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The Atlanta Opera Releases GLORY DENIED Audio Recording & Short Film in November

The Atlanta Opera Releases GLORY DENIED Audio Recording & Short Film in November

by BWW News Desk — November 9, 2021
Reflecting its deep commitment and connection to the veteran community, The Atlanta Opera will honor veterans in November with the release of two works centered on Tom Cipullo's Glory Denied, a distinctly American saga about the nation's longest-held prisoner of war, who returns from the jungles of
Heartbeat Opera's 2021 Drag Extravaganza MESSY MESSIAH Arrives For The Holidays

Heartbeat Opera's 2021 Drag Extravaganza MESSY MESSIAH Arrives For The Holidays

by BWW News Desk — November 9, 2021
Heartbeat Opera will bring back its beloved drag opera extravaganza.
Artist Redell Olsen Collaborates With Scientists And Singers On DARE Prize Commission

Artist Redell Olsen Collaborates With Scientists And Singers On DARE Prize Commission

by BWW News Desk — November 9, 2021
Airborne insects, a wax model of a melting human head, a Handel opera restaged with moths and the attack on the US Capitol weave an intricate web of multimedia works in British poet, writer and visual artist Redell Olsen's DARE Art Prize commission Weather, Whether Radar: Plume of the Volants, which
VIDEO: Watch a Trailer for TOSCA at The Met

VIDEO: Watch a Trailer for TOSCA at The Met

by BWW News Desk — November 9, 2021
Puccini’s Tosca will return to The Metropolitan opera in David McVicar’s thrilling production December 2–March 12.
Riverside Opera Company Presents Award-Winning Performers in TOSCA AND TANGO- An Eve

Riverside Opera Company Presents Award-Winning Performers in TOSCA AND TANGO- An Evening of Arias, Duets and Dance 

by BWW News Desk — November 8, 2021
Riverside Opera Company invites all to enjoy arias, duets, dance and fellowship at an evening of Riverside Opera: Tosca and Tango, Saturday, November 20, 2021, 7:30 p.
VIDEO: The Royal Opera Chorus Performs the 'Witches Chorus' From MACBETH

VIDEO: The Royal Opera Chorus Performs the 'Witches Chorus' From MACBETH

by BWW News Desk — November 8, 2021
Watch the Royal Opera Chorus perform the Witches Chorus from Phyllida Lloyd's production of The Royal Opera's Macbeth.
Sinitta Will Play 'Mama Morton' in CHICAGO at Dubai Opera

Sinitta Will Play 'Mama Morton' in CHICAGO at Dubai Opera

by BWW News Desk — November 8, 2021
Renowned singer Sinitta has joined the cast to play the role of 'Mama Morton' in the acclaimed musical, alongside Faye Brookes as 'Roxie Hart', West End and TV star Darren Day as Billy Flynn, Djalenga Scott as 'Velma Kelly' and Joel Montague as 'Amos Hart'.
International Opera Star Pumeza Matshikiza  Will Have Recital at the Rand City

International Opera Star Pumeza Matshikiza Will Have Recital at the Rand City

by Gigi Gervais — November 7, 2021
SITTOPERA ™  will present Champagne and Opera with Magnificent Matshikiza, a recital by South African lyric soprano Pumeza Matshikiza to be held at the Rand Club Ballroom  in Johannesburg on Friday 12 November 2021.
BWW Review: Gershwin's PORGY & BESS Returns to the Met with a Grand Bess in Angel Blu

BWW Review: Gershwin's PORGY & BESS Returns to the Met with a Grand Bess in Angel Blue

by Richard Sasanow — November 6, 2021
There are so many things to like about the season’s revival of Gershwin’s PORGY & BESS, which was new in the 2019-2020 season, before Covid became the “song” that no one wanted to hear.
Opera In The Heights to Presents IL TROVATORE

Opera In The Heights to Presents IL TROVATORE

by BWW News Desk — November 5, 2021
Opera in the Heights, after a year and a half of alternative programming online and outdoors, has announced its return to fully-staged productions in its home venue, Lambert Hall.
Photos: First Look at Pittsburgh Opera's THE MAGIC FLUTE

Photos: First Look at Pittsburgh Opera's THE MAGIC FLUTE

by BWW News Desk — November 5, 2021
Pittsburgh Opera returns to the Benedum Center, for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began, with Mozart’s most-celebrated opera - the mystical adventure The Magic Flute.
Puccini's LA BOHEME Returns to the Met Stage Next Week

Puccini's LA BOHEME Returns to the Met Stage Next Week

by BWW News Desk — November 5, 2021
South Korean conductor Eun Sun Kim, who became music director of San Francisco Opera this fall, will make her Met debut leading Puccini’s La Bohème November 9, marking the first of five female conductors to take the Met podium this season—the most in Met history.
Charlottesville Opera Welcomes Caroline Worra As New Artistic Director

