AOP and the Walt Whitman Project Present I Hear America Singing
by Gabrielle Sierra - December 08, 2011
AOP and the Walt Whitman Project present I Hear America Singing on Saturday, December 10 - 9:00 a.m.
by Gabrielle Sierra - December 08, 2011
AOP and the Walt Whitman Project present I Hear America Singing on Saturday, December 10 - 9:00 a.m.
René Pape To Sign CDs at Met Shop
by Gabrielle Sierra - December 07, 2011
Once again, Rene Pape is earning universal acclaim for his Mephistopheles in Faust, this time in the Metropolitan Opera's new production of Gounod's opera that runs to January 19.
by Gabrielle Sierra - December 07, 2011
Once again, Rene Pape is earning universal acclaim for his Mephistopheles in Faust, this time in the Metropolitan Opera's new production of Gounod's opera that runs to January 19.
Anna Netrebko Makes La Scala Debut in Season-Opening Don Giovanni
by BWW News Desk - December 07, 2011
Following her star turn in the season-opening production of Anna Bolena at the Metropolitan Opera, Anna Netrebko - the "diva assoluta del mondo" (Opera News) - returns to Europe to reprise one of her most celebrated roles: Donna Anna in Don Giovanni.
by BWW News Desk - December 07, 2011
Following her star turn in the season-opening production of Anna Bolena at the Metropolitan Opera, Anna Netrebko - the "diva assoluta del mondo" (Opera News) - returns to Europe to reprise one of her most celebrated roles: Donna Anna in Don Giovanni.
Renée Fleming Reprises Her Role As Title Character in Handel’s Rodelinda
by BWW News Desk - December 07, 2011
Renée Fleming will return to the Met to reprise one of her most popular interpretations: the title role in Handel's Rodelinda.
by BWW News Desk - December 07, 2011
Renée Fleming will return to the Met to reprise one of her most popular interpretations: the title role in Handel's Rodelinda.
OPERA America Announces Leadership Intensive to Develop Future Leaders
by Gabrielle Sierra - December 06, 2011
OPERA America, the national service organization for opera, has announced the 2012 Leadership Intensive as part of its firm commitment to develop leaders who will advance the creation, presentation and enjoyment of opera for years to come.
by Gabrielle Sierra - December 06, 2011
OPERA America, the national service organization for opera, has announced the 2012 Leadership Intensive as part of its firm commitment to develop leaders who will advance the creation, presentation and enjoyment of opera for years to come.
Madama Butterfly Returns to the Met 12/5
by BWW News Desk - December 05, 2011
Anthony Minghella's celebrated production of Puccini's Madama Butterfly will return to the Met for 12 performances beginning December 5.
by BWW News Desk - December 05, 2011
Anthony Minghella's celebrated production of Puccini's Madama Butterfly will return to the Met for 12 performances beginning December 5.
The Met Presents an English-Language Version of HANSEL AND GRETEL, 12/16-1/7
by Jennie Mamary - December 02, 2011
Humperdinck's Hansel and Gretel, sung in English, will return to the Met December 16 as the company's annual holiday presentation. Performances of the opera this season will include weekday matinees and special ticket prices designed to appeal to families with children. The fairy tale adaptation, which will be seen in Richard Jones's fanciful production, will star Aleksandra Kurzak in her Met role debut as Gretel, opposite Alice Coote and Kate Lindsey (also making her Met role debut), who alternate in the role of Hansel. Michaela Martens and Dwayne Croft will sing the roles of the adventurous children's parents, Gertrude and Peter, while Robert Brubaker will sing the Witch who wants to turn them into gingerbread cookies. Jennifer Johnson Cano will sing the Sandman, who coaxes the children to sleep, and Lindemann Young Artist Development Program member Lei Xu the Dew Fairy, who awakens them. The rising British conductor Robin Ticciati, currently music director of the Glyndebourne Festival, will make his Met debut.
