BWW Reviews: Singers Brighten the Otherwise Dull NORMA
by Scott Frost - October 07, 2013
Bellini's “Norma” opened at the Metropolitan Opera last Monday night to a full audience giving resounding praise to the leading lady, soprano Sondra Radvanovsky. Ms. Radvanovsky's performance of the title role was incredibly expressive and most articulately nuanced. Her inaugural American performance of the role was the driving force that kept John Copley's otherwise dull production moving forward. Having been the first time she has sung bel canto at this house, she performed with amazing elegance, drawing the audience to her voice with seductive pianissimos and trumpeting top notes.
by Scott Frost - October 07, 2013
Bellini's “Norma” opened at the Metropolitan Opera last Monday night to a full audience giving resounding praise to the leading lady, soprano Sondra Radvanovsky. Ms. Radvanovsky's performance of the title role was incredibly expressive and most articulately nuanced. Her inaugural American performance of the role was the driving force that kept John Copley's otherwise dull production moving forward. Having been the first time she has sung bel canto at this house, she performed with amazing elegance, drawing the audience to her voice with seductive pianissimos and trumpeting top notes.
Minnesota Opera to Launch Red Wing Community Residency Today
by BWW News Desk - October 07, 2013
Today, Minnesota Opera will embark on a three-week, intergenerational community residency in Red Wing, Minnesota. From today, October 7-26, 2013, Minnesota Opera Teaching Artist Bergen Baker will work with Red Wing High School students, teaching them about the art form of opera through interactive lessons, individual coachings and masterclasses. The students will also study and prepare opera choruses to perform alongside adult community members and Minnesota Opera Artists in two 'Opera's Greatest Hits' concerts that culminate the residency.
by BWW News Desk - October 07, 2013
Today, Minnesota Opera will embark on a three-week, intergenerational community residency in Red Wing, Minnesota. From today, October 7-26, 2013, Minnesota Opera Teaching Artist Bergen Baker will work with Red Wing High School students, teaching them about the art form of opera through interactive lessons, individual coachings and masterclasses. The students will also study and prepare opera choruses to perform alongside adult community members and Minnesota Opera Artists in two 'Opera's Greatest Hits' concerts that culminate the residency.
Regina Opera Company Presents 'Pops' Concert Today
by BWW News Desk - October 06, 2013
Regina Opera Company is set to begin its 44th Season with a 2-hour concert of Broadway hit tunes and well-known Italian and Neapolitan songs.
by BWW News Desk - October 06, 2013
Regina Opera Company is set to begin its 44th Season with a 2-hour concert of Broadway hit tunes and well-known Italian and Neapolitan songs.
VOICEBOX: Opera in Concert Presents THE STRESSED-OUT IMPRESARIO Today
by BWW News Desk - October 06, 2013
VOICEBOX: Opera in Concert Presents THE STRESSED-OUT IMPRESARIO: Singers vie for pre-eminence and the audience gets to cast a vote! Today, October 6, 2013, 2:30 p.m at St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts, Jane Mallett Theatre
by BWW News Desk - October 06, 2013
VOICEBOX: Opera in Concert Presents THE STRESSED-OUT IMPRESARIO: Singers vie for pre-eminence and the audience gets to cast a vote! Today, October 6, 2013, 2:30 p.m at St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts, Jane Mallett Theatre
BWW Reviews: Opera in the Height's LA TRAVIATA is Engrossing
by David Clarke - October 05, 2013
When it comes to classic opera, Giuseppe Verdi is one of the most prominent composers. LA TRAVIATA is based La dame aux Camelias, a play adapted from the novel by Alexandre Dumas, fils, and had its world premiere on March 6, 1853. Guiseppe Verdi was displeased that the authorities at La Fenice insisted that the opera be set circa 1700. Additionally, Fanny Salvini-Donatelli playing the female lead upset the opening night audience because they felt she was too old and too overweight to play a young woman dying of consumption. Despite these hiccups, the opera is immensely popular and according to Operabase, it was the most produced opera in the 2012-13 season.
by David Clarke - October 05, 2013
When it comes to classic opera, Giuseppe Verdi is one of the most prominent composers. LA TRAVIATA is based La dame aux Camelias, a play adapted from the novel by Alexandre Dumas, fils, and had its world premiere on March 6, 1853. Guiseppe Verdi was displeased that the authorities at La Fenice insisted that the opera be set circa 1700. Additionally, Fanny Salvini-Donatelli playing the female lead upset the opening night audience because they felt she was too old and too overweight to play a young woman dying of consumption. Despite these hiccups, the opera is immensely popular and according to Operabase, it was the most produced opera in the 2012-13 season.
