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The Met Announces Week 21 Schedule for Nightly Met Opera Streams Featuring PARSIFAL, AGRIPPINA and More
by BWW News Desk - July 28, 2020
The Met has announced the Week 21 schedule for its Nightly Met Opera Streams, a free series of encore Live in HD presentations and classic telecasts streamed on the company website during the coronavirus closure.
Marble City Opera Presents Socially-Distant Production of I PAGLIACCI
by BWW News Desk - July 28, 2020
Marble City Opera will present a live, in-person performance of I Pagliacci, which will also be streamed to an online audience.
Eid in Dubai and MBC Al Amal Present CELEBRATE GIVING Concert
by BWW News Desk - July 28, 2020
Eid in Dubai and MBC Al Amal present “Celebrate Giving” concert on August 1, to support children impacted by Covid-19.
VIDEO: IN Series and Tehran Symphony Orchestra Members Perform From 'Serse' as Part of INVISION
by BWW News Desk - July 28, 2020
IN Series, a DC-based opera company, has launched INVISION, a unique digital performing arts center. The series' first video is a collaboration between IN Series and the Tehran Symphony Orchestra.
Opera America To Launch The Campbell Opera Librettist Prize 
by BWW News Desk - July 27, 2020
OPERA America, the national champion for American opera, opera companies,  and artists has announced its latest program to advance the quality and creativity of the art form. 
Met Chorus Artists Fundraiser Nears $500K In Final Week Of Their Campaign
by BWW News Desk - July 27, 2020
The Met Chorus Artists Emergency Grant Fundraiser has good news to share. July 31st marks the end of their fundraising campaign and the close of their grant application. All AGMA artists who had contracts at the Met canceled due to COVID-19 and are in need of financial assistance are eligible to apply.
RedHouse Releases Matthew Peterson's Opera VOIR DIRE As Original Cast Album
by BWW News Desk - July 27, 2020
RedHouse has announced the long-awaited Americas release of the original-cast album of composer Matthew Peterson and librettist Jason Zencka's true-crime courtroom opera Voir Dire.
Grange Park Opera Will Present A FEAST IN THE TIME OF PLAGUE in September
by BWW News Desk - July 27, 2020
With a libretto by opera-giant Sir David Pountney and music by Alex Woolf, A Feast in the Time of Plague is the only new opera to have been commissioned during lockdown.
Opera Ballet Vlaanderen Will Present Four Innovative Opera and Dance Performances Online
by BWW News Desk - July 27, 2020
As we await the reopening of our theatres, Opera Ballet Vlaanderen will continue its virtual world tour of all living rooms. From today, the audience can join us for an adventure with four world premieres: Chaya Czernowin's opera Infinite Now and three short dance pieces from the acclaimed Choreolab series.
Ali el Haggar Will Perform at the Cairo Opera House on August 6
by BWW News Desk - July 26, 2020
Veteran Egyptian singer Ali el Haggar will perform at Cairo Opera House on August 6. The concert will take place at the Fountain Theater at 8:30pm.
Nathan Granner, Jamie Chamberlin, Cathy Miller Gregg Baker, Join Opera On Park Summer Concert Series Online
by BWW News Desk - July 24, 2020
Opera Orlando presents its annual Opera on Park Summer Concert Series featuring three concerts by world-class singers up-close and personal, although this season will be a bit different. The series goes online and is FREE, livestreamed directly to Opera Orlando fans weekly. Enjoy a diverse selection of songs, arias, and duets, and get to know and chat with the artists before you see them on the MainStage in the 2020-21 season.
Morris Robinson Addresses Racist Incident at Cincinnati Opera Event - 'There is no Innocuous Racism'
by BWW News Desk - July 24, 2020
On the heels of a New York Times article which reported that tenor Russell Thomas cited that an incident of 'brazen racism by a white donor' occurred during a Cincinnati Opera board leadership party in 2015, The Cincinnati Enquirer shared Morris Robinson (Artistic Advisor to the Cincinnati Opera)'s thoughts: 'There is no innocuous racism,'
Longborough Festival Opera Announces 2021 Programme
by BWW News Desk - July 24, 2020
The Longborough Festival Opera has announced its 2021 program. The festival is set to take place from June 4-August 3.
