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Kentucky Opera to Celebrate 65th Anniversary This Weekend by BWW News Desk
- August 03, 2016 The Kentucky Opera celebrates 65 years of creativity, ingenuity and grand opera tradition with a 2-day celebration, a public event on August 5 and a private event on August 6.
Houston Grand Opera Celebrates the Life of Rudy Avelar with ¡VIVA RUDY! by BWW News Desk
- August 02, 2016 Houston Grand Opera (HGO) will host ¡Viva Rudy!, honoring HGO's late director of patron services, Rudy Avelar, who served the company for almost 40 years until his passing in June. Rudy represented everything HGO stands for: dedication, excellence, and service. This commemorative event will be held on Monday, September 19, 2016.
BWW Review: Passions Blaze in Union Avenue's TOSCA by Steve Callahan
- August 02, 2016 The Union Avenue Opera just keeps presenting wonders! Their current production, Puccini's 'Tosca', is among the very best of their best-musically, vocally and in production values.
Minnesota Opera Announces Robert Ainsley as New Director of Young Artist Program & More by BWW News Desk
- August 01, 2016 MINNEAPOLIS (July 29, 2016) – Minnesota Opera today announced that Head of Music Robert Ainsley has accepted the position as the new Director of the Domingo-Cafritz Young Artist Program and the American Opera Initiative, effective next month. For the last three years, Rob has served as the Head of Music Staff, Chorus Master and Coach at Minnesota Opera and Opera Theatre of Saint Louis. He has worked on several world premiere and American operas at both companies, including Minnesota Opera's The Dream of Valentino, The Manchurian Candidate and The Shining.
PECAN SUMMER at Sydney Opera House this September by BWW News Desk
- July 31, 2016 Pecan Summer, Australia's first Indigenous opera, set to make history at the Sydney Opera House on September 12.
For the very first time Sydney audiences will be able to experience Short Black Opera's brand new production of Deborah Cheetham's Pecan Summer in the Concert Hall of the Sydney Opera House.
Photo Flash: First Look at Jenny Ashman and Brandon Rubendall in EVITA at Opera North by BWW News Desk
- July 29, 2016 Opera North presents Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber's EVITA, one of its three Summerfest 2016 mainstage productions, tonight, July 29, through August 13 at the Lebanon Opera House. The tempestuous musical about the rise of Argentina's provocative and controversial first lady Eva Peron will be given a dynamic new production. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the stars onstage below!
BWW Review: An Evening with the Divine Mr. M(ozart) at Lincoln Center by Richard Sasanow
- July 29, 2016 The opening program for this year's Mostly Mozart Festival—the 50th--at David Geffen Hall may not have offered any new insights into the mind of the genius composer or uncovered any long-lost masterpiece not heard in 200 years. On the other hand, it was filled with wonderful music, inspired singing and total bliss for the audience, in a program that flew by, all in the name of Mozart.
Opera North to Celebrate Summerfest 2016 Opening This Today by BWW News Desk
- July 29, 2016 Opera North is thrilled to have an amazing group of singers and creative team members ready for opening night of Opera North's Summerfest 2016 this Today, July 29th at Lebanon Opera House.
Jenny Ashman and Brandon Rubendall Star in EVITA, Beginning Tonight at Opera North by BWW News Desk
- July 29, 2016 Opera North presents Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber's EVITA, one of its three Summerfest 2016 mainstage productions, to be held tonight, July 29, through August 13 at the Lebanon Opera House. The tempestuous musical about the rise of Argentina's provocative and controversial first lady Eva Peron will be given a dynamic new production.
BWW Review: Bard SummerScape Tackles Mascagni's Little-Known IRIS by Richard Sasanow
- July 28, 2016 It probably would have been worth the trip to Bard SummerScape's production of Pietro Mascagni's IRIS—last heard at the Met in 1931--simply to make the acquaintance of soprano Talise Trevigne. Through much suffering and indignity, Trevigne sang the title role in a luxurious, plush-voiced, physical performance that made the most of the score by the composer who will always be known for CAVALLERIA RUSTIANA, that signpost of verismo opera. She's a find, and I hope to hear her again.
