Opera Orlando to Present AMAHL AND THE NIGHT VISITORS for the Holidays
by BWW News Desk - December 09, 2017
For most of us, the very reason for celebrating Christmas has been plowed over long ago. Opera Orlando, through its upcoming performances of Gian Carlo Menotti's Amahl and the Night Visitors, will do more than its part in helping to restore a spiritual sense to the holiday season.
by BWW News Desk - December 09, 2017
For most of us, the very reason for celebrating Christmas has been plowed over long ago. Opera Orlando, through its upcoming performances of Gian Carlo Menotti's Amahl and the Night Visitors, will do more than its part in helping to restore a spiritual sense to the holiday season.
BWW Review: Deck the Halls with Handel's MESSIAH at Saint Thomas's in New York
by Richard Sasanow - December 08, 2017
Nothing says Christmas in New York like a performance of Handel's great sacred oratorio MESSIAH--okay, for some it's the windows at one of the big department stores--with some outings decidedly religious, like this week's pair of wonderful performances at Saint Thomas Church Fifth Avenue. Featuring the Saint Thomas Choir of Men and Boys, with the New York Baroque Incorporated ensemble and some terrific soloists under conductor Daniel Hyde (Saint Thomas's organist and music director), it was a grand start to the season.
by Richard Sasanow - December 08, 2017
Nothing says Christmas in New York like a performance of Handel's great sacred oratorio MESSIAH--okay, for some it's the windows at one of the big department stores--with some outings decidedly religious, like this week's pair of wonderful performances at Saint Thomas Church Fifth Avenue. Featuring the Saint Thomas Choir of Men and Boys, with the New York Baroque Incorporated ensemble and some terrific soloists under conductor Daniel Hyde (Saint Thomas's organist and music director), it was a grand start to the season.
Susan Graham to Star in THE MERRY WIDOW, Helmed by Susan Stroman, at The Met Opera
by BWW News Desk - December 08, 2017
Tony Award winner Susan Stroman's staging of Franz Leh r's The Merry Widow, which premiered in the Met's 2014-15 season, has its first revival beginning December 14, with nine performances through to January 11.
by BWW News Desk - December 08, 2017
Tony Award winner Susan Stroman's staging of Franz Leh r's The Merry Widow, which premiered in the Met's 2014-15 season, has its first revival beginning December 14, with nine performances through to January 11.
Andrea Bocelli Hosts Foundation Benefit at NYC's Columbus Citizens Foundation
by BWW News Desk - December 08, 2017
The Columbus Citizens Foundation, located in the Upper East Side of Manhattan, is proud to organize a fundraiser for the Andrea Bocelli Foundation next Monday to benefit the water access efforts of the ABF in the country of Haiti.
by BWW News Desk - December 08, 2017
The Columbus Citizens Foundation, located in the Upper East Side of Manhattan, is proud to organize a fundraiser for the Andrea Bocelli Foundation next Monday to benefit the water access efforts of the ABF in the country of Haiti.
Highest Music Honor To Be Presented To Composer Philip Glass In New York
by BWW News Desk - December 07, 2017
Iconic film composer Philip Glass will receive The Society of Composers & Lyricists (SCL) highest honor, The SCL Lifetime Achievement Award, Tuesday, December 12th, 2017 at the SCL NY Chapter Holiday Dinner and concerto at the MIST HARLEM - 46 W 116TH St. Harlem, NY. Dinner at 7pm; Concerto at 8:30pm.
by BWW News Desk - December 07, 2017
Iconic film composer Philip Glass will receive The Society of Composers & Lyricists (SCL) highest honor, The SCL Lifetime Achievement Award, Tuesday, December 12th, 2017 at the SCL NY Chapter Holiday Dinner and concerto at the MIST HARLEM - 46 W 116TH St. Harlem, NY. Dinner at 7pm; Concerto at 8:30pm.
Central City Opera Announces New Officers To Board Of Directors
by BWW News Desk - December 07, 2017
Central City Opera, the fifth oldest professional opera company in the country, is pleased to announce the election of four members of the Board of Directors to Officer Positions effective January 1, 2018. The elections took place during Central City Opera's Annual Business Meeting, held November 8, 2017.
by BWW News Desk - December 07, 2017
Central City Opera, the fifth oldest professional opera company in the country, is pleased to announce the election of four members of the Board of Directors to Officer Positions effective January 1, 2018. The elections took place during Central City Opera's Annual Business Meeting, held November 8, 2017.
