Bard SummerScape 2019 Presents American Premiere Of THE MIRACLE OF HELIANE
by BWW News Desk - April 16, 2019
Committed since its inception to reviving important but neglected operas, Bard SummerScape has long proven itself 'an indispensable part of the summer operatic landscape' (Musical America).
by BWW News Desk - April 16, 2019
Committed since its inception to reviving important but neglected operas, Bard SummerScape has long proven itself 'an indispensable part of the summer operatic landscape' (Musical America).
Opera Colorado Closes Season With Mozart's THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO
by BWW News Desk - April 15, 2019
Opera Colorado closes its triumphant 2018-19 season with a lavish production of Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro, an opera frequently lauded as the pinnacle of the art form. The Marriage of Figaro opens Saturday, May 4, at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House in downtown Denver, with additional performances on May 7, 10, and 12.
by BWW News Desk - April 15, 2019
Opera Colorado closes its triumphant 2018-19 season with a lavish production of Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro, an opera frequently lauded as the pinnacle of the art form. The Marriage of Figaro opens Saturday, May 4, at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House in downtown Denver, with additional performances on May 7, 10, and 12.
On Site Opera To Launch Mobile App For Supertitles
by BWW News Desk - April 15, 2019
On Site Opera will launch a mobile app that presents multilingual supertitles during its performances, digital programs for audiences to learn about the cast and the production, as well as additional multimedia content about the organization's site-specific opera productions.
by BWW News Desk - April 15, 2019
On Site Opera will launch a mobile app that presents multilingual supertitles during its performances, digital programs for audiences to learn about the cast and the production, as well as additional multimedia content about the organization's site-specific opera productions.
p R I S M By Ellen Reid Wins Pulitzer Prize
by BWW News Desk - April 15, 2019
Columbia University just announced the winners of the 2019 Pulitzer Prizes. Receiving the Pulitzer Prize for Music was the opera “p r i s m' by composer Ellen Reid, presented by LA Opera Off Grand and Beth Morrison Projects earlier this season.
by BWW News Desk - April 15, 2019
Columbia University just announced the winners of the 2019 Pulitzer Prizes. Receiving the Pulitzer Prize for Music was the opera “p r i s m' by composer Ellen Reid, presented by LA Opera Off Grand and Beth Morrison Projects earlier this season.
Metropolitan Opera Cast Change Advisory: DON GIOVANNI
by BWW News Desk - April 12, 2019
Paul Appleby will sing Don Ottavio in tonight's performance of Mozart's Don Giovanni, replacing Pavol Breslik, who is ill.
by BWW News Desk - April 12, 2019
Paul Appleby will sing Don Ottavio in tonight's performance of Mozart's Don Giovanni, replacing Pavol Breslik, who is ill.
VIDEO: On Site Opera presents Menotti's AMAHL AND THE NIGHT VISITORS at the Holy Apostles Soup Kitchen
by Rachel Katz - April 11, 2019
Watch highlights from Gian Carlo Menott's 'Amahl and the Night Visitors' at the Holy Apostles Soup Kitchen in December 2018.
by Rachel Katz - April 11, 2019
Watch highlights from Gian Carlo Menott's 'Amahl and the Night Visitors' at the Holy Apostles Soup Kitchen in December 2018.
Award Winning Theater Director Debuts with Opera Omaha this Weekend
by Sarah Hookey - April 11, 2019
There's only one transformative, artist-packed weekend left of Opera Omaha's ONE Festival, to include the Opera Omaha debut of acclaimed theatre director Lileana Blain-Cruz as she directs the world stage premiere of a new performance edition of Gounod's Faust.
by Sarah Hookey - April 11, 2019
There's only one transformative, artist-packed weekend left of Opera Omaha's ONE Festival, to include the Opera Omaha debut of acclaimed theatre director Lileana Blain-Cruz as she directs the world stage premiere of a new performance edition of Gounod's Faust.