Opera North to Celebrate Summerfest 2016 Opening This Friday by BWW News Desk
- July 27, 2016 Opera North is thrilled to have an amazing group of singers and creative team members ready for opening night of Opera North's Summerfest 2016 this Friday, July 29th at Lebanon Opera House.
MOMENTA FESTIVAL II to Feature Indonesian Opera and More This Fall by BWW News Desk
- July 27, 2016 Momenta Quartet, the 'outstanding' (George Grella) and 'enterprising' (Russell Platt) string quartet based in New York City, happily announces Momenta Festival II, following the success of the inaugural Momenta Festival in 2015.
Capitol City Opera to Present THE BILLY GOATS GRUFF This October by BWW News Desk
- July 27, 2016 ?Capitol City Opera Company's (CCOC) Opera Outreach for Children will present The Billy Goats Gruff on Saturday, Oct. 1, 2016 at 1 p.m. at the Church of the Atonement in Sandy Springs, Ga.
Warner Theatre Announces Its 2016-17 Met Opera Live in HD Season by BWW News Desk
- July 27, 2016 The Warner Theatre is excited to announce its 2016-17 Met Opera: Live in HD Season, featuring 10 operas, 5 new to the series, and 2 encores, streaming live from the Met. A complimentary pre-opera lecture will be offered to all ticketholders in the Nancy Marine Studio Lobby for 45 minutes of pre-opera information and entertainment, 2 hours before broadcast. Full and Half Season Subscriptions are available.
Elza van den Heever Takes on Beethoven's Leonore in FIDELIO at Caramoor and It's 'No Joke' by Richard Sasanow
- July 27, 2016 When South African soprano Elza van den Heever made her debut at the Met, as Elizabeth I in Donizetti's MARIA STUARDA, it was something that was totally memorable in every way--not only for her intelligent and gorgeous bel canto singing but for the lurching gait that helped show her character as unbalanced. What does she have in mind for her role debut as Leonore, in Beethoven's FIDELIO, at the Caramoor Festival?
Mostly Mozart 2016 Artist Update: Thierry Fischer Replaces Andrés Orozco-Estrada by BWW News Desk
- July 26, 2016 Lincoln Center announces an artist update for the August 2 and 3 Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra concerts at David Geffen Hall. Conductor Andrés Orozco-Estrada, who was to make his New York debut and first Festival appearance, has reluctantly withdrawn due to a back problem. For these performances, he will be replaced by Thierry Fischer, who makes his own Festival debut. The program remains the same: Haydn's Symphony No. 59 in A major (“Fire”), and Mozart's Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K.550, in addition to Mozart's exuberant Piano Concerto No. 25 in C major, K.503, performed by the gifted German pianist Martin Helmchen, who makes his Mostly Mozart Festival debut.
FSCJ Artist Series Presents TURANDOT this February by BWW News Desk
- July 26, 2016 Puccini's final masterpiece, Turandot comes to Jacksonville's Times-Union Center, Moran Theater on Tuesday, February 21, 2017 at 7:30 p.m. for one performance only. Turandot is based on the Greek myth "the riddle of the sphinx".
Opera America Selects Future Leaders for Leadership Intensive Program by BWW News Desk
- July 26, 2016 OPERA America, the national service organization for opera and the nation's leading champion for American opera, is pleased to announce that 14 participants from the United States, Canada and Europe have been selected for its 2016 Leadership Intensive program. These future industry leaders were chosen through a competitive selection process focusing on candidates' potential to make significant contributions to the opera field. This program is made possible by the generous support of American Express.
Renee Fleming to Sing Premiere of Kevin Puts' New Song Cycle LETTERS FROM GEORGIA by BWW News Desk
- July 26, 2016 Letters from Georgia, a new song cycle based on the letters of painter Georgia O'Keeffe and composed by Pulitzer Prize-winner Kevin Puts, will receive its world premiere performances on November 12th and 14th, sung by four-time Grammy Award-winning soprano Renee Fleming and accompanied by the Eastman Philharmonia under the direction of Neil Varon.