WQXR to Broadcast Richard Tucker Music Foundation's 2017 Gala and MESSIAH at Trinity Church Wall Street
by BWW News Desk - December 07, 2017
Classical music lovers around the world can share in two longstanding New York City institutions beginning this weekend, as both the Richard Tucker Music Foundation's annual gala concert on Sunday, December 10 (6pm ET), and the first of Trinity Church Wall Street's annual performances of Handel's Messiah on Friday, December 15 (7:30pm ET), are broadcast by WQXR, New York City's only all-classical music station, at WQXR 105.9 FM and www.wqxr.org.
by BWW News Desk - December 07, 2017
Classical music lovers around the world can share in two longstanding New York City institutions beginning this weekend, as both the Richard Tucker Music Foundation's annual gala concert on Sunday, December 10 (6pm ET), and the first of Trinity Church Wall Street's annual performances of Handel's Messiah on Friday, December 15 (7:30pm ET), are broadcast by WQXR, New York City's only all-classical music station, at WQXR 105.9 FM and www.wqxr.org.
BWW Review: Vive L'ENFANT! From Juilliard's Troops with Conductor Villaume at Alice Tully Hall
by Richard Sasanow - December 07, 2017
The Juilliard Orchestra and Opera beat the Met to the punch this week, featuring French conductor Emmanuel Villaume in a superb concert of Ravel and Debussy, including a lovely performance of Ravel's short opera, L'ENFANT ET LES SORTILEGES, with its clever libretto by the French novelist, Colette. It took place just the night before he was announced to be taking on the premiere of the Met's new TOSCA--left empty when the opera company suspended its former music director James Levine after he was charged with sexual improprieties with minors.
by Richard Sasanow - December 07, 2017
The Juilliard Orchestra and Opera beat the Met to the punch this week, featuring French conductor Emmanuel Villaume in a superb concert of Ravel and Debussy, including a lovely performance of Ravel's short opera, L'ENFANT ET LES SORTILEGES, with its clever libretto by the French novelist, Colette. It took place just the night before he was announced to be taking on the premiere of the Met's new TOSCA--left empty when the opera company suspended its former music director James Levine after he was charged with sexual improprieties with minors.
One-Man, One-Ticket, 90-Songs, 90-Minutes THE OPERATION OPERA CHRISTMAS SPECTACULAR
by BWW News Desk - December 07, 2017
The Operation Opera Christmas Spectacular will be presented for one matinee holiday extravaganza at the National Opera Center on December 10, 2017 at 3:00 p.m. This song packed performance is the only place in town where one can hear a dozen operas, plus a full juke-box of pop tunes and Christmas carols.
by BWW News Desk - December 07, 2017
The Operation Opera Christmas Spectacular will be presented for one matinee holiday extravaganza at the National Opera Center on December 10, 2017 at 3:00 p.m. This song packed performance is the only place in town where one can hear a dozen operas, plus a full juke-box of pop tunes and Christmas carols.
Walter Braxton's New Opera TO DAMASCUS Runs at Firehouse Theatre This Winter
by BWW News Desk - December 06, 2017
Firehouse Theatre presents the world premiere of Richmond composer Walter Braxton's opera TO DAMASCUS. The opera production begins a limited run of seven performances at Firehouse on Thursday, January 18, 2018.
by BWW News Desk - December 06, 2017
Firehouse Theatre presents the world premiere of Richmond composer Walter Braxton's opera TO DAMASCUS. The opera production begins a limited run of seven performances at Firehouse on Thursday, January 18, 2018.
OYSTER A New Experimental Opera From Joe Diebes, Explores The Life And Work of Alan Lomax
by BWW News Desk - December 06, 2017
What might the singing style in folk music from Arctic Asia or Insular Pacific say about these regions' respective cultural levels of sexual repression? Such was one type of question monumental blues and folk music archivist Alan Lomax sought to answer with Cantometrics. Introduced in the mid-1960s, and harnessing some of the earliest computer technologies, Cantometrics was Lomax's little-known, yet astronomically ambitious and widely dismissed system of numerically coding and analyzing all forms of sung music. In oyster, a humorous and probing new experimental opera from composer and multidisciplinary artist Joe Diebes, the score reverses this process of turning songs into numbers by turning Lomax's numbers back into songs. (February 20-21, at Roulette, 509 Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn) The surprising results beg a larger, pervasive contemporary question how much can we really know of people and culture through computer profiling?
by BWW News Desk - December 06, 2017
What might the singing style in folk music from Arctic Asia or Insular Pacific say about these regions' respective cultural levels of sexual repression? Such was one type of question monumental blues and folk music archivist Alan Lomax sought to answer with Cantometrics. Introduced in the mid-1960s, and harnessing some of the earliest computer technologies, Cantometrics was Lomax's little-known, yet astronomically ambitious and widely dismissed system of numerically coding and analyzing all forms of sung music. In oyster, a humorous and probing new experimental opera from composer and multidisciplinary artist Joe Diebes, the score reverses this process of turning songs into numbers by turning Lomax's numbers back into songs. (February 20-21, at Roulette, 509 Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn) The surprising results beg a larger, pervasive contemporary question how much can we really know of people and culture through computer profiling?