Florentine Opera Company Announces New Artistic Advisor, Francesco Milioto
by BWW News Desk - April 10, 2019
Francesco Milioto has been named the company's Artistic Advisor. "In this role, Francesco will connect the Florentine with talent from around the world. His breadth of experience in cutting edge and established organizations, collaborative energy and proven track record impressed our board, and we welcome his input on casting, creative team selection, as a conductor and more," Oplinger explains. Milioto will also help recruit and mentor exceptional young singers as part of the Donald and Donna Baumgartner Studio Artist Program. As part of his role here, we anticipate Francesco spending significant time in Milwaukee as it relates to his advisory responsibilities.
by BWW News Desk - April 10, 2019
Francesco Milioto has been named the company's Artistic Advisor. "In this role, Francesco will connect the Florentine with talent from around the world. His breadth of experience in cutting edge and established organizations, collaborative energy and proven track record impressed our board, and we welcome his input on casting, creative team selection, as a conductor and more," Oplinger explains. Milioto will also help recruit and mentor exceptional young singers as part of the Donald and Donna Baumgartner Studio Artist Program. As part of his role here, we anticipate Francesco spending significant time in Milwaukee as it relates to his advisory responsibilities.
Portland Opera Presents 2019 Big Night Concert
by BWW News Desk - April 10, 2019
Portland Opera is thrilled to present the company's annual Big Night concert on May 11, 2019 at the Keller Auditorium. Music Director George Manahan will lead the Portland Opera chorus, orchestra, resident artists, and guest soloists in an evening of some of the most beautiful music ever composed, with works by Verdi, Bizet, Mozart, and more. General Director Christopher Mattaliano will host the evening's program, which will feature a special reveal of the company's 2019/20 season.
by BWW News Desk - April 10, 2019
Portland Opera is thrilled to present the company's annual Big Night concert on May 11, 2019 at the Keller Auditorium. Music Director George Manahan will lead the Portland Opera chorus, orchestra, resident artists, and guest soloists in an evening of some of the most beautiful music ever composed, with works by Verdi, Bizet, Mozart, and more. General Director Christopher Mattaliano will host the evening's program, which will feature a special reveal of the company's 2019/20 season.
LUCIA'S VOICE Documentary To Feature First Transgender Lead In U.S. Opera
by BWW News Desk - April 10, 2019
Kirkpatrick & Kinslow Productions (KKP) ("Boomtown: An American Journey", "Unlikely Family", "Susan's Story") announces it is green-lighting a cutting edge, timely documentary: Lucia's Voice (Working Title). The film will feature the first baritone transgender woman performing a lead role in an opera in the United States. Internationally renowned opera star Lucia Lucas will perform the hyper-masculine role of Don Giovanni in Tulsa Opera performances in May.
by BWW News Desk - April 10, 2019
Kirkpatrick & Kinslow Productions (KKP) ("Boomtown: An American Journey", "Unlikely Family", "Susan's Story") announces it is green-lighting a cutting edge, timely documentary: Lucia's Voice (Working Title). The film will feature the first baritone transgender woman performing a lead role in an opera in the United States. Internationally renowned opera star Lucia Lucas will perform the hyper-masculine role of Don Giovanni in Tulsa Opera performances in May.
BWW Review: Fleming and Whishaw Open NY Arts Center, The Shed, with NORMA JEANE BAKER OF TROY
by Richard Sasanow - April 10, 2019
Helen of Troy didn't launch a thousand ships but was a put-upon sexual victim and Marilyn Monroe--born Norma Jeane Baker, of the title--was a cloud in the shape of a woman. It was also a “disaster to be a girl” in those days before #MeToo, with powerful men (whether Menelaus or Arthur Miller) holding beautiful women captive (and worse). That was just part of Anne Carson's new ”dramatic work,” NORMA JEANE BAKER OF TROY, with its effective tonal score by Paul Clark, and two wonderful performers, soprano Renee Fleming and British actor Ben Whishaw, under director Katie Mitchell.