Charlottesville Opera Welcomes Caroline Worra As New Artistic Director

by BWW News Desk — November 2, 2021
David Newkirk, Chair of Charlottesville Opera's Board of Directors and Christina DeMarea, General Director, announced that Caroline Worra has been named Artistic Director of the nonprofit company, effective immediately.
Edmonton Opera to Present Digital World Premieres Of Vivian Fung's GROVER AND FRIENDS

Edmonton Opera to Present Digital World Premieres Of Vivian Fung's GROVER AND FRIENDS and ALARM

by BWW News Desk — November 2, 2021
On Friday, November 26, 2021 at 7:30pm MST, Edmonton Opera will present the digital world premieres of Canadian composer Vivian Fung's two operatic scenes, Grover and Friends and Alarm, as part of their Wild Rose Opera Project.
Vancouver Opera to Celebrate Return To The Theatre With 2021-2022 Season Opener ORFEO

Vancouver Opera to Celebrate Return To The Theatre With 2021-2022 Season Opener ORFEO ED EURIDICE

by BWW News Desk — November 1, 2021
Vancouver Opera is returning to live performances at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre for the 2021-2022 season.
BWW Review: DIE MEISTERSINGER VON NÜRNBERG at the Metropolitan Opera

BWW Review: DIE MEISTERSINGER VON NÜRNBERG at the Metropolitan Opera

by George Weinhouse — November 1, 2021
For the first time in almost seven years, the Metropolitan Opera has revived Wagner's DIE MEISTERSINGER VON NURNBERG.
BWW Review: My Desert Island (and 92nd St. Y) All-Time Dream Team – Brownlee, Spyre

BWW Review: My Desert Island (and 92nd St. Y) All-Time Dream Team – Brownlee, Spyres and Rossini

by Richard Sasanow — October 30, 2021
Oh, sure, give us Missy Mazzoli, Nico Muhly, Laura Kaminsky, Kevin Puts, Terence Blanchard, Paul Moravec, Huang Ruo and all the other fabulous composers at work today.
VIDEO: Janai Brugger Sings 'Summertime' in Rehearsal For The Metropolitan Opera's POR

VIDEO: Janai Brugger Sings 'Summertime' in Rehearsal For The Metropolitan Opera's PORGY AND BESS

by BWW News Desk — October 29, 2021
The Metropolitan Opera has posted a video from the final dress rehearsal of their production of Porgy and Bess.
Student Rush Tickets Announced for Opera Orlando's LA TRAVIATA

Student Rush Tickets Announced for Opera Orlando's LA TRAVIATA

by BWW News Desk — October 28, 2021
Opera Orlando will present Giuseppe Verdi’s classic La Traviata this weekend at the Walt Disney Theater at Dr.
Connecticut Lyric Opera to Present LA LIBERAZIONE DI RUGGIERO DALL'ISOLA D'ALCINA in

Connecticut Lyric Opera to Present LA LIBERAZIONE DI RUGGIERO DALL'ISOLA D'ALCINA in November

by BWW News Desk — October 28, 2021
Connecticut Lyric Opera, in association with its partner, Connecticut Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra, will present Italian Baroque composer Francesca Caccini's 'La liberazione di Ruggiero dalla'isola d'Alcina'' on November 5 and 7.
The Gershwins' PORGY AND BESS Will Return to The Met

The Gershwins' PORGY AND BESS Will Return to The Met

by BWW News Desk — October 28, 2021
The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess will return to the Met for 13 performances, October 31–December 12, 2021.
Pittsburgh Opera Presents A Special Recital By Rolando Villazón

Pittsburgh Opera Presents A Special Recital By Rolando Villazón

by BWW News Desk — October 27, 2021
World-renowned tenor and Pittsburgh Opera Resident Artist alumnus Rolando Villazón returns to Pittsburgh for a recital to benefit Pittsburgh Opera's acclaimed Resident Artist Program.
The Atlanta Opera Announces 2021-22 Glynn Studio Artists

The Atlanta Opera Announces 2021-22 Glynn Studio Artists

by BWW News Desk — October 27, 2021
Each of the Studio Artists is an early career professional with significant stage experience, some with lead performances and major concert appearances on their resume.
Reimagined Virtual Opera OTELLO to be Presented by The Town Hall and PREformances Cha

Reimagined Virtual Opera OTELLO to be Presented by The Town Hall and PREformances Chamber Music Collaborative

by BWW News Desk — October 27, 2021
The Town Hall and the PREformances Chamber Music Collaborative have teamed up to bring Verdi’s Otello, virtually, to audiences at home as part of The Town Hall’s new Opera at Home series.

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