by Jennie Mamary - December 02, 2011
Humperdinck's Hansel and Gretel, sung in English, will return to the Met December 16 as the company's annual holiday presentation. Performances of the opera this season will include weekday matinees and special ticket prices designed to appeal to families with children. The fairy tale adaptation, which will be seen in Richard Jones's fanciful production, will star Aleksandra Kurzak in her Met role debut as Gretel, opposite Alice Coote and Kate Lindsey (also making her Met role debut), who alternate in the role of Hansel. Michaela Martens and Dwayne Croft will sing the roles of the adventurous children's parents, Gertrude and Peter, while Robert Brubaker will sing the Witch who wants to turn them into gingerbread cookies. Jennifer Johnson Cano will sing the Sandman, who coaxes the children to sleep, and Lindemann Young Artist Development Program member Lei Xu the Dew Fairy, who awakens them. The rising British conductor Robin Ticciati, currently music director of the Glyndebourne Festival, will make his Met debut.
Nino Machaidze & Lawrence Brownlee Star in Donizetti's La Fille du Régiment
by Gabrielle Sierra - December 01, 2011
Donizetti's wartime comedy La Fille du Regiment will return to the Met on December 12, with rising stars Nino Machaidze and Lawrence Brownlee in the leading roles of the tomboy Marie and Tonio, the soldier who loves her.
by Gabrielle Sierra - December 01, 2011
Donizetti's wartime comedy La Fille du Regiment will return to the Met on December 12, with rising stars Nino Machaidze and Lawrence Brownlee in the leading roles of the tomboy Marie and Tonio, the soldier who loves her.
medici.tv Presents Top Opera And More This December
by Gabrielle Sierra - November 30, 2011
This December, more of the world's top opera performances will be presented on medici.tv than ever before, enhancing the site's must-see schedule of live events and vintage programming.
by Gabrielle Sierra - November 30, 2011
This December, more of the world's top opera performances will be presented on medici.tv than ever before, enhancing the site's must-see schedule of live events and vintage programming.
Isaacson Buteau, Barbara Leifer Set For Carnegie Hall
by Gabrielle Sierra - November 29, 2011
For the first time in its 120-year history, an operatic soloist from Haiti will take center stage at Carnegie Hall.
by Gabrielle Sierra - November 29, 2011
For the first time in its 120-year history, an operatic soloist from Haiti will take center stage at Carnegie Hall.
Jonas Kaufmann, Marina Poplavskaya Leads Met's Faust
by BWW News Desk - November 29, 2011
Three of the opera world's leading stars-Jonas Kaufmann, Marina Poplavskaya, and René Pape-will take the principal roles in a new production of Gounod's Faust, directed by Tony Award winner Des McAnuff in his Met debut.
by BWW News Desk - November 29, 2011
Three of the opera world's leading stars-Jonas Kaufmann, Marina Poplavskaya, and René Pape-will take the principal roles in a new production of Gounod's Faust, directed by Tony Award winner Des McAnuff in his Met debut.
Metropolitan Opera Announces A Cast Change Advisory For Faust
by BWW News Desk - November 29, 2011
Marina Poplavskaya will make her Met role debut as Marguerite in the initial run of performances of the Met's new production of Gounod's Faust this fall.
by BWW News Desk - November 29, 2011
Marina Poplavskaya will make her Met role debut as Marguerite in the initial run of performances of the Met's new production of Gounod's Faust this fall.
THE ENCHANTED ISLAND Debuts at the Metropolitan Opera, 12/31
by Kelsey Denette - November 25, 2011
The Enchanted Island, a world premiere work that combines Baroque music with a new, English-language libretto featuring characters from Shakespeare's The Tempest and A Midsummer Night's Dream, will premiere at the Metropolitan Opera on December 31, 2011.
by Kelsey Denette - November 25, 2011
The Enchanted Island, a world premiere work that combines Baroque music with a new, English-language libretto featuring characters from Shakespeare's The Tempest and A Midsummer Night's Dream, will premiere at the Metropolitan Opera on December 31, 2011.
