Two Verdi Operas Screen at Peterborough Players from The Met: Live in HD, 12/8 & 15
by BWW News Desk - December 03, 2012
Two operas by Giuseppe Verdi will be simulcast live on the Peterborough Players big screen on two successive Saturdays at 1:00 pm: a new production of Un Ballo in Maschera (A Masked Ball) on December 8; and Aida on December 15.
by BWW News Desk - December 03, 2012
Two operas by Giuseppe Verdi will be simulcast live on the Peterborough Players big screen on two successive Saturdays at 1:00 pm: a new production of Un Ballo in Maschera (A Masked Ball) on December 8; and Aida on December 15.
Ailyn Perez to Star in LIVE FROM LINCOLN CENTER's Broadcast of 2012 Richard Tucker Gala, 12/13
by TV News Desk - December 03, 2012
Soprano Ailyn Perez, winner of the 2012 Richard Tucker Award, was fresh from a string of European appearances, including her Bolshoi Theater debut and performances at the Hamburg State Opera, when she lit up the stage at New York's Avery Fisher Hall at the Richard Tucker Music Foundation's annual gala on November 11. The gala was filmed for national broadcast in the U.S. as part of the Emmy Award-winning Live From Lincoln Center series on PBS and will air on Thursday, December 13. Live from Lincoln Center: The Richard Tucker Opera Gala, which is being hosted by singer and actress Audra McDonald, will include a feature on Perez, backstage access to the artists, and selections from the musical performance.
by TV News Desk - December 03, 2012
Soprano Ailyn Perez, winner of the 2012 Richard Tucker Award, was fresh from a string of European appearances, including her Bolshoi Theater debut and performances at the Hamburg State Opera, when she lit up the stage at New York's Avery Fisher Hall at the Richard Tucker Music Foundation's annual gala on November 11. The gala was filmed for national broadcast in the U.S. as part of the Emmy Award-winning Live From Lincoln Center series on PBS and will air on Thursday, December 13. Live from Lincoln Center: The Richard Tucker Opera Gala, which is being hosted by singer and actress Audra McDonald, will include a feature on Perez, backstage access to the artists, and selections from the musical performance.
Bronx Opera Presents Rossini's LA GAZZA LADRA, 1/12-20
by BWW News Desk - December 03, 2012
The Bronx Opera asks who stole the silver spoon in its season 46 opener, ROSSINI'S LA GAZZA LADRA (The Thieving Magpie). Sung entirely in English with a full chorus and orchestra, BxO's tradition of supplying the borough with lavish musical fare as well as intimate engrossing concerts and educational programming has endured thanks to the Spierman family since 1967.
by BWW News Desk - December 03, 2012
The Bronx Opera asks who stole the silver spoon in its season 46 opener, ROSSINI'S LA GAZZA LADRA (The Thieving Magpie). Sung entirely in English with a full chorus and orchestra, BxO's tradition of supplying the borough with lavish musical fare as well as intimate engrossing concerts and educational programming has endured thanks to the Spierman family since 1967.
Dicapo Opera Theatre Presents BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, 12/1 & 2
by BWW News Desk - December 01, 2012
Dicapo Opera Theatre will present the Opera For Kids favorite Beauty and the Beast with three performances beginning today, December 1, 2012. Subsequent presentations take place Sunday, December 2, 2012. Saturday performances are at 11 a.m. & 2 p.m., and the final performance on Sunday at 11 a.m.
by BWW News Desk - December 01, 2012
Dicapo Opera Theatre will present the Opera For Kids favorite Beauty and the Beast with three performances beginning today, December 1, 2012. Subsequent presentations take place Sunday, December 2, 2012. Saturday performances are at 11 a.m. & 2 p.m., and the final performance on Sunday at 11 a.m.