by Richard Sasanow - April 10, 2019
Helen of Troy didn't launch a thousand ships but was a put-upon sexual victim and Marilyn Monroe--born Norma Jeane Baker, of the title--was a cloud in the shape of a woman. It was also a “disaster to be a girl” in those days before #MeToo, with powerful men (whether Menelaus or Arthur Miller) holding beautiful women captive (and worse). That was just part of Anne Carson's new ”dramatic work,” NORMA JEANE BAKER OF TROY, with its effective tonal score by Paul Clark, and two wonderful performers, soprano Renee Fleming and British actor Ben Whishaw, under director Katie Mitchell.
OPERA America Awards $1.4 Million In Innovation Grants
by BWW News Desk - April 10, 2019
OPERA America, the national service organization for opera and the nation's leading champion of American opera, is pleased to announce the recipients of the third cycle of Innovation Grants, generously funded by the Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation.
by BWW News Desk - April 10, 2019
OPERA America, the national service organization for opera and the nation's leading champion of American opera, is pleased to announce the recipients of the third cycle of Innovation Grants, generously funded by the Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation.
Carnegie Hall Presents the World Premiere of NOOMA, a New Opera for Babies
by Sarah Hookey - April 10, 2019
On Friday and Saturday, April 26–27 at 10:00 and 11:15 a.m., Carnegie Hall presents the world premiere of NOOMA, a new work co-commissioned by Carnegie Hall, Minnesota Opera, and San Francisco Opera. This new opera, composed specifically with babies in mind, uses parachutes to create an intimate world of wonder and interaction.
by Sarah Hookey - April 10, 2019
On Friday and Saturday, April 26–27 at 10:00 and 11:15 a.m., Carnegie Hall presents the world premiere of NOOMA, a new work co-commissioned by Carnegie Hall, Minnesota Opera, and San Francisco Opera. This new opera, composed specifically with babies in mind, uses parachutes to create an intimate world of wonder and interaction.
George London Foundation Recital Series Presents Julie Adams and Emily D'Angelo
by Sarah Hookey - April 10, 2019
To conclude its 23rd season, the George London Foundation Recital Series presents two women who have won George London Awards within the past four years and who are fast making their mark in the opera world. Soprano Julie Adams, a 2015 award winner, and mezzo-soprano Emily D'Angelo, who won her George London Award in 2018, are joined by Ken Noda, piano, at The Morgan Library and Museum on Sunday, May 5, 2019,
by Sarah Hookey - April 10, 2019
To conclude its 23rd season, the George London Foundation Recital Series presents two women who have won George London Awards within the past four years and who are fast making their mark in the opera world. Soprano Julie Adams, a 2015 award winner, and mezzo-soprano Emily D'Angelo, who won her George London Award in 2018, are joined by Ken Noda, piano, at The Morgan Library and Museum on Sunday, May 5, 2019,
BWW Review: Van Hove's Take on Janacek's DIARY at BAM Is Audacious - But Not in a Good Way
by Richard Sasanow - April 09, 2019
“Audacious” can mean daring--and Belgian director Ivo van Hove certainly fits that description for his approaches to Arthur Miller's A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE and THE CRUCIBLE and numerous other theatre pieces. But when it came to Leos Janacek's DIARY OF ONE WHO DISAPPEARED, van Hove's work (with the Dutch company, Muziektheater Transparent) might take on another of the word's meanings: presumptuous and arrogant, perhaps, even disrespectful.
by Richard Sasanow - April 09, 2019
“Audacious” can mean daring--and Belgian director Ivo van Hove certainly fits that description for his approaches to Arthur Miller's A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE and THE CRUCIBLE and numerous other theatre pieces. But when it came to Leos Janacek's DIARY OF ONE WHO DISAPPEARED, van Hove's work (with the Dutch company, Muziektheater Transparent) might take on another of the word's meanings: presumptuous and arrogant, perhaps, even disrespectful.
