MidAtlantic Opera Sets RIGOLETTO Cast, Playing Ridge Performing Arts, 10/26
by BWW News Desk - October 02, 2014
The MidAtlantic Opera, New Jersey's newest professional company, has announced the full cast for its upcoming, fully-staged production of Giuseppe Verdi's well-loved classic, RIGOLETTO, conducted by Maestro Jason C. Tramm and stage directed by Eric Gibson on Sunday, October 26, 2014 at 5:00 pm at the Ridge Performing Arts Center.
by BWW News Desk - October 02, 2014
The MidAtlantic Opera, New Jersey's newest professional company, has announced the full cast for its upcoming, fully-staged production of Giuseppe Verdi's well-loved classic, RIGOLETTO, conducted by Maestro Jason C. Tramm and stage directed by Eric Gibson on Sunday, October 26, 2014 at 5:00 pm at the Ridge Performing Arts Center.
BWW Interviews: Hagerstown Hub Opera to Present HANSEL AND GRETEL
by Johnna Leary - October 02, 2014
Just in time for Halloween, Hagerstown Hub Opera will present the classic children's fairy tale Hansel and Gretel on October 4 and 5, featuring an enchanted forest, magical creatures and, of course, a wicked witch!
by Johnna Leary - October 02, 2014
Just in time for Halloween, Hagerstown Hub Opera will present the classic children's fairy tale Hansel and Gretel on October 4 and 5, featuring an enchanted forest, magical creatures and, of course, a wicked witch!
The Lyric Opera Chicago Announces the Artists for EL PASADO NUNCA SE TERMINA
by BWW News Desk - October 02, 2014
Anthony Freud, general director of Lyric Opera Chicago, today announced the artists for El Pasado Nunca Se Termina (The Past Is Never Finished), the new mariachi opera commissioned by Lyric Unlimited that has its world premiere in Chicago in March 2015.
by BWW News Desk - October 02, 2014
Anthony Freud, general director of Lyric Opera Chicago, today announced the artists for El Pasado Nunca Se Termina (The Past Is Never Finished), the new mariachi opera commissioned by Lyric Unlimited that has its world premiere in Chicago in March 2015.
OperaLancaster Presents MAD ABOUT MOZART as Part of New Season Tonight
by BWW News Desk - October 02, 2014
Genius gone wild; child prodigy makes enemies as a young man, fails to find permanent employment and dies young. That could be the sensationalist headline about Mozart's life. But what do we find in his music?
by BWW News Desk - October 02, 2014
Genius gone wild; child prodigy makes enemies as a young man, fails to find permanent employment and dies young. That could be the sensationalist headline about Mozart's life. But what do we find in his music?
Nashville Opera's LA BOHEME Set for 10/9 & 11
by BWW News Desk - October 01, 2014
Rodolfo, a writter, shares a small garret in Paris with Marcello, a painter, Schaunard, a musician, and Colline, a philosopher. The four Bohemians are living in poverty, and yet still find plenty of humor in the situation. On Christmas Eve, their neighbor, a seamstress named Mimi?, knocks on the door because her candle has blown out and she asks Rodolfo for assistance. When he takes her hand, Rodolfo instantly falls in love - and opera has never been the same. With its thrilling, beautiful music and its mixture of high comedy and touching drama, the opera sweeps the viewer away into a world of young love, romance, and ultimately, bittersweet longing. With La Bohe?me, Puccini wonderfully captures just what it means to be young and alive through a brilliant mixture of lightness and darkness, all set to some of the most romantic music ever written.
by BWW News Desk - October 01, 2014
Rodolfo, a writter, shares a small garret in Paris with Marcello, a painter, Schaunard, a musician, and Colline, a philosopher. The four Bohemians are living in poverty, and yet still find plenty of humor in the situation. On Christmas Eve, their neighbor, a seamstress named Mimi?, knocks on the door because her candle has blown out and she asks Rodolfo for assistance. When he takes her hand, Rodolfo instantly falls in love - and opera has never been the same. With its thrilling, beautiful music and its mixture of high comedy and touching drama, the opera sweeps the viewer away into a world of young love, romance, and ultimately, bittersweet longing. With La Bohe?me, Puccini wonderfully captures just what it means to be young and alive through a brilliant mixture of lightness and darkness, all set to some of the most romantic music ever written.
