COC Opens IL TROVATORE, 9/29
by Kelsey Denette - August 16, 2012
The Canadian Opera Company's 2012/2013 season opens with the quintessential Italian opera, Giuseppe Verdi's Il Trovatore, featuring internationally renowned Mexican tenor Ramon Vargas and acclaimed Canadian baritone Russell Braun in role debut performances.
by Kelsey Denette - August 16, 2012
The Canadian Opera Company's 2012/2013 season opens with the quintessential Italian opera, Giuseppe Verdi's Il Trovatore, featuring internationally renowned Mexican tenor Ramon Vargas and acclaimed Canadian baritone Russell Braun in role debut performances.
Marcello Giordani Leads REQUIEM for New Jersey State Opera Tonight, 8/16
by BWW News Desk - August 16, 2012
Celebrating its 48th season, the award winning New Jersey State Opera, under the leadership of Artistic Director and Maestro Jason C. Tramm previously announced casting for its production of Verdi's Requiem tonight, August 16th.
by BWW News Desk - August 16, 2012
Celebrating its 48th season, the award winning New Jersey State Opera, under the leadership of Artistic Director and Maestro Jason C. Tramm previously announced casting for its production of Verdi's Requiem tonight, August 16th.
Columbia University Presents Le Poème Harmonique's VENEZIA, 9/12 & 14
by BWW News Desk - August 15, 2012
Miller Theatre at Columbia University School of the Arts opens its 2012-13 season with Le Poeme Harmonique in "Venezia". France's award-winning early music group performs its largest New York production to date, a candlelit semi-staged performance of songs by Monteverdi and Manelli set in the streets and canals of 17th century Venice during Carnival on Wednesday, September 12, 8:00 p.m. and Friday, September 14, 8:00 p.m. at Miller Theatre (2960 Broadway at 116th street).
by BWW News Desk - August 15, 2012
Miller Theatre at Columbia University School of the Arts opens its 2012-13 season with Le Poeme Harmonique in "Venezia". France's award-winning early music group performs its largest New York production to date, a candlelit semi-staged performance of songs by Monteverdi and Manelli set in the streets and canals of 17th century Venice during Carnival on Wednesday, September 12, 8:00 p.m. and Friday, September 14, 8:00 p.m. at Miller Theatre (2960 Broadway at 116th street).
OPERA America to Open the National Opera Center in September
by Kelsey Denette - August 15, 2012
OPERA America, the national nonprofit service organization for opera in the U.S. and Canada, will open the field's custom-designed NATIONAL OPERA CENTER, employing urban repurposed architecture in the heart of New York City. The National Opera Center opens for business on September 4, with the official ribbon cutting taking place on September 28. The National Opera Center of OPERA America provides an array of essential facilities and services to the opera industry that have been sorely needed and never before available under a single roof. Encompassing 25,000 square feet on two floors of a former fur factory on Seventh Avenue at 29th Street, this $14 million project of OPERA America ($6 million for construction, $6 million for operating endowment and $2 million in relocation costs from Washington, D.C. to NYC) will serve as the heart of an industry that is widely disbursed, yet inherently collaborative. OPERA America's National Opera Center is the first-ever such facility built specifically for opera rehearsals, auditions and meetings. The creation of this facility was an innovative, dynamic and comprehensive response to the lack of appropriate spaces for these activities in New York City. It is truly a convening hub, a place to audition, a place to rehearse, a place to perform, a place to unite. Andrew Berman Architect designed the center, with acoustics by Robert R. Mahoney & Associates.
