Metropolitan Opera Guild Remembers Founder, Eleanor Belmont 12/7
by BWW News Desk - December 07, 2010
As the Metropolitan Opera Guild prepares to celebrate its diamond anniversary with a star-studded gala luncheon at New York's Waldorf=Astoria on December 7, it is time to reflect on the Guild's illustrious founder.
by BWW News Desk - December 07, 2010
As the Metropolitan Opera Guild prepares to celebrate its diamond anniversary with a star-studded gala luncheon at New York's Waldorf=Astoria on December 7, it is time to reflect on the Guild's illustrious founder.
The Met Live in HD presents Don Carlo
by Gabrielle Sierra - December 06, 2010
The opening night performance of Don Carlo on November 22 "earned an enthusiastic ovation" (The New York Times) from critics and audiences: "You've heard about total theater? This is it." (Variety); "A clear-cut hit... rarely have I seen an opera audience so unanimously satisfied" (Philadelphia Inquirer).
by Gabrielle Sierra - December 06, 2010
The opening night performance of Don Carlo on November 22 "earned an enthusiastic ovation" (The New York Times) from critics and audiences: "You've heard about total theater? This is it." (Variety); "A clear-cut hit... rarely have I seen an opera audience so unanimously satisfied" (Philadelphia Inquirer).
Deborah Voigt Leads Met Opera's La fanciulla del West, Opens 12/6
by BWW News Desk - December 06, 2010
Hot off her lauded role debut in San Francisco as Puccini's quintessential New World heroine, soprano Deborah Voigt will once again portray the pistol-packing, poker-playing barmaid Minnie, this time in the Metropolitan Opera's centenary staging of La fanciulla del West (The Girl of the Golden West).
by BWW News Desk - December 06, 2010
Hot off her lauded role debut in San Francisco as Puccini's quintessential New World heroine, soprano Deborah Voigt will once again portray the pistol-packing, poker-playing barmaid Minnie, this time in the Metropolitan Opera's centenary staging of La fanciulla del West (The Girl of the Golden West).
DiDonato to Star as Octavian at Madrid's Teatro Real, 12/6-22
by BWW News Desk - December 06, 2010
It's already been a red-letter autumn for the American mezzo-soprano, with DiDonato winning two prestigious 2010 Gramophone Awards - 'Artist of the Year' and 'Recital of the Year', as well as Germany's 2010 Echo Klassic 'Singer of the Year' Award. She continues her illustrious 2010-11 season with a December full of performances in another of her key roles, that of Octavian in Richard Strauss's Der Rosenkavalier, at Madrid's Teatro Real. On her debut as Octavian in 2007 at San Francisco Opera, the San Francisco Chronicle extolled her vocal art and dramatic verity: 'The evening's signal triumph belonged to Joyce DiDonato, undertaking Octavian for the first time and turning the role into something tender and strong. Her singing was robust and full of feeling, and she brought the technical precision and alertness of her finest Rossini and Handel performances to this very different stylistic strain. . . The result was a performance that seemed to breathe, displaying all the headstrong charm and mutability of this 17-year-old aristocrat still finding his way through the worlds of love and honor in 18th-century Vienna.'
by BWW News Desk - December 06, 2010
It's already been a red-letter autumn for the American mezzo-soprano, with DiDonato winning two prestigious 2010 Gramophone Awards - 'Artist of the Year' and 'Recital of the Year', as well as Germany's 2010 Echo Klassic 'Singer of the Year' Award. She continues her illustrious 2010-11 season with a December full of performances in another of her key roles, that of Octavian in Richard Strauss's Der Rosenkavalier, at Madrid's Teatro Real. On her debut as Octavian in 2007 at San Francisco Opera, the San Francisco Chronicle extolled her vocal art and dramatic verity: 'The evening's signal triumph belonged to Joyce DiDonato, undertaking Octavian for the first time and turning the role into something tender and strong. Her singing was robust and full of feeling, and she brought the technical precision and alertness of her finest Rossini and Handel performances to this very different stylistic strain. . . The result was a performance that seemed to breathe, displaying all the headstrong charm and mutability of this 17-year-old aristocrat still finding his way through the worlds of love and honor in 18th-century Vienna.'
