Douglas Anderson News

Opera Company of Middlebury, which has gained a reputation for staging opera's rarely produced masterworks, brings fourteen professional singers to the area this month to present Massenet's sublime THAÏS. The piece, which includes the famous violin solo "Mediation," will be given five performances from tonight, June 8 to 16 at Middlebury's Town Hall Theater.

The Beams are Creaking is a dramatic representation of the tumultuous life of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a man who became a Christian martyr of Nazi resistance because of his unyielding faith. Bonhoeffer is a German pastor who tried to assassinate Hitler, but is ultimately a more complex character than one may expect given that information. This is where the A.D. Players and Douglas Anderson, the playwright, step in and deliver a compelling character study of the infamous theologian.

Opera Company of Middlebury, which has gained a reputation for staging opera's rarely produced masterworks, brings fourteen professional singers to the area this month to present Massenet's sublime THAÏS. The piece, which includes the famous violin solo "Mediation," will be given five performances from June 8-16 at Middlebury's Town Hall Theater.

Not since the mid-1980's, when the Vermont Ensemble Theater produced plays in a big white tent, has the town of Middlebury hosted a true summer theater festival. That's about to change, as Town Hall Theater announces the first annual MiddSummer Nights Theater Festival.

"It's kind of a dream for a lot of people - to sing the great hits of the 40's and 50's in front of a real big band," says THT executive director Douglas Anderson. "That's what the MIDDLEBURY DOES series is all about."

In the Metropolitan Opera's bold new production, broadcast live at Town Hall Theater on April 14, Violetta will be played by French soprano Natalie Dessay. Known as a fierce and committed actor as well as an astonishing singer, Dessay - whose early training was in theater - can be mesmerizing on the stage.

On Friday, April 6, Town Hall Theater hosts a professional stage presentation of Tim O'Brien's novel The Things They Carried.

The GRAMMY Foundation®(www.grammyfoundation.org) today announced that 18 schools nationwide have been selected as GRAMMY® Signature Schools (www.grammyintheschools.com) for 2012 and have been awarded cash grants totaling more than $100,000.

In the Metropolitan Opera's bold new production, broadcast live at Town Hall Theater on April 14, Violetta will be played by French soprano Natalie Dessay. Known as a fierce and committed actor as well as an astonishing singer, Dessay - whose early training was in theater - can be mesmerizing on the stage.

THT's next offering from NT Live will be She Stoops to Conquer.

On Friday, April 6, Town Hall Theater hosts a professional stage presentation of Tim O'Brien's novel The Things They Carried.

Middlebury College's Otter Nonsense returns to Town Hall Theater on March 3.

Described as playing music that 'appeals not only to jazz and blues lovers but also to folks that are naturally drawn to music with a great groove,' the Weston Bessette Quartet will perform in the intimate Town Hall Theater Cabaret on March 2.

Described as playing music that 'appeals not only to jazz and blues lovers but also to folks that are naturally drawn to music with a great groove,' the Weston Bessette Quartet will perform in the intimate Town Hall Theater Cabaret on March 2.

Middlebury College's Otter Nonsense returns to Town Hall Theater on March 3.

The final installment of the Metropolitan Opera's stunning new Ring Cycle will be broadcast at Middlebury's Town Hall Theater on Saturday, February 11, beginning at noon.

In late February, art lovers will be able to experience LEONARDO LIVE, a satellite-delivered HD presentation of the once-in-a-lifetime exhibition "Leonardo da Vinci: Painter at the Court of Milan", captured at the U.K. National Gallery.

The final installment of the Metropolitan Opera's stunning new Ring Cycle will be broadcast at Middlebury's Town Hall Theater on Saturday, February 11, beginning at noon.