by Kelsey Denette - August 15, 2012
OPERA America, the national nonprofit service organization for opera in the U.S. and Canada, will open the field's custom-designed NATIONAL OPERA CENTER, employing urban repurposed architecture in the heart of New York City. The National Opera Center opens for business on September 4, with the official ribbon cutting taking place on September 28. The National Opera Center of OPERA America provides an array of essential facilities and services to the opera industry that have been sorely needed and never before available under a single roof. Encompassing 25,000 square feet on two floors of a former fur factory on Seventh Avenue at 29th Street, this $14 million project of OPERA America ($6 million for construction, $6 million for operating endowment and $2 million in relocation costs from Washington, D.C. to NYC) will serve as the heart of an industry that is widely disbursed, yet inherently collaborative. OPERA America's National Opera Center is the first-ever such facility built specifically for opera rehearsals, auditions and meetings. The creation of this facility was an innovative, dynamic and comprehensive response to the lack of appropriate spaces for these activities in New York City. It is truly a convening hub, a place to audition, a place to rehearse, a place to perform, a place to unite. Andrew Berman Architect designed the center, with acoustics by Robert R. Mahoney & Associates.
Conductor Fabio Luisi Begins as Music Director at Zurich Opera with New Production of Jenufa in September 2012
by Kelsey Denette - August 15, 2012
The preeminent Italian conductor Fabio Luisi, who holds top posts at the Metropolitan Opera and the Vienna Symphony, begins his appointment as music director of the Zurich Opera at the start of the 2012-13 season with Jenufa, Janacek's searing 1904 opera about an out-of-wedlock pregnancy.
by Kelsey Denette - August 15, 2012
The preeminent Italian conductor Fabio Luisi, who holds top posts at the Metropolitan Opera and the Vienna Symphony, begins his appointment as music director of the Zurich Opera at the start of the 2012-13 season with Jenufa, Janacek's searing 1904 opera about an out-of-wedlock pregnancy.
Frayda B. Lindemann Begins Term as Chairman of OPERA America's Board; 8 New Members Also Elected
by BWW News Desk - August 13, 2012
OPERA America, the national nonprofit service organization for opera, has announced that Frayda B. Lindemann, Ph.D. became the first opera company trustee in the organization's entire 42-year history to be elected Chairman of its Board of Directors. Dr. Lindemann began her term at OPERA America's recent Annual Business Meeting - held during Opera Conference 2012 in Philadelphia - where eight new members were also elected to the Board.
by BWW News Desk - August 13, 2012
OPERA America, the national nonprofit service organization for opera, has announced that Frayda B. Lindemann, Ph.D. became the first opera company trustee in the organization's entire 42-year history to be elected Chairman of its Board of Directors. Dr. Lindemann began her term at OPERA America's recent Annual Business Meeting - held during Opera Conference 2012 in Philadelphia - where eight new members were also elected to the Board.
Summer HD Festival Returns With Free Screenings of the Met’s Live in HD Productions
by Kelsey Denette - August 13, 2012
The Met's popular Summer HD Festival returns for its fourth year on August 25, with ten free outdoor screenings of acclaimed performances from the Met's award-winning Live in HD series. The festival, which more than 40,000 people attended last year, kicks off with a screening of the Met's recent world premiere hit The Enchanted Island, a Baroque pastiche which stars David Daniels, Joyce DiDonato, and Placido Domingo.
by Kelsey Denette - August 13, 2012
The Met's popular Summer HD Festival returns for its fourth year on August 25, with ten free outdoor screenings of acclaimed performances from the Met's award-winning Live in HD series. The festival, which more than 40,000 people attended last year, kicks off with a screening of the Met's recent world premiere hit The Enchanted Island, a Baroque pastiche which stars David Daniels, Joyce DiDonato, and Placido Domingo.
Know Theatre Presents The Bengsons' HUNDRED DAYS Folk Opera Tonight, 8/12
by BWW News Desk - August 12, 2012
At the 2011 Cincinnati Fringe Festival, husband and wife duo The Bengsons, participated in a workshop as part of FringeDevelopment. Other artists participating in the Festival joined The Bengsons to rehearse and present selections of their new folk-opera, Hundred Days. Know Theatre of Cincinnati is excited to announce that The Bengsons will be returning to Cincinnati and will present an early showing of music from this new work. Performances will occur at Know Theatre of Cincinnati tonight, August 12, 2012 at 8pm.
by BWW News Desk - August 12, 2012
At the 2011 Cincinnati Fringe Festival, husband and wife duo The Bengsons, participated in a workshop as part of FringeDevelopment. Other artists participating in the Festival joined The Bengsons to rehearse and present selections of their new folk-opera, Hundred Days. Know Theatre of Cincinnati is excited to announce that The Bengsons will be returning to Cincinnati and will present an early showing of music from this new work. Performances will occur at Know Theatre of Cincinnati tonight, August 12, 2012 at 8pm.
