New Jersey Association of Verismo Opera Presents SUOR ANGELICA and CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA, Beg. Today
by BWW News Desk - October 20, 2013
The New Jersey Association of Verismo Opera (Verismo Opera) celebrates the year of Italian culture in America with its new production of Giacomo Puccini's Suor Angelica and Pietro Mascagni's Cavalleria Rusticana. Verismo Opera presents the grand production live with a full cast today, October 20, 3:00 p.m., at the Bergen Performing Arts Center (bergenPAC), 30 North Van Brunt Street, in Englewood, New Jersey.
by BWW News Desk - October 20, 2013
The New Jersey Association of Verismo Opera (Verismo Opera) celebrates the year of Italian culture in America with its new production of Giacomo Puccini's Suor Angelica and Pietro Mascagni's Cavalleria Rusticana. Verismo Opera presents the grand production live with a full cast today, October 20, 3:00 p.m., at the Bergen Performing Arts Center (bergenPAC), 30 North Van Brunt Street, in Englewood, New Jersey.
BWW Reviews: Houston Grand Opera's AIDA is Spellbinding and Sumptuous
by David Clarke - October 19, 2013
Giuseppe Verdi's 1871 opera AIDA is a worldwide phenomenon. It has been adapted into several films, Elton John and Tim Rice adapted it into a Broadway musical with the same title, and, as of 2007, New York City's Metropolitan Opera has given over 1,100 performances of the opera, making it their second most frequently produced work. Oozing with spectacle and pageantry, Houston Grand Opera's (HGO) current production of the beloved opera is a spellbinding and sumptuous beginning to their new season.
by David Clarke - October 19, 2013
Giuseppe Verdi's 1871 opera AIDA is a worldwide phenomenon. It has been adapted into several films, Elton John and Tim Rice adapted it into a Broadway musical with the same title, and, as of 2007, New York City's Metropolitan Opera has given over 1,100 performances of the opera, making it their second most frequently produced work. Oozing with spectacle and pageantry, Houston Grand Opera's (HGO) current production of the beloved opera is a spellbinding and sumptuous beginning to their new season.
Lyric Opera of Chicago Participates in Chicago Architecture Foundation's OPEN HOUSE CHICAGO This Weekend
by BWW News Desk - October 19, 2013
Lyric Opera of Chicago will open the doors to the Civic Opera House this weekend, Oct. 19-20 for free public viewing as part of The Chicago Architecture Foundation's Open House Chicago. Visitors will have access to the stunning Rice Grand Foyer and Ardis Krainik Theatre, and will have the opportunity to stand onstage for a soprano's-eye view!
by BWW News Desk - October 19, 2013
Lyric Opera of Chicago will open the doors to the Civic Opera House this weekend, Oct. 19-20 for free public viewing as part of The Chicago Architecture Foundation's Open House Chicago. Visitors will have access to the stunning Rice Grand Foyer and Ardis Krainik Theatre, and will have the opportunity to stand onstage for a soprano's-eye view!
L.A. Dance Project's INVISIBLE CITIES Opens Today at Union Station
by BWW News Desk - October 19, 2013
The Industry, LA's home for new and experimental opera, in partnership with the L.A. Dance Project and powered by Sennheiser, has announced that tickets are now on sale at www.InvisibleCitiesOpera.com/tickets for Invisible Cities, an innovative production representing a thrilling new collaboration of art and technology that has never before been done. Invisible Cities makes its world premiere today, October 19 for a limited run through November 8.
by BWW News Desk - October 19, 2013
The Industry, LA's home for new and experimental opera, in partnership with the L.A. Dance Project and powered by Sennheiser, has announced that tickets are now on sale at www.InvisibleCitiesOpera.com/tickets for Invisible Cities, an innovative production representing a thrilling new collaboration of art and technology that has never before been done. Invisible Cities makes its world premiere today, October 19 for a limited run through November 8.
