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Bronx Opera to Open 2014 Season with THE RIVALS, Begin. 1/11
by BWW News Desk - December 20, 2013
The Bronx Opera will open its 2014 season with the New York premiere of Kirke Mechem's hilarious new opera based the comedy of manners by Richard Brinkley Sheridan. BxO – for nearly 50 years – has brought quality musical entertainment to Manhattan, Long Island, and of course, The Bronx.
Opera On Tap Presents a HOME BREWED OPERA, 1/9
by BWW News Desk - December 20, 2013
January 9th - 9pm - Freddy's Backroom This year, we're going to start the New Year right! This year, we're upping the ante and bringing the drama directly to YOU! And we mean DRAMA!!!
Announcing CCM's Spring 2014 Performance Schedule - Nearly 150 Shows
by BWW News Desk - December 19, 2013
The University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (CCM) is delighted to announce its spring schedule of major events. The largest single source of performing arts events in the state of Ohio, CCM presents nearly 150 major public performances from Jan. 12 through May 18, ranging from faculty and guest artist concerts to fully supported opera, musical theatre, drama and dance productions.
Metropolitan Opera & Le Poisson Rouge to Present RUSSIAN EXOTICISM: FROM FOLK MUSIC TO PRINCE IGOR, 1/15
by BWW News Desk - December 19, 2013
The Metropolitan Opera and Le Poisson Rouge announced details for “Russian Exoticism: From Folk Music to Prince Igor,” a concert at Le Poisson Rouge on Wednesday, January 15 at 8 p.m. Soprano Anna Netrebko will join three stars of the Met's new production of Borodin's Prince Igor for the event—bass-baritone Ildar Abdrazakov, who sings the title role, mezzo-soprano Anita Rachvelishvili, and bass Štefan Kocán. The concert will include arias from Prince Igor and folk songs from the outer reaches of the Russian borders and beyond, as well as selections by other Russian composers also influenced by “exotic” music. Musicians will include pianist Natalia Katyukova, an assistant conductor at the Met.
Bankrupt New York City Opera Unable to Immediately Refund Customers for Canceled Performances
by BWW News Desk - December 19, 2013
According to the Wall Street Journal, the New York City Opera, which filed for bankruptcy in October, will be unable to immediately refund customers for tickets to now cancelled performances. Additionally, it was ruled in court today that employees will be unable to collect severance because it is 'not permitted by the Bankruptcy Code.'
Utah Opera to Present LA TRAVIATA at Capitol Theatre, 1/18-26
by BWW News Desk - December 19, 2013
Celebrate Utah Opera's return to the newly remodeled Capitol Theatre and experience Verdi's La Traviata from January 18 to 26, 2014.
Canadian Opera Company's April 2014 Listings Include HERCULES and More
by BWW News Desk - December 19, 2013
One of the most innovative and powerful forces in the performing arts world today, director Peter Sellars returns to the Canadian Opera Company with an already acclaimed new COC production of Handel's Hercules, based on Sophocles' timeless tragedy. Sellars propels the Greek myth of Hercules into the modern day, directing the same star-studded cast that premiered this production to unanimous praise at Lyric Opera of Chicago in 2011: American bass-baritone Eric Owens as Hercules (COC debut); British mezzo-soprano Alice Coote as Hercules' wife Dejanira; American countertenor David Daniels as Hercules' trusted aide, Lichas; American tenor Richard Croft as Hercules' son, Hyllus; and British soprano Lucy Crowe as the princess Iole (COC debut). Internationally renowned Baroque specialist Harry Bicket leads the COC Orchestra and Chorus through Handel's glorious music. The ancient Greek tragedian Sophocles was also a war general who knew first-hand the devastating psychological traumas facing returning veterans. With Hercules Sellars creates a healing work in which the untold horrors of war and the unspoken complications of reunion find their voice.
LA Opera Presents LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR, 3/15-4/6
by BWW News Desk - December 19, 2013
(Los Angeles) December 19, 2013 — General Director Plácido Domingo announced updated details for LA Opera's first production of Lucia di Lammermoor since 2003. Conducted by Music Director James Conlon and directed by Elkhana Pulitzer in her LA Opera debut, the new production stars Albina Shagimuratova in the title role as the dagger-wielding Scottish lass and Saimir Pirgu as her secret lover, Edgardo. Lucia di Lammermoor will open on Saturday, March 15, 2014, and run for a total of six performances through April 6 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion.
STAGE TUBE: Lego Presents 2,989 Piece Lego Sydney House
by Christina Mancuso - December 19, 2013
Recreate Australia's architectural masterpiece! Ages 16+. 2,989 pieces. Check out the video below!
