Miami Lyric Opera to Present IL TABARRO and GIANNI SCHICCHI, 7/13-14
by BWW News Desk - June 17, 2013
Miami Lyric Opera presents Il Tabarro and Gianni Schicchi, with music by Giacomo Puccini, Saturday, July 13, 8:00 p.m. and Sunday, July 14, 4:00 p.m. at the Colony Theater, 1040 Lincoln Rd, Miami Beach, Fla.
by BWW News Desk - June 17, 2013
Miami Lyric Opera presents Il Tabarro and Gianni Schicchi, with music by Giacomo Puccini, Saturday, July 13, 8:00 p.m. and Sunday, July 14, 4:00 p.m. at the Colony Theater, 1040 Lincoln Rd, Miami Beach, Fla.
Photo Flash: First Look at Long Beach Opera's MACBETH
by BWW News Desk - June 17, 2013
An overwhelming lust for power, a manipulative wife, and witches' prophecies spur a Scottish general onto a tragic path of betrayal, murder and madness. Long Beach Opera (LBO) closes its 2013 season with Macbeth, Swiss-American composer Ernest Bloch's re-discovered powerhouse, sung in English. Performances at the World Cruise Center in San Pedro, CA. began on June 15, 2013 and continue on June 22 and 23. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!
by BWW News Desk - June 17, 2013
An overwhelming lust for power, a manipulative wife, and witches' prophecies spur a Scottish general onto a tragic path of betrayal, murder and madness. Long Beach Opera (LBO) closes its 2013 season with Macbeth, Swiss-American composer Ernest Bloch's re-discovered powerhouse, sung in English. Performances at the World Cruise Center in San Pedro, CA. began on June 15, 2013 and continue on June 22 and 23. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!
Canadian Opera Co. Wraps 2012-13 Season with 90% Attendance
by BWW News Desk - June 17, 2013
The Canadian Opera Company has closed another successful opera season by recording an average attendance of 90% for 2012/2013. A total of 114,133 patrons attended the 61 performances of the company's seven mainstage productions this season in the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts: Verdi's Il Trovatore, Johann Strauss II's Die Fledermaus, Wagner's Tristan und Isolde, Mozart's La clemenza di Tito, Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor, Richard Strauss's Salome and Poulenc's Dialogues des Carmélites.
by BWW News Desk - June 17, 2013
The Canadian Opera Company has closed another successful opera season by recording an average attendance of 90% for 2012/2013. A total of 114,133 patrons attended the 61 performances of the company's seven mainstage productions this season in the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts: Verdi's Il Trovatore, Johann Strauss II's Die Fledermaus, Wagner's Tristan und Isolde, Mozart's La clemenza di Tito, Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor, Richard Strauss's Salome and Poulenc's Dialogues des Carmélites.
BWW Blog: Leah Edwards - Opera vs. Theatre
by Guest Blogger: Leah Edwards - June 17, 2013
When I was first asked to be a guest blogger, I thought my focus would be to provide an operatic perspective on the world of theatre and vice versa. Since there are an infinite number of differences to discuss from the training to the music to the casting process to the productions to the artists themselves, I was pretty set on always being able to find a topic about which to write. But as I found my voice as a writer, I discovered instead that I was relating the similarities in the lifestyles, the subjectivity of art in general and how being an artist, regardless of specialty, is the most wonderful job in the world.
by Guest Blogger: Leah Edwards - June 17, 2013
When I was first asked to be a guest blogger, I thought my focus would be to provide an operatic perspective on the world of theatre and vice versa. Since there are an infinite number of differences to discuss from the training to the music to the casting process to the productions to the artists themselves, I was pretty set on always being able to find a topic about which to write. But as I found my voice as a writer, I discovered instead that I was relating the similarities in the lifestyles, the subjectivity of art in general and how being an artist, regardless of specialty, is the most wonderful job in the world.
Gordon Getty's USHER HOUSE Opera Released; Welsh National Opera's Production to Debut in 2014
by BWW News Desk - June 16, 2013
Composer Gordon Getty's opera Usher House, with libretto by the composer after Edgar Allan Poe's 'The Fall of the House of Usher,' was released on the PentaTone Classics label on June 13, 2013.
by BWW News Desk - June 16, 2013
Composer Gordon Getty's opera Usher House, with libretto by the composer after Edgar Allan Poe's 'The Fall of the House of Usher,' was released on the PentaTone Classics label on June 13, 2013.