LIFE'S WORK: Songs Of American Composers, On Love And Life Comes to National Opera Center
by BWW News Desk - April 08, 2019
The Cheah-Chan Duo (Phillip Cheah, Trudy Chan), Mezzo-Soprano Re'ut Ben Ze'ev, pianist Margaret Kampmeier, and Baritone Jose Pietri-Coimbre, bring to life rare premieres of music by Vally Weigl, Dorothy Rudd Moore, H. Leslie Adams, and many others, including Frank J. Oteri, Chet Biscardi. This is a free concert at National Opera Center 330 Seventh Ave. (28-29), in New York City, on Monday, April 22.
by BWW News Desk - April 08, 2019
The Cheah-Chan Duo (Phillip Cheah, Trudy Chan), Mezzo-Soprano Re'ut Ben Ze'ev, pianist Margaret Kampmeier, and Baritone Jose Pietri-Coimbre, bring to life rare premieres of music by Vally Weigl, Dorothy Rudd Moore, H. Leslie Adams, and many others, including Frank J. Oteri, Chet Biscardi. This is a free concert at National Opera Center 330 Seventh Ave. (28-29), in New York City, on Monday, April 22.
BWW Review: Mozart's CLEMENZA DI TITO Brings Best Cast of Season to Met
by Richard Sasanow - April 05, 2019
While the cast for the season's revival of Mozart's LA CLEMENZA DI TITO looked good on paper, it didn't even hint at how good the singing was going to be at the Met this week. From top—tenor Matthew Polenzani, elegant and vibrant in the title role (“Se all'impero”), and the great mezzo Joyce DiDonato as Sesto (who delivers the opera's “hit” aria, “Parto, parto,” and more in opulent style)--to bottom, the cast delivered in every way possible.
by Richard Sasanow - April 05, 2019
While the cast for the season's revival of Mozart's LA CLEMENZA DI TITO looked good on paper, it didn't even hint at how good the singing was going to be at the Met this week. From top—tenor Matthew Polenzani, elegant and vibrant in the title role (“Se all'impero”), and the great mezzo Joyce DiDonato as Sesto (who delivers the opera's “hit” aria, “Parto, parto,” and more in opulent style)--to bottom, the cast delivered in every way possible.
Juilliard Opera Presents Mozart's DON GIOVANNI
by BWW News Desk - April 04, 2019
Juilliard's Ellen and James S. Marcus Institute for Vocal Arts, under the leadership of artistic director Brian Zeger, concludes its opera season with Mozart's Don Giovanni, conducted by Joseph Colaneri and directed by Emma Griffin, on April 24, 26, and 28, 2019.
by BWW News Desk - April 04, 2019
Juilliard's Ellen and James S. Marcus Institute for Vocal Arts, under the leadership of artistic director Brian Zeger, concludes its opera season with Mozart's Don Giovanni, conducted by Joseph Colaneri and directed by Emma Griffin, on April 24, 26, and 28, 2019.
On Site Opera Receives $20,000 Grant from The Howard Gilman Foundation
by Sarah Hookey - April 04, 2019
The Howard Gilman Foundation has announced its recent grant recipients, including a $20,000 award to On Site Opera. This award will support On Site Opera's general operations and 2019 production season of site-specific opera.
by Sarah Hookey - April 04, 2019
The Howard Gilman Foundation has announced its recent grant recipients, including a $20,000 award to On Site Opera. This award will support On Site Opera's general operations and 2019 production season of site-specific opera.
