Opera Lafayette Presents A WINK AT THE PAST, 2/24
by BWW News Desk - February 12, 2015
Opera Lafayette's 20th anniversary season, having launched with celebrated performances of Jean-Philippe Rameau's Les Fêtes de l'Hymen et de l'Amour, ou Les Dieux d'Egypte, continues with A Wink at the Past: Chamber Music of Handel and Bach, to be performed Tuesday, February 24, 2015 at the Kennedy Center's Terrace Theater and Thursday, February 26, 2015 at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall. Opera Lafayette returns to its chamber-ensemble origins, highlighting the work of two of Baroque's most beloved composers, George Frideric Handel and Johann Sebastian Bach.
by BWW News Desk - February 12, 2015
Opera Lafayette's 20th anniversary season, having launched with celebrated performances of Jean-Philippe Rameau's Les Fêtes de l'Hymen et de l'Amour, ou Les Dieux d'Egypte, continues with A Wink at the Past: Chamber Music of Handel and Bach, to be performed Tuesday, February 24, 2015 at the Kennedy Center's Terrace Theater and Thursday, February 26, 2015 at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall. Opera Lafayette returns to its chamber-ensemble origins, highlighting the work of two of Baroque's most beloved composers, George Frideric Handel and Johann Sebastian Bach.
Opera Lancaster Appoints Dr. Robert Bigley to Choral Director
by BWW News Desk - February 12, 2015
Opera Lancaster is thrilled to announce the appointment of Dr. Robert Bigley to the position of Opera Chorus Director! No stranger to the Lancaster arts community, Rob brings a wealth of experience and knowledge to the position.
by BWW News Desk - February 12, 2015
Opera Lancaster is thrilled to announce the appointment of Dr. Robert Bigley to the position of Opera Chorus Director! No stranger to the Lancaster arts community, Rob brings a wealth of experience and knowledge to the position.
Los Angeles Metropolitan Opera Presents Verdi's DON CARLO, 2/21-3/1
by BWW News Desk - February 12, 2015
Los Angeles Metropolitan Opera (LAMet), a local community Opera Company which stages grand opera in intimate settings and at prices almost anyone can afford will present Giuseppe Verdi's masterpiece, DON CARLO on four dates: February 21st, 22nd, 28th and on March 1, 2015. The performances take place at All Souls Chapel at Good Samaritan Hospital in downtown Los Angeles and at St. Augustine-By-the-Sea Episcopal Church in Santa Monica.
by BWW News Desk - February 12, 2015
Los Angeles Metropolitan Opera (LAMet), a local community Opera Company which stages grand opera in intimate settings and at prices almost anyone can afford will present Giuseppe Verdi's masterpiece, DON CARLO on four dates: February 21st, 22nd, 28th and on March 1, 2015. The performances take place at All Souls Chapel at Good Samaritan Hospital in downtown Los Angeles and at St. Augustine-By-the-Sea Episcopal Church in Santa Monica.
Lincoln Center Launches 'Boro-Linc', New Initiative Bringing the Arts to The Bronx
by BWW News Desk - February 11, 2015
Lincoln Center, the world's largest performing arts center, announces a new program, Boro-Linc, which will offer special free family programs that aim to make the arts more accessible to underserved New Yorkers and increase family engagement in the arts. The new initiative will bring together constituents from across Lincoln Center to present a wide range of performances, workshops, activities and exhibits on Saturdays at 12:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. from March 7 to June 13, with approximately 20 free family-friendly programs scheduled.
by BWW News Desk - February 11, 2015
Lincoln Center, the world's largest performing arts center, announces a new program, Boro-Linc, which will offer special free family programs that aim to make the arts more accessible to underserved New Yorkers and increase family engagement in the arts. The new initiative will bring together constituents from across Lincoln Center to present a wide range of performances, workshops, activities and exhibits on Saturdays at 12:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. from March 7 to June 13, with approximately 20 free family-friendly programs scheduled.
Pop-up Opera to Tour Mozart's DIE ENTFUHRUNG UND AUD DEM SERAIL, March 3-May 1
by BWW News Desk - February 11, 2015
2014 saw Pop-up Opera tour for three seasons, with over 60 performances at 42 different venues all over the UK and in Corfu. For Spring 2015, they're coming back with Mozart's comic opera Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Seraglio) about a hero, Belmonte, and his servant, Pedrillo, attempting to rescue their lovers Konstanze and Blonde from an Ottoman harem.
by BWW News Desk - February 11, 2015
2014 saw Pop-up Opera tour for three seasons, with over 60 performances at 42 different venues all over the UK and in Corfu. For Spring 2015, they're coming back with Mozart's comic opera Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Seraglio) about a hero, Belmonte, and his servant, Pedrillo, attempting to rescue their lovers Konstanze and Blonde from an Ottoman harem.
