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THE SECRET RIVER Piano Workshop Announced at Mead Botanical Garden by BWW News Desk
- April 26, 2021 Last season, Opera Orlando announced the development of its first commissioned opera, The Secret River, and this past Saturday, April 24, Orlando audiences got a sneak peek at this new work.
Constella OperaBallet Brings Darley Abbey Heritage To Life In SPIN A TALE by BWW News Desk
- April 26, 2021 Constella OperaBallet have worked in partnership with Derbyshire's Darley Abbey to bring its heritage to life through a series of seven short films with newly commissioned dance, music and drama.
TOSCA to be Presented by Gulfshore Opera by BWW News Desk
- April 23, 2021 Puccini's Tosca, a grand opera production with professional orchestra and chorus, is scheduled for April 26, 2022 at the Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall in Ft. Myers. Gulfshore Opera returns to Barbara B. Mann after their successful debut of La Bohème in January, the first production since Covid-19. T
The Met Announces Livestreaming Plans for Final Rounds of National Council Auditions by BWW News Desk
- April 23, 2021 The 23 opera singers who have won regional auditions around the United States will compete in the semifinal round of the country’s leading vocal competition, the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, on Sunday, May 9, beginning at 11am ET.
BWW Feature: Virtual Opera Streaming 21-28 at Home Computer Screens by Maria Nockin
- April 23, 2021 On Wednesday, April 21, We begin this week’s tour with one of the Los Angeles Opera website’s most popular “Living Room Recitals.” Soprano, Latonia Moore sings with pianist Roberto Berrocal. After the recital, we leave for NYC. On arrival, we go to Shut Up and Eat, a most generous Toms River restaurant that offers a discount to patrons in pajamas.
Sydney Opera House Announces May 2021 UnWrapped Lineup by BWW News Desk
- April 22, 2021 The Sydney Opera House today unveiled the latest instalment of live music, First Nations cabaret, contemporary dance and digital performance works-in-development as part of its biannual UnWrapped season of diverse, rarely seen and critically acclaimed work.
VIDEO: Get A First Look At The Met's WAGNERIANS IN CONCERT by BWW News Desk
- April 21, 2021 BroadwayWorld has a first look at Wagnerians in Concert featuring sopranos Christine Goerke and Elza van den Heever, tenor Andreas Schager, and baritone Michael Volle, live from the Hessisches Staatstheater, in Wiesbaden, Germany, on May 8.
Pittsburgh Opera To Perform Art Deco Production Of SEMELE Next Month by BWW News Desk
- April 20, 2021 Pittsburgh Opera will present the first-ever Pittsburgh performances of George Frideric Handel's baroque gem Semele at its headquarters in the Strip District from May 8th through 20th.
International Contemporary Ensemble Hosts Afro-Diasporic Opera Forum by BWW News Desk
- April 19, 2021 The International Contemporary Ensemble, in partnership with Opera Omaha and FringeArts, will present the Afro-Diasporic Opera Forum online from May 26-28, 2021. The Forum is a free, three-day series of online events produced by colleagues and collaborators of the International Contemporary Ensemble.
MET Orchestra Musicians and Frederica von Stade Honor Fallen Colleagues With SONGS WITHOUT WORDS Concert by BWW News Desk
- April 19, 2021 Frederica 'Flicka' von Stade will join MET Orchestra musicians in a streaming program of chamber music. This performance will remember five orchestra colleagues who have passed away since the pandemic began. Flicka will sing Poulenc's 'Les anges musiciens,' ('Angel Musicians') from La courte paille as a tribute to their memories.
Sixth Annual New York Opera Fest Featuring 20+ Companies to be Presented by The New York Opera Alliance by BWW News Desk
- April 19, 2021 The New York Opera Fest will celebrate its sixth season with both virtual and in-person performances by 20+ local, New York City-based opera companies. Presented by the New York Opera Alliance, with support from OPERA America, this annual festival runs for two months May-June 2021 starting with a special kick-off event April 29th.