Met Museum Presents Live Webcast of Updated PEONY PAVILION Opera Tonight
by BWW News Desk - November 30, 2012
Tonight, November 30, The Metropolitan Museum of Art will offer a live webcast of the first of five performances of an updated version of the 16th-century Chinese Kunqu opera masterpiece Peony Pavilion that will take place in the Met's Astor Court, the courtyard modeled on a 17th-century Chinese garden. This 70-minute version of the opera has been developed and directed by celebrated composer Tan Dun, with a new score by Mr. Tan and choreography by Huang Doudou, one of China's most prominent dancers. It will be performed by Zhang Jun, one of China's most respected Kunqu performers, and the Shanghai Zhang Jun Art Center Company.
by BWW News Desk - November 30, 2012
Tonight, November 30, The Metropolitan Museum of Art will offer a live webcast of the first of five performances of an updated version of the 16th-century Chinese Kunqu opera masterpiece Peony Pavilion that will take place in the Met's Astor Court, the courtyard modeled on a 17th-century Chinese garden. This 70-minute version of the opera has been developed and directed by celebrated composer Tan Dun, with a new score by Mr. Tan and choreography by Huang Doudou, one of China's most prominent dancers. It will be performed by Zhang Jun, one of China's most respected Kunqu performers, and the Shanghai Zhang Jun Art Center Company.
Dicapo Opera Theatre and Opera Moderne Premiere MARRYING MOZART, 12/13-16
by Kelsey Denette - November 29, 2012
Dicapo Opera Theatre and Opera Moderne will present the world premiere of Marrying Mozart with four performances beginning Thursday, December 13, 2012. Subsequent presentations take place Friday, Saturday and Sunday, December 14, 15 & 16, 2012. Thursday performances begin at 7:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m., and the final performance on Sunday at 4 p.m.
by Kelsey Denette - November 29, 2012
Dicapo Opera Theatre and Opera Moderne will present the world premiere of Marrying Mozart with four performances beginning Thursday, December 13, 2012. Subsequent presentations take place Friday, Saturday and Sunday, December 14, 15 & 16, 2012. Thursday performances begin at 7:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m., and the final performance on Sunday at 4 p.m.
Soprano Lisa Vroman Performs with National Children's Chorus in CANDLELIGHT in LA, 11/29
by BWW News Desk - November 29, 2012
In a bi-coastal celebration of the season, internationally acclaimed soprano Lisa Vroman is performing with 150 members of the National Children's Chorus (NCC) and a chamber orchestra in two evening concerts themed "Candlelight" - tonight, November 29 in Los Angeles and Saturday, December 8 in New York.
by BWW News Desk - November 29, 2012
In a bi-coastal celebration of the season, internationally acclaimed soprano Lisa Vroman is performing with 150 members of the National Children's Chorus (NCC) and a chamber orchestra in two evening concerts themed "Candlelight" - tonight, November 29 in Los Angeles and Saturday, December 8 in New York.
Amore Opera Presents LA BOHEME, 12/14
by BWW News Desk - November 28, 2012
This Winter, Amore Opera revives its classic production of Puccini's timeless masterpiece La Boheme. This production launched the company's inaugural season, and its revival promises to be equally riveting. La Boheme is an opera in four acts, with libretto by Luigi Illica. Based on Scenes de la Vie de Boheme by Henri Murger, it is the story of a group of young bohemians living in the Latin Quarter of Paris in the 1840's, and the tragic tale of two lovers doomed by circumstance and illness. La Boheme is fully staged with full orchestra and presented in its original Italian (with subtitles).
by BWW News Desk - November 28, 2012
This Winter, Amore Opera revives its classic production of Puccini's timeless masterpiece La Boheme. This production launched the company's inaugural season, and its revival promises to be equally riveting. La Boheme is an opera in four acts, with libretto by Luigi Illica. Based on Scenes de la Vie de Boheme by Henri Murger, it is the story of a group of young bohemians living in the Latin Quarter of Paris in the 1840's, and the tragic tale of two lovers doomed by circumstance and illness. La Boheme is fully staged with full orchestra and presented in its original Italian (with subtitles).