Los Angeles Metropolitan Opera to Present Verdi's DON CARLO, Begin. 2/21
by BWW News Desk - February 11, 2015
Los Angeles Metropolitan Opera (LAMet), a local community Opera Company which stages grand opera in intimate settings and at prices almost anyone can afford will present Giuseppe Verdi's masterpiece, DON CARLO on four dates: February 21st, 22nd, 28th and on March 1, 2015. The performances take place at All Souls Chapel at Good Samaritan Hospital in downtown Los Angeles and at St. Augustine-By-the-Sea Episcopal Church in Santa Monica.
by BWW News Desk - February 11, 2015
Los Angeles Metropolitan Opera (LAMet), a local community Opera Company which stages grand opera in intimate settings and at prices almost anyone can afford will present Giuseppe Verdi's masterpiece, DON CARLO on four dates: February 21st, 22nd, 28th and on March 1, 2015. The performances take place at All Souls Chapel at Good Samaritan Hospital in downtown Los Angeles and at St. Augustine-By-the-Sea Episcopal Church in Santa Monica.
Simon Keenlyside Withdraws from Metropolitan Opera's DON CARLO
by BWW News Desk - February 11, 2015
Dmitri Hvorostovsky and Luca Salsi will sing the role of Rodrigo in this season's performances of Verdi's Don Carlo, replacing Simon Keenlyside, who has withdrawn from the run due to illness.
by BWW News Desk - February 11, 2015
Dmitri Hvorostovsky and Luca Salsi will sing the role of Rodrigo in this season's performances of Verdi's Don Carlo, replacing Simon Keenlyside, who has withdrawn from the run due to illness.
Joyce DiDonato to Close Out Carnegie Hall's Perspectives Series with Philadelphia Orchestra, 3/18
by BWW News Desk - February 11, 2015
Celebrated mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato concludes her season-long Carnegie Hall Perspectives series on Wednesday, March 18 at 8:00 p.m. in Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage, joining The Philadelphia Orchestra and conductor Maurizio Benini for a program of bel canto arias, ensembles, and orchestral selections with special guests and close colleagues soprano Nicole Cabell and tenor Lawrence Brownlee. Music from Donizetti's Maria di Rohan and L'elisir d'amore, Bellini's I Capuleti e i Montecchi, and Rossini's Zelmira will be performed, along with other pieces.
by BWW News Desk - February 11, 2015
Celebrated mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato concludes her season-long Carnegie Hall Perspectives series on Wednesday, March 18 at 8:00 p.m. in Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage, joining The Philadelphia Orchestra and conductor Maurizio Benini for a program of bel canto arias, ensembles, and orchestral selections with special guests and close colleagues soprano Nicole Cabell and tenor Lawrence Brownlee. Music from Donizetti's Maria di Rohan and L'elisir d'amore, Bellini's I Capuleti e i Montecchi, and Rossini's Zelmira will be performed, along with other pieces.
Arizona Musicfest 2015 Invites Public to Orchestra Dress Rehearsals This Month
by BWW News Desk - February 10, 2015
As the first two Festival Orchestra concerts of Arizona Musicfest's 2015 season have sold out well in advance of their performance dates, Arizona Musicfest has opened its dress rehearsals for the performances of Scheherazade and Mozart's Clarinet Concerto on February 24 at 10:30 am, and Beethoven, Bach and The Blue Danube on February 26 at 1:00 pm.
by BWW News Desk - February 10, 2015
As the first two Festival Orchestra concerts of Arizona Musicfest's 2015 season have sold out well in advance of their performance dates, Arizona Musicfest has opened its dress rehearsals for the performances of Scheherazade and Mozart's Clarinet Concerto on February 24 at 10:30 am, and Beethoven, Bach and The Blue Danube on February 26 at 1:00 pm.
Festival D'Aix-en-Provence Announces 2015 Season, Running July 2-21
by BWW News Desk - February 10, 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 - February 10, 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.
AOP Receives Opera America Grant to Commission Wang Jie's New Opera TO KILL THAT BIRD
by BWW News Desk - February 10, 2015
American Opera Projects (AOP) is proud to announce it is the recipient of an OPERA America Female Commissioning Grant in support of a new double bill chamber opera by composer Wang Jie currently titled To Kill That Bird.
by BWW News Desk - February 10, 2015
American Opera Projects (AOP) is proud to announce it is the recipient of an OPERA America Female Commissioning Grant in support of a new double bill chamber opera by composer Wang Jie currently titled To Kill That Bird.
LA Opera to Perform NOAH'S FLOOD, 3/6
by BWW News Desk - February 10, 2015
Los Angeles) January 10, 2015 — LA Opera professional artists will once again collaborate with more than 300 amateur members of the Los Angeles musical community to present two performances of Benjamin Britten's Noah's Flood this spring at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels. Conducted by LA Opera Music Director James Conlon, the performances will take place at 7:30pm on Friday, March 6, and at 7:30pm on Saturday, March 7.
by BWW News Desk - February 10, 2015
Los Angeles) January 10, 2015 — LA Opera professional artists will once again collaborate with more than 300 amateur members of the Los Angeles musical community to present two performances of Benjamin Britten's Noah's Flood this spring at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels. Conducted by LA Opera Music Director James Conlon, the performances will take place at 7:30pm on Friday, March 6, and at 7:30pm on Saturday, March 7.
LA Opera's NOAH'S FLOOD on Sale Tomorrow
by BWW News Desk - February 10, 2015
LA Opera professional artists will once again collaborate with more than 300 amateur members of the Los Angeles musical community to present two performances of Benjamin Britten's Noah's Flood this spring at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels. Conducted by LA Opera Music Director James Conlon, the performances will take place at 7:30pm on Friday, March 6, and at 7:30pm on Saturday, March 7.
by BWW News Desk - February 10, 2015
LA Opera professional artists will once again collaborate with more than 300 amateur members of the Los Angeles musical community to present two performances of Benjamin Britten's Noah's Flood this spring at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels. Conducted by LA Opera Music Director James Conlon, the performances will take place at 7:30pm on Friday, March 6, and at 7:30pm on Saturday, March 7.
Victorian Opera to Premiere FLYING DUTCHMAN 3-D Event on V-Day, 2/14
by BWW News Desk - February 10, 2015
Fetch your 3D glasses, Victorian Opera's ground-breaking 3D production of Richard Wagner's The Flying Dutchman opens on Valentine's Day. Take a glimpse here!
by BWW News Desk - February 10, 2015
Fetch your 3D glasses, Victorian Opera's ground-breaking 3D production of Richard Wagner's The Flying Dutchman opens on Valentine's Day. Take a glimpse here!
BWW Interviews : Shepherd University to Feature an OPERA DOUBLE FEATURE
by Johnna Leary - February 10, 2015
The students of the Shepherd University Music Department will premiere an Opera Double Feature, featuring one comedic romance and one tragic romance, just in time for Valentine's Day! Opening February 13, the Opera Double Feature will included Dido and Aeneas, directed by Dr. Robert Tudor, and La Serva Padrona, directed by Dr. Bobb Robinson. Both operas are musically directed by Dr. Erik Jones. Dido and Aeneas, a tragedy, tells the story of Dido, a queen and both her love for enemy soldier, Aeneas, and her despair when he leaves her. La Serva Padrona, a comedy, features a clever maid and manservant conspiring to trick the master of the house into marrying the maid so that she can become the wealthy mistress of the house.
by Johnna Leary - February 10, 2015
The students of the Shepherd University Music Department will premiere an Opera Double Feature, featuring one comedic romance and one tragic romance, just in time for Valentine's Day! Opening February 13, the Opera Double Feature will included Dido and Aeneas, directed by Dr. Robert Tudor, and La Serva Padrona, directed by Dr. Bobb Robinson. Both operas are musically directed by Dr. Erik Jones. Dido and Aeneas, a tragedy, tells the story of Dido, a queen and both her love for enemy soldier, Aeneas, and her despair when he leaves her. La Serva Padrona, a comedy, features a clever maid and manservant conspiring to trick the master of the house into marrying the maid so that she can become the wealthy mistress of the house.
