World Premiere Youth Opera SECOND NATURE to Debut at Lincoln Park Zoo, 8/19-20
by BWW News Desk - July 09, 2015
Lyric Unlimited presents the world premiere of Second Nature, a new opera for youth from the acclaimed composer/librettist Matthew Aucoin, at Café Brauer at Lincoln Park Zoo (2021 N. Stockton Dr., Chicago).
by BWW News Desk - July 09, 2015
Lyric Unlimited presents the world premiere of Second Nature, a new opera for youth from the acclaimed composer/librettist Matthew Aucoin, at Café Brauer at Lincoln Park Zoo (2021 N. Stockton Dr., Chicago).
David Bennett, Part 2: New Seasons, New Concepts
by Erica Miner - July 09, 2015
We still have a lot of work to do, clearly, but I'm not daunted
by Erica Miner - July 09, 2015
We still have a lot of work to do, clearly, but I'm not daunted
LA Opera to Open 30th Season with GIANNI SCHICCHI & PAGLIACCI
by BWW News Desk - July 09, 2015
Plácido Domingo, the Eli and Edythe Broad General Director of LA Opera, has announced new details for the opening production of the company's 30th Anniversary Season. The 2015/16 season will open on September 12 with a double bill featuring two of LA Opera's most celebrated productions, Gianni Schicchi and Pagliacci, and highlighting Mr. Domingo's artistry as both singer and conductor.
by BWW News Desk - July 09, 2015
Plácido Domingo, the Eli and Edythe Broad General Director of LA Opera, has announced new details for the opening production of the company's 30th Anniversary Season. The 2015/16 season will open on September 12 with a double bill featuring two of LA Opera's most celebrated productions, Gianni Schicchi and Pagliacci, and highlighting Mr. Domingo's artistry as both singer and conductor.
Tickets to Zhang Houding with Peking Opera at Koch Theater Now on Sale
by BWW News Desk - July 09, 2015
For the first time outside of China, The China Arts & Entertainment Group (CAEG), a creative enterprise under the administration of the Ministry of Culture for the People's Republic of China and the National Academy Of China Theatre Arts proudly present Zhang Houding (one of China's most popular performers) with the Peking Opera at the David H. Koch Theater (Lincoln Center) at 8:00pm on September 2nd Legend Of The White Snake' and on the 3rd 'The Jewelry Purse'. This historical special engagement is the fifth production in an ongoing relationship between CAEG and the David H. Koch Theater. This January 7-10, 2016, CAEG will present a new attraction, their 6th at the theater. These presentations showcase China's historical contribution to the world of theater and art by presenting the finest in Chinese contemporary and classical performing arts to the United States.
by BWW News Desk - July 09, 2015
For the first time outside of China, The China Arts & Entertainment Group (CAEG), a creative enterprise under the administration of the Ministry of Culture for the People's Republic of China and the National Academy Of China Theatre Arts proudly present Zhang Houding (one of China's most popular performers) with the Peking Opera at the David H. Koch Theater (Lincoln Center) at 8:00pm on September 2nd Legend Of The White Snake' and on the 3rd 'The Jewelry Purse'. This historical special engagement is the fifth production in an ongoing relationship between CAEG and the David H. Koch Theater. This January 7-10, 2016, CAEG will present a new attraction, their 6th at the theater. These presentations showcase China's historical contribution to the world of theater and art by presenting the finest in Chinese contemporary and classical performing arts to the United States.
Arizona Opera Announced New BOLD Card
by BWW News Desk - July 09, 2015
With its new BOLD Card available for the entire 2015/16 season, Arizona Opera invites the emerging entrepreneurs, performing arts aficionados, the masses madly in love with musical theater, and savings conscious students of Arizona to experience stories worth singing - on their terms.
by BWW News Desk - July 09, 2015
With its new BOLD Card available for the entire 2015/16 season, Arizona Opera invites the emerging entrepreneurs, performing arts aficionados, the masses madly in love with musical theater, and savings conscious students of Arizona to experience stories worth singing - on their terms.
Apotheosis Opera to Present Richard Wagner's TANNHAUSER, 7/31-8/2
by BWW News Desk - July 09, 2015
Apotheosis Opera has announced their inaugural production will be a fully-staged English translation of Richard Wagner's early masterpiece TANNHÄUSER on Friday, July 31, 2015, at 7pm and Sunday, August 2, 2015, at 3pm at the theatre of El Museo del Barrio (1230 5th Avenue).
by BWW News Desk - July 09, 2015
Apotheosis Opera has announced their inaugural production will be a fully-staged English translation of Richard Wagner's early masterpiece TANNHÄUSER on Friday, July 31, 2015, at 7pm and Sunday, August 2, 2015, at 3pm at the theatre of El Museo del Barrio (1230 5th Avenue).
David Bennett Starts His SDO Journey, Part 1
by Erica Miner - July 09, 2015
After only two weeks at the job, Bennett already had an abundance of experience to share
by Erica Miner - July 09, 2015
After only two weeks at the job, Bennett already had an abundance of experience to share
MY FAIR LADY and MADAMA BUTTERFLY Set for Ash Lawn Opera's 2015 Season
by BWW News Desk - July 08, 2015
ASH LAWN OPERA ANNOUNCES ITS 2015 SEASON with performances of Madama Butterfly in July, My Fair Lady in August, and Amahl and the Night Visitors in December at The Paramount Theater
by BWW News Desk - July 08, 2015
ASH LAWN OPERA ANNOUNCES ITS 2015 SEASON with performances of Madama Butterfly in July, My Fair Lady in August, and Amahl and the Night Visitors in December at The Paramount Theater
Tickets to Lyric Opera of Chicago's 2015-16 Season Now on Sale
by BWW News Desk - July 08, 2015
Single tickets go on sale July 8 at 10:00am for Lyric Opera of Chicago's 61st season.
by BWW News Desk - July 08, 2015
Single tickets go on sale July 8 at 10:00am for Lyric Opera of Chicago's 61st season.
dell'Arte Opera Ensemble Sets 2015 Summer Season
by BWW News Desk - July 08, 2015
dell'Arte Opera Ensemble, which offers role debut and training opportunities to emerging opera artists, celebrates its twelfth season of high-quality, affordable NYC performances with a Beaumarchais Trilogy featuring fully-staged productions of Il barbiere di Siviglia by Giovanni Paisiello, Le nozze di Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Rosina by Hiram Titus, and Les Belles et Les Beaus, a Beaumarchais Concert featuring excerpts of other settings of the Rosina/Figaro trilogy, including music of Rossini, Massenet, Milhaud, Corigliano, plus alternate arias from Mozart's Le nozze di Figaro not heard in the mainstage production. The Metamorphosis Chamber Orchestra led by Artistic Director Pierre Lidar, collaborates for the season.
by BWW News Desk - July 08, 2015
dell'Arte Opera Ensemble, which offers role debut and training opportunities to emerging opera artists, celebrates its twelfth season of high-quality, affordable NYC performances with a Beaumarchais Trilogy featuring fully-staged productions of Il barbiere di Siviglia by Giovanni Paisiello, Le nozze di Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Rosina by Hiram Titus, and Les Belles et Les Beaus, a Beaumarchais Concert featuring excerpts of other settings of the Rosina/Figaro trilogy, including music of Rossini, Massenet, Milhaud, Corigliano, plus alternate arias from Mozart's Le nozze di Figaro not heard in the mainstage production. The Metamorphosis Chamber Orchestra led by Artistic Director Pierre Lidar, collaborates for the season.
Wolf Trap Opera's THE GHOSTS OF VERSAILLES Begins 7/10
by BWW News Desk - July 08, 2015
Following a sold-out run of Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro in June 2015, Wolf Trap Opera continues the Figaro storyline with the Washington, D.C. premiere of acclaimed composer John Corigliano and librettist William M. Hoffman's contemporary opera The Ghosts of Versailles. The new production plays for four performances, July 10, 12, 15 and 18, at The Barns at Wolf Trap. See below for production and ticketing information; production photos are available upon request beginning July 10.
by BWW News Desk - July 08, 2015
Following a sold-out run of Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro in June 2015, Wolf Trap Opera continues the Figaro storyline with the Washington, D.C. premiere of acclaimed composer John Corigliano and librettist William M. Hoffman's contemporary opera The Ghosts of Versailles. The new production plays for four performances, July 10, 12, 15 and 18, at The Barns at Wolf Trap. See below for production and ticketing information; production photos are available upon request beginning July 10.
