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Video: First Look at Opera Atelier's ANGEL by BWW News Desk
- October 11, 2021 Opera Atelier has a released a first look at it's season premiere production, the world premiere film event, ANGEL.
BWW Review: Well, Hello, Jonas, It's So Nice to Have You Back Where You Belong (New York, That Is) by Richard Sasanow
- October 11, 2021 The opening lines of Jonas Kaufmann’s lieder concert at Carnegie Hall Saturday night, weren’t exactly ones that fill the heart with joy: “My songs are filled with poison—why shouldn’t that be true? Into my budding manhood, you poured your poison through.” But to have Kaufmann back in New York was a wondrous thing. And he gave us plenty to be thankful for.
New Opera ALICEHEIMER'S Previewed At Town Hall Theater by BWW News Desk
- October 08, 2021 On Sunday, November 7 at 7pm, Town Hall Theater and Opera Company of Middlebury present a preview showcase performance of Aliceheimer's, the new chamber opera by composer Erik Nielsen and artist, writer, and anthropologist Dana Walrath, at Town Hall Theater in Middlebury.
TURANDOT to Return to the Met in October by BWW News Desk
- October 08, 2021 Puccini’s majestic Turandot will return to the Met with nine performances beginning October 12, 2021, and five additional performances beginning April 30, 2022. Conducted by Marco Armiliato, Turandot features two of opera’s most thrilling voices sharing the title role of the legendary princess: Christine Goerke and Anna Netrebko.
Grammy-Winner Terence Blanchard Celebrates New Album and Met Opera Debut! by BWW News Desk
- October 07, 2021 On Saturday, November 13, the two-time Oscar nominee, five-time Grammy-winning trumpeter, and composer Terence Blanchard celebrates the life and legacy of mentor, Wayne Shorter, with his new album Absence. Blanchard celebrates both the brilliance of Shorter's legacy and the inspiration he has given Blanchard, influencing his ever-expanding amalgam of music and storytelling.
Columbia School Of The Arts Presents THE TROJAN WOMEN by BWW News Desk
- October 06, 2021 Columbia University School of the Arts will present Rebecca Miller Kratzer's (Columbia MFA Directing Candidate 2022) production of THE TROJAN WOMEN, a new opera.
VIDEO: Get A First Look At René Pape In BORIS GODUNOV At The Met Opera by Alan Henry
- October 06, 2021 Don’t miss bass René Pape in Stephen Wadsworth’s landmark production of Mussorgsky’s masterpiece, on stage through October 17 and live in cinemas on October 9. Sebastian Weigle conducts.
Central City Opera Announces 2022 Season by BWW News Desk
- October 05, 2021 Central City Opera's 90th season showcases The Light in the Piazza, Die Fledermaus and Two Remain. The festival runs July 2, 2022 - July 31, 2022.
Opera Idaho to Present THE MERRY WIDOW at the Morrison Center This Month by BWW News Desk
- October 02, 2021 Opera Idaho will bring Franz Lehár's The Merry Widow to the Morrison Center. The Merry Widow stars Soprano Cecilia Violetta as Hanna Glawari, Grammy Award winning baritone Gabriel Preisser as Danilo and more.
New Rashid Johnson Exhibition, THE CHORUS, Now on View at the Metropolitan Opera by BWW News Desk
- October 01, 2021 The Metropolitan Opera unveiled two new, monumental mosaics by the American artist Rashid Johnson as part of an exhibition titled The Chorus, which are now on view inside the opera house and displayed on the Grand Tier and Dress Circle levels. The work is part of the Met’s long-running visual arts initiative, Gallery Met, and will be on display throughout the 2021–22 season.
Madison Opera Returns To The Stage With Donizetti's LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR by BWW News Desk
- September 30, 2021 Forbidden love, political intrigue, and a soprano gone mad: Madison Opera returns to Overture Hall to open its 61st season with Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor. Performances of this classic bel canto work are Friday, November 5 at 8 PM and Sunday, November 7 at 2:30 PM.
Cincinnati Opera Presents World Premiere of Spears/Smith CASTOR AND PATIENCE by BWW News Desk
- September 30, 2021 Originally commissioned for Cincinnati Opera's 100th anniversary in 2020 and postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Castor and Patience receives its much-anticipated world premiere in July 2022.
Cincinnati Opera Announces 2022 Summer Festival by BWW News Desk
- September 30, 2021 After two seasons away, Cincinnati Opera today announced plans to return to Cincinnati Music Hall and the School for Creative and Performing Arts (SCPA) next June and July for its 2022 Summer Festival.
BWW Review: The Met's Short Version of BORIS is Good-Enough for Me by Richard Sasanow
- September 30, 2021 The Lady or the Tiger? In this case, both are Mussorgsky’s BORIS GODUNOV—just different versions of it. Which is the preferred one? (Or, more properly, “the preferred one of several,” including one that the composer’s friend, Rimsky Korsakov, fiddled with after his death.) The Met chose Mussorgsky's original, and shorter, version for its revival of the composer's most famous opera this season.
The Royal Opera House Celebrates Design Challenge Winners, And Welcomes 24 Schools For First Schools' Matinee by BWW News Desk
- September 28, 2021 On Friday, the Royal Opera House opened its doors to students, holding the first Schools' Matinee of the new Season, and hosting a special prizegiving ceremony to celebrate winners of the 10th annual Design Challenge. Both initiatives form part of a wider strategy to engage, inspire and educate a new generation.
BWW Review: Blanchard's FIRE SHUT UP IN MY BONES Opens Met Season with Fireworks by Richard Sasanow
- September 28, 2021 It’s been a long 18 months since the last opera on the Met’s stage. The Terence Blanchard-Kasi Lemmons FIRE SHUT UP IN MY BONES roared into Lincoln Center to let the audience know what it has been missing.
VIDEO: Get A First Look At FIRE SHUT UP IN MY BONES by Alan Henry
- September 28, 2021 Terence Blanchard's Fire Shut Up in My Bones - the first opera by a Black composer ever performed by the Met is now on stage. Get a first look at video from the production!
VIDEO: Terence Blanchard, James Robinson & More Discuss FIRE SHUT UP IN MY BONES by Alan Henry
- September 28, 2021 Watch as General Manager Peter Gelb discusses Fire Shut Up in My Bones with members of the production’s creative team, including composer Terence Blanchard, co-director James Robinson, and Met Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin.