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South Street Seaport Museum Announces OPERA IN DEPTH: EXPLORING WHAT LIES BENEATH by BWW News Desk
- August 04, 2021 South Street Seaport Museum has announced Opera In Depth: Exploring What Lies Beneath, a virtual discussion on Tuesday, August 17, 2021 at 7:30pm, in advance of On Site Opera's upcoming production of What Lies Beneath specifically designed for the 1885 tall ship Wavertree.
VIDEO: Watch Act II Duet From Royal Opera's DON CARLOS by Alan Henry
- August 04, 2021 The Jette Parker Young Artists Summer Performance is a chance to discover the stars of tomorrow. Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha, performing the role of Élisabeth, and Andrés Presno, performing the role of Don Carlos, sing a duet from Act II of Don Carlos as part of the Jette Parker Young Artists Summer Performance 2021.
New Camerata Opera Announces 2021/22 Season by BWW News Desk
- August 03, 2021 New Camerata Opera has announced its 2021/22 season featuring a world premiere, immersive family performances, and free outdoor concerts.
National Opera Association Introduces New Dominick and Carolyn Bailey Argento Fellowships by BWW News Desk
- August 02, 2021 The National Opera Association launches two new fellowship programs to support graduate study in vocal performance and opera composition. Thanks to a generous endowment established by the prominent American composer, Dominick Argento (1927-2019), and his wife, the soprano, Carolyn Bailey Argento (1930-2006), the fellowships will provide full tuition and living expenses for graduate study for two recipients - one in vocal performance and the other in composition, up to $50,000 per year each.
Opera Orlando Announces Expansion of Staff and Infrastructure by BWW News Desk
- August 02, 2021 As Opera Orlando prepares for its sixth full season and its move into Steinmetz Hall, the Company has expanded and reorganized its staff and infrastructure to continue its growth as an organization.
VIVALDI MEETS WERTHER: FOUR SEASONS to be Presented by Opera In The City 2021 by BWW News Desk
- August 02, 2021 Different art forms reframe and reimagine one another to form an original vision of two traditional works: united by their sense of drama, characterisation and feeling. The dramatic movements of Antonio Vivaldi's The Four Seasons interweave with Goethe's novel The Sorrows of Young Werther to bring its haunting story to life.
Rossini Opera Festival Announces 2022 Lineup by BWW News Desk
- July 31, 2021 This year's 2021 edition will feature 'Moïse et Pharaon,' 'Il signor Bruschino,' and 'Elisabetta regina d’Inghilterra.' The festival, running through August 22, will also include various concerts and galas.
COSI Will Be Performed at Roleystone Hall in August by BWW News Desk
- July 29, 2021 What happens when an eclectic cast of asylum patients are brought together to perform Mozart's Italian opera Cosi fan tutte, despite the fact none can sing nor even speak Italian? The answer is Cosi, the popular Australian play by Louis Nowra showing at Roleystone Hall this August.
The Met Opera Will Require Audience Members to Provide Proof of Vaccination by BWW News Desk
- July 28, 2021 All audience members must provide in-person verification of vaccination. Prior to entering the Met, you will be asked to provide proof of vaccination through the CLEAR app (if available to you), the Excelsior Pass (for New York State residents), or an original physical vaccination card or photograph of it.
San Diego Opera's 2021-2022 Season to Open with Three Intimate Concerts by BWW News Desk
- July 27, 2021 San Diego Opera’s safe return to indoor performances begins with three intimate concerts showcasing some of today’s most exciting singers with a varied and diverse repertoire of opera, show tunes, spirituals, and zarzuela, as well as a number of surprises.
Savannah VOICE Festival to Present LA BOHEME by BWW News Desk
- July 26, 2021 The ninth annual Savannah VOICE Festival, staged Aug. 8 – 22 in and around the Hostess City, will include a condensed production of the famous Puccini opera La Bohème on Saturday, August 21, with renowned stage director Fabrizio Melano and Maestro Andrew Bisantz.
Opera Orlando SINGS! Launches This Monday by BWW News Desk
- July 23, 2021 Opera Orlando SINGS! will be an annual summer program moving forward for the Company. All currently-enrolled high school students are encouraged to apply, as well as to submit video recordings of themselves singing an art song, aria, or musical theater piece. Dates for next year’s SINGS! program will be announced in the spring of 2022.
BWW Review: Splendid FELLOW TRAVELERS at Des Moines Metro Opera by DC Felton
- July 22, 2021 Every once in a while, a show comes along that takes you completely by surprise. For me, this recently happened with Des Moines Metro Opera's one-night-only performance of FELLOW TRAVELERS at Hoyt Sherman Place.
Opera Naples Names Fundraising Expert Carla Calavitta As Development Director by BWW News Desk
- July 21, 2021 Opera Naples, one of Naples' leading performing arts organization, welcomes new Development Director, Carla Calavitta. In this newly created position underwritten by generous patrons Larry and Louise Ost, Calavitta will lead the fundraising efforts for Opera Naples' annual gala, patron events and Millennium Club program, and work directly with Sondra Quinn, executive director of Opera Naples. Before joining Opera Naples, Calavitta worked for the Lupus Research Alliance as the Western Regional Development Manager.
Priti Gandhi Named Artistic Director of Portland Opera by BWW News Desk
- July 21, 2021 Portland Opera has announced that Priti Gandhi has joined the company as artistic director. Ms. Gandhi will work with Sue Dixon, and artistic advisors Karen Slack and Damien Geter, to guide the company as an artistic and strategic leader.
Opera Kansas Announces World Premiere Of STAGGERWING At Kansas Aviation Museum by BWW News Desk
- July 19, 2021 A female-led world premiere, Staggerwing brings to life the historical and dangerous flight of aviatrixes Louis Thaden and Blanche Noyes as they compete for and win the grueling transcontinental 1936 Bendix Trophy Race.
VIDEO: Learn What its Like to Be a Member of the Royal Opera Chorus by BWW News Desk
- July 19, 2021 Members of the Chorus will discuss the opportunities, joys and challenges of their work and perform excerpts including Bizet’s Carmen, Verdi’s Falstaff, Britten's Peter Grimes and many more best-loved operas.
Opera Director Graham Vick Dies at 67 Due to Complications From COVID-19 by BWW News Desk
- July 18, 2021 In 1987, he founded the Birmingham Opera Company. Vick's productions with Birmingham Opera included the first UK production of Othello to feature a black tenor in the title role in 2009, and the 2012 world premiere of Karlheinz Stockhausen's Mittwoch aus Licht.