FGO Welcomes Award-Winning Conductor Anthony Barrese for THE PEARL FISHERS, Beginning 2/28
by BWW News Desk - February 09, 2015
?Anthony Barrese, award-winning conductor and composer, arrived in Miami yesterday to begin conducting rehearsals for Florida Grand Opera's (FGO) upcoming production of Georges Bizet's The Pearl Fishers (Les pecheurs de perles). Barrese makes his company debut conducting this French masterpiece not even two weeks after the close of FGO's well-received production of Mozart's comic opera Cosi fan tutte. The Pearl Fishers will open on Saturday, February 28, at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts.
by BWW News Desk - February 09, 2015
?Anthony Barrese, award-winning conductor and composer, arrived in Miami yesterday to begin conducting rehearsals for Florida Grand Opera's (FGO) upcoming production of Georges Bizet's The Pearl Fishers (Les pecheurs de perles). Barrese makes his company debut conducting this French masterpiece not even two weeks after the close of FGO's well-received production of Mozart's comic opera Cosi fan tutte. The Pearl Fishers will open on Saturday, February 28, at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts.
Sheldon Best Among 2015 Martin E. Segal Award Winners; Audra McDonald to Host Next Month's Gala
by BWW News Desk - February 09, 2015
The recipients of the 2015 Martin E. Segal Awards, this year, expanded to encompass nominees from all of Lincoln Center's resident organizations, were announced today by Lincoln Center President Jed Bernstein. The awards will be presented at a special gala evening on the Adrienne Arsht Stage of Alice Tully Hall on March 2.
by BWW News Desk - February 09, 2015
The recipients of the 2015 Martin E. Segal Awards, this year, expanded to encompass nominees from all of Lincoln Center's resident organizations, were announced today by Lincoln Center President Jed Bernstein. The awards will be presented at a special gala evening on the Adrienne Arsht Stage of Alice Tully Hall on March 2.
Dallas Opera to Begin INSTITUTE FOR WOMEN CONDUCTORS, 11/28
by BWW News Desk - February 09, 2015
DALLAS, FEBRUARY 9, 2015 – Working to address a long-standing career issue in the opera world, The Dallas Opera is delighted to announce the launch of a unique, new residential program designed to provide training and career support for distinctively talented women conductors. Female conductors age forty and younger, as well as accomplished women singers, opera coaches and accompanists, and instrumentalists with established careers seeking a new career at the podium, are encouraged to apply.
by BWW News Desk - February 09, 2015
DALLAS, FEBRUARY 9, 2015 – Working to address a long-standing career issue in the opera world, The Dallas Opera is delighted to announce the launch of a unique, new residential program designed to provide training and career support for distinctively talented women conductors. Female conductors age forty and younger, as well as accomplished women singers, opera coaches and accompanists, and instrumentalists with established careers seeking a new career at the podium, are encouraged to apply.
Hadleigh Adams to Perform at Martuni's, 3/4
by BWW News Desk - February 09, 2015
Former Merola Opera Program alumni and San Francisco Opera Adler Fellow Hadleigh Adams takes you on a musical journey from one side of the world to the other in 90 minutes and two martinis later; an evening with Hadleigh Adams on Wednesday, March 4th, 7 pm, at Martuni's (4 Valencia Street, San Francisco).
by BWW News Desk - February 09, 2015
Former Merola Opera Program alumni and San Francisco Opera Adler Fellow Hadleigh Adams takes you on a musical journey from one side of the world to the other in 90 minutes and two martinis later; an evening with Hadleigh Adams on Wednesday, March 4th, 7 pm, at Martuni's (4 Valencia Street, San Francisco).
BWW Reviews: With Mattei as the Lead and Gilbert at the Helm, GIOVANNI Settles the Score at the Met
by Richard Sasanow - February 09, 2015
I consider Mozart's DON GIOVANNI at the top of my list of favorite operas--the music starts to go through my head without much encouragement and gets stuck there. Yet, it's also one of the most problematic in performance, calling for a large group of A-list singers to do justice to the ripe and sometimes rollicking score--and frequently falling short. Luckily for current audiences at the Met, the cast is headed by Swedish baritone Peter Mattei, who already triumphed in Mozart at the Met this season in the new NOZZE DI FIGARO and there are enough other first-rate principals to make it work.
by Richard Sasanow - February 09, 2015
I consider Mozart's DON GIOVANNI at the top of my list of favorite operas--the music starts to go through my head without much encouragement and gets stuck there. Yet, it's also one of the most problematic in performance, calling for a large group of A-list singers to do justice to the ripe and sometimes rollicking score--and frequently falling short. Luckily for current audiences at the Met, the cast is headed by Swedish baritone Peter Mattei, who already triumphed in Mozart at the Met this season in the new NOZZE DI FIGARO and there are enough other first-rate principals to make it work.