Pace Presents to Welcome Paul Appleby to the Schimmel Center, 1/26
by BWW News Desk - December 18, 2013
On Sunday, January 26 2014, Pace Presents will welcome PAUL APPLEBY, curated by Matthew A. Epstein at The Michael Schimmel Center for the Arts. Doors at 2:00pm, Show at 3:00pm.
LA Opera Offers THE PROSPECTOR Free to Students, 2/6-2/7
by BWW News Desk - December 18, 2013
Give your students the complete opera experience by bringing them to The Prospector in the Eva and Marc Stern Grand Hall of the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, for free!
Joyce DiDonato and David Hyde Pierce to Host Ninth Annual Opera News Awards, 4/13
by BWW News Desk - December 18, 2013
Grammy Award-winning mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato and Tony and Emmy Award-winning actor David Hyde Pierce will take a star turn together when they co-host the Ninth Annual Opera News Awards, set to take place on Sunday, April 13, 2014, in the Grand Ballroom of The Plaza Hotel in New York City. They will be joined by a distinguished line-up of presenters – Luca Pisaroni, Susan Graham, Renata Scotto, Eva Wagner-Pasquier and Francesca Zambello – who will pay tribute to five superb artists who have made an invaluable contribution to the art form: the late director Patrice Chéreau, tenor Juan Diego Flórez, mezzo-soprano Christa Ludwig,bass-baritone James Morris, and soprano Nina Stemme. First introduced in 2005, the Opera News Awards gala dinner, which features the hosts and presenters speaking about the awardees and introducing video performance clips, has become one of the most anticipated opera events of the season: an evening of celebration, appreciation, reuniting and celebrity-spotting that is without parallel in the industry.
OperaDelaware Hosts a Holiday Open House Today
by BWW News Desk - December 18, 2013
We hope you'll join us today, December 18th for an informal Holiday Open House, as we welcome our new office-mates from the Delaware Shakespeare Festival. .
Houston Grand Opera to Launch 2014 With Three World Premieres, American Premiere and More
by BWW News Desk - December 17, 2013
The opening months of 2014 bring into focus the strengths of Houston Grand Opera (HGO), which launches the new year with an extraordinary line-up. This comprises the world premieres of three important new commissions -Ricky Ian Gordon's A Coffin in Egypt, named one of the twelve "must-see opera events of the season" (Opera News), and two works exploring Houston's Vietnamese and Indian communities, courtesy of HGO's award-winning Song of Houston project; the hotly anticipated American premiere of Mieczyslaw Weinberg's long-suppressed Holocaust opera, The Passenger, in the production that took Europe by storm; the first American presentation of a visionary and groundbreaking treatment of Das Rheingold by Catalan's La Fura dels Baus; a new HGO production of Carmen from Broadway sensation Rob Ashford; a revival of Rigoletto; and a restaged production of Stephen Sondheim's A Little Night Music, which boasts designs by fashion icon Isaac Mizrahi. As the Houston Press recently noted, "Artistic and Music Director Patrick Summers is thinking bigger than ever."
Houston Grand Opera Launches The New Year With a Lineup That Includes A COFFIN IN EGYPT, and More
by BWW News Desk - December 17, 2013
Houston, December 17, 2013 ­– The opening months of 2014 bring into focus the strengths of Houston Grand Opera (HGO), which launches the new year with an extraordinary line-up. This comprises the world premieres of three important new commissions —Ricky Ian Gordon's A Coffin in Egypt, named one of the twelve “must-see opera events of the season” (Opera News), and two works exploring Houston's Vietnamese and Indian communities, courtesy of HGO's award-winning Song of Houston project; the hotly anticipated American premiere of Mieczyslaw Weinberg's long-suppressed Holocaust opera, The Passenger, in the production that took Europe by storm; the first American presentation of a visionary and groundbreaking treatment of Das Rheingold by Catalan's La Fura dels Baus; a new HGO production of Carmen from Broadway sensation Rob Ashford; a revival of Rigoletto; and a restaged production of Stephen Sondheim's A Little Night Music, which boasts designs by fashion icon Isaac Mizrahi. As the Houston Press recently noted, “Artistic and Music Director Patrick Summers is thinking bigger than ever.”
Regina Opera Company Presents SALUTE TO BROADWAY Concert, 2/2
by BWW News Desk - December 17, 2013
Description: On Sunday, February 2, 2013, at 3PM, Regina Opera will present its 'Salute to Broadway' Concert at Our Lady of Perpetual Help auditorium, 5902 6th Avenue, Brooklyn. Regina Opera soloists will present a 2-hour concert of show stopping Broadway and popular tunes. Featured are Regina Opera soloists:
Verismo Opera to Kick Off 25th Season with Open House, 1/11
by BWW News Desk - December 17, 2013
Celebrate the New Jersey Association of Verismo Opera's (Verismo Opera) 25th anniversary season, Vive la France, at the grand opera company's annual Open House. Artistic Director and Met Opera luminary Lucine Amara invites the public to attend the free event and learn more about Verismo Opera on Saturday, January 11, 2014, 2 p.m., at 44 Armory Street in Englewood, New Jersey. A snow date is scheduled for Saturday, January 18, 2 p.m., at the same location.