BWW Reviews: PRINCESS IDA Produced by Gilbert and Sullivan Society of Austin is Hysterical and Current
by Jeff Davis - June 16, 2013
There's certainly a reason why the works of Gilbert and Sullivan have remained a fixture in popular culture for nearly 150 years. Their operas are fun, frivolous, and tinted with social and political satire. Though Princess Ida, their eighth operatic collaboration, may not be as well-known as some of their other works such as The Pirates of Penzance, H.M.S. Pinifore, or The Mikado, it is just as silly, entertaining, and smart, as the current production by The Gilbert and Sullivan Society of Austin wonderfully illustrates.
by Jeff Davis - June 16, 2013
There's certainly a reason why the works of Gilbert and Sullivan have remained a fixture in popular culture for nearly 150 years. Their operas are fun, frivolous, and tinted with social and political satire. Though Princess Ida, their eighth operatic collaboration, may not be as well-known as some of their other works such as The Pirates of Penzance, H.M.S. Pinifore, or The Mikado, it is just as silly, entertaining, and smart, as the current production by The Gilbert and Sullivan Society of Austin wonderfully illustrates.
Independent Opera Company Presents Verdi's MACBETH at 3 LA Venues, Now thru 6/30
by BWW News Desk - June 15, 2013
Independent Opera Company will present the final production of their first season. Macbeth is a remarkable representation of Shakespeare's epic drama. It tells of Macbeth and his wife as they go on a killing spree in a desperate attempt to maintain the throne of Scotland. They are propelled by the prophecies of witches and as these omens eventualize, the couple lose their grip on the power they seek. Verdi brings us in to a piece that is beautiful in its eeriness.
by BWW News Desk - June 15, 2013
Independent Opera Company will present the final production of their first season. Macbeth is a remarkable representation of Shakespeare's epic drama. It tells of Macbeth and his wife as they go on a killing spree in a desperate attempt to maintain the throne of Scotland. They are propelled by the prophecies of witches and as these omens eventualize, the couple lose their grip on the power they seek. Verdi brings us in to a piece that is beautiful in its eeriness.
Long Beach Opera's MACBETH Begins Tonight
by BWW News Desk - June 15, 2013
An overwhelming lust for power, a manipulative wife, and witches' prophecies spur a Scottish general onto a tragic path of betrayal, murder and madness. Long Beach Opera (LBO) closes its 2013 season with Macbeth, Swiss-American composer Ernest Bloch's re-discovered powerhouse, sung in English. Performances at the World Cruise Center in San Pedro, CA. begin tonight, June 15, 2013 and continue on June 22 and 23.
by BWW News Desk - June 15, 2013
An overwhelming lust for power, a manipulative wife, and witches' prophecies spur a Scottish general onto a tragic path of betrayal, murder and madness. Long Beach Opera (LBO) closes its 2013 season with Macbeth, Swiss-American composer Ernest Bloch's re-discovered powerhouse, sung in English. Performances at the World Cruise Center in San Pedro, CA. begin tonight, June 15, 2013 and continue on June 22 and 23.
Italian Conductor, Bruno Bartoletti, Dies at 86
by BWW News Desk - June 14, 2013
Bruno Bartoletti, Italian conductor and artistic director of the Lyric Opera of Chicago, has died on June 9th. He was 86 years old.
by BWW News Desk - June 14, 2013
Bruno Bartoletti, Italian conductor and artistic director of the Lyric Opera of Chicago, has died on June 9th. He was 86 years old.
MOST HAPPY FELLA Returns to Dicapo Opera Theatre Tonight
by BWW News Desk - June 14, 2013
Dicapo Opera Theatre, whose recent production of Frank Loesser's Most Happy Fella garnered enormous critical success and sold-out performances, will bring back the musical this June for a limited run of four weeks. Opening night takes place this evening, June 14th, 8 p.m. with a special guest appearance by comedian Mo Rocca as one of the 'chefs' performing the musical's popular 'Abbondanza' song.
by BWW News Desk - June 14, 2013
Dicapo Opera Theatre, whose recent production of Frank Loesser's Most Happy Fella garnered enormous critical success and sold-out performances, will bring back the musical this June for a limited run of four weeks. Opening night takes place this evening, June 14th, 8 p.m. with a special guest appearance by comedian Mo Rocca as one of the 'chefs' performing the musical's popular 'Abbondanza' song.