North Carolina Opera to Co-Commision COLD MOUNTAIN, Presented by Santa Fe Opera, 8/1
by BWW News Desk - July 08, 2015
RALEIGH, N.C. – North Carolina Opera has joined the consortium co-commissioning and co-producing the new opera COLD MOUNTAIN, with music by Pulitzer Prize winning composer Jennifer Higdon and libretto by the renowned Gene Scheer. Based on Charles Frazier's wildly successful 1997 novel COLD MOUNTAIN (which sold over four million copies and won the National Book Award for fiction) this North Carolina story tells of the long journey homeward of Confederate soldier Inman to his love, Ada.
by BWW News Desk - July 08, 2015
RALEIGH, N.C. – North Carolina Opera has joined the consortium co-commissioning and co-producing the new opera COLD MOUNTAIN, with music by Pulitzer Prize winning composer Jennifer Higdon and libretto by the renowned Gene Scheer. Based on Charles Frazier's wildly successful 1997 novel COLD MOUNTAIN (which sold over four million copies and won the National Book Award for fiction) this North Carolina story tells of the long journey homeward of Confederate soldier Inman to his love, Ada.
Opera Theatre of Pittsburgh's SummerFest to Feature World Premiere, & More
by BWW News Desk - July 08, 2015
PITTSBURGH, PA (July 6, 2015) — The world premiere A NEW KIND OF FALLOUT is showcased in Opera Theater of Pittsburgh's fourth SummerFest season. Inspired by environmentalist Rachel Carson (a native of Springdale, Pa.), the new opera features music by acclaimed New York-based composer Gilda Lyons and a libretto by award-winning Pittsburgh playwright Tammy Ryan.
by BWW News Desk - July 08, 2015
PITTSBURGH, PA (July 6, 2015) — The world premiere A NEW KIND OF FALLOUT is showcased in Opera Theater of Pittsburgh's fourth SummerFest season. Inspired by environmentalist Rachel Carson (a native of Springdale, Pa.), the new opera features music by acclaimed New York-based composer Gilda Lyons and a libretto by award-winning Pittsburgh playwright Tammy Ryan.
Culchahworks Arts Collective and Panamania to Present OBEAH OPERA, 8/4
by BWW News Desk - July 08, 2015
TORONTO (July 7, 2015) - Culchahworks Arts Collective and Panamania in association with Nightwood Theatreand b current proudly present the world premiere of Obeah Opera, a groundbreaking a cappella musical odyssey conceived, written and composed by Culchahworks Co-Artistic Director Nicole Brooks that runs Tuesday August 4 to Saturday, August 8 at the Young Centre for the Performing Arts in The Distillery District (Media Night August 6). Tickets are available at http://youngcentre.ca/ or by calling the Young Centre Box Office at 416-866-8666 and will be available at http://obeahopera.com/ within the week.
by BWW News Desk - July 08, 2015
TORONTO (July 7, 2015) - Culchahworks Arts Collective and Panamania in association with Nightwood Theatreand b current proudly present the world premiere of Obeah Opera, a groundbreaking a cappella musical odyssey conceived, written and composed by Culchahworks Co-Artistic Director Nicole Brooks that runs Tuesday August 4 to Saturday, August 8 at the Young Centre for the Performing Arts in The Distillery District (Media Night August 6). Tickets are available at http://youngcentre.ca/ or by calling the Young Centre Box Office at 416-866-8666 and will be available at http://obeahopera.com/ within the week.
Seattle Opera to Present NABUCCO This August
by BWW News Desk - July 07, 2015
Come experience the power of music on a whole new level at the Seattle Opera premiere of Giuseppe Verdi's Nabucco this August. Viewers will be visually transported to ancient Babylon through magnificent costumes, awe-inspiring projections, and a new staging configuration that brings the music and performers closer to the audience than ever before.
by BWW News Desk - July 07, 2015
Come experience the power of music on a whole new level at the Seattle Opera premiere of Giuseppe Verdi's Nabucco this August. Viewers will be visually transported to ancient Babylon through magnificent costumes, awe-inspiring projections, and a new staging configuration that brings the music and performers closer to the audience than ever before.