A New, Family-Friendly Version of THE BARBER OF SEVILLE Premieres at the Metropolitan Opera This Holiday Season, Helmed by Tony Award Winner Bartlett Sher
by Kelsey Denette - November 28, 2012
This December, the Met will present an all-new holiday presentation: an abridged, English-language version of Rossini's classic comedy The Barber of Seville. Bartlett Sher returns to direct this adaptation of his hit 2006 production, which will have a running time of approximately two hours. Yves Abel conducts a cast led by Isabel Leonard as the feisty heroine Rosina, Alek Shrader as the handsome Count Almaviva, Rodion Pogossov as the local jack-of-all-trades Figaro, John Del Carlo as the wicked Dr. Bartolo, and Jordan Bisch as the music teacher Don Basilio. The new English-language libretto is by J. D. McClatchy, the American poet who also provided the translation for the Met's holiday production of Mozart's The Magic Flute. In keeping with the Met's recent tradition of family-oriented holiday programming, The Barber of Seville will feature sharply discounted tickets and a special weekday matinee performance.
by Kelsey Denette - November 28, 2012
This December, the Met will present an all-new holiday presentation: an abridged, English-language version of Rossini's classic comedy The Barber of Seville. Bartlett Sher returns to direct this adaptation of his hit 2006 production, which will have a running time of approximately two hours. Yves Abel conducts a cast led by Isabel Leonard as the feisty heroine Rosina, Alek Shrader as the handsome Count Almaviva, Rodion Pogossov as the local jack-of-all-trades Figaro, John Del Carlo as the wicked Dr. Bartolo, and Jordan Bisch as the music teacher Don Basilio. The new English-language libretto is by J. D. McClatchy, the American poet who also provided the translation for the Met's holiday production of Mozart's The Magic Flute. In keeping with the Met's recent tradition of family-oriented holiday programming, The Barber of Seville will feature sharply discounted tickets and a special weekday matinee performance.
Houston Symphony Receives NEA Grant for Opera-in-Concert WOZZECK, Set for March 2013
by BWW News Desk - November 27, 2012
The Houston Symphony will receive $35,000 from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) in support of its March 2013 production of a semi-staged version of Alban Berg's opera Wozzeck. The Symphony's grant is one of 832 awards totaling $23.3 million that the NEA announced today supporting non-profit arts organizations in 47 states plus the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.
by BWW News Desk - November 27, 2012
The Houston Symphony will receive $35,000 from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) in support of its March 2013 production of a semi-staged version of Alban Berg's opera Wozzeck. The Symphony's grant is one of 832 awards totaling $23.3 million that the NEA announced today supporting non-profit arts organizations in 47 states plus the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.
JetBlue's Live From T5 Concert Features Italian Operatic Teen Trio Il Volo at JFK, 12/4
by BWW News Desk - November 27, 2012
JetBlue Airways (Nasdaq: JBLU), New York's Hometown Airline, today announces an exclusive live performance by critically acclaimed Italian operatic teen trio Il Volo (Italian for 'flight') on Tuesday, December 4, 2012 at 5 p.m. ET at its world-class Terminal 5 at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport.
by BWW News Desk - November 27, 2012
JetBlue Airways (Nasdaq: JBLU), New York's Hometown Airline, today announces an exclusive live performance by critically acclaimed Italian operatic teen trio Il Volo (Italian for 'flight') on Tuesday, December 4, 2012 at 5 p.m. ET at its world-class Terminal 5 at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport.
Dicapo Opera Theatre Presents BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, 12/1-12/2
by Sierra Fox - November 27, 2012
Dicapo Opera Theatre will present the Opera For Kids favorite Beauty and the Beast with three performances beginning Saturday, December 1, 2012. Subsequent presentations take place Sunday, December 2, 2012. Saturday performances are at 11 a.m. & 2 p.m., and the final performance on Sunday at 11 a.m.
by Sierra Fox - November 27, 2012
Dicapo Opera Theatre will present the Opera For Kids favorite Beauty and the Beast with three performances beginning Saturday, December 1, 2012. Subsequent presentations take place Sunday, December 2, 2012. Saturday performances are at 11 a.m. & 2 p.m., and the final performance on Sunday at 11 a.m.
