Seattle Opera's Young Artists Present ARIADNE AUF NAXOS, 4/1-4/11
by BWW News Desk - March 23, 2010
Seattle Opera's Young Artists return to Bellevue next week in an all-new, fully-staged production of Ariadne auf Naxos. Italian slapstick and classical Greek myth collide in this unique 'backstage comedy' from Richard Strauss. When a rich patron decrees that a capering troupe of comedians must integrate their performance into an opera company's rhapsodic story of love lost and love found, high art and lowbrow antics blend with delightful results. Ariadne auf Naxos features whimsical ensembles, some of Strauss' most soaring romantic music, and one of the most spectacular coloratura arias in all opera.
by BWW News Desk - March 23, 2010
Seattle Opera's Young Artists return to Bellevue next week in an all-new, fully-staged production of Ariadne auf Naxos. Italian slapstick and classical Greek myth collide in this unique 'backstage comedy' from Richard Strauss. When a rich patron decrees that a capering troupe of comedians must integrate their performance into an opera company's rhapsodic story of love lost and love found, high art and lowbrow antics blend with delightful results. Ariadne auf Naxos features whimsical ensembles, some of Strauss' most soaring romantic music, and one of the most spectacular coloratura arias in all opera.
Metropolitan Opera Guild Co-hosts Curtain Call Awards with Montclair State 6/5
by Gabrielle Sierra - March 22, 2010
The Metropolitan Opera Guild and Montclair State University (MSU) have partnered to host the first Curtain Call Awards. The Curtain Call Awards, an opera vocal competition, is available to talented high school juniors and seniors in New Jersey.
by Gabrielle Sierra - March 22, 2010
The Metropolitan Opera Guild and Montclair State University (MSU) have partnered to host the first Curtain Call Awards. The Curtain Call Awards, an opera vocal competition, is available to talented high school juniors and seniors in New Jersey.
Chicago Opera Vanguard Ends Run of Schubert's WINTERREISE, 3/21
by BWW News Desk - March 21, 2010
Chicago Opera Vanguard will end its run of Schubert's WINTERREISE: On Stage! on March 21st.
by BWW News Desk - March 21, 2010
Chicago Opera Vanguard will end its run of Schubert's WINTERREISE: On Stage! on March 21st.
Metropolitan Opera Announces Cast Change Advisory For LA BOHEME 3/20
by BWW News Desk - March 20, 2010
Angela Gheorghiu will sing the role of Mimì in La Bohème on Saturday, March 20 at 1 p.m., replacing Anna Netrebko who is ill.
by BWW News Desk - March 20, 2010
Angela Gheorghiu will sing the role of Mimì in La Bohème on Saturday, March 20 at 1 p.m., replacing Anna Netrebko who is ill.
AOP and BAM Bring Opera to Brooklyn this Saturday 3/20
by BWW News Desk - March 20, 2010
To celebrate and complement the Brooklyn Academy of Music's inaugural Opera Festival, American Opera Projects teams with the Manhattan School of Music to present a staged workshop of Act Two of Paul's Case by composer Gregory Spears.
by BWW News Desk - March 20, 2010
To celebrate and complement the Brooklyn Academy of Music's inaugural Opera Festival, American Opera Projects teams with the Manhattan School of Music to present a staged workshop of Act Two of Paul's Case by composer Gregory Spears.
St. Petersburg Opera Joins Science Center of Pinella for a Night of Music, 3/20
by BWW News Desk - March 20, 2010
The sun, the moon, the stars: It's a celestial evening on Saturday, March 20 when St. Petersburg Opera joins forces with the Science Center of Pinellas for a family fun-filled night of music, movies, and telescope viewing.
by BWW News Desk - March 20, 2010
The sun, the moon, the stars: It's a celestial evening on Saturday, March 20 when St. Petersburg Opera joins forces with the Science Center of Pinellas for a family fun-filled night of music, movies, and telescope viewing.
American Opera Projects Presents Staged Reading of PAUL'S CASE, 3/20
by BWW News Desk - March 20, 2010
To celebrate and complement BAM's Opera Festival, Fort Greene's American Opera Projects, in association with the Manhattan School of Music, presents a staged workshop of Act Two of Paul's Case, the opera-in-progress by Gregory Spears, based on the story by Willa Cather.
by BWW News Desk - March 20, 2010
To celebrate and complement BAM's Opera Festival, Fort Greene's American Opera Projects, in association with the Manhattan School of Music, presents a staged workshop of Act Two of Paul's Case, the opera-in-progress by Gregory Spears, based on the story by Willa Cather.