BWW Review: Lyricist-Librettist Mark Campbell Brings His Vision of the World to NY Festival of Song by Richard Sasanow
- April 18, 2021 Whether he’s writing about soldiers in World War I (SILENT NIGHT with Kevin Puts) or immigrants landing on Ellis Island (A NATION OF OTHERS with Paul Moravec), setting a ‘penny dreadful’-inspired story (ELIZABETH CREE with Puts) or looking inside a mad genius of technology [THE (R)EVOLUTION OF STEVE JOBS with Mason Bates], Mark Campbell brings his unique vision of the world to whatever he does. He gave us an inkling of the depth and breadth of his skills in the concert for the New York Festival of Song (NYFOS)—heard first the other night on YouTube and available through May 15.
Jake Heggie and Nico Muhly to Join Sasha Cooke for CLASSICAL CONVERSATIONS by BWW News Desk
- April 16, 2021 Classical music’s Hamlen-Palm Series will be presented this year as four engaging online chats called Classical Conversations. The series is set to debut Thursday, April 29, 2021, with a discussion between American composers Jake Heggie and Nico Muhly hosted by two-time Grammy Award winning mezzo-soprano Sasha Cooke.
CARMEN Announced from Opera Orlando ENCORE! Presentations by BWW News Desk
- April 15, 2021 On the heels of sold-out, in-person performances of Opera Orlando's Carmen, set in 1960s Haiti, the Company is proud to present this production online via the ENCORE! series.
SATYAGRAHA, SIMON BOCCANEGRA & More Announced for The Met's Two-Week Schedule for Nightly Met Opera Streams by BWW News Desk
- April 14, 2021 The schedule includes a week featuring operas centered around morally admirable characters and the power of the human spirit, and a week of operas set in Paris, entitled City of Light. The April 23 stream of Philip Glass’s Satyagraha is being presented in partnership with Carnegie Hall as part of their Voices of Hope festival.
MARIAN'S SONG to be Presented by Houston Grand Opera at Miller Outdoor Theatre This Spring by BWW News Desk
- April 14, 2021 Continuing the annual company tradition of offering a spring performance at Miller Outdoor Theatre, Houston Grand Opera will present Marian’s Song for free on Friday, May 14 and Saturday, May 15. Marian’s Song debuted in March 2020 on the Wortham Theater Center’s Cullen stage as HGO’s 68th world premiere.
BWW Feature: Opera Streaming Online This Week 4/14/21 by Maria Nockin
- April 13, 2021 On the Los Angeles Opera website, tenor Russell Thomas and collaborative pianist Kyung-Mi Kim present a program of song that includes Schumann's song cycle, Dichterliebe (Poet's Love), Handel's aria “Total Eclipse” from Samson, and love songs by Adolphus Hailstork and Robert Owens that was filmed recently at Spivey Hall in Atlanta, Georgia.
Artistic Director Marcus Desando on Presenting Second Edition of CANTIAMO - MZANSI OPERA CELEBRATION by Lindsay Kruger
- April 13, 2021 After a highly successful debut hailed as 'an operatic musical extravaganza', CANTIAMO - MZANSI OPERA CELEBRATION returns to the Mandela Theatre this month. Directed by acclaimed artistic producer and director Marcus Desando, he discusses with BroadwayWorld his role as director in this celebratory showcase of international and local compositions.
Houston Grand Opera Presents MY FAVORITE THINGS: SONGS FROM THE SOUNDS OF MUSIC by BWW News Desk
- April 12, 2021 My Favorite Things: Songs from The Sound of Music will feature selections from the beloved Rodgers and Hammerstein II musical, performed by members of the principal cast from HGO's originally planned full production of The Sound of Music, which had been set for this spring before the company canceled it due to the pandemic.
BWW Review: DON PASQUALE at Opera Santa Barbara by Maggie Yates
- April 12, 2021 Don Pasquale, directed by Josh Shaw, is a comic opera that pits the vivacious young Norina (Jana McIntyre) and her lover, Ernesto (Matthew Grills), against Ernesto's blustering, elderly uncle, Don Pasquale (Andrew Potter).
Sydney Philharmonia Choirs Present CARMINA BURANA in May by BWW News Desk
- April 12, 2021 With Covid restrictions ramping steadily down Sydney Philharmonia Choirs is once more able to deliver the signature mass choir performances, for which the organisation has earned its impeccable worldwide reputation.