Rhymes With Opera to Close 2013-14 Season with CANTATA FOR A LOOP TRAIL in Baltimore, 6/14-15 and NYC, 6/21
by BWW News Desk - June 06, 2014
Rhymes With Opera concludes their 2013-14 season with the world premiere of Erik Spangler's Cantata For A Loop Trail, an outdoor performance that will take place in Baltimore and New York City. Audiences in Baltimore will meet at Gwynn Falls Leakin Park on June 14 and June 15. Audiences in New York will meet at Isham Park on June 21. Performances are presented free of charge. However, audiences are required to make advance reservations.
by BWW News Desk - June 06, 2014
Rhymes With Opera concludes their 2013-14 season with the world premiere of Erik Spangler's Cantata For A Loop Trail, an outdoor performance that will take place in Baltimore and New York City. Audiences in Baltimore will meet at Gwynn Falls Leakin Park on June 14 and June 15. Audiences in New York will meet at Isham Park on June 21. Performances are presented free of charge. However, audiences are required to make advance reservations.
Photo Flash: Terry Gilliam's BENVENUTO CELLINI Opens at English National Opera
by BWW News Desk - June 06, 2014
One of the most hotly-anticipated arts events of 2014, Terry Gilliam's production of Benvenuto Cellini for English National Opera opened at the London Coliseum last night.
by BWW News Desk - June 06, 2014
One of the most hotly-anticipated arts events of 2014, Terry Gilliam's production of Benvenuto Cellini for English National Opera opened at the London Coliseum last night.
Summer Stages: Tanglewood, Festival of Festivals
by Erica Miner - June 06, 2014
The Berkshire Mountains provide an idyllic setting for the Boston Symphony's 2014 Tanglewood season
by Erica Miner - June 06, 2014
The Berkshire Mountains provide an idyllic setting for the Boston Symphony's 2014 Tanglewood season
Florida Grand Opera Welcomes 2014-15 Young Artists
by BWW News Desk - June 06, 2014
Florida Grand Opera (FGO) has announced the members of its 2014-15 class for its Young Artist Program. These artists, consisting of both new and returning members, were selected from more than 600 aspiring young singers who applied for the coveted program.
by BWW News Desk - June 06, 2014
Florida Grand Opera (FGO) has announced the members of its 2014-15 class for its Young Artist Program. These artists, consisting of both new and returning members, were selected from more than 600 aspiring young singers who applied for the coveted program.
Club Coda with San Antonio Symphony, OPERA San Antonio and Ballet San Antonio Present THE MAHLER MIXER Tonight
by BWW News Desk - June 06, 2014
Tonight, June 6th, you are invited to join Club Coda and the San Antonio Symphony for Mahler's monumental Symphony No. 5 and an exclusive post-concert mixer with the San Antonio Symphony musicians. This concert will bring the Symphony's final season in the Majestic Theatre to a powerful and glorious close. You can be part of the excitement as we celebrate our time in the historic Majestic and prepare for our move to the new Tobin Center for the Performing Arts. Hors d'ouvres and beverages will be provided. Cash bar is available.
by BWW News Desk - June 06, 2014
Tonight, June 6th, you are invited to join Club Coda and the San Antonio Symphony for Mahler's monumental Symphony No. 5 and an exclusive post-concert mixer with the San Antonio Symphony musicians. This concert will bring the Symphony's final season in the Majestic Theatre to a powerful and glorious close. You can be part of the excitement as we celebrate our time in the historic Majestic and prepare for our move to the new Tobin Center for the Performing Arts. Hors d'ouvres and beverages will be provided. Cash bar is available.
Opera Philadelphia Presents A COFFIN IN EGYPT, Now thru 6/15
by BWW News Desk - June 06, 2014
Legendary mezzo-soprano Frederica von Stade has performed many of opera's greatest roles in her storied career that began in 1970. In June, she makes her Opera Philadelphia debut in an incredible new role written just for her, in the East Coast Premiere of A Coffin in Egypt by composer Ricky Ian Gordon and librettist/director Leonard Foglia.
by BWW News Desk - June 06, 2014
Legendary mezzo-soprano Frederica von Stade has performed many of opera's greatest roles in her storied career that began in 1970. In June, she makes her Opera Philadelphia debut in an incredible new role written just for her, in the East Coast Premiere of A Coffin in Egypt by composer Ricky Ian Gordon and librettist/director Leonard Foglia.