Opera Exposures to Present Puccini and Duke Ellington Recital on Sunday, Oct 27, at 4:30 PM in Snug Harbor, SI
by BWW News Desk - October 05, 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.
by BWW News Desk - October 05, 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 Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Opera Center at Lyric Opera of Chicago Recital Series resumes on 98.7WFMT Monday, October 7
by BWW News Desk - October 05, 2013
For the second year in a row, members of The Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Opera Center at Lyric Opera of Chicago will be featured in a broadcast recital series on radio station98.7WFMT starting Monday, October 7. The one-hour broadcasts will be heard the first Monday of the month at 6 pm, with a repeat broadcast the following Sunday at 11 pm. The recital series will also be streamed on wfmt.com.
by BWW News Desk - October 05, 2013
For the second year in a row, members of The Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Opera Center at Lyric Opera of Chicago will be featured in a broadcast recital series on radio station98.7WFMT starting Monday, October 7. The one-hour broadcasts will be heard the first Monday of the month at 6 pm, with a repeat broadcast the following Sunday at 11 pm. The recital series will also be streamed on wfmt.com.
VIDEO: Antonio Pappano on Verdi as 'a master of musical tension' in Simon Boccanegra (The Royal Opera)
by BWW News Desk - October 05, 2013
From: RoyalOperaHouse, Music Director of the Royal Opera House Antonio Pappano describes how Verdi uses the music to build up tension and expectation in a duet between Simon Boccan...
by BWW News Desk - October 05, 2013
From: RoyalOperaHouse, Music Director of the Royal Opera House Antonio Pappano describes how Verdi uses the music to build up tension and expectation in a duet between Simon Boccan...
Canadian Opera Opens PETER GRIMES Tonight
by BWW News Desk - October 05, 2013
Arguably the greatest opera of the 20th century, Benjamin Britten's Peter Grimes, comes to the Canadian Opera Company this fall for seven performances at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts tonight, October 5 and October 8, 11, 17, 20, 23, 26, 2013. Recognized worldwide as the finest dramatic tenor before the public today, Canadian Ben Heppner returns to the COC in one of his favourite roles as the title character in Britten's gripping opera about an alienated fisherman and the seaside village he struggles to inhabit. Peter Grimes is sung in English with English SURTITLES.
by BWW News Desk - October 05, 2013
Arguably the greatest opera of the 20th century, Benjamin Britten's Peter Grimes, comes to the Canadian Opera Company this fall for seven performances at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts tonight, October 5 and October 8, 11, 17, 20, 23, 26, 2013. Recognized worldwide as the finest dramatic tenor before the public today, Canadian Ben Heppner returns to the COC in one of his favourite roles as the title character in Britten's gripping opera about an alienated fisherman and the seaside village he struggles to inhabit. Peter Grimes is sung in English with English SURTITLES.
The Met: Live in HD's 2013-14 Season Features 10 Live Transmissions, Beg. Today
by BWW News Desk - October 05, 2013
The Met: Live in HD, the Metropolitan Opera's award-winning series of live transmissions to movie theaters, will feature 10 productions in the 2013-14 season, offering a significant portion of the Met season to opera lovers around the world.
by BWW News Desk - October 05, 2013
The Met: Live in HD, the Metropolitan Opera's award-winning series of live transmissions to movie theaters, will feature 10 productions in the 2013-14 season, offering a significant portion of the Met season to opera lovers around the world.
Photo Flash: First Look at The Atlanta Opera's TOSCA
by BWW News Desk - October 04, 2013
The Atlanta Opera opens its 2013-2014 season with a production of Giacomo Puccini's dramatic tour de force, Tosca. Tosca will be presented on October 5, 8, 11 and 13 at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre, and will be directed by new General and Artistic Director Tomer Zvulun, who joined the Opera on June 1. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!
by BWW News Desk - October 04, 2013
The Atlanta Opera opens its 2013-2014 season with a production of Giacomo Puccini's dramatic tour de force, Tosca. Tosca will be presented on October 5, 8, 11 and 13 at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre, and will be directed by new General and Artistic Director Tomer Zvulun, who joined the Opera on June 1. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!
