Regina Opera Presents CARMEN With Full Orchestra
by BWW News Desk - October 23, 2019
Regina Opera Company, Brooklyn presents “Carmen” by Georges Bizet Saturdays Nov. 23 & 30; Sundays Nov. 24 & Dec. 1 2019 at 3 PM at Our Lady of Perpetual Help school auditorium, 5902 6th Avenue, Brooklyn (between 59th and 60th Streets).
by BWW News Desk - October 23, 2019
Regina Opera Company, Brooklyn presents “Carmen” by Georges Bizet Saturdays Nov. 23 & 30; Sundays Nov. 24 & Dec. 1 2019 at 3 PM at Our Lady of Perpetual Help school auditorium, 5902 6th Avenue, Brooklyn (between 59th and 60th Streets).
Pacific Opera Tours New Opera About Missing And Murdered Indigenous Women
by BWW News Desk - October 22, 2019
Missing, created by BC's foremost Indigenous playwright and filmmaker, Marie Clements, with music by Juno award-winning composer Brian Current, gives voice, in English and Gitksan, to the story of missing and murdered Indigenous women.
by BWW News Desk - October 22, 2019
Missing, created by BC's foremost Indigenous playwright and filmmaker, Marie Clements, with music by Juno award-winning composer Brian Current, gives voice, in English and Gitksan, to the story of missing and murdered Indigenous women.
Central City Opera's 88th Annual Summer Festival Features RIGOLETTO, CAROUSEL And DIDO AND AENEAS
by BWW News Desk - October 22, 2019
Central City Opera's 2020 Summer Festival opens with a bang on July 4 with Rodgers & Hammerstein's beloved musical Carousel, followed by Verdi's thriller, Rigoletto, and Purcell's bewitching, hour-long opera Dido and Aeneas. The four-week celebration of storytelling and powerful voices in the historic mountain mining town features electrifyingly close encounters with classical music's biggest talent, the Central City Opera Orchestra and rising stars from the Bonfils-Stanton Foundation Artists Training Program.
by BWW News Desk - October 22, 2019
Central City Opera's 2020 Summer Festival opens with a bang on July 4 with Rodgers & Hammerstein's beloved musical Carousel, followed by Verdi's thriller, Rigoletto, and Purcell's bewitching, hour-long opera Dido and Aeneas. The four-week celebration of storytelling and powerful voices in the historic mountain mining town features electrifyingly close encounters with classical music's biggest talent, the Central City Opera Orchestra and rising stars from the Bonfils-Stanton Foundation Artists Training Program.
WE THEE KINGS- An Irish Tenor Christmas Returns This Holiday Season
by BWW News Desk - October 22, 2019
We Thee Kings- An Irish Tenor Christmas combines enchanting Irish repertoire with sweeping holiday selections in an evening filled with joy. From the title song through treasured sacred selections like O! Holy Night sequeing into secular favorites like White Christmas, and diving head-long into Jingle Bell Rock, We Three Kinds-An Irish Tenor Christmas keeps audiences utterly enchanted from start to finish. Sings along, applauding with vigor, and surging to their feet in ovation, The Irish Tenors' holiday audience is a picture of contentment. Christmas with The Irish Tenors is time well spent creating musical memories for families everywhere.
by BWW News Desk - October 22, 2019
We Thee Kings- An Irish Tenor Christmas combines enchanting Irish repertoire with sweeping holiday selections in an evening filled with joy. From the title song through treasured sacred selections like O! Holy Night sequeing into secular favorites like White Christmas, and diving head-long into Jingle Bell Rock, We Three Kinds-An Irish Tenor Christmas keeps audiences utterly enchanted from start to finish. Sings along, applauding with vigor, and surging to their feet in ovation, The Irish Tenors' holiday audience is a picture of contentment. Christmas with The Irish Tenors is time well spent creating musical memories for families everywhere.
Met Opera Bass Christian Zaremba Joins GVO For Mussorgsky
by BWW News Desk - October 22, 2019
The Greenwich Village Orchestra (GVO) presents Defying Death, led by Music Director Barbara Yahr and Associate Conductor Eric Mahl, on Sunday, November 24, 2019 at 3:00pm at All Saints Church.
by BWW News Desk - October 22, 2019
The Greenwich Village Orchestra (GVO) presents Defying Death, led by Music Director Barbara Yahr and Associate Conductor Eric Mahl, on Sunday, November 24, 2019 at 3:00pm at All Saints Church.
