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New Amsterdam Opera Announces LUCREZIA BORGIA Cast

New Amsterdam Opera Announces LUCREZIA BORGIA Cast

by BWW News Desk — February 25, 2023
New Amsterdam Opera has announced the cast for its spring production of Donizetti's Lucrezia Borgia.
Review: New MACBETH Production, ALCINA in Concert at Barcelona's Liceu – Guess Who

Review: New MACBETH Production, ALCINA in Concert at Barcelona's Liceu – Guess Who Comes Out on Top: Part Two

by Richard Sasanow — February 23, 2023
Two operas in two days at Barcelona’s legendary Liceu opera house.
Review: ALCINA in Concert, New MACBETH Production at Barcelona's Liceu – Guess Who

Review: ALCINA in Concert, New MACBETH Production at Barcelona's Liceu – Guess Who Comes Out on Top: Part One

by Richard Sasanow — February 23, 2023
Two operas in two days at Barcelona’s legendary Liceu opera house.
OPERA America Awards Opera Grants For Women Stage Directors And Conductors

OPERA America Awards Opera Grants For Women Stage Directors And Conductors

by BWW News Desk — February 22, 2023
OPERA America has announced the first-round recipients of the 2023 Opera Grants for Women Stage Directors and Conductors.
Opera Naples SEVILLE SOIREE Gala Showcases Exclusive, One-of-a-Kind Auction Items

Opera Naples SEVILLE SOIREE Gala Showcases Exclusive, One-of-a-Kind Auction Items

by BWW News Desk — February 22, 2023
Opera Naples, one of Naples' top performing arts organizations, will host their annual Gala - Seville Soirée - on Feb.
The Atlanta Opera Announces 2023-24 Season Inspired by Iconic Literature & Film

The Atlanta Opera Announces 2023-24 Season Inspired by Iconic Literature & Film

by BWW News Desk — February 21, 2023
The Atlanta Opera has announced its 2023-24 season of performances at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre, inspired by the intersecting genres of iconic literature, horror film and fantasy: a kind of season-wide Gesamtkunstwerk for the modern age.
Cast Change Revealed For DIE TOTE STADT at Opera Colorado

Cast Change Revealed For DIE TOTE STADT at Opera Colorado

by BWW News Desk — February 20, 2023
A cast change has been announced for Opera Colorado's production of Korngold's Die tote Stadt (The Dead City).
The 2023 George London Award Winners Are Announced; Five Young Opera Singers Win $12,

The 2023 George London Award Winners Are Announced; Five Young Opera Singers Win $12,000 Prize

by BWW News Desk — February 18, 2023
The winners of the 51st George and Nora London Foundation Competition for young American and Canadian opera singers, one of the opera world's oldest and most prestigious competitions, were announced at the conclusion of the competition's final round this evening, which took place at Gilder Lehrman H
Riverside Opera Company to Present BLACK VOICES, a Musical Celebration of Black Histo

Riverside Opera Company to Present BLACK VOICES, a Musical Celebration of Black History Month

by BWW News Desk — February 18, 2023
Celebrating Black History Month and their 27th anniversary the Riverside Opera Company, the performance of ROC Black Voices, features Black musicians and vocalists who have performed around the globe.
Review: THE SAN DIEGO OPERA'S PUCCINI DUO at San Diego Civic Center Theater

Review: THE SAN DIEGO OPERA'S PUCCINI DUO at San Diego Civic Center Theater

by Ron Bierman — February 16, 2023
The big question for the evening was how mezzo-soprano Stephanie Blythe would do as the first woman in professional opera to sing the baritone title role in Gianni Schicchi.
Sarasota Opera Announces 2023-2024 Season

Sarasota Opera Announces 2023-2024 Season

by BWW News Desk — February 15, 2023
Sarasota Opera has announced the 2023-2024 Opera Season today in a press conference on the main stage of the Sarasota Opera House.
Opera Singer's Newest Experimental Project Explores Filipina Roots, March 13

Opera Singer's Newest Experimental Project Explores Filipina Roots, March 13

by BWW News Desk — February 14, 2023
NO HAY BANDA has announced its upcoming concert featuring the Canadian debut of Los Angeles-based artist White Boy Scream, alongside opening act Montreal's Wapiti duo in collaboration with Vancouver-based composer-performer Mauricio Pauly, on Monday, March 13 at La Sala Rossa.
Leonard Bernstein's CANDIDE Makes Its Atlanta Opera Debut 

