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Video: Go Inside Rehearsals For Opera Orlando's Site-Specific RUSALKA


Go inside rehearsals for Opera Orlando's site-specific production of Dvořák's Rusalka at the Art and History Museums of Maitland. Check out the all-new video below.

Opera Orlando To Present Site-Specific Production of Dvořák's Rusalka at the Art and History Museums of Maitland


Experience the enchanting opera 'Rusalka' at the Art & History Museum of Maitland. Immerse yourself in this captivating performance filled with beautiful music and a compelling story. Don't miss this unforgettable cultural event.

2023 Newport Classical Music Festival Comes to Newport This Summer


The 2023 Newport Classical Music Festival will present twenty-six concerts this summer between July 4-23, 2023, bringing timeless music for today to Newport's stunning historic mansions and venues including The Breakers, Blithewold Mansion, The Elms, Castle Hill Inn, Chinese Tea House, King Park, Norman Bird Sanctuary, Redwood Library & Athenæum, and more.

Enigma Chamber Opera to Mount CURLEW RIVER in a Boston Church


“Curlew River – A Parable for Church Performance (Op. 71),” one of English composer Benjamin Britten’s trio of music dramas designed to be performed in houses of worship, focuses on a journey to find something that’s been lost and the difficulty of moving on before resolution is found.

Three Online Events Before WSP's A SURVIVOR'S ODYSSEY World Premiere


In the lead-up to the third and final installment of their virtual pandemic opera trilogy, Cerise Jacobs and her activist opera company White Snake Projects present, in collaboration with their advocacy partners, three consecutive online forums (Sep 13-15) in the week prior to the live, virtual world premiere of A Survivor's Odyssey: The Journey of Penelope and Circe.

Stratagem Artists Announces Venture into Canada's Operatic Scene


Stratagem Artists has announced its bold venture into Canada’s energetic operatic scene. Building on its robust history of artist-driven representation, Stratagem welcomes seven new Canadians to its roster: Soprano Lucia Cesaroni, soprano Aviva Fortunata, mezzo-soprano Reilly Nelson, baritone Phillip Addis, composer Cecilia Livingston, and more.

Odyssey Opera Premieres Rosner's CHRONICLES OF NINE, 2/1


Leading the vanguard of Boston's classical music scene, the Boston Modern Orchestra Project (BMOP) and Odyssey Opera present the world premiere of The Chronicle of Nine: The Tragedy of Lady Jane by the late American composer Arnold Rosner (1945-2013). A semi-staged, English-language production led by conductor Gil Rose,The Chronicle of Nine unites Odyssey Opera (one of the nation's most innovative opera companies), BMOP(the nation's premier orchestra dedicated exclusively to commissioning, performing, and recording new orchestral music), and internationally renowned singers including soprano Megan Pachecano playing the lead role of Lady Jane Grey. This marks the third of six productions of Odyssey Opera'sseason-long exploration of operatic works inspired by the great English dynasty of the 16th century:the Tudors.

Boston Modern Orchestra Project and Odyssey Opera Present THE CHRONICLE OF NINE: THE TRAGEDY OF LADY JANE


Leading the vanguard of Boston's classical music scene, the Boston Modern Orchestra Project (BMOP) and Odyssey Opera present the world premiere of The Chronicle of Nine: The Tragedy of Lady Janeby the late American composer Arnold Rosner (1945-2013). A semi-staged, English-language production led by conductor Gil Rose,The Chronicle of Nineunites Odyssey Opera (one of the nation's most innovative opera companies), BMOP(the nation's premier orchestra dedicated exclusively to commissioning, performing, and recording new orchestral music), andinternationally renowned singers including soprano Megan Pachecanoplaying the lead role of Lady Jane Grey. This marks the third of six productions of Odyssey Opera'sseason-long exploration of operatic works inspired by the great English dynasty of the 16th century:the Tudors.

Singer Tonia Tecce Returns To NYC Cabaret With A COCKEYED OPTIMIST


Singer TONIA TECCE, who has appeared at Carnegie Hall, Philadelphia's Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts, Academy of Music and sung with Peter Nero and many orchestras, made her very successful New York City cabaret debut in 2013 at The Metropolitan Room.

Odyssey Opera Continues 'TRIAL BY FIRE: JOAN OF ARC' Season with L'ASSEDIO DI CALAIS


One of the nation's most innovative opera companies, Odyssey Opera, continues Trial by Fire: Joan of Arc and the Hundred Years' War, a season-long exploration of operatic works inspired by martyr, saint, and military leader Joan of Arc (1412-1431).

Odyssey Opera Continues 'TRIAL BY FIRE: JOAN OF ARC' Season with L'ASSEDIO DI CALAIS


One of the nation's most innovative opera companies, Odyssey Opera, continues Trial by Fire: Joan of Arc and the Hundred Years' War, a season-long exploration of operatic works inspired by martyr, saint, and military leader Joan of Arc (1412-1431).

Boston Lyric Opera to Present WERTHER, Today


Boston, MA – February 16, 2016 – Boston Lyric Opera (BLO) unleashes Jules Massenet's melodic, romantic French opera Werther from its late 18th Century German source material, bringing it to an early-20th-Century arrondissement outside Paris as part of BLO's French-inspired season. This new production of Werther opens March 11 for a five-performance run at Citi Performing Arts CenterSM Shubert Theatre in Boston.

Odyssey Opera Announces THE BRITISH INVASION: A Festival of English Musical Dramas


Odyssey Opera, a Boston-­??based opera company dedicated to exploring the full spectrum of adventurous repertoire, today announced THE BRITISH INVASION, a month-­??long opera festival of fully-­??staged productions of works by English composers. From May 17-­??June 20, Boston opera lovers will have the unique opportunity to choose from four evening-­??length programs encompassing nine diverse operatic works, including the Boston premiere of Vaughan Williams's Sir John in Love, a double bill of Walton's The Bear and Sullivan's The Zoo, five compelling monodramas, and Ade?s's masterpiece of modern cultural commentary, Powder Her Face. (See below for complete program details.)

BWW Interviews: Holiday Concerts with Keith Lockhart and the Boston Pops


Keith Lockhart, conductor of the Boston Pops, discusses the orchestra's holiday season. He also talks about appearances that Megan Hilty and Matthew Morrison will be making with them.

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