Victorian Opera and the Monash University Academy of Performing Arts Present GAMES OF LOVE AND CHANCE Tonight
by BWW News Desk - March 29, 2014
Victorian Opera and the Monash University Academy of Performing Arts present a new concert event Games of Love and Chance, tonight 29 March 2014.
by BWW News Desk - March 29, 2014
Victorian Opera and the Monash University Academy of Performing Arts present a new concert event Games of Love and Chance, tonight 29 March 2014.
The Davidson Choirs to Join Symphony, Opera Workshop for DO YOU HEAR THE PEOPLE SING?, 4/14
by BWW News Desk - March 28, 2014
The Davidson Choirs join with the Davidson College Symphony Orchestra and Opera Workshop in an evening of spectacular opera and musical theatre - 'Do You Hear the People Sing?' - featuring famous choruses and scenes from Les Miserables, The Magic Flute, Gilbert & Sullivan and more.
by BWW News Desk - March 28, 2014
The Davidson Choirs join with the Davidson College Symphony Orchestra and Opera Workshop in an evening of spectacular opera and musical theatre - 'Do You Hear the People Sing?' - featuring famous choruses and scenes from Les Miserables, The Magic Flute, Gilbert & Sullivan and more.
BWW Interviews: Ferruccio Furlanetto Filters Emotion, Touches Hearts
by Erica Miner - March 28, 2014
Notwithstanding the pall of despondency hovering over San Diego Opera, to be in the presence of Ferruccio Furlanetto's greatness for one amazing hour while he imparted his wisdom was an overwhelming experience.
by Erica Miner - March 28, 2014
Notwithstanding the pall of despondency hovering over San Diego Opera, to be in the presence of Ferruccio Furlanetto's greatness for one amazing hour while he imparted his wisdom was an overwhelming experience.
Stephen Salters, Lori-Kaye Miller & More to Star in World Premiere of THE SUMMER KING at Merrill Auditorium, 5/8
by BWW News Desk - March 28, 2014
Portland Ovations, in collaboration with the USM School of Music and American Opera Projects, Brooklyn, NY, presents the world premiere of The Summer King, an Opera on the Life of Josh Gibson, at Merrill Auditorium on Thursday, May 8th at 7:30 pm. The Summer King, composed by Portland resident Daniel Sonenberg, features a talented cast known for their performances around the world. The May 8th concert, an Ovations commission, is The Summer King's world premiere.
by BWW News Desk - March 28, 2014
Portland Ovations, in collaboration with the USM School of Music and American Opera Projects, Brooklyn, NY, presents the world premiere of The Summer King, an Opera on the Life of Josh Gibson, at Merrill Auditorium on Thursday, May 8th at 7:30 pm. The Summer King, composed by Portland resident Daniel Sonenberg, features a talented cast known for their performances around the world. The May 8th concert, an Ovations commission, is The Summer King's world premiere.
The Dallas Opera Presents THE BARBER OF SEVILLE, Now thru 4/13
by BWW News Desk - March 28, 2014
The Dallas Opera's 2013-2014 Season Finale is Gioachino Rossini's wildest and most popular romp: THE BARBER OF SEVILLE, opening tonight, March 28, 2014 at 7:30 p.m. in theMargot and Bill Winspear Opera House at the AT&T Performing Arts Center, with generous support from TACA.
by BWW News Desk - March 28, 2014
The Dallas Opera's 2013-2014 Season Finale is Gioachino Rossini's wildest and most popular romp: THE BARBER OF SEVILLE, opening tonight, March 28, 2014 at 7:30 p.m. in theMargot and Bill Winspear Opera House at the AT&T Performing Arts Center, with generous support from TACA.
Jack Foley, a Royal Opera House Tour Guide, Signed as a Rising Tenor Star
by BWW News Desk - March 27, 2014
Jack Foley, a tour guide at the Royal Opera House, was collecting for Cancer Research UK earlier this month when he was overhead singing in the street by Jonathon Brosnan, a former manager of the London Palladium. Bronsan was impressed with Foley and he immediately signed him up. Bronson said, 'He stands out in all weathers, rain, hail and snow, and his voice is unbelievable. I was so surprised to find he wasn't signed up.'
by BWW News Desk - March 27, 2014
Jack Foley, a tour guide at the Royal Opera House, was collecting for Cancer Research UK earlier this month when he was overhead singing in the street by Jonathon Brosnan, a former manager of the London Palladium. Bronsan was impressed with Foley and he immediately signed him up. Bronson said, 'He stands out in all weathers, rain, hail and snow, and his voice is unbelievable. I was so surprised to find he wasn't signed up.'
