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Center Stage Opera Presents Gregory Buchalter Master Class Today by BWW News Desk
- July 27, 2013 Today, July 27, 2013 at 2:00pm, Join Center Stage Opera and Maestro Gregory Buchalter as he coaches the next generation of opera stars in this unique, intimate setting. In addition to working individually with each participating singer, Maestro Buchalter will be answering questions from the audience and sharing his deep insight, born of working in one of the most important opera houses in the world.
Tickets for Sarasota Opera's 2013-14 Season Available Online Beginning 8/1 by BWW News Desk
- July 26, 2013 Single tickets will go on sale exclusively ONLINE at www.sarasotaopera.org Thursday, August 1st, 2013 for Sarasota Opera's 2013-2014 Fall and Winter Season. Celebrating its 55th consecutive Season, Sarasota Opera continues its tradition of assembling international talent to perform a mixture of classic favorites paired with rarely performed works of artistic excellence in the beautiful historic Sarasota Opera House.
British Youth Opera Performs PAUL BUNYAN, September 7-14 by BWW News Desk
- July 26, 2013 This year British Youth Opera (BYO) will showcase the next generation of opera stars and celebrate Benjamin Britten's centenary with the only performance in England of Paul Bunyan. A week of BYO performances will take place at the Sadler's Wells' Peacock Theatre from 7 – 14 September.
Sarasota Opera Announces 2013-2014 Season; Tickets on Sale, 8/1 by BWW News Desk
- July 26, 2013 Single tickets will go on sale exclusively ONLINE at www.sarasotaopera.org Thursday, August 1st, 2013for Sarasota Opera's 2013-2014 Fall and Winter Season. Celebrating its 55th consecutive Season, Sarasota Opera continues its tradition of assembling international talent to perform a mixture of classic favorites paired with rarely performed works of artistic excellence in the beautiful historic Sarasota Opera House.
Tonight's Met Opera Recital in Clove Lakes Park Canceled on Staten Island by BWW News Desk
- July 25, 2013 The Metropolitan Opera announced that this evening's scheduled recital in Staten Island's Clove Lakes Park has been canceled due to expected inclement weather. The recital, part of the Met's Summer Recital Series, will not be rescheduled.
Washington National Opera Opens Season with TRISTAN AND ISOLDE, 9/15 by BWW News Desk
- July 25, 2013 Washington National Opera (WNO) opens its 2013-2014 season with a production honoring the 200th birthday of one of opera's most renowned composers: Richard Wagner's Tristan and Isolde, September 15-27 in the Kennedy Center Opera House. This epic romantic drama stars Deborah Voigt as Isolde and Ian Storey and Clifton Forbis as Tristan, and will be seen in a production new to Washington directed by Neil Armfield in his WNO debut. WNO Music Director Philippe Auguin leads the WNO Orchestra in interpreting some of Wagner's most passionate and powerful music.
Larry & Dinah Bird to Co-Chair Indianapolis Opera's 2013 Lobsterpalooza Fundraiser by BWW News Desk
- July 25, 2013 Lobsterpalooza 2013, the Indianapolis Opera's annual fundraiser, will be co-chaired this year by Indiana Pacers President of Basketball Operations Larry Bird and his wife, Dinah. The event is Saturday, Sept. 21, at the Basile Opera Center in Indianapolis.
Larry and Dinah Bird Chair Lobsterpalooza for Indianapolis Opera Fundraiser, 9/21 by BWW News Desk
- July 25, 2013 Lobsterpalooza 2013, the Indianapolis Opera's annual fundraiser, will be co-chaired this year by Indiana Pacers President of Basketball Operations Larry Bird and his wife, Dinah. The event is Saturday, Sept. 21, at the Basile Opera Center in Indianapolis.
The Royal Opera House Presents Simon Callow One-Man Show, Sept 6 by BWW News Desk
- July 25, 2013 Simon Callow will perform a one-man show Inside Wagner's Head, inspired by the life of composer Richard Wagner, Sept. 3 at the Royal Opera House's Linbury Studio Theatre, with an official opening Sept. 6, for a run through Sept. 29.
Fort Worth Opera Announces the Release of GLORY DENIED on Albany Records by BWW News Desk
- July 25, 2013 Fort Worth Opera (FWOpera) General Director Darren K. Woods proudly announced today the August 1, 2013release of the company's live recording of American composer Tom Cipullo's acclaimed, emotionally-charged opera,Glory Denied, based on the bestselling book by journalist Tom Philpott. The album will also be available for digital download at www.albanyrecords.com, Amazon.com, Archivmusik.com, and iTunes by mid-September.