The Metropolitan Opera Announces AIDA Cast Change Advisory for November 26
by Kelsey Denette - November 26, 2012
Carl Tanner will sing the role of Radames in this evening's performance of Verdi's Aida, replacing Marco Berti, who is ill.
by Kelsey Denette - November 26, 2012
Carl Tanner will sing the role of Radames in this evening's performance of Verdi's Aida, replacing Marco Berti, who is ill.
The Metropolitan Opera Announces AIDA Cast Change Advisory for November 23
by Kelsey Denette - November 23, 2012
Carl Tanner will sing the role of Radames in this evening's performance of Verdi's Aida, replacing Marco Berti, who is ill.
by Kelsey Denette - November 23, 2012
Carl Tanner will sing the role of Radames in this evening's performance of Verdi's Aida, replacing Marco Berti, who is ill.
Regional Opera Company of the Week: Florentine Opera Company
by Scott Frost - November 21, 2012
BroadwayWorld.com, the largest theatre site on the net, continues its expansion into other areas of entertainment with our latest feature - 'The Regional Opera Company of the Week'. This week's featured Opera Company is Florentine Opera Company in Wisconsin!
by Scott Frost - November 21, 2012
BroadwayWorld.com, the largest theatre site on the net, continues its expansion into other areas of entertainment with our latest feature - 'The Regional Opera Company of the Week'. This week's featured Opera Company is Florentine Opera Company in Wisconsin!
A Rare Revival of Berlioz's LES TROYENS Opens 12/13 at the Met
by Kelsey Denette - November 20, 2012
Met Principal Conductor Fabio Luisi will lead a rare revival of Berlioz's Les Troyens beginning December 13. Francesca Zambello's production, critically acclaimed when it premiered at the Met in 2003, will star Marcello Giordani in his house role debut as Aeneas, the central character in the grand tragedy, which travels from the crumbling walls of Troy to the North African kingdom of Carthage. Deborah Voigt will reprise her performance of the Trojan prophetess Cassandra, a role she debuted in the premiere of Zambello's production, and Susan Graham will sing her first Met performances of Dido, the lovesick queen of Carthage. The cast also features Julie Boulianneas Aeneas's son, Ascanio; Karen Cargill as Dido's devoted sister, Anna; Paul Appleby as the young sailor Hylas; Eric Cutler as Dido's court poet, Iopas; Richard Bernstein as the Trojan priest Pantheus; Dwayne Croft as Cassandra's fiance, Coroebus; and Kwangchul Youn as Narbal, Dido's trusted advisor. The Saturday, January 5 matinee performance of Les Troyens will be transmitted worldwide as part of the Met's Live in HD series, which is now seen in more than 1,900 movie theaters in 64 countries around the world.
by Kelsey Denette - November 20, 2012
Met Principal Conductor Fabio Luisi will lead a rare revival of Berlioz's Les Troyens beginning December 13. Francesca Zambello's production, critically acclaimed when it premiered at the Met in 2003, will star Marcello Giordani in his house role debut as Aeneas, the central character in the grand tragedy, which travels from the crumbling walls of Troy to the North African kingdom of Carthage. Deborah Voigt will reprise her performance of the Trojan prophetess Cassandra, a role she debuted in the premiere of Zambello's production, and Susan Graham will sing her first Met performances of Dido, the lovesick queen of Carthage. The cast also features Julie Boulianneas Aeneas's son, Ascanio; Karen Cargill as Dido's devoted sister, Anna; Paul Appleby as the young sailor Hylas; Eric Cutler as Dido's court poet, Iopas; Richard Bernstein as the Trojan priest Pantheus; Dwayne Croft as Cassandra's fiance, Coroebus; and Kwangchul Youn as Narbal, Dido's trusted advisor. The Saturday, January 5 matinee performance of Les Troyens will be transmitted worldwide as part of the Met's Live in HD series, which is now seen in more than 1,900 movie theaters in 64 countries around the world.
