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Michel Van De Aa's UPLOAD Wins International Opera Award

Michel Van De Aa's UPLOAD Wins International Opera Award

by BWW News Desk — November 29, 2022
Michel van der Aa's Upload, which originated at Dutch National Opera's Opera Forward Festival, has been awarded as Best Digital Opera at the International Opera Awards ceremony in Madrid.
Ukrainian Opera Companies Honoured By International Opera Awards

Ukrainian Opera Companies Honoured By International Opera Awards

by BWW News Desk — November 29, 2022
Two Ukrainian opera companies were celebrated for their outstanding work in challenging circumstances at the International Opera Awards 2022 this evening [28 Nov].
Opera Orlando's ALL IS CALM: THE CHRISTMAS TRUCE OF 1914 Opens This Week At Polk Thea

Opera Orlando's ALL IS CALM: THE CHRISTMAS TRUCE OF 1914 Opens This Week At Polk Theatre

by BWW News Desk — November 28, 2022
The holidays have arrived and the troops are falling in line for the first stop on their tour of Opera Orlando's production of All is Calm: the Christmas Truce of 1914.
Review: THE HOURS Goes by in Minutes as Met Gives Birth to Fascinating Opera by Puts

Review: THE HOURS Goes by in Minutes as Met Gives Birth to Fascinating Opera by Puts and Pierce

by Richard Sasanow — November 25, 2022
The Met gave birth to a fascinating new opera on Tuesday and it wasn’t a moment too soon to unleash composer Kevin Puts’s THE HOURS on an audience that sometimes seems doomed to die inundated by too many AIDAs, BOHEMEs and CARMENs.
Review: LA RONDINE at Winter Opera

Review: LA RONDINE at Winter Opera

by Steve Callahan — November 25, 2022
Winter Opera has presented a truly gorgeous production of Puccini's La Rondine (The Swallow).
Matt Gray Will Step Down As American Opera Project General Director

Matt Gray Will Step Down As American Opera Project General Director

by BWW News Desk — November 23, 2022
The American Opera Project (AOP) Board of Directors, led by co-presidents Sarah Moulton Faux and Mark Kalow, has announced that General Director Matt Gray will step down from his role at the end of this month.
Dayton Performing Arts Alliance SuperPops Series Continues With Hometown Holiday, AMA

Dayton Performing Arts Alliance SuperPops Series Continues With Hometown Holiday, AMAHL AND THE NIGHT VISITORS

by BWW News Desk — November 22, 2022
Dayton Performing Arts Alliance presents Hometown Holiday, featuring the one-act opera Amahl and the Night Visitors as part of the SuperPops Series, Friday, Dec.
After More Than 240 Performances, Sonja Frisell's Staging Of Verdi's AIDA Has Its Fin

After More Than 240 Performances, Sonja Frisell's Staging Of Verdi's AIDA Has Its Final Met Run, Beginning December 2

by BWW News Desk — November 21, 2022
Verdi's epic opera Aida returns to the Metropolitan Opera stage for fifteen performances, from December 2, 2022, to April 27, 2023.
Nashville Bel Canto Foundation Launches New Program Mentoring Young Opera Performers

Nashville Bel Canto Foundation Launches New Program Mentoring Young Opera Performers

by BWW News Desk — November 21, 2022
The Nashville Bel Canto Foundation is a nonprofit Young Artist Program that was created to teach the tools to be a professional in the competitive world of opera.
Vancouver Opera Prepares For Giving Tuesday To Expand Education Program And Announces

Vancouver Opera Prepares For Giving Tuesday To Expand Education Program And Announces New Board Members

by BWW News Desk — November 21, 2022
Vancouver Opera is participating in Giving Tuesday on November 29, 2022.
Review: Oratorio Society Debuts Stunning NATION OF OTHERS by Moravec and Campbell at

Review: Oratorio Society Debuts Stunning NATION OF OTHERS by Moravec and Campbell at Carnegie Hall

by Richard Sasanow — November 18, 2022
The Oratorio Society of New York (OSNY), under Kent Tritle, gave its second stirring world premiere by Paul Moravec and Mark Campbell with Tuesday’s outstanding performance of A NATION OF OTHERS.
Resonance Works Welcomes the Holidays With AMAHL AND THE NIGHT VISITORS And THE BALLA

Resonance Works Welcomes the Holidays With AMAHL AND THE NIGHT VISITORS And THE BALLAD OF THE BROWN KING

by BWW News Desk — November 17, 2022
Resonance Works' tenth anniversary season continues with an inspiring program this December, including holiday classics and a world premiere.
Performers and Programme Announced For International Opera Awards 2022 At Teatro Real

Performers and Programme Announced For International Opera Awards 2022 At Teatro Real, Madrid

by BWW News Desk — November 17, 2022
Opera stars from across the globe will perform works from some of the most beloved operas of all time at the International Opera Awards 2022, as the opera world comes together to celebrate the best of the past season.
DOC THE HALLS A Streaming Collection Of World Premiere Holiday Songs Launches Decembe