Opera Grows in Brooklyn Presents LaBoneMe 12/5
by BWW News Desk - December 05, 2010
Opera Grows in Brooklyn Sunday, December 5th - 7:00 p.m. Galapagos Art Space 16 Main Street in DUMBO, Brooklyn
by BWW News Desk - December 05, 2010
Opera Grows in Brooklyn Sunday, December 5th - 7:00 p.m. Galapagos Art Space 16 Main Street in DUMBO, Brooklyn
Deborah Voigt Leads Met Opera's La fanciulla del West
by Gabrielle Sierra - December 01, 2010
Hot off her lauded role debut in San Francisco as Puccini's quintessential New World heroine, soprano Deborah Voigt will once again portray the pistol-packing, poker-playing barmaid Minnie, this time in the Metropolitan Opera's centenary staging of La fanciulla del West (The Girl of the Golden West).
by Gabrielle Sierra - December 01, 2010
Hot off her lauded role debut in San Francisco as Puccini's quintessential New World heroine, soprano Deborah Voigt will once again portray the pistol-packing, poker-playing barmaid Minnie, this time in the Metropolitan Opera's centenary staging of La fanciulla del West (The Girl of the Golden West).
Deborah Voigt Of Fanciulla del West Graces Cover of December's Opera News
by BWW News Desk - December 01, 2010
The December issue of Opera News celebrates two current Metropolitan Opera productions: the centennial revival of Puccini's La Fanciulla del West, starring "cover girl" Deborah Voigt, and Nicholas Hytner's staging of Don Carlo, Verdi's most ambitious opera.
by BWW News Desk - December 01, 2010
The December issue of Opera News celebrates two current Metropolitan Opera productions: the centennial revival of Puccini's La Fanciulla del West, starring "cover girl" Deborah Voigt, and Nicholas Hytner's staging of Don Carlo, Verdi's most ambitious opera.
Simon Rattle to Make Conducting Debut at the Met, 12/17
by Nicole Rosky - November 30, 2010
Simon Rattle, Artistic Director of the Berlin Philharmonic, will make his Metropolitan Opera debut December 17 leading a revival of Debussy's Pelléas et Mélisande. The cast will feature Czech mezzo-soprano Magdalena Kožená as Mélisande and French baritone Stéphane Degout as Pelléas. Gerald Finley will sing the role of Pelléas's jealous brother Golaud, Felicity Palmer will sing the role of his mother Geneviève, and Willard White will complete the cast as the aged monarch Arkel. All five singers are making their Met role debuts.
by Nicole Rosky - November 30, 2010
Simon Rattle, Artistic Director of the Berlin Philharmonic, will make his Metropolitan Opera debut December 17 leading a revival of Debussy's Pelléas et Mélisande. The cast will feature Czech mezzo-soprano Magdalena Kožená as Mélisande and French baritone Stéphane Degout as Pelléas. Gerald Finley will sing the role of Pelléas's jealous brother Golaud, Felicity Palmer will sing the role of his mother Geneviève, and Willard White will complete the cast as the aged monarch Arkel. All five singers are making their Met role debuts.
Metropolitan Opera Guild Luncheon Celebrates Guild’s 75th Anniversary
by Gabrielle Sierra - November 30, 2010
The Metropolitan Opera Guild's season-long celebration of its 75th anniversary reaches a high point on December 7 when stars and fans of opera, as well as an array of New York's society, business and civic leaders, assemble in the Grand Ballroom of the Waldorf=Astoria for the Guild's annual luncheon.
by Gabrielle Sierra - November 30, 2010
The Metropolitan Opera Guild's season-long celebration of its 75th anniversary reaches a high point on December 7 when stars and fans of opera, as well as an array of New York's society, business and civic leaders, assemble in the Grand Ballroom of the Waldorf=Astoria for the Guild's annual luncheon.