BWW Review: New TROYENS Recording with DiDonato, Spyres and Lemieux is a Horse of a Different Color
by Richard Sasanow - December 06, 2017
Nothing beats sitting in the opera house for the thrill of hearing singers giving their all. But the new recording of Berlioz's LES TROYENS (THE TROJANS), conducted by John Nelson, comes pretty close. Taken from a couple of live concert performances in Strasbourg, France, at the Salle Erasme, with a cast headed by mezzo Joyce DiDonato as Dido (Didon, en francais), tenor Michael Spyres as Aeneas (Enee) and Marie-Nicole Lemieux as Cassandra (Cassandre) plus that famed Trojan horse--brings us all the chills and thrills we could want, short of being there.
by Richard Sasanow - December 06, 2017
Nothing beats sitting in the opera house for the thrill of hearing singers giving their all. But the new recording of Berlioz's LES TROYENS (THE TROJANS), conducted by John Nelson, comes pretty close. Taken from a couple of live concert performances in Strasbourg, France, at the Salle Erasme, with a cast headed by mezzo Joyce DiDonato as Dido (Didon, en francais), tenor Michael Spyres as Aeneas (Enee) and Marie-Nicole Lemieux as Cassandra (Cassandre) plus that famed Trojan horse--brings us all the chills and thrills we could want, short of being there.
Sir Richard Eyre's Production of Mozart's Comedic Masterpiece, LE NOZZE DI FIGARO, Returns To The Met
by BWW News Desk - December 06, 2017
Sir Richard Eyre's staging of Le Nozze di Figaro, with the action of Mozart's masterpiece relocated to 1930s Seville, returns to the Met on December 6 for 11 performances through to January 19, conducted by Harry Bicket. Initial performances feature soprano Christiane Karg making her Met debut as the maid Susanna, opposite bass-baritone Adam Plachetka as her fianc , the valet Figaro. Soprano Rachel Willis-S rensen stars as the Countess, a role she sang for her Met debut in the production in 2014, opposite bass-baritone Luca Pisaroni also reprising his interpretation as Count Almaviva, with mezzo-soprano Serena Malfi as his page, Cherubino.
by BWW News Desk - December 06, 2017
Sir Richard Eyre's staging of Le Nozze di Figaro, with the action of Mozart's masterpiece relocated to 1930s Seville, returns to the Met on December 6 for 11 performances through to January 19, conducted by Harry Bicket. Initial performances feature soprano Christiane Karg making her Met debut as the maid Susanna, opposite bass-baritone Adam Plachetka as her fianc , the valet Figaro. Soprano Rachel Willis-S rensen stars as the Countess, a role she sang for her Met debut in the production in 2014, opposite bass-baritone Luca Pisaroni also reprising his interpretation as Count Almaviva, with mezzo-soprano Serena Malfi as his page, Cherubino.
Emmanuel Villaume To Replace James Levine As Conductor of TOSCA at the Met
by BWW News Desk - December 05, 2017
Emmanuel Villaume will conduct the Met's new production of Puccini's Tosca, on December 31, 2017, and January 3, 6, 9, 12, 23, and 27, 2018, replacing James Levine who was dismissed following revelations in the press about sexual abuse allegations against him.
by BWW News Desk - December 05, 2017
Emmanuel Villaume will conduct the Met's new production of Puccini's Tosca, on December 31, 2017, and January 3, 6, 9, 12, 23, and 27, 2018, replacing James Levine who was dismissed following revelations in the press about sexual abuse allegations against him.
Nevill Holt Opera Unveils New Theatre for 2018 Season
by BWW News Desk - December 04, 2017
The award-winning Nevill Holt Opera will open a brand-new theatre on Thursday 14th June 2018.
by BWW News Desk - December 04, 2017
The award-winning Nevill Holt Opera will open a brand-new theatre on Thursday 14th June 2018.