Once in a Blue Moon Music Presents NYC Premiere of TRUTH, 8/9 by BWW News Desk
- July 24, 2013 Once in a Blue Moon Music is proud to present the New York City premiere of TRUTH, An American Opera about Sojourner Truth as a part of the 17th annual New York International Fringe Festival – FringeNYC. TRUTH illuminates the dynamic life and legacy of Sojourner Truth, a complicated, brilliant woman who escaped slavery to become an African-American abolitionist, women's rights activist and a relentless and articulate champion for freedom and justice. The fourth opera by composer Paula M. Kimper (Patience & Sarah), stars soprano Mari-Yan Pringle as Truth, and the ensemble of five singers and seven-piece orchestra conducted by the composer brings to life this American heroine of extraordinary scope in this chamber version of the opera. The performances take place at Theatre 80, 80 St. Marks Place between 1st and 2nd Avenues on Friday, August 9 at 3:00 p.m.; Monday, August 12 at 4:15 p.m.; Friday, August 16 at 7:45 p.m.; Saturday, August 17 at 9:15pm; and Sunday, August 25 at 5:45 p.m. (No late seating.) Tickets go on sale July 19, cost $15 ($18 at the door) and can be purchased by calling 866-468-7619 or online at www.FringeNYC.org.
Center Stage Opera Presents THE MAGIC FLUTE, 9/7 by BWW News Desk
- July 24, 2013 Mozart's The Magic Flute ushers us into a never-never land of enchantment, filled with magic, mythical beings and sorcerers. The mystical warrior, good battling evil, light versus darkness – it is a tale as old as humanity itself. Today, we encounter this age-old tale through cartoons, and those very cartoons were the inspiration for director Dylan F. Thomas' new production of The Magic Flute. In Thomas' imaginative vision, our hero is transported into a cartoon world, where the battle of good and evil is transformed into a fantastic tale of initiation into manhood. Make no mistake: this cartoon is no children's show. We follow Tamino through the portal from the ordinary world into the cartoon realm, and share his journey as he faces death and is ultimately reborn through marriage into manhood. And all set to Mozart's surpassingly beautiful score, music that seems to come from a magical realm of its own.
PERFECT LIVES Gets Site-Specific Production in the Catskills, 8/17 by BWW News Desk
- July 24, 2013 On August 17, Mount Tremper Arts will present a daylong, site-specific performance of Robert Ashley's 1983 landmark opera Perfect Lives. Adapted by composer-performer collective Varispeed, the performance consists of seven half-hour episodes staged throughout the Catskills. Performances are free and begin at 11am at Woodstock Village Green, a local park in Woodstock, NY. The final episode will take place at Sportsman's Alamo Cantina, a bar on Main Street in Phoenicia, NY.
Opera Omnia to Perform THE RETURN OF ULYSSES at Baryshnikov Arts Center, 9/10-12 by BWW News Desk
- July 24, 2013 The Baryshnikov Arts Center (BAC) is pleased to present Opera Omnia performing Claudio Monteverdi's The Return of Ulysses, fully staged, in English translation, on September 10, 11 and 12, Tuesday through Thursday at 7:30PM at the Baryshnikov Arts Center's Howard Gilman Performance Space.
Opera Philadelphia to Open 2013-14 Season with NABUCCO on 9/27 by BWW News Desk
- July 24, 2013 Wednesday, July 24, 2013: Opera Philadelphia opens its 2013-2014 Season in royal fashion this September, with the Company Premiere ofNabucco. Verdi's landmark tale of politics and national identity will be presented in five performances at the Academy of Music, Sept. 27 through Oct. 6, with a FREE broadcast on a giant screen at Independence National Historical Park on Saturday, Sept. 28.
Pacific Opera Project Presents THE MIKADO, 9/6 by BWW News Desk
- July 24, 2013 Pacific Opera Project takes on the Gilbert and Sullivan classic in a colorful production influenced by eclectic, Harajuku style.
Center Stage Opera Presents Gregory Buchalter Master Class, 7/27 by BWW News Desk
- July 24, 2013 On Saturday July 27, 2013 at 2:00pm, Join Center Stage Opera and Maestro Gregory Buchalter as he coaches the next generation of opera stars in this unique, intimate setting. In addition to working individually with each participating singer, Maestro Buchalter will be answering questions from the audience and sharing his deep insight, born of working in one of the most important opera houses in the world.
MCO Presents MINI-RING with Jane Eaglen, Richard Paul Fink, Jay Hunter Morris & More, 9/13 by BWW News Desk
- July 24, 2013 In association with the Wagner Society of the Upper Midwest, Minnesota Concert Opera (MCO) announces its all-star lineup for a concert version of David Seaman's abbreviated Ring Cycle, which reduces the four-opera, 16-hour cycle to one four-hour performance.
Opera Philadelphia Opens Season with the Company Premiere of Verdi's NABUCCO, 9/28 by BWW News Desk
- July 24, 2013 Opera Philadelphia opens its 2013-2014 Season in royal fashion this September, with the Company Premiere of Nabucco. Verdi's landmark tale of politics and national identity will be presented in five performances at the Academy of Music, Sept. 27 through Oct. 6, with a FREE broadcast on a giant screen at Independence National Historical Park on Saturday, Sept. 28.