Los Angeles Metropolitan Opera Presents DON GIOVANNI, 6/8-15
by BWW News Desk - June 05, 2014
Live opera, “up close and personal,” returns for three days to Southern California with the Los Angeles Metropolitan Opera's (LAMet) June 2014 production of Mozart's brilliant comic opera DON GIOVANNI. The loves, debaucheries, and supernatural punishment of the title character, the rake Don Juan, will come memorably to life at First Presbyterian Church of Santa Monica on Sunday June 8th at 2:30pm. The production then moves to Good Samaritan Hospital's All Souls Chapel in downtown Los Angeles Saturday June 14th at 7:00pm, and Sunday June 15th at 3:00pm. For tickets and more information visit The LAMet's website at www.losangelesmet.com, or call 310-570-6448. Suggested donation is $25 per ticket in advance, $35 at the door.
by BWW News Desk - June 05, 2014
Live opera, “up close and personal,” returns for three days to Southern California with the Los Angeles Metropolitan Opera's (LAMet) June 2014 production of Mozart's brilliant comic opera DON GIOVANNI. The loves, debaucheries, and supernatural punishment of the title character, the rake Don Juan, will come memorably to life at First Presbyterian Church of Santa Monica on Sunday June 8th at 2:30pm. The production then moves to Good Samaritan Hospital's All Souls Chapel in downtown Los Angeles Saturday June 14th at 7:00pm, and Sunday June 15th at 3:00pm. For tickets and more information visit The LAMet's website at www.losangelesmet.com, or call 310-570-6448. Suggested donation is $25 per ticket in advance, $35 at the door.
Houston Grand Opera Celebrates 4th Consecutive Year of Expansion
by BWW News Desk - June 05, 2014
Houston Grand Opera announced at its annual meeting today that its 2013-14 season surpassed previous records for attendance and fundraising. Marking the fourth consecutive year of expanding its season, HGO presented eight main-stage productions (up from seven last season), with a total of forty-nine performances-compared to forty-six the previous year. Attendance rose 3 percent over last season, or 28 percent over 2009-10, and the organization's comprehensive campaign has raised more than $157 million, on track to reach its $165 million goal by December 2014.
by BWW News Desk - June 05, 2014
Houston Grand Opera announced at its annual meeting today that its 2013-14 season surpassed previous records for attendance and fundraising. Marking the fourth consecutive year of expanding its season, HGO presented eight main-stage productions (up from seven last season), with a total of forty-nine performances-compared to forty-six the previous year. Attendance rose 3 percent over last season, or 28 percent over 2009-10, and the organization's comprehensive campaign has raised more than $157 million, on track to reach its $165 million goal by December 2014.
Angela Meade's Summer 2014 Includes Festivals Across the U.S., 'WILLIAM TELL' in Edinburgh
by BWW News Desk - June 05, 2014
Angela Meade – fresh from Metropolitan Opera triumphs as Bellini's Norma and as Alice Ford in Falstaff (the latter seen worldwide in the Met's Live in HD series) – has a busy summer ahead. The soprano, whose honors include the Richard Tucker and Beverly Sills Artist Awards, will perform at festivals across the U.S. from June through August. She launches her summer season as soprano soloist in Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 with the Baltimore Symphony under Marin Alsop (June 5-8) before taking on the title role of Donizetti's Lucrezia Borgia in her return to the Caramoor International Music Festival (July 12, 18). The Washington State native also headlines two festivals in Oregon: she sings Violetta in Verdi's La traviata for the gala opening concert of the Astoria Music Festival (June 14), and the title role of Bellini's Norma for Portland's SummerFest (Aug 8).
by BWW News Desk - June 05, 2014
Angela Meade – fresh from Metropolitan Opera triumphs as Bellini's Norma and as Alice Ford in Falstaff (the latter seen worldwide in the Met's Live in HD series) – has a busy summer ahead. The soprano, whose honors include the Richard Tucker and Beverly Sills Artist Awards, will perform at festivals across the U.S. from June through August. She launches her summer season as soprano soloist in Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 with the Baltimore Symphony under Marin Alsop (June 5-8) before taking on the title role of Donizetti's Lucrezia Borgia in her return to the Caramoor International Music Festival (July 12, 18). The Washington State native also headlines two festivals in Oregon: she sings Violetta in Verdi's La traviata for the gala opening concert of the Astoria Music Festival (June 14), and the title role of Bellini's Norma for Portland's SummerFest (Aug 8).