Opera in the Heights Wins with the Rare LA CLEMENZA DI TITO
by Nyderah Williams - February 08, 2015
Mozart's infrequently performed LA CLEMENZA DI TITO is well-done by Opera in the Heights. From start to finish, their LA CLEMENZA DI TITO is a marvelous work, filled with beautiful, emotive singing, accompanied by an orchestral performance that is sumptuous and dynamic, all working together to bring forth every possible nuance in Mozart's music. The entire performance including intermission is 2 hours and 35 minutes long. It is well-worth every second of it.
by Nyderah Williams - February 08, 2015
Mozart's infrequently performed LA CLEMENZA DI TITO is well-done by Opera in the Heights. From start to finish, their LA CLEMENZA DI TITO is a marvelous work, filled with beautiful, emotive singing, accompanied by an orchestral performance that is sumptuous and dynamic, all working together to bring forth every possible nuance in Mozart's music. The entire performance including intermission is 2 hours and 35 minutes long. It is well-worth every second of it.
BWW Reviews: SWEENEY TODD, the Demon Barber of State Street
by Amanda Finn - February 07, 2015
Emerging from the dark prisons of Fidelio comes a show with darker themes, a more sinister villain, and higher stakes. Madison Opera premiered their Sweeney Todd in Capitol Theatre last night to a crowd eager to see what they could do. Fans of the Stephen Sondheim musical in its original capacity, the 2007 film adaptation starring Johnny Depp, the 1998 version starring Ben Kingsley, or (even rarer still) those who are fond of the original 1936 film were clearly in attendance.
by Amanda Finn - February 07, 2015
Emerging from the dark prisons of Fidelio comes a show with darker themes, a more sinister villain, and higher stakes. Madison Opera premiered their Sweeney Todd in Capitol Theatre last night to a crowd eager to see what they could do. Fans of the Stephen Sondheim musical in its original capacity, the 2007 film adaptation starring Johnny Depp, the 1998 version starring Ben Kingsley, or (even rarer still) those who are fond of the original 1936 film were clearly in attendance.
The LA Opera Presents West Coast Premiere of THE GHOSTS OF VERSAILLES, Now thru 3/1
by BWW News Desk - February 07, 2015
LA Opera General Director Plácido Domingo announced updated details for the west coast premiere of John Corigliano's magnificently haunting 1991 opera,The Ghosts of Versailles, which receives its long awaited west coast debut tonight, February 7 as the initial production of LA Opera's Figaro Trilogy.
by BWW News Desk - February 07, 2015
LA Opera General Director Plácido Domingo announced updated details for the west coast premiere of John Corigliano's magnificently haunting 1991 opera,The Ghosts of Versailles, which receives its long awaited west coast debut tonight, February 7 as the initial production of LA Opera's Figaro Trilogy.
NYCO Renaissance to Host Gala in Honor of Julius Rudel, 3/9
by BWW News Desk - February 06, 2015
New York City Opera Renaissance will host a Gala Concert and Dinner to celebrate the life of the late Maestro Julius Rudel and his invaluable contribution to the New York City Opera as General Director and Principal Conductor from 1957 to 1979. Maestro Rudel passed away on June 26, 2014 at age 93. The Gala Concert will take place at the Rose Theater in the Time Warner Center, Broadway & 60th Street, New York, NY, on Monday evening, March 9, 2015, at 7 pm.
by BWW News Desk - February 06, 2015
New York City Opera Renaissance will host a Gala Concert and Dinner to celebrate the life of the late Maestro Julius Rudel and his invaluable contribution to the New York City Opera as General Director and Principal Conductor from 1957 to 1979. Maestro Rudel passed away on June 26, 2014 at age 93. The Gala Concert will take place at the Rose Theater in the Time Warner Center, Broadway & 60th Street, New York, NY, on Monday evening, March 9, 2015, at 7 pm.
North Carolina Opera to Present LA TRAVIATA, 2/27
by BWW News Desk - February 06, 2015
RALEIGH, N.C. – North Carolina Opera brings the passionate and sweeping drama of La traviatato Triangle audiences on February 27 and March 1. In this sumptuous production, we follow along the heartbreaking journey of Violetta Valéry as she finds herself stuck with an agonizing choice. Does she stay with the man she loves or leave him to save his family's honor?
by BWW News Desk - February 06, 2015
RALEIGH, N.C. – North Carolina Opera brings the passionate and sweeping drama of La traviatato Triangle audiences on February 27 and March 1. In this sumptuous production, we follow along the heartbreaking journey of Violetta Valéry as she finds herself stuck with an agonizing choice. Does she stay with the man she loves or leave him to save his family's honor?
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