Finalists Named for Met's National Council Auditions Grand Finals Concert, 3/14
by BWW News Desk - March 14, 2010
The Metropolitan Opera today announced the names of nine finalists who will sing in the 2010 National Council Auditions Grand Finals Concert on March 14 at 3:00 p.m., with the Met Orchestra conducted by Marco Armiliato. The finalists are: Leah Crocetto, soprano from Adrian, Michigan and Oxford, Connecticut; Lori Guilbeau, soprano from Golden Meadow, Louisiana; Rena Harms soprano from Santa Fe, New Mexico; Haeran Hong, soprano from Kang Won, South Korea; Hyo Na Kim, mezzo-soprano from Seoul, South Korea; Maya Lahyani, mezzo-soprano from Hod-HaSharon, Israel; Elliot Madore, Baritone from Toronto, Canada; Nathaniel Peake, tenor from Humble, Texas, and Rachel Willis-Sorensen, soprano from Tri-Cities, Washington.
by BWW News Desk - March 14, 2010
The Metropolitan Opera today announced the names of nine finalists who will sing in the 2010 National Council Auditions Grand Finals Concert on March 14 at 3:00 p.m., with the Met Orchestra conducted by Marco Armiliato. The finalists are: Leah Crocetto, soprano from Adrian, Michigan and Oxford, Connecticut; Lori Guilbeau, soprano from Golden Meadow, Louisiana; Rena Harms soprano from Santa Fe, New Mexico; Haeran Hong, soprano from Kang Won, South Korea; Hyo Na Kim, mezzo-soprano from Seoul, South Korea; Maya Lahyani, mezzo-soprano from Hod-HaSharon, Israel; Elliot Madore, Baritone from Toronto, Canada; Nathaniel Peake, tenor from Humble, Texas, and Rachel Willis-Sorensen, soprano from Tri-Cities, Washington.
American Opera Projects Hosts A Workshop Of PAUL'S CASE
by BWW News Desk - March 14, 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 14, 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.
UCT Opera School & Cape Town Opera Present IL VIAGGIO A REIMS, 5/9-5/15
by BWW News Desk - March 13, 2010
UCT Opera School, in collaboration with Cape Town Opera, presents IL VIAGGIO A REIMS (The Journey to Reims) by Gioacchino Rossini from 9-15 May (Theatre).
by BWW News Desk - March 13, 2010
UCT Opera School, in collaboration with Cape Town Opera, presents IL VIAGGIO A REIMS (The Journey to Reims) by Gioacchino Rossini from 9-15 May (Theatre).
Keenlyside and Petersen to Star in Thomas's HAMLET at The Met, 3/16-4/9
by BWW News Desk - March 12, 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 12, 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
Galapagos Art Space Presents OPERA GROWS IN BROOKLYN 4/16
by Mary Hanrahan - March 11, 2010
Two Brooklyn opera companies, AMERICAN OPERA PROJECTS (AOP) and OPERA ON TAP, will present the fourth installment of its Opera Grows in Brooklyn series, an evening of three 30-minute opera scenes and songs. The program will feature mezzo-soprano Abigail Fischer singing Absynth, a futuristic monodrama made up of newly-commissioned electronic songs from composers Nico Muhly, Andrew Staniland, and others; Clint Borzoni's new one-act opera Margot Alone in the Light, based on a Ray Bradbury short story; and Dreams of Pure Spirit: Songs of Tom Cipullo with the composer at the piano. The show will be held on Friday, April 16 at 8pm at Galapagos Art Space in Brooklyn's DUMBO neighborhood. Tickets are $20 ($15 for students/seniors) at www.galapagosartspace.com.
by Mary Hanrahan - March 11, 2010
Two Brooklyn opera companies, AMERICAN OPERA PROJECTS (AOP) and OPERA ON TAP, will present the fourth installment of its Opera Grows in Brooklyn series, an evening of three 30-minute opera scenes and songs. The program will feature mezzo-soprano Abigail Fischer singing Absynth, a futuristic monodrama made up of newly-commissioned electronic songs from composers Nico Muhly, Andrew Staniland, and others; Clint Borzoni's new one-act opera Margot Alone in the Light, based on a Ray Bradbury short story; and Dreams of Pure Spirit: Songs of Tom Cipullo with the composer at the piano. The show will be held on Friday, April 16 at 8pm at Galapagos Art Space in Brooklyn's DUMBO neighborhood. Tickets are $20 ($15 for students/seniors) at www.galapagosartspace.com.
COC Announces Upcoming Concert Events for April
by BWW News Desk - March 10, 2010
Upcoming concert events at the Canadian Opera Company.
by BWW News Desk - March 10, 2010
Upcoming concert events at the Canadian Opera Company.