Leonard Bernstein's CANDIDE Makes Its Atlanta Opera Debut 

by BWW News Desk — February 14, 2023
Leonard Bernstein's classic comedy operetta Candide makes its long-awaited debut at The Atlanta Opera, featuring an acclaimed cast of rising stars and veterans of the Metropolitan Opera in an all-new production.
Verdi's FALSTAFF to Return to the Metropolitan Opera in March

Verdi's FALSTAFF to Return to the Metropolitan Opera in March

by BWW News Desk — February 14, 2023
Verdi’s exuberant final opera, Falstaff, will return to the Met for six performances, March 12–April 1.
Interview: Stephanie Blythe of SAN DIEGO OPERA'S PUCCINI DUO at The San Diego Civic T

Interview: Stephanie Blythe of SAN DIEGO OPERA'S PUCCINI DUO at The San Diego Civic Theater

by Ron Bierman — February 13, 2023
Stephanie Blythe looks for “creativity, imagination and curiosity” in her students.
Opera Saratoga Names New General And Artistic Director Mary Birnbaum

Opera Saratoga Names New General And Artistic Director Mary Birnbaum

by BWW News Desk — February 13, 2023
Opera Saratoga's board of directors has announced that Mary Birnbaum has been named the company's new general and artistic director.
Victory Hall Opera to Present Deaf Opera Production of ORPHEUS & ERICA in March

Victory Hall Opera to Present Deaf Opera Production of ORPHEUS & ERICA in March

by BWW News Desk — February 11, 2023
The culmination of VHO's 2020 Breaking the Sound Barrier workshop, Orpheus and Erica is a fully-staged, full-length Deaf opera production.
Mezzo-Soprano Samantha Hankey to Join the Cast of DER ROSENKAVALIER at The Met

Mezzo-Soprano Samantha Hankey to Join the Cast of DER ROSENKAVALIER at The Met

by BWW News Desk — February 8, 2023
Mezzo-soprano Samantha Hankey will make her Met role debut singing Octavian in Strauss’s Der Rosenkavalier, replacing Isabel Leonard, who has withdrawn.
Rossini's CINDERELLA to be Presented as Part of Kentucky Opera's 70th Anniversary Sea

Rossini's CINDERELLA to be Presented as Part of Kentucky Opera's 70th Anniversary Season

by BWW News Desk — February 7, 2023
Kentucky Opera's 70th Anniversary Season will bubble over with the comedic genius of Rossini's Cinderella at The Brown Theatre this February.
OPERA America Awards The 2023 IDEA Opera Residencies To Three New-To-Opera Creators O

OPERA America Awards The 2023 IDEA Opera Residencies To Three New-To-Opera Creators Of Color

by BWW News Desk — February 6, 2023
OPERA America has announced the recipients of the 2023 IDEA Opera Residencies program (Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access), an initiative that provides New York City-based composers and librettists of color an opportunity to explore opera as an expressive medium.
Review: THE DAUGHTER OF THE REGIMENT at Minnesota Opera

Review: THE DAUGHTER OF THE REGIMENT at Minnesota Opera

by Jared Fessler — February 6, 2023
What did our critic think of THE DAUGHTER OF THE REGIMENT at Minnesota Opera?
Interview: Stephanie Blythe of SAN DIEGO OPERA'S PUCCINI DUO at San Diego's Civic The

Interview: Stephanie Blythe of SAN DIEGO OPERA'S PUCCINI DUO at San Diego's Civic Theater

by Ron Bierman — February 6, 2023
Stephanie Blythe is probably the only opera singer who represents an ukulele company.
Works & Process at The Guggenheim Presents CHAMPION, An Opera By Terence Blanchard

Works & Process at The Guggenheim Presents CHAMPION, An Opera By Terence Blanchard

by BWW News Desk — February 6, 2023
Works & Process at the Guggenheim presents Champion-an opera by Terence Blanchard, with a libretto by Michael Cristofer-featuring performances by members of the cast and a moderated discussion about the work's forthcoming company premiere at the Metropolitan Opera.
Review: SIBELIUS SYMPHONY NO. 5 at Charlotte Symphony

Review: SIBELIUS SYMPHONY NO. 5 at Charlotte Symphony

by Perry Tannenbaum — February 5, 2023
A worthy candidate for CSO's vacant musical directorship, Vinay Parameswaran brings a winsome personality and an eclectic modern program to the Knight Theater podium for his Charlotte debut.
Houston Grand Opera Announces 2023 CONCERT OF ARIAS Winners

Houston Grand Opera Announces 2023 CONCERT OF ARIAS Winners

by BWW News Desk — February 4, 2023
Houston Grand Opera (HGO) has announced the winners for this year's Concert of Arias, the 35th Annual Eleanor McCollum Competition for Young Singers, held this evening at the Wortham Theater Center and livestreamed for audiences at home.

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