The Santa Fe Opera Presents Rusalka Tribute This Saturday
by BWW News Desk - July 22, 2020
Bask in the Radiance of The Santa Fe Opera's Rusalka tribute!
Houston Early Music Initiates Second Phase Of Its New Pathways For the Arts Program
by BWW News Desk - July 22, 2020
Houston Early Music's journey to build more resilience and momentum continues: The organization is entering its second year in EmcArts' New Pathways for the Arts l Houston, a three-year, multi-phase program designed to help Houston arts programs address their most complex organizational challenges.
Opera North Reemerges With Sold Out Live Performances Under The Stars
by BWW News Desk - July 21, 2020
For Summerfest 2020 and the 38th season of live performances, Opera North is producing two family-friendly, outdoor concerts at their Blow-Me-Down Farm location (in partnership with the National Park Service) in Cornish, NH. Opera North is safeguarding the health of its open-air audience by seating them on the lawn in physically-distanced 'patron pods' or in their cars.
The Met Announces Week 20 Schedule for Nightly Met Opera Streams - TOSCA, RIGOLETTO and More
by BWW News Desk - July 21, 2020
The Met has announced the Week 20 schedule for its Nightly Met Opera Streams, a free series of encore Live in HD presentations and classic telecasts streamed on the company website during the coronavirus closure.
Fisher Center's Digital Platform UPSTREAMING Presents New And Encore Releases Of SummerScape Opera
by BWW News Desk - July 21, 2020
Throughout the lockdown The Fisher Center at Bard has maintained its commitment to presenting rare operatic works by streaming free, high-quality HD recordings of SummerScape operas produced over the past decade by the Fisher Center.
#RepresentationMatters: Black Artists | Black Stories Launches This Sunday, July 26
by BWW News Desk - July 20, 2020
#RepresentationMatters: Black Artists | Black Stories launches this Sunday, July 26 at 2 p.m. on Opera Orlando's Facebook page. Opera Orlando board member and local Central Florida activist Chevalier Lovett hosts this talk-show style broadcast that focuses on Black artists and their experience in the opera world, both on and offstage. He will be joined for this pilot episode by soprano Brittany Renee and tenor Nathan Granner, as well as other Opera Orlando committee members responsible for the genesis of this program.
Apollinaire To Present An Operetta About Chelsea's Grace Muwina This Saturday
by BWW News Desk - July 20, 2020
This Saturday, tune in online for Apollinaire Theatre's original operetta being written THIS WEEK about Chelsea's Grace Muwina!
BWW Review: The Met's Back, with a Live Concert Series Kicked Off by Jonas Kaufmann
by Richard Sasanow - July 19, 2020
When was the last time you heard a concert at the Met for $20? It could have been Saturday afternoon--with Jonas Kaufmann kicking off an online, live concert series, MET STARS LIVE IN CONCERT. It helped to remind us what we're missing without live opera and stars worth going out of the way for.
Opera Lebanon Postpones Collaboration With Accademia di Costume e Moda, BROKEN WINGS
by BWW News Desk - July 19, 2020
Opera Lebanon's production of “Broken Wings” has been postponed to 2021.
VIDEO: Jonas Kaufmann Performs 'E lucevan le stelle' For The Met's LIVE IN CONCERT Series
by BWW News Desk - July 18, 2020
As part of the first performance in the new Met Stars Live in Concert series, tenor Jonas Kaufmann sings Cavaradossi's Act III aria from Puccini's “Tosca.'
Sofia Opera and Ballet Announces Revised Summer Season
by BWW News Desk - July 18, 2020
Sofia Opera and Ballet of Bulgaria has announced its revised summer season.
Cairo Opera House Opens Outdoor Venue For Performances of EL-LEILA EL-KEBIRA and Moliere's THE MISER
by BWW News Desk - July 18, 2020
Two shows were recently presented in a new outdoor venue on the ground of the Cairo Opera House.

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