Stephen Costello to Sing in Met Opera's Summer Recital Series; Heads to San Fran and UK
by BWW News Desk - June 13, 2013
Richard Tucker Award-winning tenor Stephen Costello looks forward to singing opera arias and duets al fresco on both sides of the Atlantic this summer, with appearances in New York's Metropolitan Opera Summer Recital Series (July 16 & 19); with the San Francisco Opera Orchestra at the city's Stern Grove Festival (Aug 18); and at the inaugural Branscombe Festival on England's south-west coast (July 27). In both California and the UK, the tenor's partner will be his wife and frequent co-star, lyric soprano Ailyn Pérez; recently billed as 'opera's hottest couple' at Los Angeles Opera, Vanity Fair says they are 'a match made in verismo heaven.'
by BWW News Desk - June 13, 2013
Richard Tucker Award-winning tenor Stephen Costello looks forward to singing opera arias and duets al fresco on both sides of the Atlantic this summer, with appearances in New York's Metropolitan Opera Summer Recital Series (July 16 & 19); with the San Francisco Opera Orchestra at the city's Stern Grove Festival (Aug 18); and at the inaugural Branscombe Festival on England's south-west coast (July 27). In both California and the UK, the tenor's partner will be his wife and frequent co-star, lyric soprano Ailyn Pérez; recently billed as 'opera's hottest couple' at Los Angeles Opera, Vanity Fair says they are 'a match made in verismo heaven.'
Mari Kimura & Tomoyuki Kato's
ONE Set for River to River Festival, 6/30
by BWW News Desk - June 13, 2013
ONE is a cutting-edge, audio-visual, multi-lingual opera, with the themes of 'love, humanity, faith and global solidarity' premiering on Sunday, June 30th at the Michael Schimmel Center for the Arts.
by BWW News Desk - June 13, 2013
ONE is a cutting-edge, audio-visual, multi-lingual opera, with the themes of 'love, humanity, faith and global solidarity' premiering on Sunday, June 30th at the Michael Schimmel Center for the Arts.
BWW Reviews: POWDER HER FACE Stuns At Opera Philadelphia
by Marakay Rogers - June 12, 2013
Soprano Patricia Schuman leads Opera Philadelphia in a visually and vocally marvelous production of the modern chamber orchestra classic
by Marakay Rogers - June 12, 2013
Soprano Patricia Schuman leads Opera Philadelphia in a visually and vocally marvelous production of the modern chamber orchestra classic
Florida Grand Opera and Opera Piccola of San Antonio Wager Recital Over Heat vs. Spurs
by BWW News Desk - June 12, 2013
The fever of the NBA Finals is spreading wildly and spurring friendly competition, even among opera companies. The recent tie between the Miami Heat and the San Antonio Spurs inspired Miami's Florida Grand Opera and Opera Piccola of San Antonio to make a wager.
by BWW News Desk - June 12, 2013
The fever of the NBA Finals is spreading wildly and spurring friendly competition, even among opera companies. The recent tie between the Miami Heat and the San Antonio Spurs inspired Miami's Florida Grand Opera and Opera Piccola of San Antonio to make a wager.
George Benjamin to Release Recording of New Opera WRITTEN ON SKIN, 7/9
by BWW News Desk - June 12, 2013
Predicted to become 'one of the defining operas of the early 21st century' by Opera Today, Nimbus' highly-anticipated world premiere recording of George Benjamin's Written on Skin will be available in North American on July 9 from Allegro Classical.
by BWW News Desk - June 12, 2013
Predicted to become 'one of the defining operas of the early 21st century' by Opera Today, Nimbus' highly-anticipated world premiere recording of George Benjamin's Written on Skin will be available in North American on July 9 from Allegro Classical.
