BWW Feature: Streaming Opera For The Week Of 10/22
Opera Phila streams La Traviata with Lisette Oropesa in her role debut as Violetta for $20.
Opera Classical Music News Coverage — Page 14
The latest news on performances of Classical Music in Opera.
The Levitt Pavilion Orlando Bandwagon Concert Series to Continue with Verdi's LA TRAVIATA
The Levitt Pavilion Orlando (LPO) Bandwagon Concert Series is a mobile stage for free community and pop-up concerts across Orlando and Orange County featuring a diverse array of professional musical artists.
BMOP and Odyssey Opera Announce New, Five-Year Series of Performances/Recordings of Operas By Black Composers
Yesterday, at a press conference hosted at Roxbury Community College, the Boston Modern Orchestra Project (BMOP) and Odyssey Opera, two of today's leading innovators on the classical musical scene, unveiled a new five-year initiative to elevate opera by Black composers.
Grand Teton Music Festival Celebrates Successful 60th Season
Grand Teton Music Festival's 60th Season, which boasted 20 sold-out concerts and an audience of 16,000 people both in-person and online, marked a monumental season.
VIDEO: Watch A New Trailer For FIRE SHUT UP IN MY BONES at The Met Opera
Terence Blanchard's Fire Shut Up in My Bones - the first opera by a Black composer ever performed by the Met is now on stage.
VIDEO: Get A First Look At René Pape In BORIS GODUNOV At The Met Opera
Don’t miss bass René Pape in Stephen Wadsworth’s landmark production of Mussorgsky’s masterpiece, on stage through October 17 and live in cinemas on October 9.
The Rebellious Guerilla Opera Presents ELLIS Next Month
Guerilla Opera presents a live production of ELLIS, a world premiere multimedia and immersive opera based on true stories from Ellis Island.
VIDEO: Get A First Look At FIRE SHUT UP IN MY BONES
Terence Blanchard's Fire Shut Up in My Bones - the first opera by a Black composer ever performed by the Met is now on stage.
VIDEO: Terence Blanchard, James Robinson & More Discuss FIRE SHUT UP IN MY BONES
Watch as General Manager Peter Gelb discusses Fire Shut Up in My Bones with members of the production’s creative team, including composer Terence Blanchard, co-director James Robinson, and Met Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin.
Review Roundup: What Did Critics Think Of FIRE SHUT UP IN MY BONES At The Met Opera?
Terence Blanchard's Fire Shut Up in My Bones - the first opera by a Black composer ever performed by the Met is now on stage.
Michigan Opera Theatre Stages 12-Hour Performance of BLISS
Michigan Opera Theatre this past Saturday presented a 12-hour staging of “Bliss,” from noon to midnight, blending singers and the orchestra as they performed the final scene of Mozart’s “The Marriage of Figaro”.
MassOpera Will Present LA TRAVIATA Next Month
Beginning Sunday, October 17th at the historic Eustis Estate in Milton, MA, MassOpera presents an innovative, immersive production of La Traviata by Giuseppe Verdi.
Houston Grand Opera Hosts Renowned Tenor Jonas Kaufmann in One Night Only Concert and Gala Event
Houston Grand Opera will present An Evening with Jonas Kaufmann, a special, one-night event with international tenor Jonas Kaufmann on October 6, 2021, at the Wortham Theater Center.
BWW Review: RIGOLETTO, Royal Opera House
Rigoletto delves deep into the human psyche to ask questions both through its subject matter and its melding of music and voices
The Metropolitan Opera Announces The Company Premiere Of Anthony Davis's X: The Life And Times Of Malcolm X
The Metropolitan Opera announced today that Anthony Davis's X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X will have its company premiere on November 3, 2023, making it the second opera by a Black composer in Met history, after Terence Blanchard's Fire Shut Up in My Bones.
The Met Announces Free Simulcast of Opening Night Performance of FIRE SHUT UP IN MY BONES
The Metropolitan Opera announced today that it will present a free, live simulcast of the Opening Night performance of Terence Blanchard’s Fire Shut Up in My Bones—the first opera by a Black composer ever performed by the Met—on Monday, September 27 at 6:30pm ET in Harlem’s Marcus Garvey
Opera Philadelphia to Stream Mozart's THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO, October 22
September marks two years since Opera Philadelphia's orchestra, chorus, staff, and principal singers have gathered at the historic Academy of Music to produce opera.
BWW Feature: Streaming Opera For The Week Of September 13 - 20, 2021
Los Angeles Opera presents its 2006 rendition of La Traviata by Giuseppe Verdi.
David Bennett of THE SAN DIEGO OPERA
David Bennett is now six years into his job as general director of the San Diego Opera Association.
Boston Lyric Opera Moves Season Opener To Open-Air Seaport Venue
Boston Lyric Opera opens its new season October 1 @ 7:30 PM and October 3 @ 3 PM with the company's first production of “Cavalleria Rusticana,” composer Pietro Mascagni's one-act verismo tale of love, betrayal and death in a small Sicilian village.
Metropolitan Opera Announces Cast Change for VERDI'S REQUIEM
Michelle DeYoung will be the mezzo-soprano soloist in the September 11, 2021, performance of Verdi’s Requiem, replacing Elīna Garanča, who is indisposed.