Ernest Revell and Jacqueline Ballarin to Perform at Enrico Caruso Room, 8/14
by BWW News Desk - August 11, 2012
Tenor Ernest Revell and soprano Jacqueline Ballarin will be the headliners at the Enrico Caruso Room at Grotta Azzurra Ristorante in Little Italy on Tuesday, August 28, at 8 PM, as part of the venue's weekly Tuesday Night Opera Series. They will be supported on keyboard by David Schaefer.
by BWW News Desk - August 11, 2012
Tenor Ernest Revell and soprano Jacqueline Ballarin will be the headliners at the Enrico Caruso Room at Grotta Azzurra Ristorante in Little Italy on Tuesday, August 28, at 8 PM, as part of the venue's weekly Tuesday Night Opera Series. They will be supported on keyboard by David Schaefer.
Know Theatre Presents The Bengsons' HUNDRED DAYS Folk Opera, 8/10 & 12
by BWW News Desk - August 10, 2012
At the 2011 Cincinnati Fringe Festival, husband and wife duo The Bengsons, participated in a workshop as part of FringeDevelopment. Other artists participating in the Festival joined The Bengsons to rehearse and present selections of their new folk-opera, Hundred Days. Know Theatre of Cincinnati is excited to announce that The Bengsons will be returning to Cincinnati and will present an early showing of music from this new work. Performances will occur at Know Theatre of Cincinnati on August 10 & 12, 2012 at 8pm.
by BWW News Desk - August 10, 2012
At the 2011 Cincinnati Fringe Festival, husband and wife duo The Bengsons, participated in a workshop as part of FringeDevelopment. Other artists participating in the Festival joined The Bengsons to rehearse and present selections of their new folk-opera, Hundred Days. Know Theatre of Cincinnati is excited to announce that The Bengsons will be returning to Cincinnati and will present an early showing of music from this new work. Performances will occur at Know Theatre of Cincinnati on August 10 & 12, 2012 at 8pm.
American Chamber Opera Presents DON GIOVANNI in English, 8/10-19
by BWW News Desk - August 10, 2012
The American Chamber Opera Company presents Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Don Giovanni in English, Fridays August 10 and 17 at 7:30 PM, Saturdays August 11 and 18 at 7:30 PM and Sundays August 12 and 19 at 4:00 PM. All performances take place at The Chicago Temple, located at 77 West Washington St., Chicago, Ill.
by BWW News Desk - August 10, 2012
The American Chamber Opera Company presents Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Don Giovanni in English, Fridays August 10 and 17 at 7:30 PM, Saturdays August 11 and 18 at 7:30 PM and Sundays August 12 and 19 at 4:00 PM. All performances take place at The Chicago Temple, located at 77 West Washington St., Chicago, Ill.
THE DIVA AND THE BARITONE Plays the Laurie Beechman, 8/10
by BWW News Desk - August 10, 2012
The Diva and the Baritone, stars Metropolitan Opera baritone Theodore Lambrinos and his singing partner and wife, international operatic soprano Hallie Neill. Elliot Finkel, a concert pianist with the chops of a Broadway musical director wrote the arrangements to showcase the couple's amazing vocal talents in a charming mix of Broadway, opera and the best of the Great American songbook.
by BWW News Desk - August 10, 2012
The Diva and the Baritone, stars Metropolitan Opera baritone Theodore Lambrinos and his singing partner and wife, international operatic soprano Hallie Neill. Elliot Finkel, a concert pianist with the chops of a Broadway musical director wrote the arrangements to showcase the couple's amazing vocal talents in a charming mix of Broadway, opera and the best of the Great American songbook.