North Carolina Opera Launches NCO Pulse
by BWW News Desk - October 01, 2014
North Carolina Opera is looking to expand its audience and connect with the area's thriving young professional demographic through the recently launched NCO Pulse affiliate group. NCO Pulse aims to be a group of culture loving young professionals interested in nurturing the Triangle's arts and culture scene in connection to the NC Opera.
by BWW News Desk - October 01, 2014
North Carolina Opera is looking to expand its audience and connect with the area's thriving young professional demographic through the recently launched NCO Pulse affiliate group. NCO Pulse aims to be a group of culture loving young professionals interested in nurturing the Triangle's arts and culture scene in connection to the NC Opera.
The North Carolina Opera Launches NCO PULSE
by BWW News Desk - October 01, 2014
North Carolina Opera is looking to expand its audience and connect with the area's thriving young professional demographic through the recently launched NCO Pulse affiliate group. NCO Pulse aims to be a group of culture loving young professionals interested in nurturing the Triangle's arts and culture scene in connection to the NC Opera.
by BWW News Desk - October 01, 2014
North Carolina Opera is looking to expand its audience and connect with the area's thriving young professional demographic through the recently launched NCO Pulse affiliate group. NCO Pulse aims to be a group of culture loving young professionals interested in nurturing the Triangle's arts and culture scene in connection to the NC Opera.
VOICEBOX: Opera in Concert's 2014-2015 Season Features LA VIDA BREVE, STREET SCENE, and More
by BWW News Desk - October 01, 2014
VOICEBOX: Opera in Concert enters a new decade and to mark this milestone, the company presents a season of operas that explore the modern age from a 20th Century perspective. De Falla's LA VIDA BREVE, Weill's STREET SCENE and Charpentier's LOUISE were all written after 1900 and deal with the conflicts that erupt when tradition and the modern world collide.
by BWW News Desk - October 01, 2014
VOICEBOX: Opera in Concert enters a new decade and to mark this milestone, the company presents a season of operas that explore the modern age from a 20th Century perspective. De Falla's LA VIDA BREVE, Weill's STREET SCENE and Charpentier's LOUISE were all written after 1900 and deal with the conflicts that erupt when tradition and the modern world collide.
Regina Opera to Present REGINA POPS Concert, 10/5; Tickets on Sale Now
by BWW News Desk - October 01, 2014
Group: Regina Opera Company, Brooklyn Event: 'Regina Pops' Concert Date & Time: Sunday October 5th at 3PM.
by BWW News Desk - October 01, 2014
Group: Regina Opera Company, Brooklyn Event: 'Regina Pops' Concert Date & Time: Sunday October 5th at 3PM.
San Francisco Opera Guild to Host Variety of Events to Celebrate 75th Anniversary; Full Schedule Announced
by BWW News Desk - September 30, 2014
SAN FRANCISCO (September 29, 2014)—To mark its 75th year of giving voice to potential through opera education programs, San Francisco Opera Guild invites families to experience its signature in-school programs,Sing a Story and Opera à la Carte, with free public performances over the course of two weekends in November 2014.
by BWW News Desk - September 30, 2014
SAN FRANCISCO (September 29, 2014)—To mark its 75th year of giving voice to potential through opera education programs, San Francisco Opera Guild invites families to experience its signature in-school programs,Sing a Story and Opera à la Carte, with free public performances over the course of two weekends in November 2014.
Opera Paralléle to Present Premiere of MY HEAD IS FULL OF COLORS as Part of National Opera Week, 11/1
by BWW News Desk - September 30, 2014
San Francisco, CA, September 30, 2014 – Continuing its trailblazing tradition of presenting new and less familiar works of music theatre, Opera Parallèle will give the world premiere of an opera based on author Catherine Friend's beloved children's book, My Head is Full of Colors, Saturday, November 1, at 11 am in the Koret Auditorium of the San Francisco Main Library, 100 Larkin Street. Written by Santa Cruz composer Chris Pratorius with libretto by Opera Parallèle Artistic Director Nicole Paiement, the work is the first commission premiered by the Company and is being performed during National Opera Week (October 24—November 2). The production will feature 4th grade students from Creative Arts Charter Schoolperforming with soprano Carolyn Bacon and baritone Sergey Khalikulov. Laura Anderson is the stage director, costumes are designed by Elly Jessop; the singers and small instrumental ensemble will be conducted by OP Intern Conductor William Long.