Richard Bonynge to Lead First-Ever NYC Masterclass, 10/9
by BWW News Desk - June 11, 2013
One of the world's leading opera courses, known for its intensive training opportunities for talented young opera singers in the art of Italian opera and song, the Georg Solti Accademia was founded in 2004 to honor the memory of the legendary Hungarian conductor Sir Georg Solti. Kicking off the Accademia's 10th anniversary this fall, the organization presents its first-ever New York City public masterclass featuring Richard Bonynge at the prestigious Juilliard School's Peter Jay Sharp Theater on October 9, 2013.
by BWW News Desk - June 11, 2013
One of the world's leading opera courses, known for its intensive training opportunities for talented young opera singers in the art of Italian opera and song, the Georg Solti Accademia was founded in 2004 to honor the memory of the legendary Hungarian conductor Sir Georg Solti. Kicking off the Accademia's 10th anniversary this fall, the organization presents its first-ever New York City public masterclass featuring Richard Bonynge at the prestigious Juilliard School's Peter Jay Sharp Theater on October 9, 2013.
Morningside Opera Presents ¡FIGARO! (90210) at The NSD Theater, Now thru 6/16
by BWW News Desk - June 11, 2013
(90210)After a sold-out premiere in November 2012 at Dixon Place, Figaro! (90210) returns for a limited run beginning today, June 11th. Morningside Opera presents the show in concert performances through Sunday, June 16th at The NSD Theater (151 Bank Street, west of Hudson) in the West Village.
by BWW News Desk - June 11, 2013
(90210)After a sold-out premiere in November 2012 at Dixon Place, Figaro! (90210) returns for a limited run beginning today, June 11th. Morningside Opera presents the show in concert performances through Sunday, June 16th at The NSD Theater (151 Bank Street, west of Hudson) in the West Village.
Morningside Opera Brings FIGARO! (90210) to The NSD Theater Tonight
by BWW News Desk - June 11, 2013
After a sold-out premiere in November 2012 at Dixon Place, Figaro! (90210) returns for a limited run between tonight, June 11 and 16, 2013. Morningside Opera will present the show in concert performances at The NSD Theater (151 Bank Street, west of Hudson) in the West Village.
by BWW News Desk - June 11, 2013
After a sold-out premiere in November 2012 at Dixon Place, Figaro! (90210) returns for a limited run between tonight, June 11 and 16, 2013. Morningside Opera will present the show in concert performances at The NSD Theater (151 Bank Street, west of Hudson) in the West Village.
CARMEN The Met: Will be Live in HD for Summer Encores, 6/19
by BWW News Desk - June 10, 2013
Called 'a gripping and brilliant production' by The New York Times, Carmen stars El?na Garan?aas the seductive gypsy, opposite Roberto Alagna as the obsessed soldier Don José. Acclaimed rising Canadian conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin leads the Met's production by Olivier Award-winning British director Richard Eyre, which features Barbara Frittoli as Micaëla and Teddy Tahu Rhodes as the toreador Escamillo. Christopher Wheeldon, artistic director and founder of Morphoses/The Wheeldon Company, created the choreography for what remains the Met's best-selling transmission to date. Soprano Renée Fleming hosts the transmission and conducts backstage interviews with the stars.
by BWW News Desk - June 10, 2013
Called 'a gripping and brilliant production' by The New York Times, Carmen stars El?na Garan?aas the seductive gypsy, opposite Roberto Alagna as the obsessed soldier Don José. Acclaimed rising Canadian conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin leads the Met's production by Olivier Award-winning British director Richard Eyre, which features Barbara Frittoli as Micaëla and Teddy Tahu Rhodes as the toreador Escamillo. Christopher Wheeldon, artistic director and founder of Morphoses/The Wheeldon Company, created the choreography for what remains the Met's best-selling transmission to date. Soprano Renée Fleming hosts the transmission and conducts backstage interviews with the stars.
Kenneth Branagh-Helmed THE MAGIC FLUTE Screens Tonight at BIG Cinemas Manhattan Theater
by BWW News Desk - June 09, 2013
'THE MAGIC FLUTE', a film directed by Kenneth Branagh, featuring music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, will screen tonight, June 9, 2013. Sung in English. Running time - 134 minutes. The screening will take place at BIG Cinemas Manhattan Theater, 239 East 59th Street.
by BWW News Desk - June 09, 2013
'THE MAGIC FLUTE', a film directed by Kenneth Branagh, featuring music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, will screen tonight, June 9, 2013. Sung in English. Running time - 134 minutes. The screening will take place at BIG Cinemas Manhattan Theater, 239 East 59th Street.
