performed at the Philadelphia Metropolitan Opera House under the name the Philadelphia- Chicago Grand Opera Company in order to" satisfy the civic pride" of that city.
The company notably presented the world premieres of Victor Herbert's" Natoma"( 1911) and Attilio Parelli's" I dispettosi amanti"( 1912).
The company also mounted the United States premieres of Jean Nouguès's" Quo vadis"( 1911), Karl Goldmark's" Das Heimchen am Herd"( 1912), and Alberto Franchetti's" Cristoforo Colombo"( 1913).
Notable performers who sang with the company included Paul Althouse, Marguerite Bériza, Alfredo Costa, Armand Crabbé, Charles Dalmorès, Dora de Phillippe, Enrica Clay Dillon, Jenny Dufau, Hector Dufranne, Minnie Egener, Amy Evans, Mary Garden, Jeanne Gerville- Réache, Orville Harrold, Gustave Huberdeau, Frances Ingram, Lydia Lipkowska, Vanni Marcoux, Carmen Melis, Lucien Muratore, Giovanni Polese, Albert Reiss, Myrna Sharlow, Tarquinia Tarquini, Luisa Tetrazzini, Alice Zeppilli, and Nicola Zerola among others.
After a season with no performances, the company was re-formed as the Chicago Opera Association, which ran from 1915- 1921, and was re-constituted as the Chicago Civic Opera, which ran from 1921- 1932.
The second Chicago Grand Opera Company was an attempt to keep opera going in Chicago after the collapse of the Chicago Civic Opera in 1932.
It produced three seasons of opera at the Civic Opera House from 1933 to 1935 before it too succumbed to financial difficulties.
It was succeeded by the Chicago City Opera Company, 1936- 1939, and then the Chicago Opera Company, 1940- 1946.
There was no resident opera company after that until 1954, when the Lyric Theatre of Chicago was established, and re-named Lyric Opera of Chicago two years later.
Boston Opera Company
The Boston Opera Company( BOC) was an American opera company located in Boston, Massachusetts, that was active from 1909 to 1915.
Fujiwara Opera
The is an opera company located in Tokyo, Japan, and is notably that nation's first and oldest professional opera company.
Berkshire Opera Company
The Berkshire Opera Company was an American opera company located in Lee, Massachusetts.
The company was founded in 1985 by Rex Hearn and closed in 2009.
Amongst the highlights of the company's history were: Performances were held at Cranwell Opera House from 1985 until 1992, when the Opera company sought new venues: Pittsfield's Colonial Theatre and The Mahaiwe in Great Barrington, Massachusetts.
Updates added by Rex Hearn, Founder& President Emeritus of Berkshire Opera Company, also Music Critic of Palm Beach Daily News and palmbeachartspaper.com
New York City Master Chorale
The New York City Master Chorale( NYCMC) is a 60- person non-profit chorus founded in 2005 by Dr. Thea Kano.
Starting with the 2019- 2020 season, the Chorale's Artistic Director and conductor is Dusty Francis.
with the mission “ to connect people through chorale music by presenting high- quality concerts inspired by the distinct energy, diversity, and talent of New York City. ”
The Chorale seeks to engage and inspire audiences of all ages, backgrounds, and musical experience by performing a challenging repertoire of traditional and contemporary works, working in collaboration with other artists and organizations who share their vision, and bringing their music into the community through their outreach and education programs.
Audience members have commended the warmth and body of the chorale ’s tone, and a concert review in" Soundview News" praised its “ poignant elegance. ”
Since its premiere at Lincoln Center ’s Alice Tully Hall in 2006, the Chorale has expanded its artistic influence, performing two concerts in its most recent season.
To date, the New York City Master Chorale has performed at a variety of venues, including Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center's Avery Fisher Hall, Riverside Church, Church of St. Paul the Apostle and Symphony Space, and has collaborated with both the Park Avenue Symphony and the Astoria Symphony.
Recent repertoire has included Beethoven ’s Ninth Symphony, the Mozart Requiem, Rachmaninoff ’s Vespers, the Fauré Requiem, Leonard Bernstein ’s Chichester Psalms and Morten Lauridsen ’s Lux Æterna, along with choral works by American composers including Aaron Copland, Samuel Barber and Randall Thompson, and spirituals by Moses Hogan.
During the 2008–2009 season, the Chorale premiered a new American work for chorus, orchestra and narrator at Lincoln Center.
" The Journey", composed by Aaron Fruchtman, tells the tale of pioneers moving west on the Oregon Trail.
The performance was narrated by Academy Award nominee Bruce Dern.
During the 2009- 2010 season, the Chorale presented the Duruflé Requiem.
They also collaborated with the Rock Creek Singers of the Gay Men's Chorus of Washington DC to present the Duruflé Messe Cum Jubilo.
The 2010- 2011 season was the Chorale's Fifth Anniversary season, during which the Chorale had its European debut, performing the European premiere of Paul Leavitt: Requime at Église Saint- Sulpice.
The Chorale also performed at St. Patrick's Cathedral in December 2010.
The Chorale celebrated its 10th Anniversary in April, 2016 at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center by performing" Carmina Burana" with new choreography by Gallim Dance.
The New York City Master Chorale also has a commitment to providing outreach to New York City ’s public schools and community.
In addition to engaging community members through its regular concerts, Associate Conductor Dusty Francis visits partner schools each month throughout the year, exposing more than 400 students per year to choral music.
These classroom lessons include conversations with students about the value and role of classical music and providing them with complimentary tickets to the chorale ’s concerts.
The majority of the students who partake in the program and who attend the concerts have had little to no exposure to classical music.
Additionally, the Chorale performs free concerts at area churches to bring the experience of classical music to local communities.
NYCMC is the only New York City area chorus with such outreach programs in its schools and community.
Chicago City Opera Company
The Chicago City Opera Company was a grand opera company in Chicago, organized from the remaining assets of the bankrupt Chicago Grand Opera Company, that produced four seasons of opera at the Civic Opera House from 1935 to 1939 before it too succumbed to financial difficulties.
It was succeeded by the Chicago Opera Company.
MGM actress Betty Jaynes, at age 15, made her debut with the Chicago City Opera Company on December 6, 1936.
Century Opera Company
The Century Opera Company was a New York City opera company.

Question: Did the bands Berkshire Opera Company and New York City Master Chorale, originate from the same country?
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