Long Beach Opera Stages NIXON IN CHINA, 3/20 & 3/28
by BWW News Desk - March 20, 2010
John Adams' gripping, modern masterpiece transports audiences back to Beijing for the historic meeting of Nixon and Mao inside the heart of the tiger. On March 20th and March 28th, 2010, at the Terrace Theater in Long Beach, California, Long Beach Opera will present Nixon in China, America's landmark opera by Pulitzer Prize and Grammy- winning composer, John Adams. In 1971, a game of ping pong brought China and America to opposite sides of a 9 foot table, but it wasn't until after President Nixon and Chairman Mao Tse-Tung shook hands in 1972 that the gates of China opened to the modern world. John Adams describes Nixon in China as 'part epic, part satire, part a parody of political posturing, and part serious examination of historical, philosophical, and even gender issues.'
by BWW News Desk - March 20, 2010
John Adams' gripping, modern masterpiece transports audiences back to Beijing for the historic meeting of Nixon and Mao inside the heart of the tiger. On March 20th and March 28th, 2010, at the Terrace Theater in Long Beach, California, Long Beach Opera will present Nixon in China, America's landmark opera by Pulitzer Prize and Grammy- winning composer, John Adams. In 1971, a game of ping pong brought China and America to opposite sides of a 9 foot table, but it wasn't until after President Nixon and Chairman Mao Tse-Tung shook hands in 1972 that the gates of China opened to the modern world. John Adams describes Nixon in China as 'part epic, part satire, part a parody of political posturing, and part serious examination of historical, philosophical, and even gender issues.'
Nashville Ballet & Nashville Opera Present Joint Performance of THREE LITTLE PIGS and THE SINGING TORTOISE
by BWW News Desk - March 20, 2010
Nashville Ballet and the Nashville Opera offer a Saturday morning alternative to cartoons with charming, back-to-back performances of The Three Little Pigs and The Singing Tortoise, Saturday, March 20, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. at their studios in Sylvan Park.
by BWW News Desk - March 20, 2010
Nashville Ballet and the Nashville Opera offer a Saturday morning alternative to cartoons with charming, back-to-back performances of The Three Little Pigs and The Singing Tortoise, Saturday, March 20, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. at their studios in Sylvan Park.
American Opera Projects Hosts A Workshop Of PAUL'S CASE
by BWW News Desk - March 20, 2010
To celebrate and complement BAM's Opera Festival, Fort Greene's American Opera Projects, in association with the Manhattan School of Music, presents a staged workshop of Act Two of Paul's Case, the opera-in-progress by Gregory Spears, based on the story by Willa Cather.
by BWW News Desk - March 20, 2010
To celebrate and complement BAM's Opera Festival, Fort Greene's American Opera Projects, in association with the Manhattan School of Music, presents a staged workshop of Act Two of Paul's Case, the opera-in-progress by Gregory Spears, based on the story by Willa Cather.
The Artist Series Presents DON GIOVANNI: MOZART FESTIVAL OPERA, 3/20
by BWW News Desk - March 20, 2010
DON GIOVANNI - MOZART FESTIVAL OPERA comes to the Times Union Center's Moran Theater on Saturday, March 20, 2010 at 8:00PM for one performance only!
by BWW News Desk - March 20, 2010
DON GIOVANNI - MOZART FESTIVAL OPERA comes to the Times Union Center's Moran Theater on Saturday, March 20, 2010 at 8:00PM for one performance only!
Gheorghiu Takes Over as Mimi in Met Opera's LA BOHEME, 3/20
by Jeff Dennhardt - March 19, 2010
Opera star Angela Gheorghiu will take over the role of Mimi in the Puccini Opera LA BOHEME at the Metropolitan Opera beginning on March 20th. Gheorguhiu will replace the current star, Anna Netrebko, in the role.
by Jeff Dennhardt - March 19, 2010
Opera star Angela Gheorghiu will take over the role of Mimi in the Puccini Opera LA BOHEME at the Metropolitan Opera beginning on March 20th. Gheorguhiu will replace the current star, Anna Netrebko, in the role.
Ambrose & More Set For The Met and Shakespeare Society's SONGS FOR OPHELIA 3/22
by Gabrielle Sierra - March 19, 2010
The Shakespeare Society (Michael Sexton, Artistic Director) has announced that Songs for Ophelia, a special one-night-only collaboration with the Metropolitan Opera (which is currently presenting Amboise Thomas' Hamlet), will take place on Monday, March 22 at 7:00pm at Peter Norton Symphony Space, 2537 Broadway at 95 Street.
by Gabrielle Sierra - March 19, 2010
The Shakespeare Society (Michael Sexton, Artistic Director) has announced that Songs for Ophelia, a special one-night-only collaboration with the Metropolitan Opera (which is currently presenting Amboise Thomas' Hamlet), will take place on Monday, March 22 at 7:00pm at Peter Norton Symphony Space, 2537 Broadway at 95 Street.