AOP to Present World Premiere Opera AS ONE at BAM Fisher in 2015
by BWW News Desk - October 04, 2013
The Brooklyn Academy Of Music (BAM) has announced American Opera Projects (AOP) among the participants in the BAM Professional Development Program (BAM PDP) led by BAM and the DeVos Institute of Arts Management at the Kennedy Center. The companies for this session are of mixed disciplines ranging from opera to theater to dance. AOP's participation in the program will culminate in 2015 with the World Premiere of As One, an original music theater work to be created by composer Laura Kaminsky, librettist Mark Campbell, and filmmaker Kimberly Reed.
by BWW News Desk - October 04, 2013
The Brooklyn Academy Of Music (BAM) has announced American Opera Projects (AOP) among the participants in the BAM Professional Development Program (BAM PDP) led by BAM and the DeVos Institute of Arts Management at the Kennedy Center. The companies for this session are of mixed disciplines ranging from opera to theater to dance. AOP's participation in the program will culminate in 2015 with the World Premiere of As One, an original music theater work to be created by composer Laura Kaminsky, librettist Mark Campbell, and filmmaker Kimberly Reed.
Fort Worth Opera Announces Events for National Opera Week, 10/23-11/3
by BWW News Desk - October 04, 2013
Fort Worth Opera (FWOpera) announced today its exciting contributions to this year's annual National Opera Week (October 23 – November 3.) Two special events, not to be missed, highlight just a few reasons FWOpera is a must on the opera season travel list. In its fifth year, National Opera Week is hosted by OPERA America and celebrates the extraordinary quality and quantity of opera activity in North America. Through accessible activities designed to invite the community to experience the joy of opera, National Opera Week brings attention to the art form, often introducing it for the first time to new audiences.
by BWW News Desk - October 04, 2013
Fort Worth Opera (FWOpera) announced today its exciting contributions to this year's annual National Opera Week (October 23 – November 3.) Two special events, not to be missed, highlight just a few reasons FWOpera is a must on the opera season travel list. In its fifth year, National Opera Week is hosted by OPERA America and celebrates the extraordinary quality and quantity of opera activity in North America. Through accessible activities designed to invite the community to experience the joy of opera, National Opera Week brings attention to the art form, often introducing it for the first time to new audiences.
Twitter-Opera NOSTRA CULPA Heats Up, Oct 18
by BWW News Desk - October 04, 2013
New Music festival Ar?na presents Twitter-Opera Nostra Culpa, 18 October at 7pm.
by BWW News Desk - October 04, 2013
New Music festival Ar?na presents Twitter-Opera Nostra Culpa, 18 October at 7pm.
VIDEO: Sneak Peek at TWO BOYS
by BWW News Desk - October 04, 2013
A preview of Bartlett Sher's Met premiere production of Nico Muhly's Two Boys, starring Alice Coote and Paul Appleby, conducted by David Robertson Opens October 21, 2013. Check out a preview and sneak peek below!
by BWW News Desk - October 04, 2013
A preview of Bartlett Sher's Met premiere production of Nico Muhly's Two Boys, starring Alice Coote and Paul Appleby, conducted by David Robertson Opens October 21, 2013. Check out a preview and sneak peek below!
VIDEO: Sneak Peek at DIE FLEDERMAUS
by BWW News Desk - October 04, 2013
Below is a preview of Jeremy Sams's new production of Johann Strauss's Die Fledermaus, starring Susanna Phillips and Christopher Maltman, conducted by Adam Fischer. The production opens on December 31, 2013.
by BWW News Desk - October 04, 2013
Below is a preview of Jeremy Sams's new production of Johann Strauss's Die Fledermaus, starring Susanna Phillips and Christopher Maltman, conducted by Adam Fischer. The production opens on December 31, 2013.
VIDEO: Behind the Scenes and Sneak Peek of FALSTAFF
by BWW News Desk - October 04, 2013
Below is a preview of Robert Carsen's new production of Verdi's Falstaff, conducted by James Levine and starring Ambrogio Maestri in the title role. The production opens on December 6, 2013.
by BWW News Desk - October 04, 2013
Below is a preview of Robert Carsen's new production of Verdi's Falstaff, conducted by James Levine and starring Ambrogio Maestri in the title role. The production opens on December 6, 2013.
VIDEO: First Look at Act I of COSI FAN TUTTE with James Levine
by BWW News Desk - October 04, 2013
Check out the excerpt from Act I of Mozart's 'Così fan tutte,' conducted by James Levine in his first Met performance in two years.
by BWW News Desk - October 04, 2013
Check out the excerpt from Act I of Mozart's 'Così fan tutte,' conducted by James Levine in his first Met performance in two years.
