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Chattanooga Symphony & Opera Presents HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS, Today
by BWW News Desk - December 17, 2016
The Chattanooga Symphony & Opera will be presenting the annual family holiday tradition, Home for the Holidays, today, December 17 at 7:30pm and Sunday, December 18 at 3:00pm at the Tivoli Theatre.
Laura Schwendinger's Opera ARTEMISIA to Make New York Premiere at St Paul's Chapel
by BWW News Desk - December 16, 2016
Laura Schwendinger's new opera, Artemisia, will be given its New York Premiere on Saturday, January 7 at 1:00 PM at St Paul's Chapel, 209 Broadway in Manhattan.
St. Petersburg Opera Company Remembers Jason Miller
by BWW News Desk - December 16, 2016
Jason Miller, musician and beloved member of the St. Pete Opera family, was tragically killed in a car accident on December 10th, 2016. Jason sang in both the tenor and baritone sections in the SPO chorus since 2014, and was one of our most loyal and dedicated choristers.
Opera Columbus Debuts Collaboration With Juilliard School, MISSION: SERAGLIO, 1/25-29
by BWW News Desk - December 16, 2016
Opera Columbus puts a bold, new twist on Mozart's The Abduction from the Seraglio in its own original, James Bond-themed spectacular,Mission: Seraglio. With action as bold as Bond, music as magnificent as Mozart, and wit as dry as the best martini, Mission: Seraglio will be the first production under the umbrella of Opera Columbus' new artistic collaboration with The Juilliard School.
AZ Opera to Present MADAMA BUTTERFLY in Tucson, Phoenix This Winter
by BWW News Desk - December 16, 2016
Arizona Opera kicks off 2017 with Puccini's masterpiece, Madama Butterfly, in Tucson on January 28 at 7:30 pm and January 29 at 2:00 pm in Tucson Music Hall at 260 S. Church and in Phoenix on February 3 & 4 at 7:30 pm and February 5 at 2:00 pm in Symphony Hall, 75 N. 2nd St., Phoenix.
New York City Opera Presents CANDIDE Featuring Gregg Edelman, Jay Armstrong Johnson, Brooks Ashmanskas, and More
by BWW News Desk - December 16, 2016
This January, the legendary Broadway visionary Harold Prince returns to New York City Opera to direct a new production of Leonard Bernstein's Candide. The production, choreographed by Emmy Award-winning and Tony Award-nominated choreographer Patricia Birch, brings together a versatile cast of Broadway veterans and rising opera stars to tell the story of Candide's adventures and tribulations in the "best of all possible worlds."
Sarasota Opera Seeks Child Performer for MADAMA BUTTERFLY
by BWW News Desk - December 14, 2016
Sarasota Opera is casting to find three children (boy or girl) to portray Butterfly's son in the 2017 Winter production of Puccini's Madama Butterfly.
Stephen Costello To Return To The Metropolitan Opera, Starring In ROMEO ET JULIETTE
by BWW News Desk - December 14, 2016
Metropolitan Opera for a pair of back-to-back productions. Marking his house title role debut, he headlines Gounod's Romeo et Juliette (March 3-18) opposite Pretty Yende in the same hit Bartlett Sher staging in which he starred opposite Anna Netrebko at the 2010 Salzburg Festival.
WUTHERING HEIGHTS Opera Makes Opera News' Top 10; Blanton Alspaugh Nominated for Grammy
by BWW News Desk - December 14, 2016
 The Florentine Opera's original recording of Wuthering Heights makes Opera News' 10 Best in Opera recordings of the Year in 2016. Read more at OperaNews.com.
BWW Preview: THREE PENNY OPERA THE MUSICAL by Teater Universitas Indonesia
by Yuliani Supandji - December 13, 2016
Teater Universitas Indonesia proudly present Three Penny Opera the Musical in Sunday, January 8th 2017 7.30pm in Graha Bakti Budaya Taman Ismail Marzuki.
BWW Review: Racette Strips to Essentials as Opera's Ultimate Mean Girl, SALOME, at the Met
by Richard Sasanow - December 13, 2016
Despite some fine singing from soprano Patricia Racette (who also went the Full Monty in the title role), the Met's revival of Richard Strauss's SALOME was a little tame--something that it should never be.
Opera North's AMAHL AND THE NIGHT VISITORS Opens at CCA, Today
by BWW News Desk - December 13, 2016
Gian Carlo Menotti's beloved children's opera Amahl and the Night Visitors  will be performed at the historic Capitol Center for the Arts in Downtown Concord on Today, December 13 at 11AM.   This performance is part of the CCA's Lincoln Financial School Series and is open to opera fans of all ages. Tickets are $7 pp.