Tucker Award-Winner Ailyn Perez Makes U.S. Solo Recital Debut Tonight at the Kimmel Center
by BWW News Desk - December 17, 2013
Today, December 17 marks a major career milestone for Ailyn Perez, the 'lyric soprano who truly seems to have it all' (Opera News), when she makes her U.S. solo professional recital debut at Philadelphia's Kimmel Center. Joined by 'superb' pianist Ken Noda (New York Times), the Richard Tucker and Placido Domingo Award-winner will perform arias from Manon and songs by Reynaldo Hahn, Manuel de Falla, and Fernando Obradors - all of which are featured on her recent, celebrated Opus Arte album debut, Poeme d'un jour - together with signature arias from La traviata and Le nozze di Figaro. Presented by the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society, the event represents something of a homecoming for the American soprano, for it was at Philadelphia's Academy of Vocal Arts that she first launched her career.
Paul Nadler to Step in as Conductor 2/15 for Met Opera's RUSALKA
by BWW News Desk - December 16, 2013
Paul Nadler will conduct the February 15 performance of Dvorák's Rusalka, replacing the originally scheduled Yannick Nézet-Séguin. Nézet-Séguin will conduct the other five performances of Rusalka at the Met this season.
Opera Philadelphia to Present AINADAMAR, 2/7-16
by BWW News Desk - December 16, 2013
Opera Philadelphia continues its 39th Season in February with the only U.S. appearance of a vivid new Spanish production of Ainadamar, the Grammy Award-winning first opera from Argentinian composer Osvaldo Golijov. On the heels of a three-year, three-city tour of Spain conducted by Corrado Rovaris, Opera Philadelphia's Jack Mulroney Music Director, the production will be presented in five performances at the Academy of Music, February 7-16, 2014.
Britten 100/LA: A Celebration's Events For January and February Include THE TURN OF THE SCREW and More
by BWW News Desk - December 16, 2013
The centenary of British composer Benjamin Britten (1913-1976) has been observed around the world by musicians and institutions of every kind. Music Director James Conlon, whose lifelong fascination with Britten is reflected in his personal three-year performance cycle of the composer's works in America and Europe, is the inspiration for LA Opera's Britten 100/LA: A Celebration, an extensive collaboration featuring performances, conferences and exhibitions presented by a host of organizations throughout the Southland. Britten's centenary year may be drawing to an end, but Britten 100/LA events will continue into early 2014, culminating in LA Opera's February and March performances of Billy Budd.
Opera Philadelphia Presents Osvaldo Golijov's AINADAMAR, 2/7
by BWW News Desk - December 16, 2013
Opera Philadelphia continues its 39th Season in February with the only U.S. appearance of a vivid new Spanish production ofAinadamar, the Grammy Award-winning first opera from Argentinian composer Osvaldo Golijov. On the heels of a three-year, three-city tour of Spain conducted by Corrado Rovaris, Opera Philadelphia's Jack Mulroney Music Director, the production will be presented in five performances at the Academy of Music,February 7-16, 2014.
The Canadian Opera Company Opens Winter Season With COSI FAN TUTTE, 1/18-2/21
by BWW News Desk - December 16, 2013
Toronto – The Canadian Opera Company opens its 2013/2014 winter season with Così fan tutte (or The School for Lovers), Mozart's wry comedy about romantic love, fidelity and temptation. Sung in Italian with English SURTITLES, the COC's Così fan tutte comes to the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts for 10 performances on January 18, 24, 29, February 1, 6, 7*, 9, 15, 18, 21, 2014.
The Canadian Opera Company Presents Verdi's A MASKED BALL, 2/2-2/22
by BWW News Desk - December 16, 2013
Toronto – The Canadian Opera Company presents Verdi's opera of forbidden passion amid political turmoil, A Masked Ball (Un ballo in maschera). Sung in Italian with English SURTITLES, A Masked Ball comes to the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts for eight performances on February 2, 5, 8, 11, 14, 16, 20, 22, 2014.
Canadian Opera Company to Present Verdi's A MASKED BALL, Begin. 2/2
by BWW News Desk - December 16, 2013
The Canadian Opera Company presents Verdi's opera of forbidden passion amid political turmoil, A Masked Ball (Un ballo in maschera). Sung in Italian with English SURTITLES, A Masked Ball comes to the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts for eight performances on February 2, 5, 8, 11, 14, 16, 20, 22, 2014.

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