Atlanta Opera's BARBER OF SEVILLE to Open 4/26
by BWW News Desk - March 27, 2014
Rossini's comic masterpiece, The Barber of Seville concludes The Atlanta Opera's season next month with a cast of artists making their Atlanta debuts.
by BWW News Desk - March 27, 2014
Rossini's comic masterpiece, The Barber of Seville concludes The Atlanta Opera's season next month with a cast of artists making their Atlanta debuts.
The Florida Grand Opera Announces Its 2014-2015 Season, Which Includes MADAME BUTTERFLY, THE PEARL FISHERS and More
by BWW News Desk - March 27, 2014
Florida Grand Opera (FGO) announces its 74th continuous season of producing opera featuring four mainstage productions for its 2014-2015 Season, which will include Giacomo Puccini'sMadame Butterfly, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Così fan tutte, Georges Bizet's The Pearl Fishers (Les pêcheurs de perles), and Gian Carlo Menotti'sThe Consul.
by BWW News Desk - March 27, 2014
Florida Grand Opera (FGO) announces its 74th continuous season of producing opera featuring four mainstage productions for its 2014-2015 Season, which will include Giacomo Puccini'sMadame Butterfly, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Così fan tutte, Georges Bizet's The Pearl Fishers (Les pêcheurs de perles), and Gian Carlo Menotti'sThe Consul.
Merit School of Music to Salute Renee Fleming at 35th Anniversary Gala, 5/8
by BWW News Desk - March 26, 2014
Celebrating 35 years of providing music education to Chicago children, the Merit School of Music will honor internationally-recognized soprano Renee Fleming at its 35th Anniversary Gala, May 8, 2014 at 6 p.m. at the Palmer House Hilton, 17 E. Monroe St., Chicago.
by BWW News Desk - March 26, 2014
Celebrating 35 years of providing music education to Chicago children, the Merit School of Music will honor internationally-recognized soprano Renee Fleming at its 35th Anniversary Gala, May 8, 2014 at 6 p.m. at the Palmer House Hilton, 17 E. Monroe St., Chicago.
Sarasota Opera Announces 2014-2015 Season, Which Includes TOSCA, THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO and More
by BWW News Desk - March 26, 2014
Sarasota Opera has announced its 2014 – 2015 Fall and Winter season, one of the grandest seasons in the company's history. Highlights include the return of some of Sarasota Opera's most popular productions, acclaimed artists, and the Sarasota Opera premieres of Rimsky-Korsakov's The Golden Cockerel as well as the Verdi masterpiece Don Carlos in its original form.
by BWW News Desk - March 26, 2014
Sarasota Opera has announced its 2014 – 2015 Fall and Winter season, one of the grandest seasons in the company's history. Highlights include the return of some of Sarasota Opera's most popular productions, acclaimed artists, and the Sarasota Opera premieres of Rimsky-Korsakov's The Golden Cockerel as well as the Verdi masterpiece Don Carlos in its original form.
Lyric's Rising Stars in Concert to Showcase Ryan Opera Center Members, 3/29
by BWW News Desk - March 26, 2014
On Saturday, March 29, at 7:30 p.m., the talented singers and pianist of The Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Opera Center 2013-14 ensemble will perform with members of the Lyric Opera Orchestra in works of Adams, Bizet, Copland, Donizetti, Gershwin, Gounod, Handel, Lehár, Massenet, Mozart, Ravel, Stravinsky, and Walton. Rising Stars in Concert is offered in celebration of an extraordinarily successful year of study and performance for these up-and-coming artists.
by BWW News Desk - March 26, 2014
On Saturday, March 29, at 7:30 p.m., the talented singers and pianist of The Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Opera Center 2013-14 ensemble will perform with members of the Lyric Opera Orchestra in works of Adams, Bizet, Copland, Donizetti, Gershwin, Gounod, Handel, Lehár, Massenet, Mozart, Ravel, Stravinsky, and Walton. Rising Stars in Concert is offered in celebration of an extraordinarily successful year of study and performance for these up-and-coming artists.