LA FANCIULLA DEL WEST Opens at Monte-Carlo Opera Tonight
by BWW News Desk - November 19, 2012
Puccini's 'Far West' Opera will be performed for the Prince's Festival, from tonight, 19 to 25 November 2012. In 'La Fanciulla del West,' Giacomo Puccini depicts the life of pioneers in the Great West.
by BWW News Desk - November 19, 2012
Puccini's 'Far West' Opera will be performed for the Prince's Festival, from tonight, 19 to 25 November 2012. In 'La Fanciulla del West,' Giacomo Puccini depicts the life of pioneers in the Great West.
WNO Opens Three World Premieres for American Opera Initiative Today, 11/19
by BWW News Desk - November 19, 2012
Washington National Opera (WNO) will present the world premieres of three new 20-minute operas today, November 19, 2012 at 7:30 p.m. in the Kennedy Center Terrace Theater: The Game of Hearts by composer Douglas Pew and librettist Dara Weinberg, Part of the Act by composer Liam Wade and librettist John Grimmett, and Charon by composer Scott Perkins and librettist Nat Cassidy. The three operas, each highlighting American culture and themes, are the first new works created under the auspices of the American Opera Initiative, WNO's new commissioning program.
by BWW News Desk - November 19, 2012
Washington National Opera (WNO) will present the world premieres of three new 20-minute operas today, November 19, 2012 at 7:30 p.m. in the Kennedy Center Terrace Theater: The Game of Hearts by composer Douglas Pew and librettist Dara Weinberg, Part of the Act by composer Liam Wade and librettist John Grimmett, and Charon by composer Scott Perkins and librettist Nat Cassidy. The three operas, each highlighting American culture and themes, are the first new works created under the auspices of the American Opera Initiative, WNO's new commissioning program.
Opera Ebony Kicks Off 40th Season with SASS' N CLASS Concert Tonight, 11/16
by BWW News Desk - November 16, 2012
Opera Ebony, America's longest running African American Opera Company, kicks off its 40th Anniversary Season with a musical montage of Sass' N Class tonight, November 16, 2012 at 7PM, at Aaron Davis Hall, City College of New York (Convent Avenue and West 135th Street on City College campus) New York, NY 10031. Tickets are $25 (general admission); $15 (student tickets).
by BWW News Desk - November 16, 2012
Opera Ebony, America's longest running African American Opera Company, kicks off its 40th Anniversary Season with a musical montage of Sass' N Class tonight, November 16, 2012 at 7PM, at Aaron Davis Hall, City College of New York (Convent Avenue and West 135th Street on City College campus) New York, NY 10031. Tickets are $25 (general admission); $15 (student tickets).
San Francisco Early Music Society Presents West Coast Debut of Les Sirenes, Now thru 11/18
by BWW News Desk - November 16, 2012
The San Francisco Early Music Society's 2012/13 season continues this weekend, November 16-18 with the West Coast debut of Les Sirènes, one of the most promising young ensembles to appear on the early music scene in recent years.
by BWW News Desk - November 16, 2012
The San Francisco Early Music Society's 2012/13 season continues this weekend, November 16-18 with the West Coast debut of Les Sirènes, one of the most promising young ensembles to appear on the early music scene in recent years.
BWW Reviews: Austin Lyric Opera Presents a Perfect PAGLIACCI
by Jeff Davis - November 14, 2012
Whether you are an opera connoisseur or an opera virgin, Austin Lyric Opera's production of PAGLIACCI is a must see. The music is beautiful. The visuals are mesmerizing and stunning, and the cast is second to none. It's hard to come by an evening that is more enjoyable than this.
by Jeff Davis - November 14, 2012
Whether you are an opera connoisseur or an opera virgin, Austin Lyric Opera's production of PAGLIACCI is a must see. The music is beautiful. The visuals are mesmerizing and stunning, and the cast is second to none. It's hard to come by an evening that is more enjoyable than this.
