THE ITALIAN GIRL IN ALGIERS & LA TRAVIATA Among Opera Company of Middlebury's 2014 Season
by BWW News Desk - February 20, 2014
It has been called a major force in the New England opera world. After ten years of sold-out successes, The Opera Company of Middlebury returns with its 11th season of 'grand opera in an intimate setting.'
by BWW News Desk - February 20, 2014
It has been called a major force in the New England opera world. After ten years of sold-out successes, The Opera Company of Middlebury returns with its 11th season of 'grand opera in an intimate setting.'
Curtis Opera Theatre to Perform DIALOGUES OF THE CARMELITES at Perelman Theater, Begin. 3/5
by BWW News Desk - February 20, 2014
No one is immune from France's Reign of Terror-not even a humble order of Carmelite nuns. A young novice has the chance to escape with her life. But what would that mean for her soul? The Curtis Opera Theatre, in association with Opera Philadelphia and Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts, presents Poulenc's powerful opera Dialogues of the Carmelites with three sold-out performances March 5, 7, and 9 in the Perelman Theater at Philadelphia's Kimmel Center.
by BWW News Desk - February 20, 2014
No one is immune from France's Reign of Terror-not even a humble order of Carmelite nuns. A young novice has the chance to escape with her life. But what would that mean for her soul? The Curtis Opera Theatre, in association with Opera Philadelphia and Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts, presents Poulenc's powerful opera Dialogues of the Carmelites with three sold-out performances March 5, 7, and 9 in the Perelman Theater at Philadelphia's Kimmel Center.
VOICEBOX/Opera in Concert's 40th Anniversary Season Closes with STIFFELIO, 3/23
by BWW News Desk - February 20, 2014
The celebration of commemorative anniversaries for three great composers was the theme for VOICEBOX/Opera in Concert's own 40th Anniversary and the season closes with Verdi's STIFFELIO on Sunday, March 23, 2014 with a single performance at the St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts at 2:30 pm. This inflammatory work from 1850 concerns an adultery in the house of a Protestant minister and was so severely censored by the Italian authorities that Verdi withdrew it in 1856 and it was only intermittently revived – in various forms – in the 20th century. In 1992, scholars were given access to Verdi's autograph score by the Carrara family and the original version was produced at the Metropolitan Opera in New York on 21 October 1993. It is this version that VOICEBOX: Opera in Concert will be presenting.
by BWW News Desk - February 20, 2014
The celebration of commemorative anniversaries for three great composers was the theme for VOICEBOX/Opera in Concert's own 40th Anniversary and the season closes with Verdi's STIFFELIO on Sunday, March 23, 2014 with a single performance at the St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts at 2:30 pm. This inflammatory work from 1850 concerns an adultery in the house of a Protestant minister and was so severely censored by the Italian authorities that Verdi withdrew it in 1856 and it was only intermittently revived – in various forms – in the 20th century. In 1992, scholars were given access to Verdi's autograph score by the Carrara family and the original version was produced at the Metropolitan Opera in New York on 21 October 1993. It is this version that VOICEBOX: Opera in Concert will be presenting.
Florida Grand Opera's UNEXPECTED OPERAS IN UNEXPECTED PLACES Features NO EXIT
by BWW News Desk - February 20, 2014
Florida Grand Opera's next installment of “Unexpected Operas in Unexpected Places” features No Exit, a one act opera by Andy Vores, Chair of Composition at The Boston Conservatory. This chamber opera was commissioned and premiered by the Boston-based ensemble, Guerilla Opera in April of 2008.
by BWW News Desk - February 20, 2014
Florida Grand Opera's next installment of “Unexpected Operas in Unexpected Places” features No Exit, a one act opera by Andy Vores, Chair of Composition at The Boston Conservatory. This chamber opera was commissioned and premiered by the Boston-based ensemble, Guerilla Opera in April of 2008.
Florida Grand Opera to Present NO EXIT, 2/27-3/1
by BWW News Desk - February 20, 2014
Florida Grand Opera's next installment of 'Unexpected Operas in Unexpected Places' features No Exit, a one act opera by Andy Vores, Chair of Composition at The Boston Conservatory. This chamber opera was commissioned and premiered by the Boston-based ensemble, Guerilla Opera in April of 2008.
by BWW News Desk - February 20, 2014
Florida Grand Opera's next installment of 'Unexpected Operas in Unexpected Places' features No Exit, a one act opera by Andy Vores, Chair of Composition at The Boston Conservatory. This chamber opera was commissioned and premiered by the Boston-based ensemble, Guerilla Opera in April of 2008.