by BWW News Desk - September 30, 2014
San Francisco, CA, September 30, 2014 – Continuing its trailblazing tradition of presenting new and less familiar works of music theatre, Opera Parallèle will give the world premiere of an opera based on author Catherine Friend's beloved children's book, My Head is Full of Colors, Saturday, November 1, at 11 am in the Koret Auditorium of the San Francisco Main Library, 100 Larkin Street. Written by Santa Cruz composer Chris Pratorius with libretto by Opera Parallèle Artistic Director Nicole Paiement, the work is the first commission premiered by the Company and is being performed during National Opera Week (October 24—November 2). The production will feature 4th grade students from Creative Arts Charter Schoolperforming with soprano Carolyn Bacon and baritone Sergey Khalikulov. Laura Anderson is the stage director, costumes are designed by Elly Jessop; the singers and small instrumental ensemble will be conducted by OP Intern Conductor William Long.
Mozart's DIE ZAUBERFLOTE Opens 10/6 at the Met
by BWW News Desk - September 30, 2014
Mozart's final opera, Die Zauberflöte, returns to the Met October 6 for its first full-length performances in German in five seasons. Julie Taymor's imaginative production will be conducted by Adam Fischer and star English tenor Toby Spence as the hero Tamino; South African soprano Pretty Yende as the princess Pamina in her first Met performances since her star-making 2013 company debut; Macedonian soprano Ana Durlovski in her Met debut as Pamina's mother, the terrifying Queen of the Night; Austrian baritone Markus Werba as Papageno, the hapless birdcatcher who is caught up in Tamino's quest; American bass-baritone Ryan McKinny as the mysterious Speaker of the Temple; and German bass René Pape as the Queen of the Night's nemesis, Sarastro.
by BWW News Desk - September 30, 2014
Mozart's final opera, Die Zauberflöte, returns to the Met October 6 for its first full-length performances in German in five seasons. Julie Taymor's imaginative production will be conducted by Adam Fischer and star English tenor Toby Spence as the hero Tamino; South African soprano Pretty Yende as the princess Pamina in her first Met performances since her star-making 2013 company debut; Macedonian soprano Ana Durlovski in her Met debut as Pamina's mother, the terrifying Queen of the Night; Austrian baritone Markus Werba as Papageno, the hapless birdcatcher who is caught up in Tamino's quest; American bass-baritone Ryan McKinny as the mysterious Speaker of the Temple; and German bass René Pape as the Queen of the Night's nemesis, Sarastro.
BWW Reviews: Met Takes New FIGARO in Marriage for Season Opener
by Richard Sasanow - September 30, 2014
More than most stagings of Mozart's LE NOZZE DI FIGARO, the new Richard Eyre production that opened the season at the Met made it hard to remember that the miserable duo who head the household were the happy couple of Rossini's IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA.
by Richard Sasanow - September 30, 2014
More than most stagings of Mozart's LE NOZZE DI FIGARO, the new Richard Eyre production that opened the season at the Met made it hard to remember that the miserable duo who head the household were the happy couple of Rossini's IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA.
San Francisco Opera's Production of THE GERSHWINS'® PORGY AND BESS to Premiere on PBS, 10/17
by BWW News Desk - September 29, 2014
George and Ira Gershwin's masterpiece opera Porgy and Bess, based on the play by Dubose and Dorothy Heyward, premieres on PBS this fall with the critically acclaimed production from San Francisco Opera. THE GERSHWINS'® PORGY AND BESS airs Friday, October 17, 2014, at 9:00 p.m. ET on PBS (check local listings) as part of thePBS Arts Fall Festival, which highlights artists and performances from around the country and invites every American to have a front-row seat and a backstage pass for the country's best arts performances.
by BWW News Desk - September 29, 2014
George and Ira Gershwin's masterpiece opera Porgy and Bess, based on the play by Dubose and Dorothy Heyward, premieres on PBS this fall with the critically acclaimed production from San Francisco Opera. THE GERSHWINS'® PORGY AND BESS airs Friday, October 17, 2014, at 9:00 p.m. ET on PBS (check local listings) as part of thePBS Arts Fall Festival, which highlights artists and performances from around the country and invites every American to have a front-row seat and a backstage pass for the country's best arts performances.