Brooklyn Opera Works Presents First Annual LIEDERABEND: Art Song Recital
by BWW News Desk - December 04, 2017
Brooklyn Opera Works presents their first annual Liederabend: Art Song Recital on December 19, 2017 at 7:30pm at BMS Playhouse, 126 St. Felix Street, Brooklyn, NY. Tickets are $15.
by BWW News Desk - December 04, 2017
Brooklyn Opera Works presents their first annual Liederabend: Art Song Recital on December 19, 2017 at 7:30pm at BMS Playhouse, 126 St. Felix Street, Brooklyn, NY. Tickets are $15.
Mark Aldrich, Lauren Molina, Aaron Ramey and More Set for BROADWAY IN CHARLOTTESVILLE Benefit
by BWW News Desk - December 02, 2017
Charlottesville Opera's Executive Director, Kevin O'Halloran, and Interim Artistic Director, Steven Jarvi, previously announced a special, one-night-only benefit performance of Broadway in Charlottesville, set for tonight, December 2, 2017 at The Paramount Theater at 7:30 PM.
by BWW News Desk - December 02, 2017
Charlottesville Opera's Executive Director, Kevin O'Halloran, and Interim Artistic Director, Steven Jarvi, previously announced a special, one-night-only benefit performance of Broadway in Charlottesville, set for tonight, December 2, 2017 at The Paramount Theater at 7:30 PM.
BWW Review: The Met's Great Orchestra and Chorus Spark the Majestic Verdi REQUIEM
by Richard Sasanow - December 01, 2017
It was a fitting gesture that the Met dedicated this season's performances of Verdi's MESSA DA REQUIEM to the great baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky, who died on November 22 of brain cancer, at 55. The Russian Hvosotovsky may not have had the largest voice ever heard in his chosen repertoire--the last time I heard him was in IL TROVATORE with Netrebko--but it was unquestionably distinctive and exciting to hear. And he was a powerful stage presence second to none something that the Met has found difficult to muster from its soloists these days.
by Richard Sasanow - December 01, 2017
It was a fitting gesture that the Met dedicated this season's performances of Verdi's MESSA DA REQUIEM to the great baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky, who died on November 22 of brain cancer, at 55. The Russian Hvosotovsky may not have had the largest voice ever heard in his chosen repertoire--the last time I heard him was in IL TROVATORE with Netrebko--but it was unquestionably distinctive and exciting to hear. And he was a powerful stage presence second to none something that the Met has found difficult to muster from its soloists these days.
Co-Opera Takes Puccini's LA BOHEME to the Suburbs
by BWW News Desk - December 01, 2017
By an Italian composer, sung in Italian and set in Paris! They're a restless lot at Co-Opera; they're on the move again, this time taking a production of Puccini's gorgeous La Boheme to three venues in and around Adelaide, with six performances, and three casts and an orchestra of musicians from the Royal Commonweath Ensemble and many costume changes - this is truly a company on the move!
by BWW News Desk - December 01, 2017
By an Italian composer, sung in Italian and set in Paris! They're a restless lot at Co-Opera; they're on the move again, this time taking a production of Puccini's gorgeous La Boheme to three venues in and around Adelaide, with six performances, and three casts and an orchestra of musicians from the Royal Commonweath Ensemble and many costume changes - this is truly a company on the move!
Opera Santa Barbara Announces Dual Role For Kostis Protopapas
by BWW News Desk - November 30, 2017
The Board of Directors of Opera Santa Barbara is pleased to announce that its Artistic Director, Kostis Protopapas has accepted additional responsibilities as General Director for the organization. At their November 27th meetings, the Executive Committee and the full board unanimously approved a proposal to create a new position for Mr. Protopapas as both Artistic and General Director.
by BWW News Desk - November 30, 2017
The Board of Directors of Opera Santa Barbara is pleased to announce that its Artistic Director, Kostis Protopapas has accepted additional responsibilities as General Director for the organization. At their November 27th meetings, the Executive Committee and the full board unanimously approved a proposal to create a new position for Mr. Protopapas as both Artistic and General Director.
Guest Blog: Paul Hopper on THE HOUSE WITHOUT A CHRISTMAS TREE - The Path to a World Premiere
by Guest Blogger: Paul Hopper - November 30, 2017
All new operas start somewhere, and the journey to Houston Grand Opera's latest commission from composer Ricky Ian Gordon and librettist Royce Vavrek, The House without a Christmas Tree, started nearly 40 years ago in rural Indiana.
by Guest Blogger: Paul Hopper - November 30, 2017
All new operas start somewhere, and the journey to Houston Grand Opera's latest commission from composer Ricky Ian Gordon and librettist Royce Vavrek, The House without a Christmas Tree, started nearly 40 years ago in rural Indiana.
