Seattle Opera's Speight Jenkins Receives NEA Honor
by Nicole Rosky
- Jun 24, 2011
NEA Chairman Rocco Landesman announced the recipients of the 2011 NEA Opera Honors at a meeting of the National Council on the Arts, the NEA's advisory body on Friday, June 24, 2011. Now in its fourth year, the NEA Opera Honors is the highest award our nation bestows in opera.
This year's honorees are:
OFUNAM continúa presentando su Segunda Temporada
by Clemente Sanchez
- Jun 17, 2011
La Orquesta Filarmónica de la UNAM (OFUNAM), es el conjunto sinfónico más antiguo en el panorama cultural de la Ciudad de México, y del proyecto cultural de mayor trascendencia del país: el de la UNAM (Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.
Metropolitan Opera Radio on Sirius XM Celebrates James Levine’s 40th Anniversary, 5/30-6/5
by Lauren Wolman
- May 29, 2011
Metropolitan Opera Radio on Sirius XM (Channel 74) will celebrate the 40th anniversary of James Levine's Metropolitan Opera debut with a full week of Levine performances. Fifteen historic performances, three of which join the archival rotation on Sirius XM for the first time, will air in rotation for an entire week, beginning May 30 and ending June 5. The broadcasts will be introduced by Levine and other artists, some of whom will also pay tribute to the Met Music Director's extraordinary career in special segments between operas.
Deborah Voigt Makes Her Role Debut In Met’s New Walküre
by BWW
News Desk
- May 14, 2011
After impressing critics and fans alike as Puccini's Girl of the Golden West at the Metropolitan Opera, this spring Deborah Voigt returns to her home company for a milestone role debut: for the first time, she takes on Brunnhilde - one of opera's most challenging and iconic roles - in a new production of Wagner's Die Walkure.
Luca Pisaroni Reaps Success in Houston Debut as Almaviva
by Gabrielle Sierra
- May 11, 2011
The fast-rising Luca Pisaroni was a hit at Houston Grand Opera in his house and role debut last month as Count Almaviva in Le nozze di Figaro. After opening night, the Houston Chronicle reported: "With his dashing looks and proud manner, Pisaroni exudes complete authority and magnetism. His potent bass-baritone unfurls with such grandeur and resoluteness that one can easily believe this is a fellow who has spent his entire life getting his way."
Metropolitan Opera to Premiere NIXON IN CHINA on PBS, 6/1
by Caryn Robbins
- May 10, 2011
The Metropolitan Opera's premiere production of John Adams' 'Nixon in China,' conducted by the composer and staged by internationally acclaimed director Peter Sellars, will air in primetime on THIRTEEN's 'Great Performances at the Met' Wednesday, June 1 at 9 p.m. ET on PBS
NCM Fathom & The Met Present 2nd Chance to See Live in HD Cinema Events
by Gabrielle Sierra
- May 9, 2011
Beginning June 15, the Met and NCM Fathom will once again present Summer HD Encores, a series of encore performances from the groundbreaking Live in HD series, in more than 400 select movie theaters nationwide through NCM's exclusive Digital Broadcast Network.
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