Stephen Costello Headlines ROBERTO DEVEREUX at Carnegie Hall Tonight
by BWW News Desk - June 05, 2014
It was in a supporting role at Carnegie Hall with Eve Queler and the Opera Orchestra of New York that Stephen Costello first launched his professional career. Now the Tucker Award-winning tenor makes a hero's return, rejoining the same forces at the storied New York venue to headline a concert performance of Donizetti's Roberto Devereux tonight, June 5.
by BWW News Desk - June 05, 2014
It was in a supporting role at Carnegie Hall with Eve Queler and the Opera Orchestra of New York that Stephen Costello first launched his professional career. Now the Tucker Award-winning tenor makes a hero's return, rejoining the same forces at the storied New York venue to headline a concert performance of Donizetti's Roberto Devereux tonight, June 5.
Photo Flash: Opera in the Heights Hosts BRAVISSIMO! 2014: 'THE GRAND GALA'
by BWW News Desk - June 04, 2014
The 280+ arts patrons who gathered May 30 at the Petroleum Club of Houston for Opera in the Heights' Bravissimo! 2014: 'The Grand Gala' got a delightful surprise during the seated dinner: Stirring performances by rising opera singers and musical theater talents Alicia Gianni and Chris Newcomer. Scroll down for photos from the event!
by BWW News Desk - June 04, 2014
The 280+ arts patrons who gathered May 30 at the Petroleum Club of Houston for Opera in the Heights' Bravissimo! 2014: 'The Grand Gala' got a delightful surprise during the seated dinner: Stirring performances by rising opera singers and musical theater talents Alicia Gianni and Chris Newcomer. Scroll down for photos from the event!
LA Opera to Open 2014-15 season with LA TRAVIATA, Opening 9/13
by BWW News Desk - June 04, 2014
General Director Plácido Domingo will return to the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion stage to open LA Opera's 2014/15 season, singing the role of Giorgio Germont in Giuseppe Verdi's La Traviata, which also will star soprano Nino Machaidze in her role debut as Violetta.
by BWW News Desk - June 04, 2014
General Director Plácido Domingo will return to the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion stage to open LA Opera's 2014/15 season, singing the role of Giorgio Germont in Giuseppe Verdi's La Traviata, which also will star soprano Nino Machaidze in her role debut as Violetta.
Club Coda with San Antonio Symphony, OPERA San Antonio and Ballet San Antonio Present THE MAHLER MIXER, 6/6
by BWW News Desk - June 04, 2014
On Friday, June 6th, you are invited to join Club Coda and the San Antonio Symphony for Mahler's monumental Symphony No. 5 and an exclusive post-concert mixer with the San Antonio Symphony musicians. This concert will bring the Symphony's final season in the Majestic Theatre to a powerful and glorious close. You can be part of the excitement as we celebrate our time in the historic Majestic and prepare for our move to the new Tobin Center for the Performing Arts. Hors d'ouvres and beverages will be provided. Cash bar is available.
by BWW News Desk - June 04, 2014
On Friday, June 6th, you are invited to join Club Coda and the San Antonio Symphony for Mahler's monumental Symphony No. 5 and an exclusive post-concert mixer with the San Antonio Symphony musicians. This concert will bring the Symphony's final season in the Majestic Theatre to a powerful and glorious close. You can be part of the excitement as we celebrate our time in the historic Majestic and prepare for our move to the new Tobin Center for the Performing Arts. Hors d'ouvres and beverages will be provided. Cash bar is available.
The Dallas Opera Receives a $2.5 Million Lead Gift From Betty and Steve Suellentrop, and Hunt Consolidated, Inc.
by BWW News Desk - June 04, 2014
The Dallas Opera is proud to announce the largest corporate gift in the opera's 57-year history; a landmark $2.5 million lead gift from Betty and Steve Suellentrop, and Hunt Consolidated, Inc., intended to inspire other major gifts in support of opera-based education, family performances and community outreach.
by BWW News Desk - June 04, 2014
The Dallas Opera is proud to announce the largest corporate gift in the opera's 57-year history; a landmark $2.5 million lead gift from Betty and Steve Suellentrop, and Hunt Consolidated, Inc., intended to inspire other major gifts in support of opera-based education, family performances and community outreach.