BWW Review: The San Diego Opera Brings a Thrilling AIDA
by Ron Bierman - October 22, 2019
The San Diego Opera's AIDA served Verdi's marvelous score without the usual extravagant sets and throngs of spear-carrying tunic led Egyptian soldiers. Although that conceded a bit of excitement, especially during the triumphal march scene, exceptional singers and musicians held the audience's attention from the mood-setting overture to the exquisite beauty of the closing duet.
by Ron Bierman - October 22, 2019
The San Diego Opera's AIDA served Verdi's marvelous score without the usual extravagant sets and throngs of spear-carrying tunic led Egyptian soldiers. Although that conceded a bit of excitement, especially during the triumphal march scene, exceptional singers and musicians held the audience's attention from the mood-setting overture to the exquisite beauty of the closing duet.
BWW Review: MACBETH at WA Opera
by Cicely Binford - October 22, 2019
a?oeDouble, double, toil and troublea?? has made its way to His Majesty's Theatre, but instead of this famous line being spoken by the usual three witches, it (or an approximation of it) is sung in Italian by eighteen classically trained witches. WA Opera's production of Giuseppe Verdi's Macbeth opened Saturday night, delivering a dark, dense and demanding rendition of Shakespeare's classic play.
by Cicely Binford - October 22, 2019
a?oeDouble, double, toil and troublea?? has made its way to His Majesty's Theatre, but instead of this famous line being spoken by the usual three witches, it (or an approximation of it) is sung in Italian by eighteen classically trained witches. WA Opera's production of Giuseppe Verdi's Macbeth opened Saturday night, delivering a dark, dense and demanding rendition of Shakespeare's classic play.
Cincinnati Opera Announces Lead Casting for CASTOR AND PATIENCE
by BWW News Desk - October 21, 2019
Cincinnati Opera announces the casting of principal roles for composer Gregory Spears and librettist Tracy K. Smith's new opera Castor and Patience, which will have its world premiere in Cincinnati, July 16 - 26, 2020, highlighting the company's 100th anniversary season.
by BWW News Desk - October 21, 2019
Cincinnati Opera announces the casting of principal roles for composer Gregory Spears and librettist Tracy K. Smith's new opera Castor and Patience, which will have its world premiere in Cincinnati, July 16 - 26, 2020, highlighting the company's 100th anniversary season.
VIDEO: Get A First Look At The Met Opera's ORFEO ED EURIDICE
by BWW News Desk - October 21, 2019
In the video below, Jamie Barton sings an excerpt from Orfeo's Act III aria in the final dress rehearsal. Production: Mark Morris. Conductor: Mark Wigglesworth.
by BWW News Desk - October 21, 2019
In the video below, Jamie Barton sings an excerpt from Orfeo's Act III aria in the final dress rehearsal. Production: Mark Morris. Conductor: Mark Wigglesworth.
Philip Glass's AKHNATEN Has Its Met Premiere November 8
by BWW News Desk - October 21, 2019
The Metropolitan Opera presents the company premiere of Philip Glass's modern masterpiece Akhnaten on November 8, 2019, with performances continuing through December 7.
by BWW News Desk - October 21, 2019
The Metropolitan Opera presents the company premiere of Philip Glass's modern masterpiece Akhnaten on November 8, 2019, with performances continuing through December 7.
VIDEO: Get a First Look at San Diego Opera's AIDA
by BWW News Desk - October 21, 2019
Verdi's beloved opera Aida opens San Diego Opera's 2019-2020 season in an entirely new theatrical performance utilizing set elements, costumes, lighting, and featuring the San Diego Symphony and San Diego Opera chorus onstage, alongside some of the greatest interpreters of Verdi's music performing today. Aida opened on October 19, 2019 for four performances. Additional performances are October 22, 25, and 27 (matinee), 2019.
by BWW News Desk - October 21, 2019
Verdi's beloved opera Aida opens San Diego Opera's 2019-2020 season in an entirely new theatrical performance utilizing set elements, costumes, lighting, and featuring the San Diego Symphony and San Diego Opera chorus onstage, alongside some of the greatest interpreters of Verdi's music performing today. Aida opened on October 19, 2019 for four performances. Additional performances are October 22, 25, and 27 (matinee), 2019.
