New Injury Forces James Levine To Cancel Fall Performances
by Gabrielle Sierra - September 06, 2011
After a fall last week that damaged one of his vertebrae, James Levine underwent emergency surgery on Thursday in New York, forcing him to withdraw from his performances at the Metropolitan Opera this fall.
by Gabrielle Sierra - September 06, 2011
After a fall last week that damaged one of his vertebrae, James Levine underwent emergency surgery on Thursday in New York, forcing him to withdraw from his performances at the Metropolitan Opera this fall.
Jonas Kaufmann to Make His NY Recital Debut at the Met Opera 10/30
by Gabrielle Sierra - August 31, 2011
Star tenor Jonas Kaufmann will sing his first-ever New York recital at the Metropolitan Opera on Sunday, October 30 at 4 p.m.
by Gabrielle Sierra - August 31, 2011
Star tenor Jonas Kaufmann will sing his first-ever New York recital at the Metropolitan Opera on Sunday, October 30 at 4 p.m.
Deutsche Grammophon to Release Anna Netrebko: Live at the Met Opera 9/20
by Gabrielle Sierra - August 30, 2011
The coming season marks the tenth anniversary of Anna Netrebko's debut with the Metropolitan Opera, host to many of her greatest triumphs during the past decade.
by Gabrielle Sierra - August 30, 2011
The coming season marks the tenth anniversary of Anna Netrebko's debut with the Metropolitan Opera, host to many of her greatest triumphs during the past decade.
Metropolitan Opera’s 2011-12 Season Opens With Anna Bolena 9/26
by Gabrielle Sierra - August 30, 2011
The Metropolitan Opera will open its 2011-12 season on September 26 at 6:30 p.m. with the Met premiere of Donizetti's Anna Bolena, starring soprano Anna Netrebko in her highly anticipated first North American performances of the tour-de-force title role.
by Gabrielle Sierra - August 30, 2011
The Metropolitan Opera will open its 2011-12 season on September 26 at 6:30 p.m. with the Met premiere of Donizetti's Anna Bolena, starring soprano Anna Netrebko in her highly anticipated first North American performances of the tour-de-force title role.
IL TROVATORE Concludes Season Of Great Performances At The MET 8/28
by BWW News Desk - August 28, 2011
Verdi's Il Trovatore, starring four of the world's most celebrated interpreters of the leading roles and conducted by Marco Armiliato, will air on THIRTEEN's Great Performances at the Met Sunday, August 28 at 12 p.m. ET on PBS (check local listings).
by BWW News Desk - August 28, 2011
Verdi's Il Trovatore, starring four of the world's most celebrated interpreters of the leading roles and conducted by Marco Armiliato, will air on THIRTEEN's Great Performances at the Met Sunday, August 28 at 12 p.m. ET on PBS (check local listings).
Opera Grows in Brooklyn Comes To Galapagos 9/18
by Gabrielle Sierra - August 23, 2011
American Opera Projects and Opera on Tap, in association with the Brooklyn Book Festival, present Opera Grows in BOOKlyn! Music based on the works of contemporary Brooklyn writers
by Gabrielle Sierra - August 23, 2011
American Opera Projects and Opera on Tap, in association with the Brooklyn Book Festival, present Opera Grows in BOOKlyn! Music based on the works of contemporary Brooklyn writers
New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players Present GALA Opening Concert 10/16
by Gabrielle Sierra - August 18, 2011
America's foremost Gilbert & Sullivan repertory ensemble, the New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players (NYGASP), is happy to announce that its new fall, winter and spring season will kick off with a Season Gala Opening Concert on Sunday, October 16th (5PM) at Peter Norton Symphony Space (2535 Broadway at 95th Street).
by Gabrielle Sierra - August 18, 2011
America's foremost Gilbert & Sullivan repertory ensemble, the New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players (NYGASP), is happy to announce that its new fall, winter and spring season will kick off with a Season Gala Opening Concert on Sunday, October 16th (5PM) at Peter Norton Symphony Space (2535 Broadway at 95th Street).
American Opera Projects Hosts A Tribute To NY Marriage Equality 8/18
by BWW News Desk - August 18, 2011
2011 has already become a defining year in the history of civil rights movements, with the long-awaited legalization of same-sex marriage in New York State.
by BWW News Desk - August 18, 2011
2011 has already become a defining year in the history of civil rights movements, with the long-awaited legalization of same-sex marriage in New York State.
American Opera Projects Hosts A Tribute To NY Marriage Equality 8/18
by Gabrielle Sierra - August 11, 2011
2011 has already become a defining year in the history of civil rights movements, with the long-awaited legalization of same-sex marriage in New York State.
by Gabrielle Sierra - August 11, 2011
2011 has already become a defining year in the history of civil rights movements, with the long-awaited legalization of same-sex marriage in New York State.