The Opera Dinner Comes to Martha's Vineyard Tonight
by BWW News Desk - October 19, 2013
If Opera be the Food of Love, Eat On, starring Chef Matthew Passaclacqua of Lure Grill & Wendy Taucher Dance Opera Theater. The Opera Dinner will be presented tonight, October 19th, 2013 at the Winnetu Oceanside Resort - Lure Grill (31 Dunes Road Edgartown, MA 02539). The evening combines opera classics, great food, in a lovely setting for this unique cabaret-style event. This special event is a part of the annual Martha's Vineyard Food & Wine Festival - a celebration of sea, farm and vine (October 17-20, 2013).
by BWW News Desk - October 19, 2013
If Opera be the Food of Love, Eat On, starring Chef Matthew Passaclacqua of Lure Grill & Wendy Taucher Dance Opera Theater. The Opera Dinner will be presented tonight, October 19th, 2013 at the Winnetu Oceanside Resort - Lure Grill (31 Dunes Road Edgartown, MA 02539). The evening combines opera classics, great food, in a lovely setting for this unique cabaret-style event. This special event is a part of the annual Martha's Vineyard Food & Wine Festival - a celebration of sea, farm and vine (October 17-20, 2013).
Steven Stucky's 2013-14 Features Boston Symphony Concerts, Ojai Opera Premiere and More
by BWW News Desk - October 18, 2013
Composer Steven Stucky - winner of the Pulitzer Prize in 2005 and nominated for a Grammy Award last season - has been called 'a master of orchestral writing' (Dallas Morning News) and 'a fascinating voice in American composition' (Pittsburg Post-Gazette). His 2013-14 season kicks off today with the premiere of The Stars and the Roses in its chamber version at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia; the San Jose Mercury Newshas said that the 'song cycle - based on the lyric and touchingly optimistic wartime poems of Czeslaw Milosz - seems to paint with light.' From October 25-27 the Kansas City Symphony under Michael Stern performs the piece that earned Stucky his Pulitzer: the Second Concerto for Orchestra, which the Los Angeles Times called 'a colorful, delight-bringing score.' On November 10, the Washington Choral Society opens its season with the East Coast premiere of Stucky's Take Him, Earth, the first of several performances this year of a work composed to mark the 50th anniversary of John F. Kennedy's assassination. The New Year brings performances of Stucky's take on Purcell's Funeral Music for Queen Mary by the Boston Symphony Orchestra under Bernard Haitink in Boston (Feb 6-8) and at Carnegie Hall (Feb 11); the re-orchestration by Stucky makes Purcell's 17th century masterpiece seem 'as if viewed through rippled glass,' according to the New York Times. Stucky will cap his season with the world premiere of his opera The Classical Style - written to a libretto by Jeremy Denk - at the Ojai Music Festival in California (June 14).
by BWW News Desk - October 18, 2013
Composer Steven Stucky - winner of the Pulitzer Prize in 2005 and nominated for a Grammy Award last season - has been called 'a master of orchestral writing' (Dallas Morning News) and 'a fascinating voice in American composition' (Pittsburg Post-Gazette). His 2013-14 season kicks off today with the premiere of The Stars and the Roses in its chamber version at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia; the San Jose Mercury Newshas said that the 'song cycle - based on the lyric and touchingly optimistic wartime poems of Czeslaw Milosz - seems to paint with light.' From October 25-27 the Kansas City Symphony under Michael Stern performs the piece that earned Stucky his Pulitzer: the Second Concerto for Orchestra, which the Los Angeles Times called 'a colorful, delight-bringing score.' On November 10, the Washington Choral Society opens its season with the East Coast premiere of Stucky's Take Him, Earth, the first of several performances this year of a work composed to mark the 50th anniversary of John F. Kennedy's assassination. The New Year brings performances of Stucky's take on Purcell's Funeral Music for Queen Mary by the Boston Symphony Orchestra under Bernard Haitink in Boston (Feb 6-8) and at Carnegie Hall (Feb 11); the re-orchestration by Stucky makes Purcell's 17th century masterpiece seem 'as if viewed through rippled glass,' according to the New York Times. Stucky will cap his season with the world premiere of his opera The Classical Style - written to a libretto by Jeremy Denk - at the Ojai Music Festival in California (June 14).