Bizet's CARMEN Opens Tomorrow at the Met
by BWW News Desk - September 29, 2014
Bizet's Carmen will open at the Met September 30 with Anita Rachvelishvili, the Georgian mezzo-soprano who has performed the role to acclaim around the world, reprising her interpretation of the title role. Spanish maestro Pablo Heras-Casado conducts the first eight performances of the run, which will also star Aleksandrs Antonenko as Don José, Anita Hartig as Micaëla, and Massimo Cavalletti and Ildar Abdrazakov as the swaggering toreador Escamillo. The production is by Richard Eyre, who also directed the Met's season-opening new staging of Mozart's Le Nozze di Figaro. The November 1 matinee performance of Carmen will be transmitted worldwide as part of the Met's Live in HD series, which now reaches more than 2,000 movie theaters in 69 countries around the world.
by BWW News Desk - September 29, 2014
Bizet's Carmen will open at the Met September 30 with Anita Rachvelishvili, the Georgian mezzo-soprano who has performed the role to acclaim around the world, reprising her interpretation of the title role. Spanish maestro Pablo Heras-Casado conducts the first eight performances of the run, which will also star Aleksandrs Antonenko as Don José, Anita Hartig as Micaëla, and Massimo Cavalletti and Ildar Abdrazakov as the swaggering toreador Escamillo. The production is by Richard Eyre, who also directed the Met's season-opening new staging of Mozart's Le Nozze di Figaro. The November 1 matinee performance of Carmen will be transmitted worldwide as part of the Met's Live in HD series, which now reaches more than 2,000 movie theaters in 69 countries around the world.
FIGARO's Isabel Leonard -- The Girl, the Boy and the Voice
by Richard Sasanow - September 29, 2014
'Cherubino is crazy in some ways, in good ways,' says Isabel Leonard, who is singing the role of the young male page in the Almaviva household in the Metropolitan Opera's new Richard Eyre production of LE NOZZE DI FIGARO. 'He sees everything in Technicolor, eyes wide open, taking everything in, not missing a second that he could possibly enjoy in his life.”'
by Richard Sasanow - September 29, 2014
'Cherubino is crazy in some ways, in good ways,' says Isabel Leonard, who is singing the role of the young male page in the Almaviva household in the Metropolitan Opera's new Richard Eyre production of LE NOZZE DI FIGARO. 'He sees everything in Technicolor, eyes wide open, taking everything in, not missing a second that he could possibly enjoy in his life.”'
Photo Flash: First Look at The Lyric Opera of Chicago's DON GIOVANNI
by BWW News Desk - September 29, 2014
Lyric Opera of Chicago's 60th anniversary starts in style with a brand-new production of Mozart's Don Giovanni, conducted by Sir Andrew Davis, Lyric's music director, and staged by director Robert Falls, artistic director of Chicago's Goodman Theatre. It opens on Saturday, September 27 with 10 performances through Wednesday, October 29. Performance dates are Sept. 27, 30, Oct. 11, 14, 17, and 29 at 7:30pm; Oct. 2, 5, 8, and 24 at 2pm.
by BWW News Desk - September 29, 2014
Lyric Opera of Chicago's 60th anniversary starts in style with a brand-new production of Mozart's Don Giovanni, conducted by Sir Andrew Davis, Lyric's music director, and staged by director Robert Falls, artistic director of Chicago's Goodman Theatre. It opens on Saturday, September 27 with 10 performances through Wednesday, October 29. Performance dates are Sept. 27, 30, Oct. 11, 14, 17, and 29 at 7:30pm; Oct. 2, 5, 8, and 24 at 2pm.
Q&A: NOLI Opera's Antoni Mendezona, Sal Malaki Sit Down with BroadwayWorld
by BWW News Desk - September 28, 2014
Prior to the sold-out closing weekend of the international touring production of National Artists Felipe De Leon and Guillermo Tolentino's magnum opus 'Noli Me Tangere: The Opera,' which played the Newport Performing Arts Theatre at Resorts World Manila, BroadwayWorld.com was able to sit down with the production's longtime stars Antoni Mendezona (Maria Clara, Sisa) and Sal Malaki (Juan Crisostomo Ibarra), who have been part of the production since its New York premiere in the fall of 2013.
by BWW News Desk - September 28, 2014
Prior to the sold-out closing weekend of the international touring production of National Artists Felipe De Leon and Guillermo Tolentino's magnum opus 'Noli Me Tangere: The Opera,' which played the Newport Performing Arts Theatre at Resorts World Manila, BroadwayWorld.com was able to sit down with the production's longtime stars Antoni Mendezona (Maria Clara, Sisa) and Sal Malaki (Juan Crisostomo Ibarra), who have been part of the production since its New York premiere in the fall of 2013.