Susanna Phillips Opens Twickenham Fest, 8/24
by Kelsey Denette - August 09, 2012
This month, as Susanna Phillips finishes her performances of Mozart's Idomeneo at Ravinia Festival (August 17 and 19), the soprano will immerse herself in chamber music at Twickenham Fest, the summer chamber music festival that she co-founded in her hometown of Huntsville, Alabama.
by Kelsey Denette - August 09, 2012
This month, as Susanna Phillips finishes her performances of Mozart's Idomeneo at Ravinia Festival (August 17 and 19), the soprano will immerse herself in chamber music at Twickenham Fest, the summer chamber music festival that she co-founded in her hometown of Huntsville, Alabama.
Washington National Opera Presents ANNA BOLENA, 9/15-10/6
by BWW News Desk - August 08, 2012
Washington National Opera (WNO) opens its 2012-2013 season with Gaetano Donizetti's Anna Bolena, September 15 to October 6 in the Kennedy Center Opera House. Celebrated American soprano Sondra Radvanovsky returns to WNO to make her role debut as Anne Boleyn. This striking production, new to Washington, is directed by Stephen Lawless, and the WNO Orchestra will be led by Italian conductor Antonello Allemandi in his WNO debut.
by BWW News Desk - August 08, 2012
Washington National Opera (WNO) opens its 2012-2013 season with Gaetano Donizetti's Anna Bolena, September 15 to October 6 in the Kennedy Center Opera House. Celebrated American soprano Sondra Radvanovsky returns to WNO to make her role debut as Anne Boleyn. This striking production, new to Washington, is directed by Stephen Lawless, and the WNO Orchestra will be led by Italian conductor Antonello Allemandi in his WNO debut.
2012 Opera News Awards Honorees Announced
by Kelsey Denette - August 07, 2012
The editors of Opera News have announced the honorees for the 2012 Opera News Awards, paying tribute to five superb artists who have made an invaluable contribution to the art form: sopranos Mirella Freni and Dawn Upshaw, countertenor David Daniels, baritone Simon Keenlyside, and bass-baritone Eric Owens. The eighth annual Opera News Awards ceremony will take place on Sunday, April 21 at The Plaza in New York City. All the winners - and a host of the city's cultural, civic, and social luminaries - will be present at the gala awards dinner, which will feature celebrity presenters speaking about the awardees and introducing video performance clips.
by Kelsey Denette - August 07, 2012
The editors of Opera News have announced the honorees for the 2012 Opera News Awards, paying tribute to five superb artists who have made an invaluable contribution to the art form: sopranos Mirella Freni and Dawn Upshaw, countertenor David Daniels, baritone Simon Keenlyside, and bass-baritone Eric Owens. The eighth annual Opera News Awards ceremony will take place on Sunday, April 21 at The Plaza in New York City. All the winners - and a host of the city's cultural, civic, and social luminaries - will be present at the gala awards dinner, which will feature celebrity presenters speaking about the awardees and introducing video performance clips.
Justyna Giermola and Michael Padgett Play the Enrico Caruso Room Tonight, 8/7
by BWW News Desk - August 07, 2012
Soprano Justyna Giermola and tenor Michael Padgett will share center stage at the Enrico Caruso Room tonight, August 7 at 8 PM as part of the venue's Tuesday Night Opera Series. They will be supported on keyboard by David Schaefer.
by BWW News Desk - August 07, 2012
Soprano Justyna Giermola and tenor Michael Padgett will share center stage at the Enrico Caruso Room tonight, August 7 at 8 PM as part of the venue's Tuesday Night Opera Series. They will be supported on keyboard by David Schaefer.