Juilliard Opera to present Dialogues of the Carmelites at Peter Jay Sharp Theatre, 4/21
by BWW News Desk - March 10, 2010
On Wednesday, April 21 at 8:00pm conductor Anne Manson will lead the Juilliard Orchestra and Vocal Artists in Francis Poulenc's highly emotive Dialogues of the Carmelites, the final production of The Juilliard Opera Center season, directed by Fabrizio Melano.
by BWW News Desk - March 10, 2010
On Wednesday, April 21 at 8:00pm conductor Anne Manson will lead the Juilliard Orchestra and Vocal Artists in Francis Poulenc's highly emotive Dialogues of the Carmelites, the final production of The Juilliard Opera Center season, directed by Fabrizio Melano.
American Opera Projects Presents Staged Reading of PAUL'S CASE, 3/20
by BWW News Desk - March 09, 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 09, 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 09, 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 09, 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.'
Finalists Named for Met's National Council Auditions Grand Finals Concert, 3/14
by BWW News Desk - March 09, 2010
The Metropolitan Opera today announced the names of nine finalists who will sing in the 2010 National Council Auditions Grand Finals Concert on March 14 at 3:00 p.m., with the Met Orchestra conducted by Marco Armiliato. The finalists are: Leah Crocetto, soprano from Adrian, Michigan and Oxford, Connecticut; Lori Guilbeau, soprano from Golden Meadow, Louisiana; Rena Harms soprano from Santa Fe, New Mexico; Haeran Hong, soprano from Kang Won, South Korea; Hyo Na Kim, mezzo-soprano from Seoul, South Korea; Maya Lahyani, mezzo-soprano from Hod-HaSharon, Israel; Elliot Madore, Baritone from Toronto, Canada; Nathaniel Peake, tenor from Humble, Texas, and Rachel Willis-Sorensen, soprano from Tri-Cities, Washington.
by BWW News Desk - March 09, 2010
The Metropolitan Opera today announced the names of nine finalists who will sing in the 2010 National Council Auditions Grand Finals Concert on March 14 at 3:00 p.m., with the Met Orchestra conducted by Marco Armiliato. The finalists are: Leah Crocetto, soprano from Adrian, Michigan and Oxford, Connecticut; Lori Guilbeau, soprano from Golden Meadow, Louisiana; Rena Harms soprano from Santa Fe, New Mexico; Haeran Hong, soprano from Kang Won, South Korea; Hyo Na Kim, mezzo-soprano from Seoul, South Korea; Maya Lahyani, mezzo-soprano from Hod-HaSharon, Israel; Elliot Madore, Baritone from Toronto, Canada; Nathaniel Peake, tenor from Humble, Texas, and Rachel Willis-Sorensen, soprano from Tri-Cities, Washington.
HAMLET Live in HD from the Met at Town Hall Theater, 3/27
by BWW News Desk - March 09, 2010
When we think of operatic adaptations of Shakespeare, they all seem to come from Verdi: Otello, Macbeth, and Falstaff. Hundreds more have been attempted, but most are deemed failures, unable to translate the complexity of Shakespeare's plots into music.
by BWW News Desk - March 09, 2010
When we think of operatic adaptations of Shakespeare, they all seem to come from Verdi: Otello, Macbeth, and Falstaff. Hundreds more have been attempted, but most are deemed failures, unable to translate the complexity of Shakespeare's plots into music.
20th-Century Opera Takes Center Stage in New York City Opera's 2010-2011 Season
by Mary Hanrahan - March 09, 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 Mary Hanrahan - March 09, 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.
CARMEN, NORMA, FIGARO Announced for Lyric Opera's 2010-2011 Season
by BWW News Desk - March 08, 2010
With the much anticipated move by the Lyric Opera of Kansas City to the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts in the fall of 2011, the 53rd Lyric Opera season will be the final one produced by the Company in the Lyric Theatre on 11th and Central streets in Kansas City, Missouri. With attendance and artistic quality at all-time highs, the Lyric Opera is already prepared for the move to the Kauffman Center in the fall of 2011.
by BWW News Desk - March 08, 2010
With the much anticipated move by the Lyric Opera of Kansas City to the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts in the fall of 2011, the 53rd Lyric Opera season will be the final one produced by the Company in the Lyric Theatre on 11th and Central streets in Kansas City, Missouri. With attendance and artistic quality at all-time highs, the Lyric Opera is already prepared for the move to the Kauffman Center in the fall of 2011.