Old Opera House Theatre Co Presents CITY OF ANGELS
by Gabrielle Sierra - August 10, 2011
The Old Opera House Theatre Company will present City of Angels- A musical-comedy by Larry Gelbart, Cy Coleman and David Zippel
by Gabrielle Sierra - August 10, 2011
The Old Opera House Theatre Company will present City of Angels- A musical-comedy by Larry Gelbart, Cy Coleman and David Zippel
IL TROVATORE Concludes Season Of Great Performances At The MET 8/28
by Gabrielle Sierra - August 04, 2011
Verdi's Il Trovatore, starring four of the world's most celebrated interpreters of the leading roles and conducted by Marco Armiliato, will air on THIRTEEN's Great Performances at the Met Sunday, August 28 at 12 p.m. ET on PBS (check local listings).
by Gabrielle Sierra - August 04, 2011
Verdi's Il Trovatore, starring four of the world's most celebrated interpreters of the leading roles and conducted by Marco Armiliato, will air on THIRTEEN's Great Performances at the Met Sunday, August 28 at 12 p.m. ET on PBS (check local listings).
2011 Opera News Awards Honorees Announced
by Gabrielle Sierra - August 02, 2011
The seventh annual Opera News Awards will be presented on Sunday, April 29 at The Plaza in New York City, paying tribute to five extraordinary artists who have made an invaluable contribution to the art form: sopranos Karita Mattila and Anja Silja, baritones Dmitri Hvorostovsky and Peter Mattei, and director Peter Sellars.
by Gabrielle Sierra - August 02, 2011
The seventh annual Opera News Awards will be presented on Sunday, April 29 at The Plaza in New York City, paying tribute to five extraordinary artists who have made an invaluable contribution to the art form: sopranos Karita Mattila and Anja Silja, baritones Dmitri Hvorostovsky and Peter Mattei, and director Peter Sellars.
Opera Omnia Presents Cavalli's Giasone 9/1-7
by Gabrielle Sierra - July 26, 2011
On September 1, 2, 3, 6, and 7 at 7:00 PM, Opera Omnia returns to Le Poisson Rouge to present Francesco Cavalli's Giasone, fully staged, in an English edition by Paul C. Echols (originally prepared for the Mannes Camerata in 1987).
by Gabrielle Sierra - July 26, 2011
On September 1, 2, 3, 6, and 7 at 7:00 PM, Opera Omnia returns to Le Poisson Rouge to present Francesco Cavalli's Giasone, fully staged, in an English edition by Paul C. Echols (originally prepared for the Mannes Camerata in 1987).
Juan Diego Florez, Diana Damrau Lead Met's Le Comte Ory On Thirteen 7/24
by BWW News Desk - July 24, 2011
A trio of bel canto stars--Juan Diego Florez, Diana Damrau, and Joyce DiDonato--headline the Met's first-ever production of Le Comte Ory, Rossini's final comic masterpiece.
by BWW News Desk - July 24, 2011
A trio of bel canto stars--Juan Diego Florez, Diana Damrau, and Joyce DiDonato--headline the Met's first-ever production of Le Comte Ory, Rossini's final comic masterpiece.
Metropolis Opera Project presents The M.O.P. Bucket - 2nd Annual New Music Party, 7/18
by Lauren Wolman - July 17, 2011
Metropolis Opera Project presents The M.O.P. Bucket - 2nd Annual New Music Party, July 18th 2011 at Medicine Show Theatre. This one night only event will feature new works by Thomas Deneuville, Kate Kilbane (The Medea Cycle), Trish Causey (Musical Theatre Talk with Trish Causey), Sara Cooper & Zach Redler (Perez Hilton Saves the Universe - Best Musical, Fringe Festival), Christopher Sahar (Crossing The Straits), Jeremiah Bornfield and Nathan Cooke & Matt Schlatter (Marigold Opera).
by Lauren Wolman - July 17, 2011
Metropolis Opera Project presents The M.O.P. Bucket - 2nd Annual New Music Party, July 18th 2011 at Medicine Show Theatre. This one night only event will feature new works by Thomas Deneuville, Kate Kilbane (The Medea Cycle), Trish Causey (Musical Theatre Talk with Trish Causey), Sara Cooper & Zach Redler (Perez Hilton Saves the Universe - Best Musical, Fringe Festival), Christopher Sahar (Crossing The Straits), Jeremiah Bornfield and Nathan Cooke & Matt Schlatter (Marigold Opera).
Heather Johnson to Sing in the Met’s Summer Recital Series 7/19
by Kelsey Denette - July 14, 2011
Mezzo-soprano Heather Johnson will sing in the Met's Summer Recital Series on Tuesday, July 19 at Crotona Park in the Bronx and Thursday, July 21 at Clove Lakes Park in Staten Island, replacing Renée Tatum, who is recovering from surgery.
by Kelsey Denette - July 14, 2011
Mezzo-soprano Heather Johnson will sing in the Met's Summer Recital Series on Tuesday, July 19 at Crotona Park in the Bronx and Thursday, July 21 at Clove Lakes Park in Staten Island, replacing Renée Tatum, who is recovering from surgery.