Opera San Jose Presents TOSCA, 11/13-28
by BWW News Desk - November 28, 2010
Opera San José continues its 27th Season with Giacomo Puccini's powerfully dramatic opera, Tosca. The story of a popular opera diva brought down by the chief of Rome's secret police, Tosca always leaves its audiences startled and breathless by the searing beauty of Puccini's melodies. Eight performances are scheduled from November 13 through 28 at the California Theatre, 345 South First Street in downtown San José. Tickets are on sale at the Opera San José Box Office, by phone at (408) 437-4450 or online at www.operasj.org. Tosca is made possible, in part, by a Cultural Affairs Grant from the City of San José.
by BWW News Desk - November 28, 2010
Opera San José continues its 27th Season with Giacomo Puccini's powerfully dramatic opera, Tosca. The story of a popular opera diva brought down by the chief of Rome's secret police, Tosca always leaves its audiences startled and breathless by the searing beauty of Puccini's melodies. Eight performances are scheduled from November 13 through 28 at the California Theatre, 345 South First Street in downtown San José. Tickets are on sale at the Opera San José Box Office, by phone at (408) 437-4450 or online at www.operasj.org. Tosca is made possible, in part, by a Cultural Affairs Grant from the City of San José.
Opera Grows in Brooklyn Presents LaBoneMe 12/5
by Gabrielle Sierra - November 24, 2010
Opera Grows in Brooklyn Sunday, December 5th - 7:00 p.m. Galapagos Art Space 16 Main Street in DUMBO, Brooklyn
by Gabrielle Sierra - November 24, 2010
Opera Grows in Brooklyn Sunday, December 5th - 7:00 p.m. Galapagos Art Space 16 Main Street in DUMBO, Brooklyn
OPERA America Launches Online North American Opera Journal
by Gabrielle Sierra - November 23, 2010
OPERA America, the national service organization for opera, proudly announces the launch of a new online scholarly publication: the North American Opera Journal.
by Gabrielle Sierra - November 23, 2010
OPERA America, the national service organization for opera, proudly announces the launch of a new online scholarly publication: the North American Opera Journal.
Gerald Papasian Presents Armenian Opera Bouffe at New York Fundraiser 12/13
by Gabrielle Sierra - November 23, 2010
The founder of the Dikran Tchouhadjian Research Center in Paris, Papasian has already helped revive several Armenian operas in the United States.
by Gabrielle Sierra - November 23, 2010
The founder of the Dikran Tchouhadjian Research Center in Paris, Papasian has already helped revive several Armenian operas in the United States.
DiDonato to Star as Octavian at Madrid's Teatro Real, 12/6-22
by Nicole Rosky - November 22, 2010
It's already been a red-letter autumn for the American mezzo-soprano, with DiDonato winning two prestigious 2010 Gramophone Awards - 'Artist of the Year' and 'Recital of the Year', as well as Germany's 2010 Echo Klassic 'Singer of the Year' Award. She continues her illustrious 2010-11 season with a December full of performances in another of her key roles, that of Octavian in Richard Strauss's Der Rosenkavalier, at Madrid's Teatro Real. On her debut as Octavian in 2007 at San Francisco Opera, the San Francisco Chronicle extolled her vocal art and dramatic verity: 'The evening's signal triumph belonged to Joyce DiDonato, undertaking Octavian for the first time and turning the role into something tender and strong. Her singing was robust and full of feeling, and she brought the technical precision and alertness of her finest Rossini and Handel performances to this very different stylistic strain. . . The result was a performance that seemed to breathe, displaying all the headstrong charm and mutability of this 17-year-old aristocrat still finding his way through the worlds of love and honor in 18th-century Vienna.'
by Nicole Rosky - November 22, 2010
It's already been a red-letter autumn for the American mezzo-soprano, with DiDonato winning two prestigious 2010 Gramophone Awards - 'Artist of the Year' and 'Recital of the Year', as well as Germany's 2010 Echo Klassic 'Singer of the Year' Award. She continues her illustrious 2010-11 season with a December full of performances in another of her key roles, that of Octavian in Richard Strauss's Der Rosenkavalier, at Madrid's Teatro Real. On her debut as Octavian in 2007 at San Francisco Opera, the San Francisco Chronicle extolled her vocal art and dramatic verity: 'The evening's signal triumph belonged to Joyce DiDonato, undertaking Octavian for the first time and turning the role into something tender and strong. Her singing was robust and full of feeling, and she brought the technical precision and alertness of her finest Rossini and Handel performances to this very different stylistic strain. . . The result was a performance that seemed to breathe, displaying all the headstrong charm and mutability of this 17-year-old aristocrat still finding his way through the worlds of love and honor in 18th-century Vienna.'