Houston Grand Opera to Present THE QUEEN OF SPADES, 4/16-5/1
by BWW News Desk - March 08, 2010
A haunting tale of obsession, the internationally acclaimed Richard Jones production of Tchaikovsky's The Queen of Spades opens Houston Grand Opera's (HGO) 2010 spring repertory. Performances run April 16 - May 1, 2010 in the Brown Theater of the Wortham Theater Center. Opera News calls Richard Jones's production of The Queen of Spades, originally created for Welsh National Opera 'telling theatricality.' London's Observer wrote 'Once every few seasons, a production gets pretty much everything right. This is one ... dramatically spine-chilling, visually spare and coherent; it was the kind of theatrical experience which changes the way you look at life.'
by BWW News Desk - March 08, 2010
A haunting tale of obsession, the internationally acclaimed Richard Jones production of Tchaikovsky's The Queen of Spades opens Houston Grand Opera's (HGO) 2010 spring repertory. Performances run April 16 - May 1, 2010 in the Brown Theater of the Wortham Theater Center. Opera News calls Richard Jones's production of The Queen of Spades, originally created for Welsh National Opera 'telling theatricality.' London's Observer wrote 'Once every few seasons, a production gets pretty much everything right. This is one ... dramatically spine-chilling, visually spare and coherent; it was the kind of theatrical experience which changes the way you look at life.'
Opera Star Philip Gordon Langridge Dies at Age 70
by Lauren Wolman - March 08, 2010
English tenor and opera star Philip Gordon Langridge died in England at the age of 70 from cancer, according to the New York Times.
by Lauren Wolman - March 08, 2010
English tenor and opera star Philip Gordon Langridge died in England at the age of 70 from cancer, according to the New York Times.
COT Presents MOSES IN EGYPT at Harris Theater, 4/17-4/25
by BWW News Desk - March 08, 2010
Chicago Opera Theater (COT) presents the opening production of the 2010 Spring Festival Season - Rossini's Moses in Egypt (Mosè in Egitto) on April 17, 21, 23 and 25 at the Harris Theater in Millennium Park.
by BWW News Desk - March 08, 2010
Chicago Opera Theater (COT) presents the opening production of the 2010 Spring Festival Season - Rossini's Moses in Egypt (Mosè in Egitto) on April 17, 21, 23 and 25 at the Harris Theater in Millennium Park.
Kaaitheatre Presents 'Hypermusic Prologue: A Projective Opera in Seven Planes'
by BWW News Desk - March 04, 2010
ypermusic Prologue est avant tout l'histoire d'une rencontre entre un jeune compositeur espagnol, Hector Parra, et une physicienne americaine, Lisa Randall. Lui est fascine par les recherches de la scientifique sur les modeles cosmologiques et la physique quantique. Elle est passionnee par l'opera et confie un jour au compositeur son desir d'ecrire un livret sur les nouvelles theories en astrophysique. Ils decident alors de creer Hypermusic Prologue, un opera d'un nouveau type qui relie entre eux les mondes de l'art et de la science. Tres vite, le plasticien anglais Matthew Ritchie, dont l'oeuvre proteiforme tend a distordre les supports finis, rejoint cette aventure artistique hors du commun.
by BWW News Desk - March 04, 2010
ypermusic Prologue est avant tout l'histoire d'une rencontre entre un jeune compositeur espagnol, Hector Parra, et une physicienne americaine, Lisa Randall. Lui est fascine par les recherches de la scientifique sur les modeles cosmologiques et la physique quantique. Elle est passionnee par l'opera et confie un jour au compositeur son desir d'ecrire un livret sur les nouvelles theories en astrophysique. Ils decident alors de creer Hypermusic Prologue, un opera d'un nouveau type qui relie entre eux les mondes de l'art et de la science. Tres vite, le plasticien anglais Matthew Ritchie, dont l'oeuvre proteiforme tend a distordre les supports finis, rejoint cette aventure artistique hors du commun.
Chicago Opera Vanguard Presents Schubert's WINTERREISE
by BWW News Desk - March 03, 2010
Chicago Opera Vanguard presents Schubert's WINTERREISE: On Stage!
by BWW News Desk - March 03, 2010
Chicago Opera Vanguard presents Schubert's WINTERREISE: On Stage!
Armiliato to Conduct Verdi's AIDA on 3/26, 3/31 & 4/1 at The Met
by BWW News Desk - March 02, 2010
Marco Armiliato will conduct Verdi's Aida on March 26, 31, and April 3 matinee, replacing Paolo Carignani, who has withdrawn due to illness.
by BWW News Desk - March 02, 2010
Marco Armiliato will conduct Verdi's Aida on March 26, 31, and April 3 matinee, replacing Paolo Carignani, who has withdrawn due to illness.