DOC THE HALLS A Streaming Collection Of World Premiere Holiday Songs Launches December 2, 2022

by BWW News Desk — November 16, 2022
Decameron Opera Coalition, the celebrated national alliance of independent opera companies, is together again with a digital video songbook for the holiday season.
Musicians From Distinguished Concerts International New York to Rally for Fair Contra

Musicians From Distinguished Concerts International New York to Rally for Fair Contract

by BWW News Desk — November 16, 2022
The orchestra of Distinguished Concerts International New York (DCINY) is staging a public rally with live music at Dante Park, across from Lincoln Center, on Sunday, November 20 at 1pm.
Cast And Creative Team Announced for Opera Orlando's ALL IS CALM: THE CHRISTMAS TRUCE

Cast And Creative Team Announced for Opera Orlando's ALL IS CALM: THE CHRISTMAS TRUCE OF 1914!

by BWW News Desk — November 15, 2022
Opera Orlando remounts its 2019 production of the critically-acclaimed All is Calm: the Christmas Truce of 1914 this holiday season, welcoming back some familiar faces and new cast members.
Review: An Old-Fashioned Sing-Off Celebrates ANGEL BLUE at Geffen Hall's 2022 Richard

Review: An Old-Fashioned Sing-Off Celebrates ANGEL BLUE at Geffen Hall's 2022 Richard Tucker Gala

by Richard Sasanow — November 15, 2022
Award-winner Angel Blue started off the proceedings at the Richard Tucker Gala (after Barry Tucker’s usual introduction/ode to his father, the great tenor) with a bang: Puccini’s justly famous aria “Vissi d’arte” from TOSCA.
Review: DON CARLO Returns to the Met, This Time in Italian

Review: DON CARLO Returns to the Met, This Time in Italian

by Richard Sasanow — November 13, 2022
Last season, the company gave its first presentation of the French version (that’s the one called DON CARLOS, with a final S to his first name), in the five-act version that lasted almost 5 hours.
Review: ALCINA at Artscape is a Sumptuous, Atmospheric Spectacle of an Opera

Review: ALCINA at Artscape is a Sumptuous, Atmospheric Spectacle of an Opera

by Jaime Uranovsky — November 13, 2022
It is imperative that I begin this review by admitting that before viewing ALCINA, I was an opera-virgin.
New York City Opera to Present ALL IS CALM: THE CHRISTMAS TRUCE OF 1914 in December

New York City Opera to Present ALL IS CALM: THE CHRISTMAS TRUCE OF 1914 in December

by BWW News Desk — November 12, 2022
New York City Opera will celebrate the holidays with All Is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914 at Sacred Heart University Community Theatre, presented in association with Bodhi Tree Concerts and with the support of Kings Alley.
The Ridgefield Playhouse to Screen Encore Presentation of Met Opera's Production of V

The Ridgefield Playhouse to Screen Encore Presentation of Met Opera's Production of Verdi's LA TRAVIATA

by BWW News Desk — November 11, 2022
Verdi's La Traviata is the next Met Opera production coming to the big screen of The Ridgefield Playhouse.
Review: New York Becomes HOMETOWN to Kaminsky-Reed Opera About ICE Raid on Slaughterh

Review: New York Becomes HOMETOWN to Kaminsky-Reed Opera About ICE Raid on Slaughterhouse in Iowa

by Richard Sasanow — November 10, 2022
HOMETOWN TO THE WORLD--the 70-minute contemporary chamber opera by Laura Kaminsky and Kimberly Reed about the aftermath of a 2008 raid by the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on a slaughterhouse in Postville, Iowa--is about as far from the Midwest of Meredith Willson’s THE MUSIC MAN im
Opera Star Michael Fabiano Launches ARTSMART's Online Art Auction To Support Under-

Opera Star Michael Fabiano Launches ARTSMART's Online Art Auction To Support Under-Resourced Youth This Month 

by BWW News Desk — November 9, 2022
Michael Fabiano, co-founder and international opera starArtSmart announces its first ever Online Art Auction, featuring exquisite fine art and experiences collected from around the world, to bring awareness to the nonprofit's impact and raise critical funds.
White Snake Projects Offers 4 Short Holiday Operas In LET'S CELEBRATE, December 10

White Snake Projects Offers 4 Short Holiday Operas In LET'S CELEBRATE, December 10

by BWW News Desk — November 8, 2022
On December 10, Cerise Jacobs and her activist opera company, White Snake Projects (WSP), follow up their fall mainstage production of the poli sci-fi opera Cosmic Cowboy with the first installment of Let's Celebrate!, a new opera series comprising four short operas that supplement traditional holid
Opera Orlando's ALL IS CALM: THE CHRISTMAS TRUCE OF 1914 Is Going On Tour

Opera Orlando's ALL IS CALM: THE CHRISTMAS TRUCE OF 1914 Is Going On Tour

by BWW News Desk — November 8, 2022
=Opera Orlando goes On Tour with its production of Peter Rothstein's critically-acclaimed All is Calm: the Christmas Truce of 1914.

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