Metropolitan Opera Announces THE TEMPEST Cast Change Advisory
by Kelsey Denette - November 14, 2012
Bruce Sledge will make his Met role debut as the King of Naples in this evening's performance of Thomas Ades's The Tempest, replacing William Burden, who is ill.
by Kelsey Denette - November 14, 2012
Bruce Sledge will make his Met role debut as the King of Naples in this evening's performance of Thomas Ades's The Tempest, replacing William Burden, who is ill.
Ildar Abdrazakov Sings Mozart’s Don Giovanni For the First Time at the Met
by Kelsey Denette - November 14, 2012
Ildar Abdrazakov takes the title role in Don Giovanni for the first time at the Met beginning November 28, conducted by Edward Gardner, in his second major Mozart role assumption of the season. The first revival of Michael Grandage's 2011 production features a cast of rising stars, almost all of whom make house role debuts in Mozart's classic opera of seduction, vengeance, and retribution. Other cast members singing their first Met performances of their roles include Susanna Phillips as Donna Anna,Emma Bell as Donna Elvira, Ekaterina Siurina as Zerlina, Charles Castronovo as Don Ottavio, Erwin Schrott as Leporello, and David Soar in his Met debut as Masetto; they are joined by Raymond Aceto as the vengeful Commendatore.
by Kelsey Denette - November 14, 2012
Ildar Abdrazakov takes the title role in Don Giovanni for the first time at the Met beginning November 28, conducted by Edward Gardner, in his second major Mozart role assumption of the season. The first revival of Michael Grandage's 2011 production features a cast of rising stars, almost all of whom make house role debuts in Mozart's classic opera of seduction, vengeance, and retribution. Other cast members singing their first Met performances of their roles include Susanna Phillips as Donna Anna,Emma Bell as Donna Elvira, Ekaterina Siurina as Zerlina, Charles Castronovo as Don Ottavio, Erwin Schrott as Leporello, and David Soar in his Met debut as Masetto; they are joined by Raymond Aceto as the vengeful Commendatore.
Alan Gilbert Leads COSI FAN TUTTE at Julliard School, Now thru 11/19
by BWW News Desk - November 14, 2012
Alan Gilbert, whose tenure as Music Director of the New York Philharmonic has just been extended through the 2016-17 season, heads across Lincoln Center Plaza this month to lead three fully-staged performances of Mozart's Cosi fan tutte at the Juilliard School (tonight, Nov 14 and Nov 17, & 19), where he serves as Director of Conducting and Orchestral Studies.
by BWW News Desk - November 14, 2012
Alan Gilbert, whose tenure as Music Director of the New York Philharmonic has just been extended through the 2016-17 season, heads across Lincoln Center Plaza this month to lead three fully-staged performances of Mozart's Cosi fan tutte at the Juilliard School (tonight, Nov 14 and Nov 17, & 19), where he serves as Director of Conducting and Orchestral Studies.
TheatreZone and Opera Naples Team Up for BEL CANTO TO CAN BELTO Fete Today, 11/14
by BWW News Desk - November 14, 2012
Equity regional theatre company TheatreZone and Opera Naples are teaming up again to present the inaugural "Bel Canto to Can Belto" fete at Clive Daniel Home in Naples tonight, Nov. 14, 2012 from 5:30 until 7:30 pm.
by BWW News Desk - November 14, 2012
Equity regional theatre company TheatreZone and Opera Naples are teaming up again to present the inaugural "Bel Canto to Can Belto" fete at Clive Daniel Home in Naples tonight, Nov. 14, 2012 from 5:30 until 7:30 pm.
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