Houston Grand Opera to 2013-14 Season with AIDA Tonight
by BWW News Desk - October 18, 2013
Houston Grand Opera (HGO) opens its 2013-14 season tonight with a revival of its classic production of Verdi's Aida. The production, which runs through November 9, is conducted by Italian maestro Antonino Fogliani and stars the National Opera of Ukraine's Liudmyla Monastyrska as Aida, the role that garnered her critical acclaim at the Metropolitan Opera last year. The New York Times described Monastyrska in her U.S. debut in the title role as "gifted with a luscious round soprano that maintains its glow even in the softest notes." Mezzo Dolora Zajick returns to one of her signature roles, Amneris; Italian tenor Riccardo Massi sings Radames; and Texas baritone and HGO Studio alumnus Scott Hendricks sings Aida's father, Amonasro. The production is designed by British designer Zandra Rhodes, directed by Jose Maria Condemi, and choreographed by Dominic Walsh in the inaugural collaboration between HGO and Walsh's Houston-based Dominic Walsh Dance Theater.
by BWW News Desk - October 18, 2013
Houston Grand Opera (HGO) opens its 2013-14 season tonight with a revival of its classic production of Verdi's Aida. The production, which runs through November 9, is conducted by Italian maestro Antonino Fogliani and stars the National Opera of Ukraine's Liudmyla Monastyrska as Aida, the role that garnered her critical acclaim at the Metropolitan Opera last year. The New York Times described Monastyrska in her U.S. debut in the title role as "gifted with a luscious round soprano that maintains its glow even in the softest notes." Mezzo Dolora Zajick returns to one of her signature roles, Amneris; Italian tenor Riccardo Massi sings Radames; and Texas baritone and HGO Studio alumnus Scott Hendricks sings Aida's father, Amonasro. The production is designed by British designer Zandra Rhodes, directed by Jose Maria Condemi, and choreographed by Dominic Walsh in the inaugural collaboration between HGO and Walsh's Houston-based Dominic Walsh Dance Theater.
The Lyric Opera of Chicago Presents PARSIFAL, 11/9-11/29
by BWW News Desk - October 18, 2013
Only the greatest opera companies in the world have the resources and orchestral forces to mount the massive and complex masterpieces of Richard Wagner. In November Lyric Opera of Chicago will do just that with a new production of the German composer's final masterpiece, Parsifal.
by BWW News Desk - October 18, 2013
Only the greatest opera companies in the world have the resources and orchestral forces to mount the massive and complex masterpieces of Richard Wagner. In November Lyric Opera of Chicago will do just that with a new production of the German composer's final masterpiece, Parsifal.
LA Opera's A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE Tickets Go On Sale 10/20
by BWW News Desk - October 18, 2013
(Los Angeles) October 17, 2013 — Tickets for LA Opera's May 2014 production of A Streetcar Named Desire,starring soprano Renée Fleming, will go on sale to the general public on Sunday, October 20 at 10:00am.
by BWW News Desk - October 18, 2013
(Los Angeles) October 17, 2013 — Tickets for LA Opera's May 2014 production of A Streetcar Named Desire,starring soprano Renée Fleming, will go on sale to the general public on Sunday, October 20 at 10:00am.