Summer Opera Lyric Theatre to Present Annual Mini-Festival of Opera, 7/31
by BWW News Desk - July 07, 2015
Toronto, July 6, 2015… Summer Opera Lyric Theatre continues its 29 year tradition as the only performance haven for opera lovers in late summer. Since 1986, Guillermo Silva Marin has led aspiring young artists through an intensive 8 week course of study concentrating on character development in opera through text and music. These weeks have culminated in a series of performances showcasing the young artists at the Robert Gill Theatre, University of Toronto. The only summer course of its kind in the Greater Toronto Area, alumni include Kristina Szabo, David Pomeroy, Nora Sourouzian, Joseph Kaiser, Keith Klassen and Joshua Hopkins.
by BWW News Desk - July 07, 2015
Toronto, July 6, 2015… Summer Opera Lyric Theatre continues its 29 year tradition as the only performance haven for opera lovers in late summer. Since 1986, Guillermo Silva Marin has led aspiring young artists through an intensive 8 week course of study concentrating on character development in opera through text and music. These weeks have culminated in a series of performances showcasing the young artists at the Robert Gill Theatre, University of Toronto. The only summer course of its kind in the Greater Toronto Area, alumni include Kristina Szabo, David Pomeroy, Nora Sourouzian, Joseph Kaiser, Keith Klassen and Joshua Hopkins.
BWW Reviews: LA TRAVIATA, a Tragic Love Story Of Pleasure, Passion And Prejudice Is Beautifully Bought to Life by Opera Australia
by Jade Kops - July 04, 2015
The tragic tale of the Courtesan and Nobleman, driven apart by a father concerned for his family's reputation is played out in Giuseppe Verdi's LA TRAVIATA.
by Jade Kops - July 04, 2015
The tragic tale of the Courtesan and Nobleman, driven apart by a father concerned for his family's reputation is played out in Giuseppe Verdi's LA TRAVIATA.
Tanna Frederick to Star in DUTCHMAN at Edgemar Center
by BWW News Desk - July 02, 2015
Dutchman Opens Limited Engagement at Edgemar Center for the Arts on July 15; Tanna Frederick and Siaka Massaquoi star, Levy Lee Simons directs
by BWW News Desk - July 02, 2015
Dutchman Opens Limited Engagement at Edgemar Center for the Arts on July 15; Tanna Frederick and Siaka Massaquoi star, Levy Lee Simons directs
Washington National Opera Announces Roster of Young Artists for Domingo-Cafritz Program
by BWW News Desk - July 02, 2015
Washington National Opera (WNO) today announced the roster of emerging artists and renowned teaching artists engaged for the 14th season of its Domingo-Cafritz Young Artist Program. Under the leadership of program director Michael Heaston, the Domingo-Cafritz Young Artist Program continues to increase its number of performances throughout the season and expand its training regimen, including mentorship byArtist in Residence Alan Held, the acclaimed bass-baritone who will star as Wotan in WNO's Ring cycles next season.
by BWW News Desk - July 02, 2015
Washington National Opera (WNO) today announced the roster of emerging artists and renowned teaching artists engaged for the 14th season of its Domingo-Cafritz Young Artist Program. Under the leadership of program director Michael Heaston, the Domingo-Cafritz Young Artist Program continues to increase its number of performances throughout the season and expand its training regimen, including mentorship byArtist in Residence Alan Held, the acclaimed bass-baritone who will star as Wotan in WNO's Ring cycles next season.
Merola Opera Program to Perform DON PASQUALE, 8/6
by BWW News Desk - July 02, 2015
SAN FRANCISCO, July 1, 2015 – The Merola Opera Program presents Donizetti's Don Pasquale, led by conductor Warren Jones and director Nic Muni, in two performances Thursday, August 6 at 7:30pm and Saturday, August 8 at 2pm at the Cowell Theater in San Francisco.
by BWW News Desk - July 02, 2015
SAN FRANCISCO, July 1, 2015 – The Merola Opera Program presents Donizetti's Don Pasquale, led by conductor Warren Jones and director Nic Muni, in two performances Thursday, August 6 at 7:30pm and Saturday, August 8 at 2pm at the Cowell Theater in San Francisco.
'The Queen of Bel Canto' Opera Star Jessica Pratt Returns to Victorian Opera for One Performance Tonight
by BWW News Desk - July 02, 2015
Dubbed the Queen of Bel Canto singing by European critics, celebrated Australian operatic export Jessica Pratt returns home for one performance only in Victorian Opera's I Puritani at Hamer Hall tonight 2 July.
by BWW News Desk - July 02, 2015
Dubbed the Queen of Bel Canto singing by European critics, celebrated Australian operatic export Jessica Pratt returns home for one performance only in Victorian Opera's I Puritani at Hamer Hall tonight 2 July.