The Toronto Operetta Theatre Presents THE COUSIN FROM NOWHERE, 5/1-4
by BWW News Desk - March 26, 2014
The Toronto Operetta Theatre closes its 2013-2014 season with the Canadian Premiere of THE COUSIN FROM NOWHERE (Der Vetter aus Dingsda), written in 1921 by the German composerEduard Künneke when Berlin was hopping mad and crazed by world music. Conducted by Jürgen Petrenko, the performances are fully staged with orchestra at the St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts on May 1, 2, 3, 4 (mat). “Our COUSIN FROM NOWHERE performances will be the icing on the cake for our current season,” said TOT General Director Guillermo Silva-Marin. “It's a very special work, a chamber operetta really, written by a Berliner who incorporated American and Latin dance rhythms into a lyric framework.” The performances are supported by a generous grant from the Canada Council for the Arts.
by BWW News Desk - March 26, 2014
The Toronto Operetta Theatre closes its 2013-2014 season with the Canadian Premiere of THE COUSIN FROM NOWHERE (Der Vetter aus Dingsda), written in 1921 by the German composerEduard Künneke when Berlin was hopping mad and crazed by world music. Conducted by Jürgen Petrenko, the performances are fully staged with orchestra at the St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts on May 1, 2, 3, 4 (mat). “Our COUSIN FROM NOWHERE performances will be the icing on the cake for our current season,” said TOT General Director Guillermo Silva-Marin. “It's a very special work, a chamber operetta really, written by a Berliner who incorporated American and Latin dance rhythms into a lyric framework.” The performances are supported by a generous grant from the Canada Council for the Arts.
Opera Australia Presents RIGOLETTO, 4/12-5/10
by BWW News Desk - March 26, 2014
An Australian premiere opens the season with a new production of Verdi's dark tale of seduction and intrigue, Rigoletto. There are some opera arias you just have to hear sung by the very best and inRigoletto you have the perfect opportunity. Italian opera star Gianluca Terranova will sing the memorable 'La donna è mobile' as the Duke in this stunning, broody new production. Recent Ringcycle standouts – Warwick Fyfe (in the title role) and Daniel Sumegi (as Sparafucile) – reunite, heading up a stellar cast.
by BWW News Desk - March 26, 2014
An Australian premiere opens the season with a new production of Verdi's dark tale of seduction and intrigue, Rigoletto. There are some opera arias you just have to hear sung by the very best and inRigoletto you have the perfect opportunity. Italian opera star Gianluca Terranova will sing the memorable 'La donna è mobile' as the Duke in this stunning, broody new production. Recent Ringcycle standouts – Warwick Fyfe (in the title role) and Daniel Sumegi (as Sparafucile) – reunite, heading up a stellar cast.
The Met: Live in HD Presents LA BOHÈME, 4/5
by BWW News Desk - March 26, 2014
An exciting young cast stars in Franco Zeffirelli's breathtaking production of La Bohème, the most-performed opera in Met history. Italian star tenor Vittorio Grigolo makes his Live in HDdebut as the passionate poet Rodolfo, and Romanian soprano Anita Hartig makes her highly anticipated Met debut as his fragile lover, Mimì. Susanna Phillips sings the flirtatious Musetta and Massimo Cavalletti is the painter Marcello in this performance, led by Italian conductorStefano Ranzani. Featuring a cast of hundreds, a glorious onstage snow scene, and a detailed reconstruction of the Latin Quarter in Paris, this broadcast marks 15 million viewers for the Live in HD series, which now reaches 66 countries worldwide.
by BWW News Desk - March 26, 2014
An exciting young cast stars in Franco Zeffirelli's breathtaking production of La Bohème, the most-performed opera in Met history. Italian star tenor Vittorio Grigolo makes his Live in HDdebut as the passionate poet Rodolfo, and Romanian soprano Anita Hartig makes her highly anticipated Met debut as his fragile lover, Mimì. Susanna Phillips sings the flirtatious Musetta and Massimo Cavalletti is the painter Marcello in this performance, led by Italian conductorStefano Ranzani. Featuring a cast of hundreds, a glorious onstage snow scene, and a detailed reconstruction of the Latin Quarter in Paris, this broadcast marks 15 million viewers for the Live in HD series, which now reaches 66 countries worldwide.
