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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.