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Review: CRUZAR LA CARA DE LA LUNA at Austin Opera
by Victoria Schwarz - February 04, 2024
Music by José “Pepe” Martinez, Lyrics by José “Pepe” Martinez and Leonard Foglia, Book by Leonard Foglia, Orchestration by David Hanlon, CRUZAR offers a deeply moving and acutely transparent experience.
Video: Watch an Excerpt from the Berlin State Opera Production of Wagner's SIEGFRIED on Carnegie Hall+
by BWW News Desk - February 03, 2024
Tenor Andreas Schager sings the title role in “Siegfried,” the third opera in Wagner’s Ring cycle, which depicts a hero’s journey to love. Watch an excerpt from the performance, now available on Carnegie Hall+, below!
Lyric Opera Of Kansas City Announces ROMEO ET JULIETTE 
by BWW News Desk - February 02, 2024
Lyric Opera of Kansas City announces Roméo et Juliette, running March 9-17, 2024 at Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts.
Review: Edmonton Opera Re-Imagines DON GIOVANNI Through a Modern Canadian Lens
by Sarah Dussome - February 02, 2024
Opera’s most notorious ladies’ man has returned to The Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium. This time, Don Giovanni prowls the streets of 21st century Canada, flaunting red carpet-worthy attire and spamming women with flirty texts. 
OPERA America Launches 'Studio Happy Hours' Rates
by BWW News Desk - February 02, 2024
OPERA America has announced Studio Happy Hours, a new initiative providing budget-friendly rehearsal space for vocalists, instrumentalists, actors, and other artists at its National Opera Center in Midtown Manhattan.
Portland Opera To Receive Grant From The National Endowment For The Arts
by BWW News Desk - February 01, 2024
Portland Opera has announced it has been approved by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) to receive a Grants for Arts Projects award of $22,000. This grant will support the company's upcoming production of The Snowy Day, by composer Joel Thompson and librettist Andrea Davis Pinkney, based on the children's book by Ezra Jack Keats.
Central City Opera To Be Inducted Into The Colorado Music Hall Of Fame
by BWW News Desk - February 01, 2024
Central City Opera will be inducted into the Colorado Music Hall of Fame. The ceremony will take place on June 29, 2024 in Central City, CO.
Video: Learn How The Royal Opera Created A 'Green' Production of RUSALKA
by Joshua Wright - February 01, 2024
Learn how The Royal Opera created a climate-conscious production of Rusalka in this all-new video. The Royal Opera worked towards Green Book standards in The Royal Opera's recent production of Rusalka - a modern interpretation of Dvořák's magical story. 
Video: Mezzo-Soprano Aigul Akhmetshina on Singing CARMEN at The Met
by Joshua Wright - January 30, 2024
Watch as During intermission of the Live in HD transmission of Bizet’s Carmen, host Matthew Polenzani speaks with mezzo-soprano Aigul Akhmetshina about her experience singing the title role. 
VIDEO: Watch The Met Orchestra Chamber Ensemble in Rehearsal For Carnegie Hall
by Joshua Wright - January 29, 2024
Watch as The Met Orchestra Chamber Ensemble rehearses the first movement from Hindemith’s Kammermusik No. 1, Op. 24a, ahead of their concert at Carnegie Hall.
Video: Go Backstage with LA BOHÈME at The Atlanta Opera
by BWW News Desk - January 28, 2024
Take a look behind the scenes of 'La Bohème' and meet the talented cast, crew, artists, and technicians bringing The Atlanta Opera's production of Puccini's classic to life. Watch the video here!
Video: Watch a Conversation in Spanish with Gabriella Reyes of The Atlanta Opera's LA BOHÈME
by BWW News Desk - January 28, 2024
Gabriella Reyes, Nicaraguan-American soprano who is currently taking the role of Mimì in The Atlanta Opera production of La Bohème to new heights sat down with the Director of The Atlanta Opera Film Studio, Felipe Barral, for a conversation in Spanish about her life, career, and taking on Puccini's iconic classic. Watch the video here!
New York City Opera to Present ENRICO CARUSO AND HIS SONGS
by BWW News Desk - January 26, 2024
New York City Opera presents Caruso and His Songs, a recital by tenor Mark Milhofer and pianist Marco Scolastra, paying homage to the legendary Enrico Caruso. The program features songs written for Caruso, including compositions by Caruso himself.