BWW Reviews: What a Difference a Cast Makes, with Damrau and Camarena, in LA SONNAMBULA at the Met
by Richard Sasanow - March 26, 2014
It's always reassuring when a change of cast--in this case soprano Diana Damrau and tenor Javier Camarena in wonderful performances--transforms a truly terrible production into an exciting night at the opera. But that's exactly what happened with the revival of Bellini's LA SONNAMBULA at the Met last week.
by Richard Sasanow - March 26, 2014
It's always reassuring when a change of cast--in this case soprano Diana Damrau and tenor Javier Camarena in wonderful performances--transforms a truly terrible production into an exciting night at the opera. But that's exactly what happened with the revival of Bellini's LA SONNAMBULA at the Met last week.
Lowell House Opera Presents LAKME by Léo Delibes, Now thru 4/5
by BWW News Desk - March 26, 2014
Tickets are now on sale for Lowell House Opera's production of Lakmé by Léo Delibes. The opera will be performed with full orchestra and sung in the original French with English supertitles. Performances will take place today, March 26, 28, 29 and April 2, 4, 5 at 8:30pm, on the Harvard University campus (Lowell House, 10 Holyoke Place, Cambridge, MA).
by BWW News Desk - March 26, 2014
Tickets are now on sale for Lowell House Opera's production of Lakmé by Léo Delibes. The opera will be performed with full orchestra and sung in the original French with English supertitles. Performances will take place today, March 26, 28, 29 and April 2, 4, 5 at 8:30pm, on the Harvard University campus (Lowell House, 10 Holyoke Place, Cambridge, MA).
OPERA America Appoints Kurt Howard as Managing Director
by BWW News Desk - March 25, 2014
OPERA America, the national service organization for opera, is pleased to announce that Kurt Howard has joined its staff as managing director, effective immediately. Reporting to President/CEO Marc A. Scorca, Howard will oversee the areas of finance and operations, including those of OPERA America's National Opera Center. This is a newly-created position that reflects the completion of the design, construction and opening of the organization's National Opera Center.
by BWW News Desk - March 25, 2014
OPERA America, the national service organization for opera, is pleased to announce that Kurt Howard has joined its staff as managing director, effective immediately. Reporting to President/CEO Marc A. Scorca, Howard will oversee the areas of finance and operations, including those of OPERA America's National Opera Center. This is a newly-created position that reflects the completion of the design, construction and opening of the organization's National Opera Center.
BWW Reviews: Opera Australia's MADAMA BUTTERFLY
by Emma Cambey - March 25, 2014
The opening night of Madama Butterfly was an experience like no other. Mrs Macquarie's Point, near the iconic home of Australian opera, the Sydney Opera House, has been transformed into the perfect location for a night out at the opera.
by Emma Cambey - March 25, 2014
The opening night of Madama Butterfly was an experience like no other. Mrs Macquarie's Point, near the iconic home of Australian opera, the Sydney Opera House, has been transformed into the perfect location for a night out at the opera.
Opera On Tap Presents NEW BREW SINGS TROIS OPERAS- MINUTES, 4/4
by BWW News Desk - March 25, 2014
We're New Brew. We're young, we're full of life!! We don't have no time for some stinking five-act grand opera! If we're going to do the O-thang, it had better be short and sweet. Or sour, or bitter, or downright toxic, but definitely short. Like, ten minutes or less.
by BWW News Desk - March 25, 2014
We're New Brew. We're young, we're full of life!! We don't have no time for some stinking five-act grand opera! If we're going to do the O-thang, it had better be short and sweet. Or sour, or bitter, or downright toxic, but definitely short. Like, ten minutes or less.
BWW Reviews: Poulenc's DIALOGUES OF THE CARMELITES is Timely, Compelling, at Aurora Chamber Opera Series
by Marakay Rogers - March 25, 2014
Poulenc's work about martyred nuns shows its modern relevance on stage at the Perelman Theatre in Philadelphia
by Marakay Rogers - March 25, 2014
Poulenc's work about martyred nuns shows its modern relevance on stage at the Perelman Theatre in Philadelphia
Sarasota Opera Announces Launch of New Opera Broadcast and Film Series
by BWW News Desk - March 25, 2014
Sarasota Opera is pleased to announce the launch of its new opera broadcast and film series. This new series will allow Sarasota Opera to expand its programming from the fall and winter season to year-around. All showings will occur in the William E. Schmidt Opera Theatre at the Sarasota Opera House.
by BWW News Desk - March 25, 2014
Sarasota Opera is pleased to announce the launch of its new opera broadcast and film series. This new series will allow Sarasota Opera to expand its programming from the fall and winter season to year-around. All showings will occur in the William E. Schmidt Opera Theatre at the Sarasota Opera House.