Madama Butterfly Returns to the Met 12/5
by Gabrielle Sierra - November 23, 2011
Anthony Minghella's celebrated production of Puccini's Madama Butterfly will return to the Met for 12 performances beginning December 5.
by Gabrielle Sierra - November 23, 2011
Anthony Minghella's celebrated production of Puccini's Madama Butterfly will return to the Met for 12 performances beginning December 5.
Anna Netrebko Makes La Scala Debut in Season-Opening Don Giovanni
by Gabrielle Sierra - November 23, 2011
Following her star turn in the season-opening production of Anna Bolena at the Metropolitan Opera, Anna Netrebko - the "diva assoluta del mondo" (Opera News) - returns to Europe to reprise one of her most celebrated roles: Donna Anna in Don Giovanni.
by Gabrielle Sierra - November 23, 2011
Following her star turn in the season-opening production of Anna Bolena at the Metropolitan Opera, Anna Netrebko - the "diva assoluta del mondo" (Opera News) - returns to Europe to reprise one of her most celebrated roles: Donna Anna in Don Giovanni.
Hillhouse Opera Company Presents Puccini’s La Boheme, 12/16
by Kelsey Denette - November 22, 2011
Hillhouse Opera Company (HOC) will present a special holiday concert version of Puccini's La Boheme on Friday, December 16, 2011 at 8:00 p.m.
by Kelsey Denette - November 22, 2011
Hillhouse Opera Company (HOC) will present a special holiday concert version of Puccini's La Boheme on Friday, December 16, 2011 at 8:00 p.m.
René Pape Reprises His Mephistopheles in Met's Faust
by Gabrielle Sierra - November 22, 2011
Few singers bring Méphistophélès to life like bass René Pape, who reprises his portrayal of the charming devil at the Metropolitan Opera in a November 29-January 19 run of Gounod's Faust, staged by Des McAnuff.
by Gabrielle Sierra - November 22, 2011
Few singers bring Méphistophélès to life like bass René Pape, who reprises his portrayal of the charming devil at the Metropolitan Opera in a November 29-January 19 run of Gounod's Faust, staged by Des McAnuff.
Acting Technique & the Operatic Performer by Alan E. Hicks Published 11/22
by BWW News Desk - November 22, 2011
When opera began in the 1500s, it was considered a new theatrical art form, not a new musical art form.
by BWW News Desk - November 22, 2011
When opera began in the 1500s, it was considered a new theatrical art form, not a new musical art form.
BWW Reviews: DARK SISTERS Might Surprise You
by Molly Hagan - November 21, 2011
DARK SISTERS, the new opera about a polygamist family with music by Nico Muhly, and libretto by Stephen Karam, takes a cue from the recent trial of FLDS leader Warren Jeffs. Mainstream Mormonism and its polygamist roots have become popular topics of late, visible everywhere from the Republican primary to Broadway to television shows like HBO's Big Love and TLC's Sister Wives. Nonetheless, DARK SISTERS succeeds in its careful rendering of the well-trod subject of polygamy - the opera soars on its own merits (Muhly's beautiful score and Karam's well-chosen images) without devolving into cult fetishism.
by Molly Hagan - November 21, 2011
DARK SISTERS, the new opera about a polygamist family with music by Nico Muhly, and libretto by Stephen Karam, takes a cue from the recent trial of FLDS leader Warren Jeffs. Mainstream Mormonism and its polygamist roots have become popular topics of late, visible everywhere from the Republican primary to Broadway to television shows like HBO's Big Love and TLC's Sister Wives. Nonetheless, DARK SISTERS succeeds in its careful rendering of the well-trod subject of polygamy - the opera soars on its own merits (Muhly's beautiful score and Karam's well-chosen images) without devolving into cult fetishism.