TURANDOT Opens Seattle Opera's Season Tonight, 8/4
by BWW News Desk - August 04, 2012
Seattle Opera kicks off its 2012/13 season this summer in blockbuster fashion with Turandot, Puccini's final masterpiece. Boasting "Nessun dorma," one of the world's most beloved arias, Turandot sweeps audiences away to a fairy-tale China ruled by a harsh princess. The prideful Turandot learns how to love when a life-or-death riddle game, a slave girl's sacrifice, and the passion in a prince's heart transform fear and hatred into hope. Turandot opens tonight, August 4, and runs for eight performances through Saturday, August 18.
by BWW News Desk - August 04, 2012
Seattle Opera kicks off its 2012/13 season this summer in blockbuster fashion with Turandot, Puccini's final masterpiece. Boasting "Nessun dorma," one of the world's most beloved arias, Turandot sweeps audiences away to a fairy-tale China ruled by a harsh princess. The prideful Turandot learns how to love when a life-or-death riddle game, a slave girl's sacrifice, and the passion in a prince's heart transform fear and hatred into hope. Turandot opens tonight, August 4, and runs for eight performances through Saturday, August 18.
Justyna Giermola and Michael Padgett to Play the Enrico Caruso Room, 8/7
by BWW News Desk - August 03, 2012
Soprano Justyna Giermola and tenor Michael Padgett will share center stage at the Enrico Caruso Room on Tuesday, August 7 at 8 PM as part of the venue's Tuesday Night Opera Series. They will be supported on keyboard by David Schaefer.
by BWW News Desk - August 03, 2012
Soprano Justyna Giermola and tenor Michael Padgett will share center stage at the Enrico Caruso Room on Tuesday, August 7 at 8 PM as part of the venue's Tuesday Night Opera Series. They will be supported on keyboard by David Schaefer.
Know Theatre Presents The Bengsons' HUNDRED DAYS Folk Opera, 8/10 & 12
by BWW News Desk - August 02, 2012
At the 2011 Cincinnati Fringe Festival, husband and wife duo The Bengsons, participated in a workshop as part of FringeDevelopment. Other artists participating in the Festival joined The Bengsons to rehearse and present selections of their new folk-opera, Hundred Days. Know Theatre of Cincinnati is excited to announce that The Bengsons will be returning to Cincinnati and will present an early showing of music from this new work. Performances will occur at Know Theatre of Cincinnati on August 10 & 12, 2012 at 8pm.
by BWW News Desk - August 02, 2012
At the 2011 Cincinnati Fringe Festival, husband and wife duo The Bengsons, participated in a workshop as part of FringeDevelopment. Other artists participating in the Festival joined The Bengsons to rehearse and present selections of their new folk-opera, Hundred Days. Know Theatre of Cincinnati is excited to announce that The Bengsons will be returning to Cincinnati and will present an early showing of music from this new work. Performances will occur at Know Theatre of Cincinnati on August 10 & 12, 2012 at 8pm.
CARMEN and DIALOGUES DES CARMÉLITES Set for dell'Arte Opera Ensemble, Aug 2012
by BWW News Desk - August 01, 2012
dell'Arte Opera Ensemble of New York City announces its 2012 season, featuring two masterworks from the French operatic repertoire: George Bizet's Carmen (1875) and Francis Poulenc's Dialogues des Carmelites (1957), with stage direction by Knud Adams and Victoria Crutchfield and musical direction by dell'Arte's Artistic Director, Christopher Fecteau.
by BWW News Desk - August 01, 2012
dell'Arte Opera Ensemble of New York City announces its 2012 season, featuring two masterworks from the French operatic repertoire: George Bizet's Carmen (1875) and Francis Poulenc's Dialogues des Carmelites (1957), with stage direction by Knud Adams and Victoria Crutchfield and musical direction by dell'Arte's Artistic Director, Christopher Fecteau.