Berkeley and Raine to Adapt McEwan's 'Atonement' Into An Opera
by Lauren Wolman - March 19, 2010
Ian McEwan's novel 'Atonement' which was turned into an Oscar-winning film in 2007 is now being adapted to an Opera, the author announced at the Southbank Centre in London on Thursday.
by Lauren Wolman - March 19, 2010
Ian McEwan's novel 'Atonement' which was turned into an Oscar-winning film in 2007 is now being adapted to an Opera, the author announced at the Southbank Centre in London on Thursday.
Lauritz Melchior Heldentenor Foundation Donates $1.1 Million to the Metropolitan Opera
by Gabrielle Sierra - March 19, 2010
The Metropolitan Opera announced today that it has been awarded a $1.1 million endowment grant from the Lauritz Melchior Heldentenor Foundation, which is dissolving and turning over its assets to the Met.
by Gabrielle Sierra - March 19, 2010
The Metropolitan Opera announced today that it has been awarded a $1.1 million endowment grant from the Lauritz Melchior Heldentenor Foundation, which is dissolving and turning over its assets to the Met.
Metropolitan Opera Announces Cast Change Advisory For LA BOHEME 3/20
by Gabrielle Sierra - March 19, 2010
Angela Gheorghiu will sing the role of Mimì in La Bohème on Saturday, March 20 at 1 p.m., replacing Anna Netrebko who is ill.
by Gabrielle Sierra - March 19, 2010
Angela Gheorghiu will sing the role of Mimì in La Bohème on Saturday, March 20 at 1 p.m., replacing Anna Netrebko who is ill.
Final Dress Rehearsal of Met's Armida Open To The Public 4/9
by Gabrielle Sierra - March 18, 2010
The Metropolitan Opera will open the final dress rehearsal of its new production of Armida, starring soprano Renée Fleming, to the public on April 9. The new production is by Mary Zimmerman and conducted by Riccardo Frizza.
by Gabrielle Sierra - March 18, 2010
The Metropolitan Opera will open the final dress rehearsal of its new production of Armida, starring soprano Renée Fleming, to the public on April 9. The new production is by Mary Zimmerman and conducted by Riccardo Frizza.
Amore Opera Presents The Merry Widow and Mikado Waltz Through 3/28
by Gabrielle Sierra - March 18, 2010
The Amore Opera Company will continue its season with a fully staged production of Lehar's romantic operetta, 'The Merry Widow.' Amore Opera will also be delivering performances for kids and the whole family, entitled 'Opera-in-Brief' of Gilbert and Sullivan's comic opera, 'The Mikado.'
by Gabrielle Sierra - March 18, 2010
The Amore Opera Company will continue its season with a fully staged production of Lehar's romantic operetta, 'The Merry Widow.' Amore Opera will also be delivering performances for kids and the whole family, entitled 'Opera-in-Brief' of Gilbert and Sullivan's comic opera, 'The Mikado.'
New York City Opera To Begin Its 2010 Spring Season on March 18
by BWW News Desk - March 18, 2010
New York City Opera will celebrate the opening of its 2010 Spring Season on Thursday, March 18, with a gala performance of Emmanuel Chabrier's glittering, comic L'Étoile, followed by a grand evening on the Promenade of the David H. Koch Theater and dancing to waltzes played by the New York City Opera Orchestra.
by BWW News Desk - March 18, 2010
New York City Opera will celebrate the opening of its 2010 Spring Season on Thursday, March 18, with a gala performance of Emmanuel Chabrier's glittering, comic L'Étoile, followed by a grand evening on the Promenade of the David H. Koch Theater and dancing to waltzes played by the New York City Opera Orchestra.
Amore Opera Company's THE MERRY WIDOW Now Playing Thru 3/28
by BWW News Desk - March 17, 2010
The Amore Opera Company will continue its season with a fully staged production of Lehar's romantic operetta, 'The Merry Widow' now playing thru March 28.
by BWW News Desk - March 17, 2010
The Amore Opera Company will continue its season with a fully staged production of Lehar's romantic operetta, 'The Merry Widow' now playing thru March 28.
AOP and BAM Bring Opera to Brooklyn this Saturday 3/20
by Gabrielle Sierra - March 17, 2010
To celebrate and complement the Brooklyn Academy of Music's inaugural Opera Festival, American Opera Projects teams with the Manhattan School of Music to present a staged workshop of Act Two of Paul's Case by composer Gregory Spears.
by Gabrielle Sierra - March 17, 2010
To celebrate and complement the Brooklyn Academy of Music's inaugural Opera Festival, American Opera Projects teams with the Manhattan School of Music to present a staged workshop of Act Two of Paul's Case by composer Gregory Spears.