Olga Peretyatko to Make Met Debut in Bellini's I PURITANI, Beg. 4/17
by BWW News Desk - March 24, 2014
Acclaimed Russian soprano Olga Peretyatko will make her Met debut as Elvira in a revival of Bellini's I Puritani, with Met stars Lawrence Brownlee and Mariusz Kwiecien in their respective company role debuts as Arturo and Riccardo. Michele Mariotti conducts a cast that also includes Michele Pertusi as Elvira's father, Giorgio, in a revival of the bel canto opera opening April 17. The Met performances will be the first time the husband-and-wife pairing of Mariotti and Peretyatko have performed I Puritani together. The opera will be seen in a revival of Sandro Sequi's 1976 production, which has served as a showcase for such formidable stars as Joan Sutherland, Luciano Pavarotti, Edita Gruberova, and Anna Netrebko.
by BWW News Desk - March 24, 2014
Acclaimed Russian soprano Olga Peretyatko will make her Met debut as Elvira in a revival of Bellini's I Puritani, with Met stars Lawrence Brownlee and Mariusz Kwiecien in their respective company role debuts as Arturo and Riccardo. Michele Mariotti conducts a cast that also includes Michele Pertusi as Elvira's father, Giorgio, in a revival of the bel canto opera opening April 17. The Met performances will be the first time the husband-and-wife pairing of Mariotti and Peretyatko have performed I Puritani together. The opera will be seen in a revival of Sandro Sequi's 1976 production, which has served as a showcase for such formidable stars as Joan Sutherland, Luciano Pavarotti, Edita Gruberova, and Anna Netrebko.
Sarasota Opera to Launch New Opera Broadcast and Film Series
by BWW News Desk - March 24, 2014
Sarasota Opera is pleased to announce the launch of its new opera broadcast and film series. This new series will allow Sarasota Opera to expand its programming from the fall and winter season to year-around. All showings will occur in the William E. Schmidt Opera Theatre at the Sarasota Opera House.
by BWW News Desk - March 24, 2014
Sarasota Opera is pleased to announce the launch of its new opera broadcast and film series. This new series will allow Sarasota Opera to expand its programming from the fall and winter season to year-around. All showings will occur in the William E. Schmidt Opera Theatre at the Sarasota Opera House.
OperaDelaware Presents SPRING SINGS, 4/26
by BWW News Desk - March 24, 2014
Fresh from three sold out performances of Bizet's The Pearl Fishersthis month, OperaDelaware today announced that tickets are available for three all-new performances featuring some of America's most popular up-and-coming opera stars.
by BWW News Desk - March 24, 2014
Fresh from three sold out performances of Bizet's The Pearl Fishersthis month, OperaDelaware today announced that tickets are available for three all-new performances featuring some of America's most popular up-and-coming opera stars.
Opera Philadelphia Presents DON GIOVANNI, 4/25-5/4
by BWW News Desk - March 24, 2014
Widely regarded as one of the greatest operas ever composed, Don Giovanni returns to Philadelphia in five performances at the Academy of Music, April 25-May 4, 2014, weaving the tale of the legendary rake Don Juan in Mozart's alternately playful and dramatic musical masterpiece. With an ingenious staging of masquerades, trapdoors and mirrored panels, the production shines a spotlight on opera's most infamous scoundrel in a timeless classic of comedy and tragedy set to music of limitless genius. Mozart's anti-hero has a personality so engaging that audiences will wonder why they are rooting for him as he charms and abandons women at will, until his darkest side emerges.
by BWW News Desk - March 24, 2014
Widely regarded as one of the greatest operas ever composed, Don Giovanni returns to Philadelphia in five performances at the Academy of Music, April 25-May 4, 2014, weaving the tale of the legendary rake Don Juan in Mozart's alternately playful and dramatic musical masterpiece. With an ingenious staging of masquerades, trapdoors and mirrored panels, the production shines a spotlight on opera's most infamous scoundrel in a timeless classic of comedy and tragedy set to music of limitless genius. Mozart's anti-hero has a personality so engaging that audiences will wonder why they are rooting for him as he charms and abandons women at will, until his darkest side emerges.
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