BWW Review: Giving in to Hannah Lash's DESIRE at Columbia's Miller Theatre
by Richard Sasanow - October 19, 2019
It's easy to give yourself over to the music--and the musicians--that Lash has created (both music and libretto) from the very first notes of the devastatingly beautiful score. It is performed by three bold singers--the commanding mezzo Kirsten Sollek, the determined baritone Christopher Dylan Herbert and eerie yet forceful countertenor Daniel Moody. In addition--and very much integral to its success--there is the dazzling string quartet known as JACK (Christopher Otto and Justin Wulliman, violins; John Pickford Richards, viola; and Jay Campbell, cello). Surprisingly and successfully, there is no conductor.
by Richard Sasanow - October 19, 2019
It's easy to give yourself over to the music--and the musicians--that Lash has created (both music and libretto) from the very first notes of the devastatingly beautiful score. It is performed by three bold singers--the commanding mezzo Kirsten Sollek, the determined baritone Christopher Dylan Herbert and eerie yet forceful countertenor Daniel Moody. In addition--and very much integral to its success--there is the dazzling string quartet known as JACK (Christopher Otto and Justin Wulliman, violins; John Pickford Richards, viola; and Jay Campbell, cello). Surprisingly and successfully, there is no conductor.
Photo Flash: Get A First Look at RIGOLETTO at Edmonton Opera
by BWW News Desk - October 18, 2019
In 1851, Giuseppe Verdi composed Rigoletto — an opera critiquing the abuse of power rampant in society (inspired by Victor Hugo's scandalous play, Le roi s'amuse). The world has changed in the nearly 170 years since the opera premiered, but conversations about exploitation and sexual violence still dominate news headlines across the world.
by BWW News Desk - October 18, 2019
In 1851, Giuseppe Verdi composed Rigoletto — an opera critiquing the abuse of power rampant in society (inspired by Victor Hugo's scandalous play, Le roi s'amuse). The world has changed in the nearly 170 years since the opera premiered, but conversations about exploitation and sexual violence still dominate news headlines across the world.
Opera SB Celebrates World Opera Day With Week Of Free Opera Events
by BWW News Desk - October 17, 2019
Opera SB celebrates World Opera Day, October 25, 2019 with a week of free opera events for the Santa Barbara community. All events are free and open to the public. This includes the popular noontime concert at the downtown SB Public Library, short performances at Pianos on State Street by the Chrisman Studio Artists, and the key event of the week: a Free Open Rehearsal of Madama Butterfly at the SB Courthouse Sunken Gardens on October 27, from 3-5PM.
by BWW News Desk - October 17, 2019
Opera SB celebrates World Opera Day, October 25, 2019 with a week of free opera events for the Santa Barbara community. All events are free and open to the public. This includes the popular noontime concert at the downtown SB Public Library, short performances at Pianos on State Street by the Chrisman Studio Artists, and the key event of the week: a Free Open Rehearsal of Madama Butterfly at the SB Courthouse Sunken Gardens on October 27, from 3-5PM.
Metropolitan Opera Auditions For Arizona District Are Nov. 2 At Musical Instrument Museum
by BWW News Desk - October 17, 2019
Auditions for the Metropolitan Opera National Council (MONC) - Arizona District, Rocky Mountain Region are being held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 2 at the Musical Instrument Museum, 4725 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix.
by BWW News Desk - October 17, 2019
Auditions for the Metropolitan Opera National Council (MONC) - Arizona District, Rocky Mountain Region are being held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 2 at the Musical Instrument Museum, 4725 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix.