Julliard Presents KOMMILITONEN! Opera Nov. 16-20
by BWW News Desk - November 20, 2011
This November, in Juilliard School's Peter Jay Sharp Theater, Anne Manson will conduct the U.S. premiere of Sir Peter Maxwell Davies' Kommilitonen! (Young Blood!) - an opera co-commissioned by Juilliard and the Royal Academy of Music - which received its world premiere in London this past March to remarkable critical acclaim. The production opens Juilliard's 2011-12 Vocal Arts season on Wednesday, November 16 at 8 PM, with additional performances on Friday, November 18 at 8 PM and Sunday, November 20 at 2 PM. David Pountney, librettist of the opera, provides stage direction, sets and costumes are by Robert Innes Hopkins, and choreography is by Carolum Choa.
by BWW News Desk - November 20, 2011
This November, in Juilliard School's Peter Jay Sharp Theater, Anne Manson will conduct the U.S. premiere of Sir Peter Maxwell Davies' Kommilitonen! (Young Blood!) - an opera co-commissioned by Juilliard and the Royal Academy of Music - which received its world premiere in London this past March to remarkable critical acclaim. The production opens Juilliard's 2011-12 Vocal Arts season on Wednesday, November 16 at 8 PM, with additional performances on Friday, November 18 at 8 PM and Sunday, November 20 at 2 PM. David Pountney, librettist of the opera, provides stage direction, sets and costumes are by Robert Innes Hopkins, and choreography is by Carolum Choa.
Opera Stars of Tomorrow Compete in Met's National Council District Auditions
by BWW News Desk - November 19, 2011
Opera lovers, music students and the public are all invited to attend an exciting day of opera auditions at the Detroit Opera House on Saturday, Nov. 19.
by BWW News Desk - November 19, 2011
Opera lovers, music students and the public are all invited to attend an exciting day of opera auditions at the Detroit Opera House on Saturday, Nov. 19.
Washington National Opera Presents LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR, Nov. 10-19
by BWW News Desk - November 19, 2011
In Donizetti's dark drama, young Lucia is caught in the middle of a feud between her family and the man she loves. Forced by her brother to forsake her love and marry for money, she loses more than her happiness--she loses her mind. After she kills her bridegroom, Lucia plunges headlong into madness to Donizetti's magnificent score in one of opera's most famous, horrifying, and musically gorgeous scenes.
by BWW News Desk - November 19, 2011
In Donizetti's dark drama, young Lucia is caught in the middle of a feud between her family and the man she loves. Forced by her brother to forsake her love and marry for money, she loses more than her happiness--she loses her mind. After she kills her bridegroom, Lucia plunges headlong into madness to Donizetti's magnificent score in one of opera's most famous, horrifying, and musically gorgeous scenes.
Metropolitan Opera Announces New Casting for SIEGFRIED
by Carly Rosemore - November 18, 2011
Jay Hunter Morris will sing the role of Siegfried in SIEGFRIED on April 21 matinee and April 30, 2012, and in GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG on May 3, 2012. He replaces Gary Lehman who has withdrawn due to illness.
by Carly Rosemore - November 18, 2011
Jay Hunter Morris will sing the role of Siegfried in SIEGFRIED on April 21 matinee and April 30, 2012, and in GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG on May 3, 2012. He replaces Gary Lehman who has withdrawn due to illness.
Young People's Chorus Of NY Hosts Miracle! A New Hanukkah Opera 12/18
by Gabrielle Sierra - November 18, 2011
Miracle!, a new Hanukkah opera written entirely for children and families to be performed by children, will be workshopped at JCC Manhattan at 334 Amsterdam Avenue at 76th Street on Sunday, December 18, at 3 p.m.
by Gabrielle Sierra - November 18, 2011
Miracle!, a new Hanukkah opera written entirely for children and families to be performed by children, will be workshopped at JCC Manhattan at 334 Amsterdam Avenue at 76th Street on Sunday, December 18, at 3 p.m.
Marla Mase to Perform Her Rock Opera A BRIEF NIGHT OUT at The Triad
by Gabrielle Sierra - November 18, 2011
Writer and performer Marla Mase is set to deliver a special one-night-only performance of her stunning one-woman rock opera, A Brief Night Out, on Monday, December 12th at The Triad in New York City.
by Gabrielle Sierra - November 18, 2011
Writer and performer Marla Mase is set to deliver a special one-night-only performance of her stunning one-woman rock opera, A Brief Night Out, on Monday, December 12th at The Triad in New York City.
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