BWW Review: KING ARTHUR at Elder Hall, University Of Adelaide
State Opera is presenting the semi-opera, or dramatick opera, King Arthur,
BWW Review: Laugh a Little, Cry a Little for Met's Well-Sung RIGOLETTO
No matter what one thinks of the Met's transfiguration of Verdi's RIGOLETTO from Francesco Maria Piave's Mantua to '60s Las Vegas--I personally like much of this “Rat Pack” production from director Michael Mayer--the singing at Saturday's performance [the second of the season] was first rate.
Lyric Opera Of KC Continues Season with COSI FAN TUTTE
Lyric Opera of Kansas City continues its 2018-2019 season with Mozart's sophisticated comedy Cosi fan tutte March 16, 20, 22 and 24 at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts.
BWW Review: DON GIOVANNI at OPERA WROCLAW - Universal Madness
This is a well known story: Don Giovanni - addictive seducer - struggles with live in temptations to meet consequences.
Tulsa Opera Announces 2019/2020 Season
General Director Ken McConnell and Artistic Director Tobias Picker today announced Tulsa Opera's 72nd season comprising classics such as Bizet's Carmen and Puccini's Madama Butterfly, and a new production of Mr.
Opera In The Heights Announces Its 2019-20 Season
Opera in the Heights (OH), the opera company that provides a stage for emerging performers and affordable opera to the Greater Houston Area, will present its most daring season yet with its 2019-20 lineup.
BWW Review: The Kitchen Finds Room for IMPROVEMENT with Robert Ashley's Modern Classic
You may have your own idea about what “opera” means and is, but I'd bet it's a world away from what composer Robert Ashley--whose 1985 work, IMPROVEMENT (DON LEAVES LINDA), has been running this week at the Kitchen in west Chelsea--had in mind.
OPERA America's New Civic Practice Grants: $180,000 Awarded To Seven Companies
OPERA America, the national service organization for opera and the nation's leading champion for American opera, is pleased to announce the recipients of its first-ever Civic Practice Grants, supported by OPERA America's Opera Fund endowment.
Andre Raphel To Conduct The Detroit Symphony Orchestra In 41st Annual Classical Roots Concert
André Raphel conducts the Detroit Symphony Orchestra on March 8 and 9, 2019 in its annual Classical Roots Concert taking place in Orchestra Hall.
The Atlanta Opera Announces 2019-20 Season
"Dangerous liaisons" is the overarching theme of The Atlanta Opera's landmark 40th anniversary season.
BWW Review: TURANDOT at Sarasota Opera
Sarasota Opera Celebrates 60th Diamond Anniversary Opening With A Brilliant Production of Turandot
Trotta GLORIA To Be MidAmerica Productions' 100th New York Premiere
On Sunday, March 31 at 2 pm, composer Michael John Trotta will ascend the podium at New York's legendary Carnegie Hall to conduct his own music for the third time.
BWW Review: A Yummy FILLE DU REGIMENT Thanks to Yende and Camarena (and Don't Forget Donizetti)
I've already cheered tenor Javier Camarena's Herculean take on “Ah, mes amis!” in the Met's current FILLE DU REGIMENT--with 1 ½ dozen high Cs, including an encore--but there's more than the tenor in Met's current revival of the Donizetti gem to make the season suddenly seem grand.
Kent Tritle Announces 2019 Spring Concert Season
The programs of Kent Tritle's spring 2019 concerts offer a display of the conductor's work on both a grand and intimate scale.
Metropolitan Opera Cast Change Advisory: RIGOLETTO
Bryan Hymel has withdrawn from upcoming performances as the Duke in Verdi's Rigoletto, due to personal reasons.
VIDEO: Get A First Look At RIGOLETTO at The Met Opera
Verdi's tragic jester returns in Michael Mayer's neon-bedecked, Las Vegas-themed production.
VIDEO: Get A First Look At CARMEN at The Met
Mezzo-soprano Clementine Margaine reprises her remarkable portrayal of opera's ultimate seductress, a triumph in her 2017 debut performances, with impassioned tenors Yonghoon Lee and Roberto Alagna as her lover, Don Jose.
BWW Review: Utopia Opera's THE SORCERER at Hunter College
The Utopia Opera group mixes creepy horror with slapstick comedy in its latest show, THE SORCERER by W.
Sarasota Opera Welcomes Back NABUCCO For The First Time Since 1995
Amidst a setting of ancient times, Nabucco-king of Babylon-conquers the Hebrews, destroys their holy temple of Solomon and takes them into captivity.
LA GIOCONDA Playing At La Monnaie De Munt 1/29 - Today
LA GIOCONDA is coming to Belgium from January 29th to February 12th, 2019.
Amore Opera Presents Meyerbeer And Mozart In March 2019
Amore Opera continues its 2018-19 season at the Riverside Theatre at Riverside Church (91 Claremont Ave, New York, NY 10027) with a production of Giacomo Meyerbeer's long-forgotten comic opera, Dinorah, sung in the original French.
VIDEO: Get A First Look At DON GIOVANNI at The Met Opera
Baritone Peter Mattei and bass-baritone Luca Pisaroni star as opera's most notorious seducer in Mozart's masterpiece of dark comedy.
Karim Sulayman to Sing in Florentine Opera's THE CORONATION OF POPPEA
The Florentine Opera Company's March production of The Coronation of Poppea by Claudio Monteverdi will feature GRAMMY Award-winning tenor Karim Sulayman in the role of Emperor Nerone.
Lyric Opera Of Kansas City Announces 2019-2020 Season
Lyric Opera of Kansas City General Director and CEO Deborah Sandler today announced its 2019-2020 season.
BWW Showstopper: Getting the Jobs Done - Bates-Campbell (R)EVOLUTION OF STEVE JOBS Wins Grammy for Best Opera Recording
The Mason Bates-Mark Campbell opera, THE (R)EVOLUTION OF STEVE JOBS--which debuted at the Santa Fe Opera in summer 2017--walked off with this year's Best Opera Recording at the Grammys on Sunday night.
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