by Mike Telin
The creation of new opera is a passion of Scott Skiba, Cleveland Opera Theater’s executive artistic director. And earlier this month Skiba and his company brought that passion to life during the third annual {New Opera Works Festival}, which was held at Baldwin Wallace Conservatory from February 4 through February 9. From the beginning, {NOW} has included partnerships with area music institutions — this year’s the Festival involved collaborations with Baldwin Wallace, Bowling Green State University, the Cleveland Composers Guild, Hiram College, and Oberlin. [Read more…]