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OPERA America Awards $100,000 to Support Opera by Women at Five Opera Companies by BWW News Desk
- September 13, 2024 OPERA America has announced grants to five companies to support the commissioning of new works by women composers as part of its Opera Grants for Women Composers program, generously supported by the Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation.
NIXON IN CHINA Comes to Hungary For the First Time by BWW News Desk
- September 12, 2024 On 22 September 2024, the Eiffel Art Studios of the Hungarian State Opera will present Nixon in China by John Adams. The opera show taking place at several locations simultaneously and featuring ballet elements stars Károly Szemerédy, Klára Kolonits, Zoltán Nyári, and Rita Rácz.
Juilliard Receives $20 Million in Gifts From Arnhold Foundation by Joshua Wright
- September 11, 2024 The Juilliard School announces $20 million in gifts from the Arnhold Foundation in recognition of two outstanding areas of the school, Creative Enterprise and Juilliard Jazz.
New York City Opera General Director Michael Capasso Retires by BWW News Desk
- September 09, 2024 New York City Opera General Director Michael Capasso, who played a pivotal role in reviving the company and bringing diverse programming to New York City audiences, will retire. Learn more.
Photos: UN BALLO IN MASCHERA at San Francisco Opera by Blair Ingenthron
- September 08, 2024 San Francisco Opera opened its 102nd season on Friday, September 6 with Giuseppe Verdi’s Un Ballo in Maschera. Check out production photos here!
Finalists Revealed For International Opera Awards 2024 by BWW News Desk
- September 03, 2024 The International Opera Awards havea nnounced the shortlist for this year’s Awards, set to take place at the Bayerische Staatsoper’sPrinzregententheater in Munich on Wednesday 2 October.
Complete Lineup Set for 2024 Hudson Jazz Festival by BWW News Desk
- August 12, 2024 The 2024 Hudson Jazz Festival has revealed its complete line-up, featuring a diverse array of jazz musicians and performances. See who is performing and learn how to purchase tickets.
Yannick Nézet-Séguin Extends Met Opera Contract through 2030 by Joshua Wright
- August 06, 2024 The Metropolitan Opera today announced the contract extension of its Jeanette Lerman-Neubauer Music Director, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, through the 2029–30 season. Only the third Music Director in the company’s history, Nézet-Séguin began his tenure in the 2018–19 season.
OPERA America Reveals Participants of the 2024‒2025 Mentorship Program for Opera Leaders of Color by BWW News Desk
- July 30, 2024 OPERA America has announced the opera professionals selected for the 2024‒2025 Mentorship Program for Opera Leaders of Color. The program advances racial equity in the field by pairing BIPOC administrators with established leaders who can help them achieve their career goals.
Review: Teatro Nuovo Brings Bellini's CAPULETI-MONTECCHI to New York's Rose Theatre by Richard Sasanow
- July 27, 2024 If you want to see an opera based on Shakespeare’s “Romeo & Juliet,” head for Gounod’s version of the piece. with its famous waltz and series of duets. Bellini’s I CAPULETI E I MONTECCHI is not it but that's what Will Crutchfield's Teatro Nuovo brought to town this week,
Review: Rediscovering Uccelli's ANNA, Teatro Nuovo Again Proves It's Indispensable by Richard Sasanow
- July 24, 2024 An opera doesn’t have to be totally obscure to catch Will Crutchfield’s bel canto eye—but it couldn’t hurt. ANNA DI RESBURGO (ANNE OF ROXBURGH), the first of the two works on this summer’s schedule of the maestro’s company, Teatro Nuovo, certainly falls into that category.
OPERA America Awards $100,000 In Discovery Grants To Seven Women Composers by BWW News Desk
- July 23, 2024 OPERA America has announced the seven composers selected as recipients of the 2024 Discovery Grants from its Opera Grants for Women Composers program, made possible with the generosity of the Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation.
OPERA America Welcomes Eight New Members To Its Board Of Directors by BWW News Desk
- July 18, 2024 OPERA America, the national service organization for opera, welcomes a new class of board members that includes creators, administrators, and opera company trustees.