The Met Presents 100th Anniversary Revival of Puccini's La Fanciulla del West 12/6
by Gabrielle Sierra - November 22, 2010
Puccini's La Fanciulla del West will return to the Met stage on December 6 for a series of performances commemorating the 100th anniversary of the opera's 1910 world premiere at the Met.
by Gabrielle Sierra - November 22, 2010
Puccini's La Fanciulla del West will return to the Met stage on December 6 for a series of performances commemorating the 100th anniversary of the opera's 1910 world premiere at the Met.
La Bohème Returns to The Cock Tavern Theatre, 12/14-1/2
by Lauren Wolman - November 21, 2010
Puccini's La Bohème returns to The Cock Tavern in Kilburn for an exclusive three week run at its home venue, to celebrate this production's first birthday. OperaUpClose's La Bohème has become the world's longest continuously running opera, after six months in Kilburn and a six week season at Soho Theatre (where it returns for another six weeks in January), meeting with great critical acclaim. This intimate staging has been wowing consistently sold-out houses with comedy, pathos, and its unique Act 2 - performed in the bar amongst locals and audience alike - described by the New York Times as 'one of the most ingenious stagings ever devised'.
by Lauren Wolman - November 21, 2010
Puccini's La Bohème returns to The Cock Tavern in Kilburn for an exclusive three week run at its home venue, to celebrate this production's first birthday. OperaUpClose's La Bohème has become the world's longest continuously running opera, after six months in Kilburn and a six week season at Soho Theatre (where it returns for another six weeks in January), meeting with great critical acclaim. This intimate staging has been wowing consistently sold-out houses with comedy, pathos, and its unique Act 2 - performed in the bar amongst locals and audience alike - described by the New York Times as 'one of the most ingenious stagings ever devised'.
Village Light Opera Group presents Gilbert and Sullivan's IOLANTHE!
by BWW News Desk - November 21, 2010
Friday, November 19, Village Light Opera presents Gilbert and Sullivan's Iolanthe at the Michael Schimmel Center for the Arts at Pace University.
by BWW News Desk - November 21, 2010
Friday, November 19, Village Light Opera presents Gilbert and Sullivan's Iolanthe at the Michael Schimmel Center for the Arts at Pace University.
20th-Century Opera Takes Center Stage in New York City Opera's 2010-2011 Season
by BWW News Desk - November 21, 2010
New York City Opera General Manager and Artistic Director George Steel today announced the company's 2010-2011 season, which spotlights American composers and 20th-century works within a mix of world premieres, New York premieres and new productions. Offering audiences the opportunity to experience new and rarely performed operas as well as modern interpretations of traditional repertoire, the 2010-2011 season will also feature the launch of a concert series showcasing the non-operatic works of several of the composers of this season's operas. Taking advantage of the possibilities offered by the recent renovation of the company's home, the David H. Koch Theater, the concert series expands the repertoire and programming of City Opera and casts new light on the season's productions.
by BWW News Desk - November 21, 2010
New York City Opera General Manager and Artistic Director George Steel today announced the company's 2010-2011 season, which spotlights American composers and 20th-century works within a mix of world premieres, New York premieres and new productions. Offering audiences the opportunity to experience new and rarely performed operas as well as modern interpretations of traditional repertoire, the 2010-2011 season will also feature the launch of a concert series showcasing the non-operatic works of several of the composers of this season's operas. Taking advantage of the possibilities offered by the recent renovation of the company's home, the David H. Koch Theater, the concert series expands the repertoire and programming of City Opera and casts new light on the season's productions.