LA CENERENTOLA, THE LONG WALK and More Set for Opera Saratoga's 2015 Summer Festival Season
by BWW News Desk - July 02, 2015
Opera Saratoga kicks off its 2015 Summer Festival season, which will run from today, July 2 - July 26, 2015 at multiple venues throughout Saratoga Springs, New York.
by BWW News Desk - July 02, 2015
Opera Saratoga kicks off its 2015 Summer Festival season, which will run from today, July 2 - July 26, 2015 at multiple venues throughout Saratoga Springs, New York.
Festival D'Aix-en-Provence Launches 2015 Season Today
by BWW News Desk - July 02, 2015
Festival d'Aix-en-Provence 2015, under the leadership of General Manager Bernard Foccroulle, will present world premiere productions of operas by Handel and Mozart; the return of director Robert Carsen's acclaimed 1991 Festival production of Benjamin Britten's A Midsummer Night's Dream; and the French premiere of Jonathan Dove's children's opera, The Monster in the Maze, led by Sir Simon Rattle with the London Symphony Orchestra. Major vocal presentations in 2015 will also include a new production of Serbian composer Ana Sokolovi?'s uncommonly original one-act a cappella opera Svadba (Marriage), and a double bill of Persephone-Stravinsky's hybrid musical work for speaker, singers, dancers, and orchestra-with Tchaikovsky's last opera, Iolanta.
by BWW News Desk - July 02, 2015
Festival d'Aix-en-Provence 2015, under the leadership of General Manager Bernard Foccroulle, will present world premiere productions of operas by Handel and Mozart; the return of director Robert Carsen's acclaimed 1991 Festival production of Benjamin Britten's A Midsummer Night's Dream; and the French premiere of Jonathan Dove's children's opera, The Monster in the Maze, led by Sir Simon Rattle with the London Symphony Orchestra. Major vocal presentations in 2015 will also include a new production of Serbian composer Ana Sokolovi?'s uncommonly original one-act a cappella opera Svadba (Marriage), and a double bill of Persephone-Stravinsky's hybrid musical work for speaker, singers, dancers, and orchestra-with Tchaikovsky's last opera, Iolanta.
BWW Reviews: Opera Australia's Presentation Of Puccini's Love Story TURANDOT Is a Feast For The Senses
by Jade Kops - July 01, 2015
Opera Australia's production of TURANDOT blends Puccini's famous music with striking costumes and elements of Chinese Opera to encourage the audience to imagine an Imperial China filled with crowds waiting for the execution of the latest suitor to fail the Princess' challenge.
by Jade Kops - July 01, 2015
Opera Australia's production of TURANDOT blends Puccini's famous music with striking costumes and elements of Chinese Opera to encourage the audience to imagine an Imperial China filled with crowds waiting for the execution of the latest suitor to fail the Princess' challenge.
Berkshire Opera Festival to Offer Free Concert, 7/29
by BWW News Desk - July 01, 2015
Berkshire Opera Festival (BOF) is offering its first musical event in the Berkshires at 7:30pm on Wednesday, July 29 at Ventfort Hall in Lenox. General Director Jonathon Loy and Artistic Director Brian Garman, co-founders of the company, will present this free concert featuring some of opera's greatest arias and ensembles as a prelude to the company's inaugural season in summer 2016. The concert will be headlined by soprano Caroline Worra, tenor Cody Austin, and baritone Kyle Pfortmiller. These three artists perform regularly at opera companies around the country, including The Metropolitan Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago, San Francisco Opera, the Glimmerglass Festival, Opera Philadelphia, and Dallas Opera.
by BWW News Desk - July 01, 2015
Berkshire Opera Festival (BOF) is offering its first musical event in the Berkshires at 7:30pm on Wednesday, July 29 at Ventfort Hall in Lenox. General Director Jonathon Loy and Artistic Director Brian Garman, co-founders of the company, will present this free concert featuring some of opera's greatest arias and ensembles as a prelude to the company's inaugural season in summer 2016. The concert will be headlined by soprano Caroline Worra, tenor Cody Austin, and baritone Kyle Pfortmiller. These three artists perform regularly at opera companies around the country, including The Metropolitan Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago, San Francisco Opera, the Glimmerglass Festival, Opera Philadelphia, and Dallas Opera.
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