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Richard Wargo
Librettist
Biography
Richard Wargo is a native of Scranton, PA and a graduate of the Eastman School of Music. He has received grants from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, the National Endowment for the Arts and the Pa. Council on the Arts, as well as a fellowship from the Theatre Communications Group to serve as composer-in-residence at the Skylight Opera Theatre in Milwaukee, where his opera Ballymore, based on Brian Friel's play "Lovers", was premiered in 1999 and recorded for PBS. Mr. Wargo's opera A Chekhov Trilogy was premiered by Chautauqua Opera in 1993 and since then has received numerous performances, including a recent production of the Trilogy's third segment “The Music Shop” at Juilliard, conducted by Maestro Osgood. During the summer months, Mr. Wargo serves as curator of the Sembrich Opera Museum in Bolton Landing on Lake George, NY.

OPERA America/Opera.ca Grants Awarded
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GRANT NAMEYEAR
The Next Stage1998


Productions
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Vancouver OperaThe Music Shop3/13/2021 - 3/13/2021
Nickel City OperaThe Music Shop11/17/2017 - 11/19/2017
Chelsea OperaBallymore10/10/2013 - 10/10/2013
Juilliard SchoolThe Music Shop2/1/2005 - 2/18/2005
Madison OperaThe Music Shop7/7/2000 - 7/15/2000
Skylight Music TheatreBallymore1/1/1999 - 2/14/1999
Skylight Music TheatreA Chekhov Trilogy3/3/1998 - 4/12/1998
Pittsburgh OperaA Visit to the Country1/1/1998 - 1/25/1998
Pittsburgh OperaThe Music Shop1/1/1998 - 1/25/1998
Academy of Vocal ArtsA Chekhov Trilogy4/1/1997 - 4/29/1997
Opera SaratogaThe Music Shop8/5/1996 - 8/8/1996
Academy of Vocal ArtsA Chekhov Trilogy2/1/1996 - 2/24/1996
Chautauqua OperaA Chekhov Trilogy8/1/1993 - 8/16/1993
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