BWW Reviews: IL PRIGIONIERO Holds Audience Captive at New York Philharmonic
by Richard Sasanow - June 08, 2013
It's a rare occasion when a concerto--even one as brilliantly played as violinist Lisa Batiashvili's performance of Prokofiev's First--takes a back seat to the second half of the program. But the New York Philharmonic's concert performance of Luigi Dallapiccola's IL PRIGIONIERO, conducted authoritatively yet sensitively by Alan Gilbert, was such an event. By turns thrilling, soaring and sorrowful, the 50-minute opera, written in 1948, was as exciting a night at the opera as we had this season.
by Richard Sasanow - June 08, 2013
It's a rare occasion when a concerto--even one as brilliantly played as violinist Lisa Batiashvili's performance of Prokofiev's First--takes a back seat to the second half of the program. But the New York Philharmonic's concert performance of Luigi Dallapiccola's IL PRIGIONIERO, conducted authoritatively yet sensitively by Alan Gilbert, was such an event. By turns thrilling, soaring and sorrowful, the 50-minute opera, written in 1948, was as exciting a night at the opera as we had this season.
Washington National Opera Premieres APPROACHING ALI Tonight
by BWW News Desk - June 08, 2013
Washington National Opera (WNO) will present the world premiere of Approaching Ali tonight and Saturday, June 8-9, 2013 in the Kennedy Center Terrace Theater. Approaching Ali features music by composer D.J. Sparr and a libretto by Mark Campbell and Davis Miller, based on Miller's own autobiographical novella. This new work is the first hourlong opera created under the auspices of the American Opera Initiative, WNO's new commissioning program for contemporary American opera, and will be directed by Nicole Watson in her WNO debut.
by BWW News Desk - June 08, 2013
Washington National Opera (WNO) will present the world premiere of Approaching Ali tonight and Saturday, June 8-9, 2013 in the Kennedy Center Terrace Theater. Approaching Ali features music by composer D.J. Sparr and a libretto by Mark Campbell and Davis Miller, based on Miller's own autobiographical novella. This new work is the first hourlong opera created under the auspices of the American Opera Initiative, WNO's new commissioning program for contemporary American opera, and will be directed by Nicole Watson in her WNO debut.
dell'Arte Opera Ensemble Announces 2013 Season: Smoldering in Rome
by BWW News Desk - June 05, 2013
dell'Arte Opera Ensemble of New York City celebrates its tenth anniversary with a 2013 season entitled 'Smoldering in Rome': Monteverdi's L'incoronazione di Poppea, SV 308 (1642) with stage direction byVictoria Crutchfield, and Mozart's La clemenza di Tito, K. 621 (1791), directed by Walker Lewis with musical direction by dell'Arte's Artistic Director, Christopher Fecteau. dell'Arte's young artists are joined by Baroque/Classical chamber ensemble The Sebastians for L'incoronazione di Poppea, led by Jeffrey Grossman, lending rich authenticity to the performances.
by BWW News Desk - June 05, 2013
dell'Arte Opera Ensemble of New York City celebrates its tenth anniversary with a 2013 season entitled 'Smoldering in Rome': Monteverdi's L'incoronazione di Poppea, SV 308 (1642) with stage direction byVictoria Crutchfield, and Mozart's La clemenza di Tito, K. 621 (1791), directed by Walker Lewis with musical direction by dell'Arte's Artistic Director, Christopher Fecteau. dell'Arte's young artists are joined by Baroque/Classical chamber ensemble The Sebastians for L'incoronazione di Poppea, led by Jeffrey Grossman, lending rich authenticity to the performances.
Civic Theatre to Present 'Summer at La Scala' Opera Series
by BWW News Desk - June 05, 2013
Civic Theatre of Allentown will present an extraordinary grand opera trio captured in performance at the famed La Scala Opera in Milan.
by BWW News Desk - June 05, 2013
Civic Theatre of Allentown will present an extraordinary grand opera trio captured in performance at the famed La Scala Opera in Milan.
THE INKOMATI (DIS)CORD, LIVE ARTERY and More Set for New York Live Arts' 2013-14 Season
by BWW News Desk - June 04, 2013
New York Live Arts has announced its 2013-14 presenting season. The third season will kick off September 25, 2013. Details below!
by BWW News Desk - June 04, 2013
New York Live Arts has announced its 2013-14 presenting season. The third season will kick off September 25, 2013. Details below!
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