Opera Delaware to Host First Block Party, 6/7
by BWW News Desk - June 04, 2014
Join Opera Delaware at the OperaDelaware Studio on the Christina River for a fun day of live music, food trucks, face-painting (10:00 - 11:00) chair massage, beer/wine and a rummage sale. The long range forecast is calling for beautiful weather - come on down for a beautiful day on the river!
by BWW News Desk - June 04, 2014
Join Opera Delaware at the OperaDelaware Studio on the Christina River for a fun day of live music, food trucks, face-painting (10:00 - 11:00) chair massage, beer/wine and a rummage sale. The long range forecast is calling for beautiful weather - come on down for a beautiful day on the river!
Dallas Opera Receives $2.5 Million Dollar Gift
by BWW News Desk - June 04, 2014
The Dallas Opera has announced the largest corporate gift in the opera's 57-year history; a landmark $2.5 million lead gift from Betty and Steve Suellentrop, and Hunt Consolidated, Inc., intended to inspire other major gifts in support of opera-based education, family performances and community outreach.
by BWW News Desk - June 04, 2014
The Dallas Opera has announced the largest corporate gift in the opera's 57-year history; a landmark $2.5 million lead gift from Betty and Steve Suellentrop, and Hunt Consolidated, Inc., intended to inspire other major gifts in support of opera-based education, family performances and community outreach.
Plácido Domingo Returns to LA Opera in LA TRAVIATA, 9/13
by BWW News Desk - June 04, 2014
General Director Plácido Domingowill return to the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion stage to open LA Opera's 2014/15 season, singing the role of Giorgio Germont in Giuseppe Verdi's La Traviata, which also will star soprano Nino Machaidze in her role debut as Violetta.
by BWW News Desk - June 04, 2014
General Director Plácido Domingowill return to the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion stage to open LA Opera's 2014/15 season, singing the role of Giorgio Germont in Giuseppe Verdi's La Traviata, which also will star soprano Nino Machaidze in her role debut as Violetta.
BWW Reviews: OTSL's ELIXIR OF LOVE is intoxicating!
by Steve Callahan - June 03, 2014
Well, it worked on me! 'The Elixir of Love' opened last night at the Opera Theatre of St. Louis, and after only a sip or two I fell head over heels for it. At the end of the evening I was, like Nemorino, giddy (oh, let's admit it, the better word is 'drunk') with happiness and delight. It was simply perfection!
by Steve Callahan - June 03, 2014
Well, it worked on me! 'The Elixir of Love' opened last night at the Opera Theatre of St. Louis, and after only a sip or two I fell head over heels for it. At the end of the evening I was, like Nemorino, giddy (oh, let's admit it, the better word is 'drunk') with happiness and delight. It was simply perfection!
Central City Opera and Curious Theatre Present RATED 'R' ON STAGE Tonight
by BWW News Desk - June 03, 2014
Central City Opera and Curious Theatre Company present Rated “R” on Stage: Community Panel on Sex, Violence and Nudity in the Performing Arts. The free event will be presented tonight, June 3, 2014 from 6-8 pm at Curious Theatre located at 1080 Acoma Street, Denver. Cocktails, snacks and a video presentation featuring the play Venus in Fur and the opera Dead Man Walking will be offered from 5:30 to 6 p.m.
by BWW News Desk - June 03, 2014
Central City Opera and Curious Theatre Company present Rated “R” on Stage: Community Panel on Sex, Violence and Nudity in the Performing Arts. The free event will be presented tonight, June 3, 2014 from 6-8 pm at Curious Theatre located at 1080 Acoma Street, Denver. Cocktails, snacks and a video presentation featuring the play Venus in Fur and the opera Dead Man Walking will be offered from 5:30 to 6 p.m.
Angela Meade's Summer 2014 Includes Festivals Across the U.S., 'WILLIAM TELL' in Edinburgh
by BWW News Desk - June 02, 2014
Angela Meade – fresh from Metropolitan Opera triumphs as Bellini's Norma and as Alice Ford in Falstaff (the latter seen worldwide in the Met's Live in HD series) – has a busy summer ahead. The soprano, whose honors include the Richard Tucker and Beverly Sills Artist Awards, will perform at festivals across the U.S. from June through August. She launches her summer season as soprano soloist in Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 with the Baltimore Symphony under Marin Alsop (June 5-8) before taking on the title role of Donizetti's Lucrezia Borgia in her return to the Caramoor International Music Festival (July 12, 18). The Washington State native also headlines two festivals in Oregon: she sings Violetta in Verdi's La traviata for the gala opening concert of the Astoria Music Festival (June 14), and the title role of Bellini's Norma for Portland's SummerFest (Aug 8).