San Francsico Opera Center Announces 2015 Adler Fellows
by BWW News Desk - September 27, 2014
San Francisco Opera Center Director Sheri Greenawald announced today the twelve recipients of the 2015 Adler Fellowship, a multi-year performance-oriented residency offering advanced young artists intensive individual training, coaching, and professional seminars, as well as a wide range of performance opportunities. Adler Fellows are selected from the young artists who have participated in the Merola Opera Program.
by BWW News Desk - September 27, 2014
San Francisco Opera Center Director Sheri Greenawald announced today the twelve recipients of the 2015 Adler Fellowship, a multi-year performance-oriented residency offering advanced young artists intensive individual training, coaching, and professional seminars, as well as a wide range of performance opportunities. Adler Fellows are selected from the young artists who have participated in the Merola Opera Program.
DON GIOVANNI Opens Lyric's 60th Anniversary Season Today
by BWW News Desk - September 27, 2014
Lyric Opera of Chicago's 60th anniversary starts in style with a brand-new production of Mozart's Don Giovanni, conducted by Sir Andrew Davis, Lyric's music director, and staged by director Robert Falls, artistic director of Chicago's Goodman Theatre. It opens on Saturday, September 27 with 10 performances through Wednesday, October 29. Performance dates are Sept. 27, 30, Oct. 11, 14, 17, and 29 at 7:30pm; Oct. 2, 5, 8, and 24 at 2pm.
by BWW News Desk - September 27, 2014
Lyric Opera of Chicago's 60th anniversary starts in style with a brand-new production of Mozart's Don Giovanni, conducted by Sir Andrew Davis, Lyric's music director, and staged by director Robert Falls, artistic director of Chicago's Goodman Theatre. It opens on Saturday, September 27 with 10 performances through Wednesday, October 29. Performance dates are Sept. 27, 30, Oct. 11, 14, 17, and 29 at 7:30pm; Oct. 2, 5, 8, and 24 at 2pm.
VIDEO: Macbeth: 'Vieni, t'affretta' -- Anna Netrebko (Met Opera)
by BWW News Desk - September 27, 2014
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by BWW News Desk - September 27, 2014
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The Vancouver Opera Presents CARMEN, Now thru 10/5
by BWW News Desk - September 27, 2014
Five years ago, box office records were shattered when Carmen became the fastest-selling production in Vancouver Opera history. Vancouverites will be seduced again when the fiery gypsy returns to the Queen Elizabeth Theatre stage this September/October. The passion, the colour, the sensuality and, of course, the unforgettable music of the world's sexiest opera will come alive for 6 performances only.
by BWW News Desk - September 27, 2014
Five years ago, box office records were shattered when Carmen became the fastest-selling production in Vancouver Opera history. Vancouverites will be seduced again when the fiery gypsy returns to the Queen Elizabeth Theatre stage this September/October. The passion, the colour, the sensuality and, of course, the unforgettable music of the world's sexiest opera will come alive for 6 performances only.
San Francisco Opera to Present Handel's PARTENOPE, 10/16-11/2
by BWW News Desk - September 26, 2014
San Francisco Opera presents the Company premiere of George Frideric Handel's comedy Partenope in six performances October 15-November 2, 2014 at the War Memorial Opera House.
by BWW News Desk - September 26, 2014
San Francisco Opera presents the Company premiere of George Frideric Handel's comedy Partenope in six performances October 15-November 2, 2014 at the War Memorial Opera House.
CoreSinging Teacher Certification Course Scheduled for June 2015 in USA
by BWW News Desk - September 26, 2014
For the first time since 2011, Dr. Meribeth Dayme, the founder of CoreSinging and author of the best-selling book, Dynamics of the Singing Voice will offer a CoreSinging Teacher Certification Course in the United States, scheduled from June 12 - 16, 2015 in Richland, Washington.
by BWW News Desk - September 26, 2014
For the first time since 2011, Dr. Meribeth Dayme, the founder of CoreSinging and author of the best-selling book, Dynamics of the Singing Voice will offer a CoreSinging Teacher Certification Course in the United States, scheduled from June 12 - 16, 2015 in Richland, Washington.
OPERA America to Celebrate National Opera Center's 2nd Anniversary, 9/28-29
by BWW News Desk - September 26, 2014
OPERA America is delighted to mark the second anniversary of the opening of its National Opera Center with a series of public events on September 28 and 29.
by BWW News Desk - September 26, 2014
OPERA America is delighted to mark the second anniversary of the opening of its National Opera Center with a series of public events on September 28 and 29.
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