Baruch Performing Arts Center and Opera Omaha Present Virtual Premiere DWB (DRIVING WHILE BLACK) by BWW News Desk
- September 03, 2020 Baruch Performing Arts Center and Opera Omaha present the virtual, directed-for-video premiere of dwb (driving while black) from October 23, 2020 at 9:00am ET through October 29, 2020 at 9:00pm ET. Tickets are pay-what-you-can and can be purchased via the BPAC portal here.
Opera Colorado and Noble Riot Announce ARIAS IN THE ALLEY by BWW News Desk
- September 03, 2020 Opera Colorado and Noble Riot have announced Arias in the Alley, an afternoon of music, on Sunday, September 27 from 4:00 - 6:00 p.m. This will be Opera Colorado's first live performance since March 1, 2020. The remainder of the 2019-20 Season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Opera Orlando Youth Company Announces 2020-21 Season Auditions by BWW News Desk
- September 03, 2020 The Opera Orlando Youth Company is seeking aspiring young singers, ages eight to eighteen, who are interested in classical music, opera, and musical theater for their 2020-21 season.
Pensacola Opera Announces Live and Online Programming Beginning This Month by BWW News Desk
- September 03, 2020 Pensacola Opera has announced a series of outdoor live music performances and online digital programming starting September 19, 2020. In the wake of the pandemic, Pensacola Opera is exploring new opportunities to share music and art with the Pensacola community and beyond.
Heartbeat Opera Announces Its 2020-2021 Season by BWW News Desk
- September 02, 2020 HEARTBEAT OPERAa?"the fast-growing indie opera company whose visceral, re-imagined, re-orchestrated and stripped down stagings of classic operas have been called 'a radical endeavor' by Alex Ross in The New Yorkera?"continues to take its programming online in light of COVID-19. As artists face increasing financial hardship, Heartbeat Opera takes pride in the fact that 85% of their fall budget is going toward employing more than 50 collaborators.
Operas By Gordon Getty Out Now from Pentatone by BWW News Desk
- September 02, 2020 On July 20th, 2020, composer Gordon Getty's new opera Goodbye, Mr. Chips would have had its world premiere at Festival Napa Valley. But like so many other events, it became a casualty of COVID.
Joyce DiDonato to Perform as Part of MET STARS LIVE IN CONCERT Series by BWW News Desk
- September 02, 2020 Celebrated American mezzo-soprano and multiple Grammy Award winner Joyce DiDonato will perform a live concert, titled 'I Dream a World,' on Saturday, September 12, at 7:30pm CET/1:30pm ET, in Bochum, Germany, as part of the Met Stars Live in Concert series.
VIDEO: Get A First Look At Lise Davidsen in Concert Via The Met Opera by BWW News Desk
- September 02, 2020 Soprano Lise Davidsen sings Strauss’s “Morgen!” and an aria from Verdi’s Un Ballo in Maschera in her August 29 performance, transmitted via satellite from Oslo as part of the Met Stars Live in Concert series.
OPERA America Awards $980,000 in Innovation Grants to 13 Member Companies by BWW News Desk
- September 01, 2020 OPERA America has announced the 13 Professional Company Members receiving a total of $980,000 as part of the fourth cycle of the Innovation Grants program. These grants enable organizations of all sizes to increase their commitment to experimentation and innovation, as well as contribute to field-wide learning.
Utah Symphony | Utah Opera Opens 2020-21 Season with Re-Imagined Programs focused on Healing Through Music by BWW News Desk
- September 01, 2020 In an offering of unity, inspiration and healing through the power of music, Utah Symphony | Utah Opera has announced plans to open its 2020-21 season in September with a reimagined schedule of live performances, and new health and safety protocols designed to prioritize the wellbeing of artists, staff and audiences.
500 Audience Members Can Now Attend Nationaltheater September Productions by BWW News Desk
- August 31, 2020 Just in time for the start of the season and the world premiere of 7 Deaths of Maria Callas on 1 September, a further 300 visitors will be admitted to the National Theater. The State Ministry for Science and Art will start a pilot test at the Bayerische Staatsoper from 1 September.
BWW Review: Star Light, Star Bright – Here Comes Norway's LISE DAVIDSEN, One of the MET STARS IN CONCERT by Richard Sasanow
- August 31, 2020 By the time Lise Davidsen appeared in the Met’s December revival of Tchaikovsky’s QUEEN OF SPADES, the company had already scheduled the soprano for five other major roles in seasons to come. One opera they didn’t schedule was TANNHAUSER, with its spectacular aria for Elisabeth--“Dich teure Halle”--which Davidsen has made it something of a calling card. She did, however, use it to kick off her recital in the MET STARS IN CONCERT series at Norway’s Oscarshall palace, which can be heard on demand through September 9.
The Bayerische Staatsoper Opens 2020–2021 Season With World Premiere of 7 DEATHS OF MARIAS CALLAS by BWW News Desk
- August 28, 2020 The Bayerische Staatsoper will open the 2020a?"2021 season with an evening between opera and performance: With 7 Deaths of Maria Callas, performance artist Marina Abramovića??s opera project, which was planned for April 2020, will be made up for on 1 September.
Weiwuying Opera House Will Stream Puccini's TURANDOT by BWW News Desk
- August 28, 2020 Weiwuying Opera House will livestream Puccini's Turandot live on Weiwuying's official YouTube channel on August 28th at 19:30.
BWW Review: Today's Biggest Stars plus Pavarotti, Price, Sutherland, Battle and Others Make MET ON DEMAND Indispensable by Richard Sasanow
- August 26, 2020 It's hardly a secret that during the Met's shutdown, the company has been treating audiences with nightly telecasts of everything from the company's current 'Live In HD' series to some scratchy videos that still had decent sound. All of them, however, can also be found on the Met's online subscription series, THE MET OPERA ON DEMAND, along with some audio highlights of extraordinary Saturday afternoon broadcasts. It's worth shelling out the money for this kind of quality.
VIDEO: LA Opera's Sasha Cooke Living Room Recital by BWW News Desk
- August 26, 2020 #LAOAtHOME concerts continue LIVE, featuring Sasha Cooke and Kelly Markgraf, as they bring your (and their) favorite songs from their living room to yours.
Houston Grand Opera Debuts LIVE FROM THE CULLEN RECITAL SERIES by BWW News Desk
- August 24, 2020 Houston Grand Opera is opening its 66th season with the debut of the Live from the Cullen Recital Series. On September 11, viewers will be transported to the Wortham Theater Centera??s Cullen Theater for a performance by soprano Tamara Wilson, an HGO Studio alumna internationally known for her interpretations of Verdi, Mozart, Strauss, and Wagner.
VIDEO: Aleksandra Kurzak and Roberto Alagna Sing MADAMA BUTTERFLY by BWW News Desk
- August 24, 2020 Dona??t miss the tenor-soprano duoa??s enchanting performance from a clifftop terrace overlooking the Mediterranean, as part of the hit Met Stars Live in Concert series. Available on demand through August 27.
VIDEO: Watch Clips Of Renée Fleming in Concert by BWW News Desk
- August 24, 2020 On August 1, Americaa??s favorite diva presented a program of popular arias and lesser-known gems at Dumbarton Oaks in Washington, D.C., transmitted live via satellite. Check out clips of the concert below!