Metropolitan Opera's MANON Comes To The Ridgefield Playhouse On The Big Screen, October 26
by BWW News Desk - October 17, 2019
Manon's storya?"from innocent country girl to celebrated courtesan to destitute prisonera?"is one of the great tragic tales in literature and music. Lisette Oropesa stars as the irresistible title character, the tragic beauty who yearns for the finer things in life, in Laurent Pelly's revealing production of Manon for The Metropolitan Opera. Michael Fabiano is the besotted Chevalier des Grieux, whose desperate love for Manon proves their undoing. Maurizio Benini conducts Massenet's sensual score. Manon comes to the big screen, simulcast LIVE in HD at The Ridgefield Playhouse Saturday, October 26th at 12:55pm, part of the Classical Series, underwritten by Jeanne Cook, Liz & Steven Goldstone, and Sabina & Walter Slavin, with support from Whistle Stop Bakery.
by BWW News Desk - October 17, 2019
Manon's storya?"from innocent country girl to celebrated courtesan to destitute prisonera?"is one of the great tragic tales in literature and music. Lisette Oropesa stars as the irresistible title character, the tragic beauty who yearns for the finer things in life, in Laurent Pelly's revealing production of Manon for The Metropolitan Opera. Michael Fabiano is the besotted Chevalier des Grieux, whose desperate love for Manon proves their undoing. Maurizio Benini conducts Massenet's sensual score. Manon comes to the big screen, simulcast LIVE in HD at The Ridgefield Playhouse Saturday, October 26th at 12:55pm, part of the Classical Series, underwritten by Jeanne Cook, Liz & Steven Goldstone, and Sabina & Walter Slavin, with support from Whistle Stop Bakery.
VIDEO: Go Inside Rehearsals For The Met's AKHNATEN
by BWW News Desk - October 17, 2019
In the video beloiw, Countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo and choreographer and juggler Sean Gandini talk with Live in HD host Angel Blue about the incorporation of juggling in Phelim McDermott's new production of Philip Glass's a?oeAkhnaten.a??
by BWW News Desk - October 17, 2019
In the video beloiw, Countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo and choreographer and juggler Sean Gandini talk with Live in HD host Angel Blue about the incorporation of juggling in Phelim McDermott's new production of Philip Glass's a?oeAkhnaten.a??
Carl Tanner of SAN DIEGO OPERA'S AIDA at The San Diego Civic Center
by Ron Bierman - October 17, 2019
Tenor Carl Tanner is in San Diego to sing Radames, the lead male role in Verdi's Aida, a role he's already sung 145 times before. We met to discuss his background and career just before he was due at a rehearsal. Tanner's is the most unlikely tenor in the history of opera.
by Ron Bierman - October 17, 2019
Tenor Carl Tanner is in San Diego to sing Radames, the lead male role in Verdi's Aida, a role he's already sung 145 times before. We met to discuss his background and career just before he was due at a rehearsal. Tanner's is the most unlikely tenor in the history of opera.
Franco Zeffirelli's Iconic Production Of LA BOHEME Returns To The Met Stage
by BWW News Desk - October 16, 2019
The Metropolitan Opera presents Puccini's La Bohème, conducted by Marco Armiliato, with eight initial performances beginning October 25, 2019. Ailyn Pérez returns to the role of the seamstress Mimì; her lover, the poet Rodolfo, is portrayed by Matthew Polenzani in his Met role debut. Olga Kulchynska makes her Met debut as the singer Musetta, while David Bizic sings the role of the painter Marcello.
by BWW News Desk - October 16, 2019
The Metropolitan Opera presents Puccini's La Bohème, conducted by Marco Armiliato, with eight initial performances beginning October 25, 2019. Ailyn Pérez returns to the role of the seamstress Mimì; her lover, the poet Rodolfo, is portrayed by Matthew Polenzani in his Met role debut. Olga Kulchynska makes her Met debut as the singer Musetta, while David Bizic sings the role of the painter Marcello.
The Latin America Art Song Comes to National Opera Center
by BWW News Desk - October 16, 2019
On Tuesday evening November 12 vocalists Celia Castro, Ilya Martinez, Mario Arevalo and Rafael Lebron will join forces with pianist Max Lifchitz for an intimate celebration of the Art Song as practiced in the Caribbean and Latin America during the last 100 years.
by BWW News Desk - October 16, 2019
On Tuesday evening November 12 vocalists Celia Castro, Ilya Martinez, Mario Arevalo and Rafael Lebron will join forces with pianist Max Lifchitz for an intimate celebration of the Art Song as practiced in the Caribbean and Latin America during the last 100 years.