Tickets Go on Sale for Lyric Opera of Chicago's 2012-13 Season Today, 8/1
by BWW News Desk - August 01, 2012
Single tickets go on sale to the general public today, Aug. 1, for Lyric Opera of Chicago's 58th season. The internationally renowned company will present grand opera with exceptional casts and productions in its beautiful home, the historic Civic Opera House. Lyric will offer 68 performances of 9 operas in the 25-week season, including 6 new-to-Chicago productions, Saturday, October 6, 2012, through Saturday, April 6, 2013.
by BWW News Desk - August 01, 2012
Single tickets go on sale to the general public today, Aug. 1, for Lyric Opera of Chicago's 58th season. The internationally renowned company will present grand opera with exceptional casts and productions in its beautiful home, the historic Civic Opera House. Lyric will offer 68 performances of 9 operas in the 25-week season, including 6 new-to-Chicago productions, Saturday, October 6, 2012, through Saturday, April 6, 2013.
Leah Tehrani and Anthony Caputo Headline Enrico Caruso Room Tonight, 7/31
by BWW News Desk - July 31, 2012
Soprano Leah Tehrani and tenor Anthony Caputo will perform at the Enrico Caruso Room tonight, July 31, at 8 PM as part of the venue's Tuesday Night Opera Series. They will be supported on keyboard by David Schaefer.
by BWW News Desk - July 31, 2012
Soprano Leah Tehrani and tenor Anthony Caputo will perform at the Enrico Caruso Room tonight, July 31, at 8 PM as part of the venue's Tuesday Night Opera Series. They will be supported on keyboard by David Schaefer.
American Chamber Opera Presents DON GIOVANNI in English, 8/10-19
by BWW News Desk - July 30, 2012
The American Chamber Opera Company presents Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Don Giovanni in English, Fridays August 10 and 17 at 7:30 PM, Saturdays August 11 and 18 at 7:30 PM and Sundays August 12 and 19 at 4:00 PM. All performances take place at The Chicago Temple, located at 77 West Washington St., Chicago, Ill.
by BWW News Desk - July 30, 2012
The American Chamber Opera Company presents Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Don Giovanni in English, Fridays August 10 and 17 at 7:30 PM, Saturdays August 11 and 18 at 7:30 PM and Sundays August 12 and 19 at 4:00 PM. All performances take place at The Chicago Temple, located at 77 West Washington St., Chicago, Ill.
NBR New Zealand Opera Re-Stages Daniel Slater's THE BARTERED BRIDE, Sept 22 & Oct 13
by BWW News Desk - July 29, 2012
The NBR New Zealand Opera's restaging of Daniel Slater's ground-breaking Opera North production of Smetana's The Bartered Bride, opening in Auckland on 22 September and Wellington on 13 October, dispenses with the folkloric cliches normally associated with this opera in favour of an updated setting in the Czechoslovakia of 1972, four years after the Prague Spring.
by BWW News Desk - July 29, 2012
The NBR New Zealand Opera's restaging of Daniel Slater's ground-breaking Opera North production of Smetana's The Bartered Bride, opening in Auckland on 22 September and Wellington on 13 October, dispenses with the folkloric cliches normally associated with this opera in favour of an updated setting in the Czechoslovakia of 1972, four years after the Prague Spring.
THE DIVA AND THE BARITONE Plays the Laurie Beechman, 8/10
by BWW News Desk - July 27, 2012
The Diva and the Baritone, stars Metropolitan Opera baritone Theodore Lambrinos and his singing partner and wife, international operatic soprano Hallie Neill. Elliot Finkel, a concert pianist with the chops of a Broadway musical director wrote the arrangements to showcase the couple's amazing vocal talents in a charming mix of Broadway, opera and the best of the Great American songbook.
by BWW News Desk - July 27, 2012
The Diva and the Baritone, stars Metropolitan Opera baritone Theodore Lambrinos and his singing partner and wife, international operatic soprano Hallie Neill. Elliot Finkel, a concert pianist with the chops of a Broadway musical director wrote the arrangements to showcase the couple's amazing vocal talents in a charming mix of Broadway, opera and the best of the Great American songbook.
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