Banks Replaces Brownlee in Tonight's Performance of IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA at The Met, 3/1
by BWW News Desk - March 01, 2010
In this evening's performance of Rossini's Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Barry Banks will sing the role of Count Almaviva, replacing Lawrence Brownlee, who is ill.
by BWW News Desk - March 01, 2010
In this evening's performance of Rossini's Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Barry Banks will sing the role of Count Almaviva, replacing Lawrence Brownlee, who is ill.
William Kentridge Makes Met Debut Directing Shostakovich’s THE NOSE
by BWW News Desk - March 01, 2010
Dmitri Shostakovich's The Nose has its Metropolitan Opera premiere on March 5 at 8:00 pm, conducted by Valery Gergiev, in a visually arresting new production by artist William Kentridge that features original collage, film, sculpture, and massive projections of the artist's drawings and prints. Making his Met debut, baritone Paulo Szot performs the role of Kovalyov in the story of the Russian official who wakes one morning to discover his nose has disappeared (and taken on a higher bureaucratic rank). Based on the short story of the same name by Nikolai Gogol, the opera is what Kentridge has called an exploration of "learning from the absurd." In this production, visuals include renderings of Soviet workers, snatches of newspaper, and projections of propaganda - as well as the missing appendage in adventures ranging from delivering a speech to riding a horse.
by BWW News Desk - March 01, 2010
Dmitri Shostakovich's The Nose has its Metropolitan Opera premiere on March 5 at 8:00 pm, conducted by Valery Gergiev, in a visually arresting new production by artist William Kentridge that features original collage, film, sculpture, and massive projections of the artist's drawings and prints. Making his Met debut, baritone Paulo Szot performs the role of Kovalyov in the story of the Russian official who wakes one morning to discover his nose has disappeared (and taken on a higher bureaucratic rank). Based on the short story of the same name by Nikolai Gogol, the opera is what Kentridge has called an exploration of "learning from the absurd." In this production, visuals include renderings of Soviet workers, snatches of newspaper, and projections of propaganda - as well as the missing appendage in adventures ranging from delivering a speech to riding a horse.
NY Philharmonic Very Young People's Concerts Kicks Off 2/28
by BWW News Desk - February 28, 2010
The 2009-10 New York Philharmonic Very Young People's Concerts, geared to children ages 3 to 6, will begin on Sunday, February 28, 2010, at 12:30 p.m. and 3:00 p.m., and continue on Monday, March 1, at 10:30 a.m. at Merkin Concert Hall, 129 West 67th Street.
by BWW News Desk - February 28, 2010
The 2009-10 New York Philharmonic Very Young People's Concerts, geared to children ages 3 to 6, will begin on Sunday, February 28, 2010, at 12:30 p.m. and 3:00 p.m., and continue on Monday, March 1, at 10:30 a.m. at Merkin Concert Hall, 129 West 67th Street.
Kaaitheatre Presents 'Hypermusic Prologue: A Projective Opera in Seven Planes'
by BWW News Desk - February 25, 2010
ypermusic Prologue est avant tout l'histoire d'une rencontre entre un jeune compositeur espagnol, Hector Parra, et une physicienne americaine, Lisa Randall. Lui est fascine par les recherches de la scientifique sur les modeles cosmologiques et la physique quantique. Elle est passionnee par l'opera et confie un jour au compositeur son desir d'ecrire un livret sur les nouvelles theories en astrophysique. Ils decident alors de creer Hypermusic Prologue, un opera d'un nouveau type qui relie entre eux les mondes de l'art et de la science. Tres vite, le plasticien anglais Matthew Ritchie, dont l'oeuvre proteiforme tend a distordre les supports finis, rejoint cette aventure artistique hors du commun.
by BWW News Desk - February 25, 2010
ypermusic Prologue est avant tout l'histoire d'une rencontre entre un jeune compositeur espagnol, Hector Parra, et une physicienne americaine, Lisa Randall. Lui est fascine par les recherches de la scientifique sur les modeles cosmologiques et la physique quantique. Elle est passionnee par l'opera et confie un jour au compositeur son desir d'ecrire un livret sur les nouvelles theories en astrophysique. Ils decident alors de creer Hypermusic Prologue, un opera d'un nouveau type qui relie entre eux les mondes de l'art et de la science. Tres vite, le plasticien anglais Matthew Ritchie, dont l'oeuvre proteiforme tend a distordre les supports finis, rejoint cette aventure artistique hors du commun.
Regent on Broadway Announces Upcoming Shows and Events
by BWW News Desk - February 25, 2010
Regent on Broadway Announces Upcoming Shows and Events.
by BWW News Desk - February 25, 2010
Regent on Broadway Announces Upcoming Shows and Events.
Nashville Ballet & Nashville Opera Present Joint Performance of THREE LITTLE PIGS and THE SINGING TORTOISE
by BWW News Desk - February 24, 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 - February 24, 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.
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