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Hungarian State Opera Celebrates Eva Marton On 18 June
by BWW News Desk - June 06, 2023
On 18 June 2023, the Hungarian State Opera celebrates the greatest Hungarian soprano of the 20th century on the occasion of her birthday with performances by her former and current students, as well as the winners of the Eva Marton International Singing Competition.
Review: COSI FAN TUTTE at Opera Theatre Of Saint Louis
by Steve Callahan - June 06, 2023
Sublime voices overcome a troubled concept.
FIZZ & GINGER to Play New York Comedy Club This Month
by BWW News Desk - June 04, 2023
The Curiosity Cabinet in partnership with Fresh Squeezed Opera will premiere a jazz opera Fizz & Ginger. This production reunites composer/conductor Whitney George and librettist/stage director Bea Goodwin after their critically acclaimed opera Princess Maleine and radio drama tryptic In the Throes of Death.
Nickel City Opera to Present THE BARBER OF SEVILLE This Month
by BWW News Desk - June 03, 2023
Nickel City Opera will present Gioachino Rossini's comic opera 'The Barber of Seville' with full orchestra, costumes, and sets returning for the second year to Nichols Flickinger Performing Arts Center, Saturday, June 24th, 2023 at 7pm and gracing the stage of the newly renovated Hollywood Theater, Sunday, June 25th, 2023 at 5pm.
Philip Glass's AKHNATEN, Verdi's IL TROVATORE & More Set for The Met 2023 Live in HD Summer Encores
by BWW News Desk - June 02, 2023
Beginning Wednesday, July 26, the Metropolitan Opera will present Summer Encores of past performances from its acclaimed Live in HD series of cinema presentations.
MY FIRST HUNDRED YEARS to be Presented at Edmonton Opera This Month
by BWW News Desk - June 02, 2023
Edmonton Opera will present its upcoming cabaret “My First Hundred Years” written by highly acclaimed local talents, Andrew MacDonald-Smith and Stewart Lemoine, in collaboration with Frances Thielmann.
Review: THE FLYING DUTCHMAN at Metropolitan Opera
by Peter Danish - June 02, 2023
Thomas Guggeis, the young German conductor making his Met debut, is Kapellmeister at the Staatsoper Berlin and the designated Generalmusikdirektor of the Oper Frankfurt; pretty impressive for one who has yet to hit his 30th birthday!   His Met debut was justly anticipated, as across Europe he is known as something of a Wagner and Strauss specialist.   His performance was well-paced and well-colored and energetic.  The score provides for enormous surges of energy and power, and the orchestra was certainly up to the task, but Guggeis’ rendition while quite good, was perhaps a tad lacking in thrills – the magnificent Wagner bombast was a little timid and the quieter passages were lovely but just a bit bland.   With time and more experience with this orchestra, one can safely expect some exceptional performances in the future.
VIDEO: Get A First Look At DER FLIEGENDE HOLLÄNDER at the Met Opera
by Alan Henry - June 01, 2023
Following his acclaimed 2019 performances as Alberich in the Ring cycle, bass-baritone Tomasz Konieczny stars as the accursed Dutchman in Wagner’s eerie drama, alongside incandescent soprano Elza van den Heever as the woman determined to redeem his soul. Get a first look at the cast in action.
Catapult Opera Releases New Opera Digital Short SWANN From Tamar-kali
by BWW News Desk - June 01, 2023
Catapult Opera  has commissioned a new opera digital short entitled SWANN from multi-hyphenate artist, Tamar-kali. The piece features composition and a concept by Tamar-kali, a libretto by Carl Hancock Rux, and direction from James Blaszko.
Opera Parallele Reveals Season of Premieres for 2023-24
by BWW News Desk - June 01, 2023
Opera Parallèle has announced the repertoire for the company’s 2023-24 season, a new year of exciting debuts beginning October 27 and 28 with the world premiere of composer Kenji Oh and librettist Kelley Rourke’s family opera, The Emissary, based on Yoko Tawada’s award-winning novel.
 World Premiere of DOPPELGANGER, Site-Specific Park Avenue Armory Commission Performed by Venerable Tenor Jonas Kaufmann 
by BWW News Desk - May 31, 2023
This September, Park Avenue Armory presents the world premiere of Doppelganger, a bespoke Armory commission that reimagines Franz Schubert's rarely staged song cycle Schwanengesang (“Swan Song”) as a multi-dimensional theatrical performance directed by Claus Guth, one of opera's most adventurous directors, and performed by renowned tenor Jonas Kaufmann with pianist Helmut Deutsch.
The Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra Reveals Its Summer Season
by BWW News Desk - May 31, 2023
The Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO) has announced its Centennial Summer Season. RPO Outdoors includes 13 concerts – 10 of which are free of charge – from Friday, July 7 through Tuesday, August 1.
Review: TOSCA at Opera Theatre Of Saint Louis
by Steve Callahan - May 30, 2023
It’s a masterpiece!  Tosca has opened at Opera Theatre of St. Louis, and the production  emphatically reconfirms that group’s status as one of the world’s great opera companies. 
Central City Opera Announces Four-Year Contract With AGMA
by BWW News Desk - May 28, 2023
Central City Opera (CCO) has announced that a contract with the American Guild of Musical Artists (AGMA) has been signed by both parties as of May 26, 2023. AGMA announced Thursday, May 18 that the agreement had been ratified by its membership and provided a signed document to Central City Opera on Wednesday, May 24.
Soprano Angela Brown To Sing 'God Bless America' For The Indianapolis 500
by BWW News Desk - May 26, 2023
World-renowned opera singer and Indianapolis-native Angela Brown will reprise her role of singing 'God Bless America' during pre-race ceremonies for the 107th Running of the Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge on May 28. She last performed the beloved patriotic tradition for the 101st Running of the Indianapolis 500 in 2017.
OPERA America Awards Second Round of 2023 Opera Grants for Women Stage Directors and Conductors
by BWW News Desk - May 26, 2023
OPERA America has announced the second-round recipients of the 2023 Opera Grants for Women Stage Directors and Conductors.
Gustavo Dudamel To Resign As The Paris Opera Music Director
by BWW News Desk - May 25, 2023
The Paris Opera announces the resignation of Gustavo Dudamel as Music Director at the end of the  22/23 season for personal reasons.  
The Metropolitan Opera's 2022–23 Live in HD Season to Conclude With Mozart's DIE ZAUBERFLOTE (The Magic Flute)
by BWW News Desk - May 25, 2023
The Metropolitan Opera will present a live transmission of Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), one of Mozart’s most beloved operas, on Saturday, June 3, at 12:55PM ET.
Nashville Opera Awarded NEA Grant for 2024 Production of Daniel Catán's FLORENCIA EN EL AMAZONAS
by BWW News Desk - May 24, 2023
Nashville Opera has been awarded a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts to support the 2024 production of Daniel Catán’s opera, FLORENCIA EN EL AMAZONAS.
Opera North Reveals Details of Kirklees Concert Season 2023-24
by BWW News Desk - May 24, 2023
Opera North and Kirklees Council have announced details of Kirklees Concert Season 2023-24, with a scaled-up programme of orchestral, organ, and festive performances in Huddersfield and Dewsbury Town Halls for Kirklees Year of Music 2023, and chamber concerts extending into summer 2024.
Review: TREEMONISHA at Opera Theatre Of Saint Louis
by Steve Callahan - May 23, 2023
Last Saturday Opera Theatre of St. Louis premiered a new adaptation of Scott Joplin’s legendary opera Treemonisha.  It is a bright and worthy addition to our recent flurry of adoration of some of America’s major black composers;  the Black Rep closed their stunningly fine evening of Eubie Blake’s music three days earlier.
Review: Love It or Hate It, the Met's New MAGIC FLUTE Is a Creative Roller Coaster Ride
by Richard Sasanow - May 21, 2023
Of all the theatre directors that the Met has marshalled into its forces, Simon McBurney--who brought his version of Mozart’s DIE ZAUBERFLOTE (THE MAGIC FLUTE) to the Met on Friday in his house debut--may be the most successful in melding music and theatre, storytelling and visual elements.
Gilbert & Sullivan Society Of Houston Presents THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE At Hobby Center For The Performing Arts
by BWW News Desk - May 18, 2023
The pirates come ashore in July as Gilbert & Sullivan Society of Houston, the longest-running opera company in Houston, presents the popular The Pirates of Penzance at the Hobby Center for the Performing Arts' Zilkha Hall.
Review: On Site Opera's TABARRO Brings Noir Puccini to New York's South Street Seaport
by Richard Sasanow - May 17, 2023
IL TABARRO has a special relationship to New York, since it’s the only Puccini to premiere here at the Metropolitan, in 1918. While it’s only the first third of the trio of short operas that go by the title IL TRITTICO, no one attending the other night’s performance by On Site Opera in partnership with the South Street Seaport Museum should have felt short-changed. It definitely felt like an evening’s worth of opera--and a fine one.
Mozart's DON GIOVANNI to be Presented at Teatro Grattacielo This Summer
by BWW News Desk - May 17, 2023
Teatro Grattacielo will present Mozart's Don Giovanni on June 16 & 17, 2023 at 7:30pm at the Riverside Theater.

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