Black Opera Alliance And TRG Arts Insight Report Reveals Lack Of Transparency Around Commitment To Racial Equity in Opera
BOA and international arts management consultants TRG Arts have released their second Insight Report, 'US Opera Company Responses to 'Pledge for Racial Equity and Systemic Change in Opera' and Next Steps,' to track progress U.
BWW Review: PAGLIACCI at Lyric Opera of Chicago
Lyric Opera of Chicago announced that registration is now open for audiences to secure a free link to screen its new, original film production of Leoncavallo’s Pagliacci, made at the Lyric Opera House.
American Lyric Theater Announces Six Artists Selected for Two-Year Fellowships in The Composer Librettist Development Program
American Lyric Theater today announces that three composers and three librettists have been selected from over 200 applicants to join the Composer Librettist Development Program (CLDP) as Resident Artists this season.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art Announces the New MetLiveArts Season of Performances
The Met today announced a new season of live performances with in-person audiences beginning fall 2021 and a new Artist in Residence, the acclaimed dancer and choreographer Bijayini Satpathy.
VIDEO: Peter Holsberg on Practicing For The NY Philharmonic
Peter Holsberg, Director of Instrumental Music at Talent Unlimited High School in New York City, shares a wealth of tips for anyone looking for ways to practice more effectively.
BWW Feature: Streaming Opera For The Week Of 8/26
Mid afternoon, our tour group meets on the Magic Opera Flying Carpet at Los Angeles Airport (LAX).
The Orchestra Now Announces 2021-22 Season
The Orchestra Now, the visionary orchestra and master’s degree program founded by Bard College president, conductor, educator, and music historian Leon Botstein, returns to the stage for its seventh season on September 11.
The Met and its Orchestra Reach Agreement, Providing a Path to September Reopening
A new collective bargaining agreement between the Metropolitan Opera and its orchestra, the last of the Met’s three largest unions to reach an agreement, was ratified today.
Winners Announced for Oratorio Society of New York's 44th Annual Lyndon Woodside Competition
The Oratorio Society of New York announces the winners of its 44th Annual Lyndon Woodside Oratorio-Solo Competition Finals held on Saturday, August 21 at 1:30pm at The Riverside Church.
The Metropolitan Opera Announces VERDI'S REQUIEM: THE MET REMEMBERS 9/11
The Metropolitan Opera will present a pre-season performance of Verdi’s Requiem to commemorate the 20th anniversary of September 11.
Renée Fleming To Host Vocal Masterclass In Riga, Streamed Online For Free
On Friday, 29 August, the Riga Jurmala Music Festival's educational programme (in cooperation with the Embassy of the United States of America in Latvia) present a vocal masterclass with the legendary American soprano Renée Fleming, available to stream for free via the Riga Jurmala Academy Facebook
Opera Parallele Announces Leadership Appointments
Adding to today's exciting administrative news, the company wishes to belatedly announce the decision by Opera Parallèle's Board of Directors in late 2020, to expand company founder, conductor and Artistic Director Nicole Paiement's position to include General Director.
BWW Review: SAN DIEGO SYMPHONY'S OPENING CONCERT AT THE NEW RADY SHELL AMPHITHEATER in Jacobs Park
What was a makes-you-jump BOOM!! doing in Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue? Had someone mistakenly lit an 1812 Overture cannon? Were we under attack?! Oh wait! It was just a bass drum resonating through the San Diego Symphony’s spectacular new state-of-the-art sound system at the Rady Shell.
BWW Review: A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM Simulcast To Cars in Parking Lot
British stage director Netia Jones put her singular stamp on a production of Benjamin Britten’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream seen at the Santa Fe Opera on August 4, 2021.
VIDEO: Watch Act II Duet From Royal Opera's DON CARLOS
The Jette Parker Young Artists Summer Performance is a chance to discover the stars of tomorrow.
THE PRODIGAL SON (L'ENFANT PRODIGUE) to be Presented at Susie Sainsbury Theatre, Royal Academy Of Music
Hagemann Rosenthal Associates has announced their latest double bill composed by Philip Hagemann in association with Pegasus Opera Company.
Opera Roanoke Announces 2021-22 Season Lineup
The season consists of Bluebeard's Castle, Lawrence Brownlee: Cycles of My Being, and Giuseppe Verdi: Messa da Requiem.
Full Program Announced for 2021 Grimeborn Opera Festival
Arcola Theatre today announced the full programme of productions in the 2021 Grimeborn Opera Festival, which is returning for its 14th year.
BWW Review: MAZEPPA - Opera Blockbuster at Bolshoi Theatre
Recently the Bolshoi Theatre presented Tchaikovsky's three acts opera 'Mazeppa', based on Pushkin's poem 'Poltava', part of cultural legacy of Mazeppa.
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Carnegie Hall Presents: Santiago Cañón-Valencia and Victor Santiago Asuncion Carnegie Hall (11/10-11/10) |
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American Composers Orchestra: New Virtuoso: Low End Theory at Carnegie Hall Carnegie Hall (3/18-3/18) |
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American Composers Orchestra: Hello, America: We Gather Here at Carnegie Hall Carnegie Hall (10/27-10/27) |