OPERA America Announces the Recipients of the 2014 National Opera Trustee Recognition Award
by BWW News Desk - February 20, 2014
OPERA America, the national service organization for opera, is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2014 National Opera Trustee Recognition Award. In its seventh year, this award honors outstanding trustees of U.S. opera companies for exemplary leadership, generosity and audience-building efforts on behalf of their respective opera companies.
by BWW News Desk - February 20, 2014
OPERA America, the national service organization for opera, is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2014 National Opera Trustee Recognition Award. In its seventh year, this award honors outstanding trustees of U.S. opera companies for exemplary leadership, generosity and audience-building efforts on behalf of their respective opera companies.
Pacific Symphony's 'Symphonic Voices' Initiative Continues with LA TRAVIATA, Now thru 2/25
by BWW News Desk - February 20, 2014
Led by Music Director Carl St.Clair, Pacific Symphony's vocal initiative, “Symphonic Voices,” continues with Giuseppe Verdi's thrilling but tragic tale about a dying courtesan willing to give up everything for love in “La Traviata.” Featuring the composer's exquisite music, presented in a uniquely staged production over three nights, the orchestra is joined by a cast of world-class opera stars; including soprano Elizabeth Caballero as Violetta Valéry and tenor Rolando Sanz as Alfredo Germont. Plus, the Pacific Chorale and members of the California State University Fullerton (CSUF) University Singers help fill the concert hall with exhilarating voices as Verdi's dramatic tale unfolds. While the selection of “La Traviata” as this year's opera is a tip of the hat to Verdi's bicentennial celebration, it is also a work that St.Clair is intimately familiar with—having conducted it while general music director of the Komische Oper Berlin.
by BWW News Desk - February 20, 2014
Led by Music Director Carl St.Clair, Pacific Symphony's vocal initiative, “Symphonic Voices,” continues with Giuseppe Verdi's thrilling but tragic tale about a dying courtesan willing to give up everything for love in “La Traviata.” Featuring the composer's exquisite music, presented in a uniquely staged production over three nights, the orchestra is joined by a cast of world-class opera stars; including soprano Elizabeth Caballero as Violetta Valéry and tenor Rolando Sanz as Alfredo Germont. Plus, the Pacific Chorale and members of the California State University Fullerton (CSUF) University Singers help fill the concert hall with exhilarating voices as Verdi's dramatic tale unfolds. While the selection of “La Traviata” as this year's opera is a tip of the hat to Verdi's bicentennial celebration, it is also a work that St.Clair is intimately familiar with—having conducted it while general music director of the Komische Oper Berlin.
BWW Reviews: Follow the Lieder, Part One--GERALD FINLEY at Carnegie's Zankel Hall
by Richard Sasanow - February 19, 2014
When I last heard bass-baritone Gerald Finley in New York, he was a nameless prisoner in a dungeon during the Spanish Inquisition, in Dallapiccola's IL PRIGIONIERO with the New York Philharmonic. But even the eponymous title character of that 12-tone opera seemed less tortured than the singer of Schubert's 'Die Winterreise,' which Finley brought magnificently to Carnegie Hall's Zankel Hall last week.
by Richard Sasanow - February 19, 2014
When I last heard bass-baritone Gerald Finley in New York, he was a nameless prisoner in a dungeon during the Spanish Inquisition, in Dallapiccola's IL PRIGIONIERO with the New York Philharmonic. But even the eponymous title character of that 12-tone opera seemed less tortured than the singer of Schubert's 'Die Winterreise,' which Finley brought magnificently to Carnegie Hall's Zankel Hall last week.
Long Beach Opera to Present the Southern California Debut of THE DEATH OF KLINGHOFFER, 3/16-22
by BWW News Desk - February 19, 2014
Perhaps the most controversial opera of the 20th century makes its Southern California debut when Long Beach Opera (LBO) stages John Adams' The Death of Klinghoffer on March 16 and March 22 at the Terrace Theater in downtown Long Beach. This powerful and unsettling work chronicles the 1985 hijacking of the Mediterranean cruise ship Achille Lauro by Palestinian terrorists and the murder of disabled Jewish-American passenger, Leon Klinghoffer. LBO's production is a partner presentation of the Los Angeles Philharmonic's 'Minimalist Jukebox' Festival.
by BWW News Desk - February 19, 2014
Perhaps the most controversial opera of the 20th century makes its Southern California debut when Long Beach Opera (LBO) stages John Adams' The Death of Klinghoffer on March 16 and March 22 at the Terrace Theater in downtown Long Beach. This powerful and unsettling work chronicles the 1985 hijacking of the Mediterranean cruise ship Achille Lauro by Palestinian terrorists and the murder of disabled Jewish-American passenger, Leon Klinghoffer. LBO's production is a partner presentation of the Los Angeles Philharmonic's 'Minimalist Jukebox' Festival.
Merola Opera to Host Young Professional Meet-Up at The Plough and the Stars in San Francisco, 2/23
by BWW News Desk - February 19, 2014
We start your St. Patrick's Day early with a Merola Opera Program meet up at the city's best Irish bar. Heck...even the first drink is on us!
by BWW News Desk - February 19, 2014
We start your St. Patrick's Day early with a Merola Opera Program meet up at the city's best Irish bar. Heck...even the first drink is on us!
DAS RHEINGOLD, A COFFIN IN EGYPT and More Set for Spring 2014 at Houston Grand Opera
by BWW News Desk - February 19, 2014
The new year has already brought notable success for Houston Grand Opera (HGO), where the hotly anticipated American premiere of the long-lost Holocaust opera The Passenger-hailed by the Associated Press as 'the latest coup for a company known for producing new works'-took the national and local press by storm, and where the company's Rigoletto revival was pronounced 'glorious' (Theater Jones). These accolades come at an exciting time for the company, which continues this season's extraordinary line-up with the launch of the first American presentation of a visionary and groundbreaking treatment of Das Rheingold by La Fura dels Baus; the world premiere of Ricky Ian Gordon's A Coffin in Egypt, named one of the twelve 'must-see opera events of the season' (Opera News); a new HGO production of Carmen from Broadway sensation Rob Ashford; and Stephen Sondheim's A Little Night Music, which boasts designs by fashion icon Isaac Mizrahi.
by BWW News Desk - February 19, 2014
The new year has already brought notable success for Houston Grand Opera (HGO), where the hotly anticipated American premiere of the long-lost Holocaust opera The Passenger-hailed by the Associated Press as 'the latest coup for a company known for producing new works'-took the national and local press by storm, and where the company's Rigoletto revival was pronounced 'glorious' (Theater Jones). These accolades come at an exciting time for the company, which continues this season's extraordinary line-up with the launch of the first American presentation of a visionary and groundbreaking treatment of Das Rheingold by La Fura dels Baus; the world premiere of Ricky Ian Gordon's A Coffin in Egypt, named one of the twelve 'must-see opera events of the season' (Opera News); a new HGO production of Carmen from Broadway sensation Rob Ashford; and Stephen Sondheim's A Little Night Music, which boasts designs by fashion icon Isaac Mizrahi.
The Minnesota Opera to Announce 2014-2015 Season via Live Stream Tomorrow
by BWW News Desk - February 19, 2014
Minnesota Opera will announce its 52nd anniversary season on Thursday, February 20, at3pm. For the first time in the company's history, we will do so via a live stream, which can be watched at mnop.co/live.
by BWW News Desk - February 19, 2014
Minnesota Opera will announce its 52nd anniversary season on Thursday, February 20, at3pm. For the first time in the company's history, we will do so via a live stream, which can be watched at mnop.co/live.
Juliane Banse Replaces Genia Kuhmeier in Metropolitan Opera's ARABELLA
by BWW News Desk - February 19, 2014
Juliane Banse will make her Met debut as Zdenka in this season's performances of Strauss's Arabella, replacing Genia Kühmeier, who has withdrawn for personal reasons.
by BWW News Desk - February 19, 2014
Juliane Banse will make her Met debut as Zdenka in this season's performances of Strauss's Arabella, replacing Genia Kühmeier, who has withdrawn for personal reasons.
Lyric Opera of Chicago Announces Ana María Martínez and Eric Owens as Ambassadors for the Lyric Unlimited Initiative
by BWW News Desk - February 19, 2014
Lyric Opera of Chicago is pleased to announce that soprano Ana María Martínezand bass-baritone Eric Owens will serve as the inaugural Community Ambassadors as part of the Lyric Unlimited initiative. These two artists will strengthen and actively participate in new, ongoing, and future Lyric Unlimited programs that serve and engage schools and the larger community, including the Vocal Partnership Program, Youth Opera Council, Teen Opera Circle, Lyric's ongoing relationship with Latino communities, and other collaborative community events. Martínez and Owens are starring in Lyric's new production of Rusalka, which opens on Saturday, February 22 and runs through March 16.
by BWW News Desk - February 19, 2014
Lyric Opera of Chicago is pleased to announce that soprano Ana María Martínezand bass-baritone Eric Owens will serve as the inaugural Community Ambassadors as part of the Lyric Unlimited initiative. These two artists will strengthen and actively participate in new, ongoing, and future Lyric Unlimited programs that serve and engage schools and the larger community, including the Vocal Partnership Program, Youth Opera Council, Teen Opera Circle, Lyric's ongoing relationship with Latino communities, and other collaborative community events. Martínez and Owens are starring in Lyric's new production of Rusalka, which opens on Saturday, February 22 and runs through March 16.
Placido Domingo Returns in LA Opera's THAIS, Starring Nino Machaidze, 5/17
by BWW News Desk - February 19, 2014
General Director Plácido Domingo returns to the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion stage in the final production of LA Opera's 2013/14 season, Jules Massenet's Thaïs,starring soprano Nino Machaidze in the title role. Mr. Domingo will perform the baritone role of Athanaël, a monk whose determination to save the soul of a beautiful courtesan transforms into an unholy obsession. With these performances of Athanaël, Mr. Domingo will have sung 25 leading roles at LA Opera.
by BWW News Desk - February 19, 2014
General Director Plácido Domingo returns to the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion stage in the final production of LA Opera's 2013/14 season, Jules Massenet's Thaïs,starring soprano Nino Machaidze in the title role. Mr. Domingo will perform the baritone role of Athanaël, a monk whose determination to save the soul of a beautiful courtesan transforms into an unholy obsession. With these performances of Athanaël, Mr. Domingo will have sung 25 leading roles at LA Opera.
World Premiere of BUM PHILLIPS ALL-AMERICAN OPERA to Open 3/15 at La MaMa
by BWW News Desk - February 18, 2014
La MaMa, in association with Monk Parrots, presents the World Premiere of Bum Phillips All-American Opera, a new contemporary opera conceptualized and directed by Luke Leonard, composed and conducted by Peter Stopschinski, with a libretto by Kirk Lynn. Bum Phillips All-American Opera runs from March 12 - 30, 2014 in a limited engagement at La MaMa's Ellen Stewart Theatre, located at 66 East 4th Street between 2nd Avenue & the Bowery in New York City. Previews begin March 12 for a March 15 opening.
by BWW News Desk - February 18, 2014
La MaMa, in association with Monk Parrots, presents the World Premiere of Bum Phillips All-American Opera, a new contemporary opera conceptualized and directed by Luke Leonard, composed and conducted by Peter Stopschinski, with a libretto by Kirk Lynn. Bum Phillips All-American Opera runs from March 12 - 30, 2014 in a limited engagement at La MaMa's Ellen Stewart Theatre, located at 66 East 4th Street between 2nd Avenue & the Bowery in New York City. Previews begin March 12 for a March 15 opening.
The LA Opera Presents THAÏS, 5/17-6/7
by BWW News Desk - February 18, 2014
General Director Plácido Domingo returns to the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion stage in the final production of LA Opera's 2013/14 season, Jules Massenet's Thaïs,starring soprano Nino Machaidze in the title role. Mr. Domingo will perform the baritone role of Athanaël, a monk whose determination to save the soul of a beautiful courtesan transforms into an unholy obsession. With these performances of Athanaël, Mr. Domingo will have sung 25 leading roles at LA Opera.
by BWW News Desk - February 18, 2014
General Director Plácido Domingo returns to the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion stage in the final production of LA Opera's 2013/14 season, Jules Massenet's Thaïs,starring soprano Nino Machaidze in the title role. Mr. Domingo will perform the baritone role of Athanaël, a monk whose determination to save the soul of a beautiful courtesan transforms into an unholy obsession. With these performances of Athanaël, Mr. Domingo will have sung 25 leading roles at LA Opera.
Robert Rattray Named New Assistant General Manager, Artistic of Metropolitan Opera
by BWW News Desk - February 18, 2014
The Metropolitan Opera announced that Robert Rattray has been appointed the company's new Assistant General Manager, Artistic. He will begin his tenure this August, when rehearsals begin for the 2014-15 season. Rattray replaces Sarah Billinghurst, who will retire at the end of the current season after 20 years at the Met.
by BWW News Desk - February 18, 2014
The Metropolitan Opera announced that Robert Rattray has been appointed the company's new Assistant General Manager, Artistic. He will begin his tenure this August, when rehearsals begin for the 2014-15 season. Rattray replaces Sarah Billinghurst, who will retire at the end of the current season after 20 years at the Met.