Review Roundup: NORMA at the Metropolitan Opera
by Christina Mancuso - October 18, 2013
NORMA opened at the Metropolitan Opera starring Sondra Radvanovsky in the title role. Angela Meade also stars, along with mezzo-soprano Kate Aldrich (Adalgisa) and tenor Aleksandrs Antonenko (Pollione). Riccardo Frizza conducts. The production runs though November 1, 2013. For tickets or more information, visit: http://www.metoperafamily.org/opera/norma-bellini-tickets.aspx
by Christina Mancuso - October 18, 2013
NORMA opened at the Metropolitan Opera starring Sondra Radvanovsky in the title role. Angela Meade also stars, along with mezzo-soprano Kate Aldrich (Adalgisa) and tenor Aleksandrs Antonenko (Pollione). Riccardo Frizza conducts. The production runs though November 1, 2013. For tickets or more information, visit: http://www.metoperafamily.org/opera/norma-bellini-tickets.aspx
Twitter-Opera NOSTRA CULPA Heats Up Tonight
by BWW News Desk - October 18, 2013
New Music festival Arena presents Twitter-Opera Nostra Culpa, tonight 18 October at 7pm.
by BWW News Desk - October 18, 2013
New Music festival Arena presents Twitter-Opera Nostra Culpa, tonight 18 October at 7pm.
SALOME, ABDUCTION FROM THE SERAGLIO and More Set for Utah Opera's 2013-14 Season
by BWW News Desk - October 18, 2013
Utah Opera Artistic Director Christopher McBeth today announced Utah Opera's complete 2013-2014 season on Classical 89.1 FM, during which the company will celebrate 35 years of opera in Utah.
by BWW News Desk - October 18, 2013
Utah Opera Artistic Director Christopher McBeth today announced Utah Opera's complete 2013-2014 season on Classical 89.1 FM, during which the company will celebrate 35 years of opera in Utah.
Married Opera Stars Ailyn Perez & Stephen Costello to Release First Album Together
by BWW News Desk - October 17, 2013
Richard Tucker Award-winners Stephen Costello and Ailyn Perez - dubbed "America's fastest-rising husband-and-wife opera stars" (Associated Press) - look forward to collaborating on their first album together: a recording of romantic love duets by Verdi, Puccini, Bernstein, and others, to be recorded with the BBC Symphony Orchestra under Patrick Summers's leadership in December. The album is slated for release in spring 2014, and it will be the couple's first release as exclusive recording artists for Warner Classics.
by BWW News Desk - October 17, 2013
Richard Tucker Award-winners Stephen Costello and Ailyn Perez - dubbed "America's fastest-rising husband-and-wife opera stars" (Associated Press) - look forward to collaborating on their first album together: a recording of romantic love duets by Verdi, Puccini, Bernstein, and others, to be recorded with the BBC Symphony Orchestra under Patrick Summers's leadership in December. The album is slated for release in spring 2014, and it will be the couple's first release as exclusive recording artists for Warner Classics.
LA Opera Announces Benjamin Britten's 100th Birthday Celebration & Other Upcoming Events
by BWW News Desk - October 17, 2013
Events coming up in the next few weeks for the LA Opera include special celebrations on November 22, Britten's 100th birthday.
by BWW News Desk - October 17, 2013
Events coming up in the next few weeks for the LA Opera include special celebrations on November 22, Britten's 100th birthday.
Patricia Racette & More Set for The Met's AN EVENING OF BRITTEN AND MUHLY at Le Poisson Rouge Tonight
by BWW News Desk - October 17, 2013
The Metropolitan Opera and Le Poisson Rouge announced details for 'An Evening of Britten and Muhly,' two concerts at Le Poisson Rouge tonight, October 17 at 7:30 p.m. and 10 p.m. Metropolitan Opera stars Patricia Racette, Kathleen Kim, and Iestyn Davies will perform at the event. Composer Nico Muhly will host and perform on piano.
by BWW News Desk - October 17, 2013
The Metropolitan Opera and Le Poisson Rouge announced details for 'An Evening of Britten and Muhly,' two concerts at Le Poisson Rouge tonight, October 17 at 7:30 p.m. and 10 p.m. Metropolitan Opera stars Patricia Racette, Kathleen Kim, and Iestyn Davies will perform at the event. Composer Nico Muhly will host and perform on piano.