BWW Review: MacTheatre Shines in MOON OVER BUFFALO
by Michelle Hache - December 10, 2016
Performers love nothing more than to poke fun of themselves. In the McCallum Fine Arts Academy's production of MOON OVER BUFFALO, director Joshua Denning has assembled this small cast of exceptionally talented teenagers to do just that. But make no mistake; the young artists at McCallum are not typical teenagers, but well-trained raw talent that audiences will most certainly hear from in the future.
Cape Town Opera Announces 2017 Season
by BWW News Desk - December 09, 2016
Cape Town Opera's 2017 season launches with an explosive meeting of South Africa's foremost young singers directed by a veteran theatrical innovator. It includes a major new international musical and brings acclaimed international singers to the stage for the third in the Naspers Grand Masters series.
Mannes Opera Young Artists Present COSI FAN TUTTE
by BWW News Desk - December 09, 2016
LED BY ARTISTIC DIRECTOR JOSEPH COLANERI, the critically acclaimed Mannes Opera Young Artists present a fully staged performance of Cosi fan tutte by Mozart, in collaboration with the Mannes Orchestra. The performance will take place Today, December 9 at 7:30 and Saturday, December 10th at 1:30.
The Metropolitan Opera Announces Cast Change
by BWW News Desk - December 08, 2016
Dmitri Hvorostovsky has withdrawn from his upcoming opera engagements, including this spring's Met performances as the title character in Tchaikovsky'sEugene Onegin, due to illness.
The Royal Opera House Muscat Celebrates Oman in First Major In-House Production
by BWW News Desk - December 08, 2016
Muscat: The Royal Opera House Muscat (ROHM) will be proudly presenting its very own production entitled 'Celebrating Oman: The Great Journey' in January 2017.
Chattanooga Symphony & Opera Presents HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS, 12/17
by BWW News Desk - December 07, 2016
The Chattanooga Symphony & Opera will be presenting the annual family holiday tradition, Home for the Holidays, on Saturday, December 17 at 7:30pm and Sunday, December 18 at 3:00pm at the Tivoli Theatre.
Washington National Opera Presents 2017 American Opera Initiative Festival, 1/13
by BWW News Desk - December 07, 2016
Washington National Opera (WNO) presents the fifth season of its acclaimed American Opera Initiative, a comprehensive commissioning program that brings contemporary American stories to the stage while fostering the talents of rising American composers and librettists.
City Opera Vancouver Presents MISSING Dates, Nov. 2017
by BWW News Desk - December 07, 2016
Please find the dates for the 2017 premiere of our next commission, the chamber opera MISSING.
The Atlanta Opera Presents FROM OPERA TO OPRY, Today
by BWW News Desk - December 07, 2016
The Atlanta Opera will present the first-ever production of From Opera to Opry: Liquor, Love and the Lord on Today, December 7 at The Shakespeare Tavern Playhouse. The concert event, in collaboration with ADA Ovations, will feature renowned professional opera singers... as well as the bluegrass and country stylings of Cletus McHatfield and the McHatfield Fambly Singers. The evening will include an entertaining blend of country music, bluegrass, opera arias, and humor that gets right to the heart of the striking similarity between the themes and inspiration that drove both legendary opera composers and iconic country songwriters to write the music that speaks to us all.
Amore Opera Presents DIE FLEDERMAUS and HANSEL & GRETEL
by BWW News Desk - December 06, 2016
Amore Opera opens its holiday season with Johann Strauss II's Die Fledermaus at its new home, the Theatre at St. Jean's on Manhattan's Upper East Side. This bubbly, musical tale of romantic intrigue and merry revenge will be presented in full production with full orchestra conducted by Douglas Martin, with stage direction by Amore Opera's Artistic Director Nathan Hull. Amore Opera's production of Die Fledermaus features several talented casts.
Photo Flash: First Look at IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE at Houston Grand Opera
by BWW News Desk - December 06, 2016
Houston Grand Opera (HGO) continues its cycle of holiday operas with the world premiere presentation of It's a Wonderful Life by composer Jake Heggie and librettist Gene Scheer, now through December 17. This timeless tale follows a troubled banker whose guardian angel teaches him the lesson of realizing the lasting impact our lives can have on those around us. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!
STAGE TUBE: Calgary Opera Does The Mannequin Challenge
by Molly Tracy - December 05, 2016
Watch Calgary Opera and the cast and crew of Christmas at the Opera – Doctor Miracle (Le Docteur Miracle), recorded at Mamdani Opera Centre during rehearsal. #MannequinChallenge.
BWW REVIEW: Sydney Symphony Orchestra Presents A Staged Concert Version of The Gershwin's PORGY AND BESS
by Jade Kops - December 04, 2016
The rarely performed 1930's American Opera, PORGY AND BESS is given a Staged Concert treatment by Director Mitchell Butel with the support of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra and the Sydney Philharmonia Choirs.

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