Opera Philadelphia Celebrates 40th Anniversary Season with THE BARBER OF SEVILLE, OSCAR and More
by BWW News Desk - February 18, 2014
General Director & President David B. Devan and Music Director Corrado Rovaris are pleased to announce Opera Philadelphia's 40th Anniversary Season, featuring a stellar cast of international opera stars in five new productions at the Academy of Music and the Perelman Theater.
by BWW News Desk - February 18, 2014
General Director & President David B. Devan and Music Director Corrado Rovaris are pleased to announce Opera Philadelphia's 40th Anniversary Season, featuring a stellar cast of international opera stars in five new productions at the Academy of Music and the Perelman Theater.
BWW Reviews: French-Greek Tenor George Perris Makes Sensational New York Debut
by Peter Danish - February 18, 2014
French-Greek Tenor George Perris makes sensational debut at Lincoln Center's Allen Room.
by Peter Danish - February 18, 2014
French-Greek Tenor George Perris makes sensational debut at Lincoln Center's Allen Room.
Minnesota Opera Visits Alexandria for a Weeklong Residency that Concludes with a Concert Version of THE MAGIC FLUTE, Now thru 2/23
by BWW News Desk - February 18, 2014
Minnesota Opera will embark on a week-long, intergenerational community residency today, February 18-23 in Alexandria, Minnesota.
by BWW News Desk - February 18, 2014
Minnesota Opera will embark on a week-long, intergenerational community residency today, February 18-23 in Alexandria, Minnesota.
Jonas Kaufmann Sings Title Role in New Production of WERTHER at the Met, Beg. Tonight
by BWW News Desk - February 18, 2014
Tenor Jonas Kaufmann will star in the title role of the tortured poet in the Met's new production of Massenet's Werther, opening tonight, February 18.
by BWW News Desk - February 18, 2014
Tenor Jonas Kaufmann will star in the title role of the tortured poet in the Met's new production of Massenet's Werther, opening tonight, February 18.
BWW Reviews: A Fascinating PRINCE IGOR Finally Makes Back It to the Met
by Richard Sasanow - February 17, 2014
PRINCE IGOR was a glorious mess when Alexander Borodin died suddenly in 18, leaving it to others to finish a work he'd toiled on for nearly 20 years but hadn't quite made whole. With no definitive version of the opera, it was only performed by the Met in 1917--until Dmitri Tcherniakov's new production premiered last week. Musically rich, scenically fascinating, it's good to have it back where it belongs.
by Richard Sasanow - February 17, 2014
PRINCE IGOR was a glorious mess when Alexander Borodin died suddenly in 18, leaving it to others to finish a work he'd toiled on for nearly 20 years but hadn't quite made whole. With no definitive version of the opera, it was only performed by the Met in 1917--until Dmitri Tcherniakov's new production premiered last week. Musically rich, scenically fascinating, it's good to have it back where it belongs.
Met Music Director James Levine to Conduct Berg's WOZZECK, Begin. 3/6
by BWW News Desk - February 17, 2014
Met Music Director James Levine will conduct a revival of Berg's Wozzeck, opening March 6 and starring Thomas Hampson and Deborah Voigt in their first-ever performances of the leading roles, Wozzeck and Marie. Levine has led 43 performances of Berg's dark study of a man crushed by society—more than any other conductor in Met history. This season's revival will also star Simon O'Neill as the Drum-Major, Peter Hoare as the Captain, and English bass Clive Bayley as the Doctor.
by BWW News Desk - February 17, 2014
Met Music Director James Levine will conduct a revival of Berg's Wozzeck, opening March 6 and starring Thomas Hampson and Deborah Voigt in their first-ever performances of the leading roles, Wozzeck and Marie. Levine has led 43 performances of Berg's dark study of a man crushed by society—more than any other conductor in Met history. This season's revival will also star Simon O'Neill as the Drum-Major, Peter Hoare as the Captain, and English bass Clive Bayley as the Doctor.
City Opera Vancouver Presents PAULINE, 5/23-31
by BWW News Desk - February 17, 2014
City Opera Vancouver presents the world premiere of PAULINE, a chamber opera about Canadian writer-actress Pauline Johnson, with libretto by acclaimed Canadian author Margaret Atwood and music by Tobin Stokes.
by BWW News Desk - February 17, 2014
City Opera Vancouver presents the world premiere of PAULINE, a chamber opera about Canadian writer-actress Pauline Johnson, with libretto by acclaimed Canadian author Margaret Atwood and music by Tobin Stokes.
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