RIGOLETTO Opens Sarasota Opera Fall Season on November 1st
by BWW News Desk - October 15, 2019
On Friday, November 1, 2019 at 7:30pm, Sarasota Opera opens the 2019 Fall Season with Verdi's Rigoletto, one of the composer's greatest works. The riveting story follows the hunchback jester Rigoletto as he tries to shield his beautiful daughter Gilda from the evils of the world.
by BWW News Desk - October 15, 2019
On Friday, November 1, 2019 at 7:30pm, Sarasota Opera opens the 2019 Fall Season with Verdi's Rigoletto, one of the composer's greatest works. The riveting story follows the hunchback jester Rigoletto as he tries to shield his beautiful daughter Gilda from the evils of the world.
BWW Review: ARIZONA OPERA STUDIO CONCERT at Mon Orchid Gallery
by Maria Nockin - October 15, 2019
On Monday October 14, 2019, Arizona Opera and its Valley Friends presented a concert of arias by the Marion Roose Pullin Studio Artists at the Mon Orchid Gallery, a small hall with excellent, if somewhat live, acoustics. As a rule, AZ Opera chooses six singers and one pianist to be their studio artists. The program helps bridge the gap between the protected environment of academic studies and the rigors of a professional career.
by Maria Nockin - October 15, 2019
On Monday October 14, 2019, Arizona Opera and its Valley Friends presented a concert of arias by the Marion Roose Pullin Studio Artists at the Mon Orchid Gallery, a small hall with excellent, if somewhat live, acoustics. As a rule, AZ Opera chooses six singers and one pianist to be their studio artists. The program helps bridge the gap between the protected environment of academic studies and the rigors of a professional career.
Rare Revival Of Gluck's ORFEO ED EURIDICE Opens At The Met Oct. 20
by BWW News Desk - October 15, 2019
Gluck's Orfeo ed Euridice, an operatic fable about the power of music, returns to the Metropolitan Opera for the first time since 2011 for seven performances beginning October 20, 2019.
by BWW News Desk - October 15, 2019
Gluck's Orfeo ed Euridice, an operatic fable about the power of music, returns to the Metropolitan Opera for the first time since 2011 for seven performances beginning October 20, 2019.
Two Weeks Left To Nominate For The 2019 BroadwayWorld Opera Awards, Presented by TodayTix!
by BWW News Desk - October 14, 2019
There's just two weeks left to submit nominations for the 2019 BroadwayWorld Opera Awards, brought to you by TodayTix! Regional productions, touring shows, and more are all included, honoring productions which opened between October 1, 2018 through September 30, 2019. Our local editors have set the categories and now YOU get to nominate and vote for your favorites! Nominations are reader-submitted and will be open through October 31.
by BWW News Desk - October 14, 2019
There's just two weeks left to submit nominations for the 2019 BroadwayWorld Opera Awards, brought to you by TodayTix! Regional productions, touring shows, and more are all included, honoring productions which opened between October 1, 2018 through September 30, 2019. Our local editors have set the categories and now YOU get to nominate and vote for your favorites! Nominations are reader-submitted and will be open through October 31.
Texas Native Michael Mayes Leads RIGOLETTO at Houston Grand Opera
by BWW News Desk - October 14, 2019
Baritone Michael Mayes steps in to sing the title role in Verdi's Rigoletto at Houston Grand Opera. He performs the opening night performance on 18, and two additional performances on October 20 and 26. The Boston Musical Intelligencer lauded his debut in the role in 2014 with Boston Lyric Opera: 'His baritone, powerful yet fully controlled, shifted seamlessly in color between expressions of terror, pleading, and angry vengeance.' He returns to the role later this season with Nashville Opera.
by BWW News Desk - October 14, 2019
Baritone Michael Mayes steps in to sing the title role in Verdi's Rigoletto at Houston Grand Opera. He performs the opening night performance on 18, and two additional performances on October 20 and 26. The Boston Musical Intelligencer lauded his debut in the role in 2014 with Boston Lyric Opera: 'His baritone, powerful yet fully controlled, shifted seamlessly in color between expressions of terror, pleading, and angry vengeance.' He returns to the role later this season with Nashville Opera.
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