Anthony Walker to Conduct Met's ORFEO ED EURIDICE, Opens 4/29
by Mary Hanrahan - March 16, 2010
Antony Walker will make his Met debut conducting Gluck's Orfeo ed Euridice next season at the Met.
by Mary Hanrahan - March 16, 2010
Antony Walker will make his Met debut conducting Gluck's Orfeo ed Euridice next season at the Met.
Keenlyside and Petersen to Star in Thomas's HAMLET at The Met, 3/16-4/9
by BWW News Desk - March 16, 2010
Ambroise Thomas's Hamlet returns to the Met stage for its first performances since 1897, with the powerful pairing of Simon Keenlyside in the title role and Marlis Petersen as Ophélie. Keenlyside's acclaimed interpretation of Hamlet in Geneva, London and Barcelona finally arrives in the United States, with a performance in the Patrice Caurier and Moshe Leiser production that was hailed by the British press as 'magnificent . . . sheer vocal genius.' Petersen, who steps in for Natalie Dessay, brings her haunting portrayal of Ophélie to the Met; she earned praise for the role during a 2006 run of Hamlet in Düsseldorf. Louis Langrée conducts a cast that includes Jennifer Larmore as Gertrude, Toby Spence in his Met debut as Laërte, and James Morris in the role of Claudius. Jane Archibald, in her Met debut, sings the role of Ophélie on April 5 and 9. The creative team is rounded out by Christian Fenouillat with set designs, Agostino Cavalca with costume designs, and Christophe Forey with lighting designs, all in their Met debuts. Performances run through April 9, with the March 27 matinee shown worldwide as part of The Met: Live in HD
by BWW News Desk - March 16, 2010
Ambroise Thomas's Hamlet returns to the Met stage for its first performances since 1897, with the powerful pairing of Simon Keenlyside in the title role and Marlis Petersen as Ophélie. Keenlyside's acclaimed interpretation of Hamlet in Geneva, London and Barcelona finally arrives in the United States, with a performance in the Patrice Caurier and Moshe Leiser production that was hailed by the British press as 'magnificent . . . sheer vocal genius.' Petersen, who steps in for Natalie Dessay, brings her haunting portrayal of Ophélie to the Met; she earned praise for the role during a 2006 run of Hamlet in Düsseldorf. Louis Langrée conducts a cast that includes Jennifer Larmore as Gertrude, Toby Spence in his Met debut as Laërte, and James Morris in the role of Claudius. Jane Archibald, in her Met debut, sings the role of Ophélie on April 5 and 9. The creative team is rounded out by Christian Fenouillat with set designs, Agostino Cavalca with costume designs, and Christophe Forey with lighting designs, all in their Met debuts. Performances run through April 9, with the March 27 matinee shown worldwide as part of The Met: Live in HD
St. Petersburg Opera Joins Science Center of Pinella for a Night of Music, 3/20
by BWW News Desk - March 14, 2010
The sun, the moon, the stars: It's a celestial evening on Saturday, March 20 when St. Petersburg Opera joins forces with the Science Center of Pinellas for a family fun-filled night of music, movies, and telescope viewing.
by BWW News Desk - March 14, 2010
The sun, the moon, the stars: It's a celestial evening on Saturday, March 20 when St. Petersburg Opera joins forces with the Science Center of Pinellas for a family fun-filled night of music, movies, and telescope viewing.
Met Opera Announces Its 2010 National Council Auditions Winners
by BWW News Desk - March 14, 2010
The Metropolitan Opera today announced the winners of the 2010 National Council Auditions. They are: Leah Crocetto of Oxford, Connecticut; Lori Guilbeau of Golden Meadow, Lousiana; Elliot Madore of Toronto, Canada; Nathaniel Peake of Humble, Texas; and Rachel Willis- Sørensen of Tri-Cities, Washington. The winners were selected from nine finalists who performed arias with the Met Orchestra, conducted by Marco Armiliato. Each winner receives a cash prize of $15,000 and even more importantly, the opportunity to launch a major operatic career.
by BWW News Desk - March 14, 2010
The Metropolitan Opera today announced the winners of the 2010 National Council Auditions. They are: Leah Crocetto of Oxford, Connecticut; Lori Guilbeau of Golden Meadow, Lousiana; Elliot Madore of Toronto, Canada; Nathaniel Peake of Humble, Texas; and Rachel Willis- Sørensen of Tri-Cities, Washington. The winners were selected from nine finalists who performed arias with the Met Orchestra, conducted by Marco Armiliato. Each winner receives a cash prize of $15,000 and even more importantly, the opportunity to launch a major operatic career.
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