Met Opera's Monica Yunus Sings at Usdan Gala 8/3
by Gabrielle Sierra - July 05, 2011
The young Metropolitan Opera soprano Monica Yunus, who will be featured in the Met production of Rossini's Le Comte D'Ory next season, will be the soprano soloist in Carl Orff's Carmina Burana at the 2011 Usdan Center Gala Concert on Long Island on Wednesday August 3.
by Gabrielle Sierra - July 05, 2011
The young Metropolitan Opera soprano Monica Yunus, who will be featured in the Met production of Rossini's Le Comte D'Ory next season, will be the soprano soloist in Carl Orff's Carmina Burana at the 2011 Usdan Center Gala Concert on Long Island on Wednesday August 3.
Juan Diego Florez, Diana Damrau Lead Met's Le Comte Ory On Thirteen 7/24
by Gabrielle Sierra - June 29, 2011
A trio of bel canto stars--Juan Diego Florez, Diana Damrau, and Joyce DiDonato--headline the Met's first-ever production of Le Comte Ory, Rossini's final comic masterpiece.
by Gabrielle Sierra - June 29, 2011
A trio of bel canto stars--Juan Diego Florez, Diana Damrau, and Joyce DiDonato--headline the Met's first-ever production of Le Comte Ory, Rossini's final comic masterpiece.
Detroit Opera House Announces 2011-2012 Opera Season
by Meghan Schuler - June 29, 2011
Detroit Opera House has annouced the 2011-2012 Opera Season, starting with the company premiere of CARMINA BURANA in October.
by Meghan Schuler - June 29, 2011
Detroit Opera House has annouced the 2011-2012 Opera Season, starting with the company premiere of CARMINA BURANA in October.
STAGE TUBE: Anthony Kearns Sings at Ronald Reagan Centennial Celebration
by Nicole Rosky - June 24, 2011
Tenor Anthony Kearns, founding member of the popular singing group, The Irish Tenors, performed at The Ronald Reagan Centennial Celebration on Thurs. June 16, 2010 in New Orleans.
by Nicole Rosky - June 24, 2011
Tenor Anthony Kearns, founding member of the popular singing group, The Irish Tenors, performed at The Ronald Reagan Centennial Celebration on Thurs. June 16, 2010 in New Orleans.
Met Opera Returns from Historic Tour of Japan
by Gabrielle Sierra - June 20, 2011
The Metropolitan Opera returns this morning from its three week tour of Japan, the toast of opera lovers in Tokyo and Nagoya.
by Gabrielle Sierra - June 20, 2011
The Metropolitan Opera returns this morning from its three week tour of Japan, the toast of opera lovers in Tokyo and Nagoya.
Joyce DiDonato Stars in New Met Production of Rossini’s Le Comte Ory
by BWW News Desk - June 13, 2011
Gramophone's Artist of the Year Joyce DiDonato returns to the Metropolitan Opera to make her role debut as Isolier in Rossini's Le comte Ory, which opens tonight, Thursday, March 24. Directed by Bartlett Sher, this new production stars Diana Damrau as Countess Adele and Juan Diego Florez as the title character.
by BWW News Desk - June 13, 2011
Gramophone's Artist of the Year Joyce DiDonato returns to the Metropolitan Opera to make her role debut as Isolier in Rossini's Le comte Ory, which opens tonight, Thursday, March 24. Directed by Bartlett Sher, this new production stars Diana Damrau as Countess Adele and Juan Diego Florez as the title character.
OPERA America Launches New Career Guide for Opera
by Gabrielle Sierra - June 09, 2011
OPERA America, the national service organization for opera, is pleased to announce the launch of an exciting new online resource: the Career Guide for Opera.
by Gabrielle Sierra - June 09, 2011
OPERA America, the national service organization for opera, is pleased to announce the launch of an exciting new online resource: the Career Guide for Opera.
AOP Presents The Voice of Brooklyn June 21
by Gabrielle Sierra - June 09, 2011
Brooklyn's AMERICAN OPERA PROJECTS (AOP), 'known for bringing cutting-edge vocal production to the masses,' (New York) will present The Voice of Brooklyn, its third annual free outdoor concert of new songs and old standards in Fort Greene Park in Fort Greene, Brooklyn.
by Gabrielle Sierra - June 09, 2011
Brooklyn's AMERICAN OPERA PROJECTS (AOP), 'known for bringing cutting-edge vocal production to the masses,' (New York) will present The Voice of Brooklyn, its third annual free outdoor concert of new songs and old standards in Fort Greene Park in Fort Greene, Brooklyn.
Ekaterina Gubanova Replaces Elina Garanca in the Met's ANNA BOLENA
by Kelsey Denette - June 07, 2011
Ekaterina Gubanova will sing the role of Giovanna Seymour for this fall's performances of Donizetti's Anna Bolena, replacing El?na Garan?a, who has withdrawn due to pregnancy. Gubanova will sing the performances on September 26, 30, and October 3, 6, 10, 15 18, 21, and 28. Casting for the performances on February 1 and 4 will be announced at a later date.
by Kelsey Denette - June 07, 2011
Ekaterina Gubanova will sing the role of Giovanna Seymour for this fall's performances of Donizetti's Anna Bolena, replacing El?na Garan?a, who has withdrawn due to pregnancy. Gubanova will sing the performances on September 26, 30, and October 3, 6, 10, 15 18, 21, and 28. Casting for the performances on February 1 and 4 will be announced at a later date.
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