Fletcher Opera Institute presents French opera double bill May 7 and 9
This is the second program of one-act operas presented by Fletcher Opera this year to maximize performance opportunities during the pandemic. LaCosse, artistic director of the A.J. Fletcher Opera Institute, said that singers have been called âsuperspreadersâ in these COVID-19 times. âIt is especially challenging for opera singers to perform during the pandemic because their vocal projection can carry respiratory droplets farther than speaking,â LaCosse said. He said one-act operas were chosen because they have small casts and allow for socially distant staging. There are t...