BWW Reviews: Triple-Threat at Carnegie Hall--DiDonato, Levine and the MET Orchestra
by Richard Sasanow - October 16, 2013
After a triumph in Mozart's COSI FAN TUTTE at the Met, James Levine made it two in a row, as he returned with the MET Orchestra and soloist Joyce DiDonato to Carnegie Hall early this week for a concert of far-reaching styles and depth.
by Richard Sasanow - October 16, 2013
After a triumph in Mozart's COSI FAN TUTTE at the Met, James Levine made it two in a row, as he returned with the MET Orchestra and soloist Joyce DiDonato to Carnegie Hall early this week for a concert of far-reaching styles and depth.
VIDEO: Stephen Fry and Alan Davies Discuss The Science of Opera
by BWW News Desk - October 16, 2013
The Science of Opera aims to explain why we get a rush of blood to the head, goose bumps or shivers down the spine when we are moved by great art. Find out more at http://www.roh.org.uk/events/5xxrh
by BWW News Desk - October 16, 2013
The Science of Opera aims to explain why we get a rush of blood to the head, goose bumps or shivers down the spine when we are moved by great art. Find out more at http://www.roh.org.uk/events/5xxrh
VIDEO: Sneak Peek at Deloitte Ignite Festival of Voices Flashmob: Va Pensiero
by BWW News Desk - October 16, 2013
From: Royal Opera House
by BWW News Desk - October 16, 2013
From: Royal Opera House
VIDEO: The Royal Opera's Gerald Finley Discusses Wagner's Parsifal
by BWW News Desk - October 16, 2013
Leading baritone Gerald Finley discusses Wagner's Parsifal and performing the role of Amfortas
by BWW News Desk - October 16, 2013
Leading baritone Gerald Finley discusses Wagner's Parsifal and performing the role of Amfortas
Opera Exposures Celebrates Elinor Ross with Free Recital of Puccini and Duke Ellington, 10/27
by BWW News Desk - October 16, 2013
Opera Exposures will celebrate National Opera Week by presenting a FREE recital honoring the legendary American soprano Elinor Ross on Sunday, Oct. 27, at 4:30 PM in The Music Hall at The Snug Harbor Cultural Center in Staten Island. The musical performance, titled Puccini and Duke Ellington, will feature sopranos Natalie Bergeron and Alicia Waller and tenors Carl Rosenthal and former professional football player Ta'u Pupu'a. Also performing will be the famous Chris Gillespie Quartet, who perform regularly at Bemelman's Bar in the Hotel Carlyle and a surprise guest who will not be identified until the day of the performance. They will be accompanied on piano by Mary Pinto. Dwight Owsley, Opera Exposures' Artistic Advisor and a well known New York bon vivant, will moderate the program, offering his unique and entertaining musical insights. The recital is being produced by Edna Greenwich, Founder and President of Opera Exposures.
by BWW News Desk - October 16, 2013
Opera Exposures will celebrate National Opera Week by presenting a FREE recital honoring the legendary American soprano Elinor Ross on Sunday, Oct. 27, at 4:30 PM in The Music Hall at The Snug Harbor Cultural Center in Staten Island. The musical performance, titled Puccini and Duke Ellington, will feature sopranos Natalie Bergeron and Alicia Waller and tenors Carl Rosenthal and former professional football player Ta'u Pupu'a. Also performing will be the famous Chris Gillespie Quartet, who perform regularly at Bemelman's Bar in the Hotel Carlyle and a surprise guest who will not be identified until the day of the performance. They will be accompanied on piano by Mary Pinto. Dwight Owsley, Opera Exposures' Artistic Advisor and a well known New York bon vivant, will moderate the program, offering his unique and entertaining musical insights. The recital is being produced by Edna Greenwich, Founder and President of Opera Exposures.