Opera Saratoga Announces Retirement of Patty Finnerty and Appointment of Two New Members to Senior Staff
by BWW News Desk - November 30, 2017
Lawrence Edelson, Artistic and General Director of Opera Saratoga, announced today the appointment of two new members of the organization's senior staff: Jonathan Blalock will join the company as Development and Patron Services Manager, effective December 4, 2017; and Charla Jeanne Lawson will become Opera Saratoga's new Company Manager, effective January 2, 2018. In addition, the company has announced the upcoming retirement of Patty Finnerty, who has been an integral part of Opera Saratoga for over 20 years, as of January 12, 2018.
by BWW News Desk - November 30, 2017
Lawrence Edelson, Artistic and General Director of Opera Saratoga, announced today the appointment of two new members of the organization's senior staff: Jonathan Blalock will join the company as Development and Patron Services Manager, effective December 4, 2017; and Charla Jeanne Lawson will become Opera Saratoga's new Company Manager, effective January 2, 2018. In addition, the company has announced the upcoming retirement of Patty Finnerty, who has been an integral part of Opera Saratoga for over 20 years, as of January 12, 2018.
ASU Professor Brings Opera From Classroom To World Stage
by BWW News Desk - November 29, 2017
A new work by Arizona State University School of Music Professor of Practice Daniel Bernard Roumain is re-shaping what the world thought Opera could be. The critically acclaimed work titled 'We Shall Not Be Moved' is a 'rare piece in the operatic world a multi-disciplinary work created by artists of color that addresses race relations in America...' according to Lynne MacDonald, a communications specialist at the School of Music.
by BWW News Desk - November 29, 2017
A new work by Arizona State University School of Music Professor of Practice Daniel Bernard Roumain is re-shaping what the world thought Opera could be. The critically acclaimed work titled 'We Shall Not Be Moved' is a 'rare piece in the operatic world a multi-disciplinary work created by artists of color that addresses race relations in America...' according to Lynne MacDonald, a communications specialist at the School of Music.
Houston Grand Opera to Celebrate AN EVENING IN OLD HOLLYWOOD with Annual Ball and After Party
by BWW News Desk - November 28, 2017
Houston Grand Opera's annual white-tie fundraiser, this year chaired by Drs. Liz Grimm and Jack Roth, returnsApril 14 with the 2018 Opera Ball, An Evening in Old Hollywood featuring a special guest appearance by Rock and Roll Hall of Famer David Lee Roth, who will perform a rare, private mini-set of hits. Always a highly anticipated event on Houston's social calendar, Opera Ball, to be held at The Post Oak at Uptown Houston, brings together many of the city's movers, shakers, and tastemakers for an unforgettable evening in support of Houston Grand Opera. For the young professional crowd, the Encore Party will offer a chic, late-night celebration that tops off Opera Ball. Drs. Ishwaria and Vivek Subbiah are chairmen of the Encore Party.
by BWW News Desk - November 28, 2017
Houston Grand Opera's annual white-tie fundraiser, this year chaired by Drs. Liz Grimm and Jack Roth, returnsApril 14 with the 2018 Opera Ball, An Evening in Old Hollywood featuring a special guest appearance by Rock and Roll Hall of Famer David Lee Roth, who will perform a rare, private mini-set of hits. Always a highly anticipated event on Houston's social calendar, Opera Ball, to be held at The Post Oak at Uptown Houston, brings together many of the city's movers, shakers, and tastemakers for an unforgettable evening in support of Houston Grand Opera. For the young professional crowd, the Encore Party will offer a chic, late-night celebration that tops off Opera Ball. Drs. Ishwaria and Vivek Subbiah are chairmen of the Encore Party.
Brooklyn Opera Works to Present First Annual LIEDERABEND: ART SONG RECITAL
by BWW News Desk - November 28, 2017
Brooklyn Opera Works presents their first annual Liederabend: Art Song Recital on December 19, 2017 at 7:30pm at BMS Playhouse, 126 St. Felix Street, Brooklyn, NY.
by BWW News Desk - November 28, 2017
Brooklyn Opera Works presents their first annual Liederabend: Art Song Recital on December 19, 2017 at 7:30pm at BMS Playhouse, 126 St. Felix Street, Brooklyn, NY.
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