by BWW News Desk - June 02, 2014
Angela Meade – fresh from Metropolitan Opera triumphs as Bellini's Norma and as Alice Ford in Falstaff (the latter seen worldwide in the Met's Live in HD series) – has a busy summer ahead. The soprano, whose honors include the Richard Tucker and Beverly Sills Artist Awards, will perform at festivals across the U.S. from June through August. She launches her summer season as soprano soloist in Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 with the Baltimore Symphony under Marin Alsop (June 5-8) before taking on the title role of Donizetti's Lucrezia Borgia in her return to the Caramoor International Music Festival (July 12, 18). The Washington State native also headlines two festivals in Oregon: she sings Violetta in Verdi's La traviata for the gala opening concert of the Astoria Music Festival (June 14), and the title role of Bellini's Norma for Portland's SummerFest (Aug 8).
The Vancouver Opera Announces the 2014-2015 Yulanda M. Faris Young Artists Program Participants
by BWW News Desk - June 02, 2014
Five talented singers, one skilled pianist and one up-and-coming stage director will be the latest group to receive specialized industry training, one-on-one coachings and exclusive performance opportunities when the third year of Vancouver Opera's Yulanda M. Faris Young Artists Program commences in September 2014.
by BWW News Desk - June 02, 2014
Five talented singers, one skilled pianist and one up-and-coming stage director will be the latest group to receive specialized industry training, one-on-one coachings and exclusive performance opportunities when the third year of Vancouver Opera's Yulanda M. Faris Young Artists Program commences in September 2014.
BWW Reviews: Gotham Chamber Opera's US Premiere of THE RAVEN Cries 'Nevermore'
by Richard Sasanow - June 02, 2014
When New York's Gotham Chamber Opera--in collaboration with the Gerald Lynch Theatre at John Jay College--presented Toshio Hosokawa's THE RAVEN in its US premiere last week, as part of the NY Philharmonic Biennial, the composer could not have wished for a production that made a better case for it. Yet, despite the company's best efforts--and a wonderful concert opener based on an Edgar Allan Poe story, “Mask of the Red Death”--this was a less-than-fulfilling evening.
by Richard Sasanow - June 02, 2014
When New York's Gotham Chamber Opera--in collaboration with the Gerald Lynch Theatre at John Jay College--presented Toshio Hosokawa's THE RAVEN in its US premiere last week, as part of the NY Philharmonic Biennial, the composer could not have wished for a production that made a better case for it. Yet, despite the company's best efforts--and a wonderful concert opener based on an Edgar Allan Poe story, “Mask of the Red Death”--this was a less-than-fulfilling evening.
The Met: Live in HD Presents Verdi's RIGOLETTO, 6/18
by BWW News Desk - June 01, 2014
The Met: Live in HD presents Verdi's Rigoletto on June 18 at 7pm.* Click here (US or International) to find a theater near you!
by BWW News Desk - June 01, 2014
The Met: Live in HD presents Verdi's Rigoletto on June 18 at 7pm.* Click here (US or International) to find a theater near you!
Beijing Opera Comes to Addington in Conjunction with The Court Theatre's Production of A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM, Now thru 6/21
by BWW News Desk - May 31, 2014
In conjunction with a unique conception of A Midsummer Night's Dream which opens at the The Court Theatre today, 31 May, the Canterbury Museum is displaying a collection of traditional Chinese opera masks gifted to Canterbury in 1956 by The Chinese Classical Theatre Company.
by BWW News Desk - May 31, 2014
In conjunction with a unique conception of A Midsummer Night's Dream which opens at the The Court Theatre today, 31 May, the Canterbury Museum is displaying a collection of traditional Chinese opera masks gifted to Canterbury in 1956 by The Chinese Classical Theatre Company.
OperaDelaware Presents THE THREE LITTLE PIGS Today
by BWW News Desk - May 31, 2014
Today, May 31st, OperaDelaware will offer two performances of its new production of The Three Little Pigs, a one-act opera featuring the music of Mozart to retell the tale that is familiar to all children.
by BWW News Desk - May 31, 2014
Today, May 31st, OperaDelaware will offer two performances of its new production of The Three Little Pigs, a one-act opera featuring the music of Mozart to retell the tale that is familiar to all children.
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