Village Light Opera Group presents Gilbert and Sullivan's IOLANTHE!
by BWW News Desk - November 19, 2010
Friday, November 19, Village Light Opera presents Gilbert and Sullivan's Iolanthe at the Michael Schimmel Center for the Arts at Pace University.
by BWW News Desk - November 19, 2010
Friday, November 19, Village Light Opera presents Gilbert and Sullivan's Iolanthe at the Michael Schimmel Center for the Arts at Pace University.
Village Light Opera Group presents IOLANTHE, 11/19
by BWW News Desk - November 19, 2010
Friday, November 19, Village Light Opera presents Gilbert and Sullivan's Iolanthe at the Michael Schimmel Center for the Arts at Pace University.
by BWW News Desk - November 19, 2010
Friday, November 19, Village Light Opera presents Gilbert and Sullivan's Iolanthe at the Michael Schimmel Center for the Arts at Pace University.
Llorca's THE EMPTY HOURS Gets Lincoln Center Premiere, 11/19
by BWW News Desk - November 19, 2010
In a world increasingly dominated by texts and tweets, a timely new opera will offer a digital-age take on the time-honored tragic heroine. 'The Empty Hours' (Las Horas Vacias) by acclaimed Spanish composer Ricardo Llorca will have its staged world premiere at Lincoln Center's Alice Tully Hall on November 19th. The tale of a lonely woman whose obsession with the internet fuels an extraordinary fantasy world, 'The Empty Hours' will be presented by the New York Opera Society in a special, one-night only performance.
by BWW News Desk - November 19, 2010
In a world increasingly dominated by texts and tweets, a timely new opera will offer a digital-age take on the time-honored tragic heroine. 'The Empty Hours' (Las Horas Vacias) by acclaimed Spanish composer Ricardo Llorca will have its staged world premiere at Lincoln Center's Alice Tully Hall on November 19th. The tale of a lonely woman whose obsession with the internet fuels an extraordinary fantasy world, 'The Empty Hours' will be presented by the New York Opera Society in a special, one-night only performance.
Metropolitan Opera Announces Cast Change Advisory For Cosi fan tutte Tongiht
by Gabrielle Sierra - November 17, 2010
Bruce Sledge will sing the role of Ferrando in this evening's performance of Cosi fan tutte, replacing Pavol Breslik, who is ill.
by Gabrielle Sierra - November 17, 2010
Bruce Sledge will sing the role of Ferrando in this evening's performance of Cosi fan tutte, replacing Pavol Breslik, who is ill.
Deborah Voigt Of Fanciulla del West Graces Cover of December's Opera News
by Gabrielle Sierra - November 17, 2010
The December issue of Opera News celebrates two current Metropolitan Opera productions: the centennial revival of Puccini's La Fanciulla del West, starring "cover girl" Deborah Voigt, and Nicholas Hytner's staging of Don Carlo, Verdi's most ambitious opera.
by Gabrielle Sierra - November 17, 2010
The December issue of Opera News celebrates two current Metropolitan Opera productions: the centennial revival of Puccini's La Fanciulla del West, starring "cover girl" Deborah Voigt, and Nicholas Hytner's staging of Don Carlo, Verdi's most ambitious opera.
American Lyric Theater Hosts Online Auction For Composer Librettist Dev. Program
by Gabrielle Sierra - November 15, 2010
From November 15th to November 30th, American Lyric Theater is holding on online auction to raise funds to support the nationally acclaimed Composer Librettist Development Program - the only full time mentorship initiative for emerging opera composers and librettists in the country.
by Gabrielle Sierra - November 15, 2010
From November 15th to November 30th, American Lyric Theater is holding on online auction to raise funds to support the nationally acclaimed Composer Librettist Development Program - the only full time mentorship initiative for emerging opera composers and librettists in the country.
Village Light Opera Group presents Gilbert and Sullivan's IOLANTHE!
by Gabrielle Sierra - November 15, 2010
Friday, November 19, Village Light Opera presents Gilbert and Sullivan's Iolanthe at the Michael Schimmel Center for the Arts at Pace University.
by Gabrielle Sierra - November 15, 2010
Friday, November 19, Village Light Opera presents Gilbert and Sullivan's Iolanthe at the Michael Schimmel Center for the Arts at Pace University.
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