LA TRAVIATA, LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR and More Set for Opera in the Heights' 2013-14 Season
by BWW News Desk - October 04, 2013
Opera in the Heights' (Oh!) 2013-2014 season has been announced. Four of the most popular works in all of opera will come alive on the Oh! stage beginning this fall.
by BWW News Desk - October 04, 2013
Opera in the Heights' (Oh!) 2013-2014 season has been announced. Four of the most popular works in all of opera will come alive on the Oh! stage beginning this fall.
Susan Graham to Headline at HGO, Met and Chatelet, Join BSO at Carnegie and More in 2013-14
by BWW News Desk - October 03, 2013
Susan Graham - winner of a Grammy, an Opera News Award, Musical America's Vocalist of the Year, and hailed by the New York Times as 'an artist to treasure' - returns for another compelling season, highlighted by three role debuts. As Houston Grand Opera's 2013-14 Lynn Wyatt Great Artist, she undertakes Prince Orlofsky in the company's first staging of Die Fledermaus in 30 years.
by BWW News Desk - October 03, 2013
Susan Graham - winner of a Grammy, an Opera News Award, Musical America's Vocalist of the Year, and hailed by the New York Times as 'an artist to treasure' - returns for another compelling season, highlighted by three role debuts. As Houston Grand Opera's 2013-14 Lynn Wyatt Great Artist, she undertakes Prince Orlofsky in the company's first staging of Die Fledermaus in 30 years.
Gotham Chamber Opera Names Andrew Norman Third Composer in Residence
by BWW News Desk - October 03, 2013
Gotham Chamber Opera in collaboration with Opera Philadelphia and Music-Theatre Group is proud to announce that composer Andrew Norman has been selected as its third Composer in Residence (CIR). Norman was chosen from over 100 applicants for the position and now has the opportunity to follow a personalized development track focused on the further development of his skills as an operatic composer.
by BWW News Desk - October 03, 2013
Gotham Chamber Opera in collaboration with Opera Philadelphia and Music-Theatre Group is proud to announce that composer Andrew Norman has been selected as its third Composer in Residence (CIR). Norman was chosen from over 100 applicants for the position and now has the opportunity to follow a personalized development track focused on the further development of his skills as an operatic composer.
Opera at Home Presents Surreal Adaptation of Mozart A BUNGA BUNGA LAND NIGHTMARE
by BWW News Desk - October 03, 2013
Opera at Home brings to Herne Hill Festival a surreal version of 'The abduction from the Seraglio' by W.A. Mozart; 100 minutes of hilarious comic opera spiced up with some of the most virtuosic arias ever written. Opera at Home's rendition is set in nightmarish “Bunga bunga land” a place made out of dictators' most ridiculous fantasies.
by BWW News Desk - October 03, 2013
Opera at Home brings to Herne Hill Festival a surreal version of 'The abduction from the Seraglio' by W.A. Mozart; 100 minutes of hilarious comic opera spiced up with some of the most virtuosic arias ever written. Opera at Home's rendition is set in nightmarish “Bunga bunga land” a place made out of dictators' most ridiculous fantasies.
Opera on the Mall Attracts Nearly 4,000 Guests for NABUCCO
by BWW News Desk - October 03, 2013
On Saturday evening, Sept. 28, nearly 4,000 people filled Independence National Historical Park to enjoy an HD broadcast of Opera Philadelphia's season-opening production of Verdi's Nabucco.
by BWW News Desk - October 03, 2013
On Saturday evening, Sept. 28, nearly 4,000 people filled Independence National Historical Park to enjoy an HD broadcast of Opera Philadelphia's season-opening production of Verdi's Nabucco.
LA Opera Presents EINSTEIN ON THE BEACH, Placido Domingo CD Signing, & Returns to the City of Hope
by BWW News Desk - October 03, 2013
LA Opera Presents EINSTEIN ON THE BEACH, Placido Domingo CD Signing, & More.
by BWW News Desk - October 03, 2013
LA Opera Presents EINSTEIN ON THE BEACH, Placido Domingo CD Signing, & More.
North Carolina Opera Presents Mozart's COSI FAN TUTTE Tonight
by BWW News Desk - October 03, 2013
Coming to Raleigh's Fletcher Opera Theater tonight, October 3 and October 5 and 6 is a fully staged operatic production of Mozart's Così fan tutte (or 'The School for Lovers') presented by the North Carolina Opera (Sung in Italian with English supertitles).
by BWW News Desk - October 03, 2013
Coming to Raleigh's Fletcher Opera Theater tonight, October 3 and October 5 and 6 is a fully staged operatic production of Mozart's Così fan tutte (or 'The School for Lovers') presented by the North Carolina Opera (Sung in Italian with English supertitles).
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