San Diego Opera's Main Stage Season Begins With COSI FAN TUTTE At The San Diego Civic Theatre Next Month by BWW News Desk
- January 13, 2022 Mozart's opera, Così fan tutte, opens on Saturday February 12, 2022 for four performances at the San Diego Civic Theatre. Additional performances are February 15, 18, and 20 (matinee), 2022. These performances mark the Company's safe return to the Civic Theatre since February of 2020 and the first time Così fan tutte has been presented by the Company since 2005 in a new production directed by “opera provocateur” Timothy Nelson.
OPERA America to Host Racial Justice Opera Forum, February 1–5 by BWW News Desk
- January 13, 2022 OPERA America will host its first-ever Racial Justice Opera Forum, bringing the opera field together for a week of intentional learning, engagement, and practical application.
Atlanta Opera Presents (R)EVOLUTION OF STEVE JOBS, April 30 by BWW News Desk
- January 13, 2022 In four performances in spring 2022, The Atlanta Opera presents the Southeast premiere of The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs (April 30–May 8), the opera that won Mason Bates and Mark Campbell a 2019 Grammy Award, in a new production from General & Artistic Director Tomer Zvulun.
Teatr Wielki - Opera Narodowa Presents TOSCA This Month by BWW News Desk
- January 13, 2022 Not unlike Picasso or Klimt, Puccini painted a series of fascinating and multifaceted female portraits. His Manon, Mimi, Tosca, Cio-Cio-San, Magda, and the seemingly frigid Turandot who secretly pines for love, continue to spellbind opera audiences across the world. As time goes by, the characters do not lose any of their distinct flavour, appeal, and relevance, although their stories are set is long-gone realities.
John Moriarty, Notable Figure In American Opera, Dies At Age 91 by BWW News Desk
- January 12, 2022 Central City Opera has announced the passing of Artistic Director Emeritus John Moriarty. Moriarty died in his home located in Fall River, Mass. on January 5th at the age of 91.
Opera Singer Maria Ewing Dies at 71 by BWW News Desk
- January 12, 2022 BroadwayWorld is saddened to report that opera singer Maria Ewing has died at age 71. Ewing sang soprano and mezzo-soprano, and was also the mother of actress Rebecca Hall.
San Diego Opera Announces Life Science Night At The Opera For The Biotech Industry for ROMEO ET JULIETTE by BWW News Desk
- January 11, 2022 San Diego Opera will celebrate the local biotech tech industry with Life Sciences Night at the Opera, an evening of opera and networking with top executives from the local life sciences industry. Life Sciences Night at the Opera event is co-chaired by Joe Panetta, President and CEO Biocom California, the largest regional life science association in the world, and Sara Zaknoen M.D., SD Opera Board Member, and President Zed Strategic Consulting.
The Royal Opera Dedicates LE NOZZE DI FIGARO To Bernard Haitink by BWW News Desk
- January 11, 2022 The Royal Opera will dedicate the current run of Mozart's Le nozze di Figaro to former Royal Opera Music Director Bernard Haitink - celebrating all he accomplished during his tenure at the ROH. Music Director of the Royal Opera Antonio Pappano, who is conducting the revival run of David McVicar's production, will pay a personal tribute before the performance on Tuesday 11 January 2022.
New Dates Announced For World Premiere Of THE GARDEN OF THE FINZI-CONTINIS by BWW News Desk
- January 10, 2022 Now opening January 27, New York City Opera will produce its latest world premiere of a new American opera, Ricky Ian Gordon's THE GARDEN OF THE FINZI-CONTINIS, a co-production with the National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene.
The Glimmerglass Festival Announces Apprenticeship Program by BWW News Desk
- January 10, 2022 The Glimmerglass Festival has offered internships in all aspects of industry practice for decades. With a desire to offer a more inclusive, equitable and diverse experience for the next generation of theater professionals, the Festival has announced several changes and adjustments to its educational programming.
VIDEO: Watch an All New Trailer For the Metropolitan Opera's RIGOLETTO by BWW News Desk
- January 07, 2022 Baritone Quinn Kelsey, a commanding artist at the height of his powers, brings his searing portrayal of the title role to the Met for the first time, starring alongside soprano Rosa Feola as Gilda and tenor Piotr Beczała as the Duke of Mantua, with leading maestro Daniele Rustioni on the podium. A second run of performances in the spring features soprano Kristina Mkhitaryan, and tenor Stephen Costello, conducted by Karel Mark Chichon.
Audiences Sing Along With Stephanie Blythe In New Digital Production By On Site Opera by BWW News Desk
- January 06, 2022 On Site Opera, New York's pioneering opera company rooted in site-specific storytelling and the immersive experience, revisits the perils, hilarity, and teachable lessons of 2020 with Lesson Plan, a live and interactive digital production based on Georg Phillip Telemann's Der Schulmeister with additional music and new English libretto by Rachel J. Peters, Friday, January 21- Saturday, January 29, 2022.
Michael Chioldi to Sing the Title Role in Upcoming RIGOLETTO Performances by BWW News Desk
- January 06, 2022 Michael Chioldi will sing the title role in the next two performances of Verdi's Rigoletto, replacing Quinn Kelsey, who will return for the January 15 performance. Chioldi sang the role in the January 4 performance.
OPERA America Announces Third Cycle of IDEA Opera Grants by BWW News Desk
- January 05, 2022 OPERA America has announced the third cycle of IDEA Opera Grants (Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access), an initiative that supports teams of composers and librettists who identify as African, Latinx, Asian, Arab, and/or Native American in the development of new operatic works and the advancement of their careers in the opera industry.
San Diego Opera's Mainstage Season Continues In March With Gounod's ROMEO ET JULIETTE by BWW News Desk
- January 04, 2022 Gounod's masterpiece of grand French opera, Roméo et Juliette, continues San Diego Opera's 2021-2022 season when it opens on Saturday, March, 26, 2022 for four performances at the San Diego Civic Theatre. Additional performances are March 29, April 1, and 3 (matinee), 2022.
Mozart's LE NOZZE DI FIGARO to Return to the Met by BWW News Desk
- January 04, 2022 The Metropolitan Opera will present Mozart’s classic comedy Le Nozze di Figaro for six performances, January 8–28, 2022. Maestro Daniele Rustioni, currently conducting the Met’s new production of Verdi’s Rigoletto, takes the podium to lead the revival of Richard Eyre’s fast-paced production, which sets the action in 1930s Seville.
Review Roundup: What Did Critics Think Of The Met Opera's RIGOLETTO? by BWW Staff
- January 04, 2022
The Met rings in the new year with the gala premiere of a bold new take on Verdi's timeless tragedy from Bartlett Sher. The Tony Award-winning director resets the opera's action in 1920s Europe, with Art Deco sets by Michael Yeargan and elegant costumes by Catherine Zuber, themselves boasting a combined eight Tony Awards. Read all the reviews!