Met Opera Taps Endowment Fund Amid Financial Challenges
by Joshua Wright - January 25, 2024
In response to the unprecedented challenges faced by the performing arts sector, particularly during and after the pandemic, the Metropolitan Opera has announced a series of strategic measures to ensure its continued operation and artistic excellence.
Video: Conductor Jorge Parodi On Opera Orlando's FRIDA
by Joshua Wright - January 25, 2024
Watch as conductor Jorge Parodi talks about bringing Frida, Robert Xavier Rodriguez’s love letter to Mexican surrealist artist Frida Kahlo, to Opera Orlando.
Video: John de los Santos on Opera Orlando's FRIDA
by Joshua Wright - January 24, 2024
Watch as John de los Santos talks about bringing Frida to Opera Orlando. Opera Orlando continues its 2023-24 All for Art season On the MainStage this January with Frida, Robert Xavier Rodriguez’s love letter to Mexican surrealist artist Frida Kahlo.
City Opera Vancouver Presents SONG FROM THE UPROAR - A Celebration Of Early Feminist Icon, Isabelle Eberhardt
by BWW News Desk - January 23, 2024
City Opera Vancouver presents 'Song from the Uproar’ - a Celebration of Early Feminist Icon, Isabelle Eberhardt. Explore the adventurous and tragic life of Isabelle Eberhardt, an explorer, journalist, and sufi, in this Canadian premiere.
Photos: First Look at Pittsburgh Opera's IPHIGENIE EN TAURIDE
by BWW News Desk - January 23, 2024
Get a first look at photos of Pittsburgh Opera's Iphigénie en Tauride.
VIDEO: Preview Flamenco Festival from National Ballet of Spain at New York City Center
by Joshua Wright - January 23, 2024
The Flamenco Festival returns to New York with a special two-week extravaganza for its 23rd year celebrating the art of flamenco. Get a preview of the series below!
Video: Watch A New Trailer For CCARMEN at the Metropolitan Opera
by Joshua Wright - January 23, 2024
Watch an all new trailer for English director Carrie Cracknell's Met debut with a new modern-day staging of Carmen, one of opera’s most enduringly powerful works.
Video: Go Inside Orchestra Rehearsal for Opera Orlando's FRIDA with Cecilia Violetta Lopez
by Joshua Wright - January 22, 2024
Get a first look at orchestra rehearsals for Frida at Opera Orlando. Mexican-American soprano Cecilia Violetta López is a Company favorite having previously performed the role of Mimi in La bohème, Violetta in La traviata, and more.
Video: Get A First Look at LA BOHÈME at Atlanta Opera
by Joshua Wright - January 22, 2024
Get a first look at Atlanta Opera's La Bohème as you escape to the Bohemian streets of Paris in their production of Puccini’s masterpiece. The opera unfolds a world of dreams, love, and artistic passion at Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre. See the all-new cinematic trailer for the production.
Review: Kouyoumdjian-Vavrek ADORATION Is a Cautionary Tale at Prototype
by Richard Sasanow - January 22, 2024
Another year has come to an end for the Prototype Festival of new opera theatre-music theatre, under the banner of Beth Morrison Projects and HERE. For those of us who couldn’t make it to all the shows on display at various venues around town, it’s always something of a crapshoot: Which ones do you choose? This week, for me, it was the Mary Kouyoumdjian-Royce Vavrek ADORATION, based on the eponymous Atom Egoyan film.
Opera in the Heights Will Present THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA Next Month
by BWW News Desk - January 20, 2024
Opera in the Heights (OH) will present a new production of The Light in the Piazza, a Tony award-winning musical by Adam Guettel and Craig Lucas next month.
Review: MANON LESCAUT at Winter Opera
by Steve Callahan - January 19, 2024
Gina Galati’s wonderful Winter Opera company continues its 17th season with Puccini’s Manon Lescaut.  This work, which opened in 1893, was Puccini’s first great hit.  It was rather daring of Puccini to present this piece, based as it was on a novel that had already been adapted to opera by two other composers—first by Daniel Aubert (1856), and then in a hugely successful work by Jules Massenet 1884. 

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