LA Opera Celebrates Verdi with Falstaff, Audra McDonald in Concert, Einstein on the Beach in Review
by BWW News Desk - October 16, 2013
To honor Verdi's 200th birthday, LA Opera will present a new production of the crowning glory of the composer's magnificent career, his comic masterpiece Falstaff. LA Opera Music Director James Conlon, praised internationally for his mastery of Verdi, conducts this unabashed celebration of Merrie Olde England's lusty days and bawdy nights, starring Italian baritone Roberto Frontali. When Shakespeare's portly knight of Windsor hatches a plot to improve his love life by courting two different married women, he launches a flood of comic chaos and romantic misadventure.
by BWW News Desk - October 16, 2013
To honor Verdi's 200th birthday, LA Opera will present a new production of the crowning glory of the composer's magnificent career, his comic masterpiece Falstaff. LA Opera Music Director James Conlon, praised internationally for his mastery of Verdi, conducts this unabashed celebration of Merrie Olde England's lusty days and bawdy nights, starring Italian baritone Roberto Frontali. When Shakespeare's portly knight of Windsor hatches a plot to improve his love life by courting two different married women, he launches a flood of comic chaos and romantic misadventure.
Pinchgut Opera Announces Plans for 2014
by BWW News Desk - October 16, 2013
Pinchgut Opera announces plans for 2014.
by BWW News Desk - October 16, 2013
Pinchgut Opera announces plans for 2014.
Lyric Opera of Chicago to Participate in Chicago Architecture Foundation's OPEN HOUSE CHICAGO, 10/19-20
by BWW News Desk - October 15, 2013
Lyric Opera of Chicago will open the doors to the Civic Opera House Oct. 19-20 for free public viewing as part of The Chicago Architecture Foundation's Open House Chicago. Visitors will have access to the stunning Rice Grand Foyer and Ardis Krainik Theatre, and will have the opportunity to stand onstage for a soprano's-eye view!
by BWW News Desk - October 15, 2013
Lyric Opera of Chicago will open the doors to the Civic Opera House Oct. 19-20 for free public viewing as part of The Chicago Architecture Foundation's Open House Chicago. Visitors will have access to the stunning Rice Grand Foyer and Ardis Krainik Theatre, and will have the opportunity to stand onstage for a soprano's-eye view!
Bainbridge Symphony to Open 2013-14 Season with Opera Showcase, 11/23-24
by BWW News Desk - October 15, 2013
The BSO kicks off its 41st Season with a night at the opera! Come hear your favorite overtures, arias, duets, ensemble numbers and more with an all-star cast of Northwest singers including Rachel DeShon, soprano, Sonia Perez, mezzo-soprano, John Coons, tenor, and Thomas Thompson, baritone in Toi Toi Toi! - An Opera Showcase, running November 23 & 24: Saturday @ 7:30 p.m. & Sunday @ 3:00 p.m. at Bainbridge Performing Arts.
by BWW News Desk - October 15, 2013
The BSO kicks off its 41st Season with a night at the opera! Come hear your favorite overtures, arias, duets, ensemble numbers and more with an all-star cast of Northwest singers including Rachel DeShon, soprano, Sonia Perez, mezzo-soprano, John Coons, tenor, and Thomas Thompson, baritone in Toi Toi Toi! - An Opera Showcase, running November 23 & 24: Saturday @ 7:30 p.m. & Sunday @ 3:00 p.m. at Bainbridge Performing Arts.
American Lyric Theater and Fort Worth Opera Collaborating on New Opera - JFK
by BWW News Desk - October 15, 2013
Lawrence Edelson, Producing Artistic Director of American Lyric Theater, in conjunction with Darren K. Woods, General Director of Fort Worth Opera, announced today a collaboration between the two companies on JFK (working title), a new opera by the acclaimed team of composer David T. Littleand librettist Royce Vavrek.
by BWW News Desk - October 15, 2013
Lawrence Edelson, Producing Artistic Director of American Lyric Theater, in conjunction with Darren K. Woods, General Director of Fort Worth Opera, announced today a collaboration between the two companies on JFK (working title), a new opera by the acclaimed team of composer David T. Littleand librettist Royce Vavrek.
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