BWW Review: SAN DIEGO OPERA'S CARMEN at the San Diego Civic Center
by Ron Bierman - April 03, 2019
San Diego Opera is the 13th company since 2011 to cast mezzo-soprano Ginger Costa-Jackson in the title role of Bizet's Carmen. Her voice, sultry looks, and sensuous flamenco dancing are perfect for the role. She even manages castanets in perfect rhythm without missing a step. The considerable powers of persuasion she brings to Carmen make it easy to accept that the malleable young Corporal Don Jose would desert his childhood sweetheart, not to mention his loving mother and the army, to be with her and a band of smugglers in a cold and dangerous mountain lair. A less naive man might have realized he couldn't compete for ever with a bold, dashingly handsome matador.
by Ron Bierman - April 03, 2019
San Diego Opera is the 13th company since 2011 to cast mezzo-soprano Ginger Costa-Jackson in the title role of Bizet's Carmen. Her voice, sultry looks, and sensuous flamenco dancing are perfect for the role. She even manages castanets in perfect rhythm without missing a step. The considerable powers of persuasion she brings to Carmen make it easy to accept that the malleable young Corporal Don Jose would desert his childhood sweetheart, not to mention his loving mother and the army, to be with her and a band of smugglers in a cold and dangerous mountain lair. A less naive man might have realized he couldn't compete for ever with a bold, dashingly handsome matador.
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BWW Review: [Opera] Star Trek - The Next Generation from the Met National Council Finals Concert
by Richard Sasanow - April 02, 2019
Judging by the number of small opera companies in New York alone--see the 2019 New York Opera Fest that starts performances next month--there's no shortage of up and coming opera singers trying to make their way on the scene. But there's no showcase like the Finals Concert of the Metropolitan Opera's National Council Auditions to give a singer a leg up--and this year's group of talented performers seemed to give us more hope than usual that all's right with the world…at least when it comes to opera.
by Richard Sasanow - April 02, 2019
Judging by the number of small opera companies in New York alone--see the 2019 New York Opera Fest that starts performances next month--there's no shortage of up and coming opera singers trying to make their way on the scene. But there's no showcase like the Finals Concert of the Metropolitan Opera's National Council Auditions to give a singer a leg up--and this year's group of talented performers seemed to give us more hope than usual that all's right with the world…at least when it comes to opera.
Joyce DiDonato Leads Master Classes for Young Singers
by BWW News Desk - April 02, 2019
Mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato returns to Carnegie Hall's Resnick Education Wing for her annual much-anticipated series of master classes for young professional opera singers from Friday, April 12 through Sunday, April 14, 2019
by BWW News Desk - April 02, 2019
Mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato returns to Carnegie Hall's Resnick Education Wing for her annual much-anticipated series of master classes for young professional opera singers from Friday, April 12 through Sunday, April 14, 2019
Is Opera Dead? Rutgers Professor and Younger Generation of Artists Offer Insight Into Saving Opera in America
by BWW News Desk - April 02, 2019
A National Endowment for the Arts survey last year found that the percentage of U.S. adults who attend at least one opera each year dropped from 3.2 percent in 2002 to 2.2 percent in 2017.
by BWW News Desk - April 02, 2019
A National Endowment for the Arts survey last year found that the percentage of U.S. adults who attend at least one opera each year dropped from 3.2 percent in 2002 to 2.2 percent in 2017.
OPERA America Awards $100,000 In Discovery Grants For Female Composers
by BWW News Desk - April 01, 2019
OPERA America, the national service organization for opera and the nation's leading champion for American opera, is pleased to announce the 2019 recipients of Discovery Grants from the Opera Grants for Female Composers program, which is made possible through the generosity of the Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation.
by BWW News Desk - April 01, 2019
OPERA America, the national service organization for opera and the nation's leading champion for American opera, is pleased to announce the 2019 recipients of Discovery Grants from the Opera Grants for Female Composers program, which is made possible through the generosity of the Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation.
Review Roundup: What Did Critics Think of JACK THE RIPPER: THE WOMEN OF WHITECHAPEL at London Coliseum?
by BWW News Desk - April 01, 2019
The world premiere of Iain Bell's Jack the Ripper: The Women of Whitechapel, following his critically-acclaimed In Parenthesis is playing at the London Coliseum through April 12, 2019.
by BWW News Desk - April 01, 2019
The world premiere of Iain Bell's Jack the Ripper: The Women of Whitechapel, following his critically-acclaimed In Parenthesis is playing at the London Coliseum through April 12, 2019.
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