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Opera Orlando to Present Summer Concert Series

Opera Orlando to Present Summer Concert Series

by BWW News Desk — July 15, 2021
Opera Orlando's annual Summer Concert Series (formerly Opera on Park) returns live and in person to the University Club of Winter Park this August.
Nightly Met Opera Streams to Come to an End July 25

Nightly Met Opera Streams to Come to an End July 25

by BWW News Desk — July 15, 2021
With Opening Night approaching and the return of live opera on the horizon, the Met has announced the end of its Nightly Met Opera Streams, the extremely popular series of encore Live in HD presentations and classic telecasts streamed on its website during the Covid-19 closure.
Opera Roanoke Announces 2021-22 Season Lineup

Opera Roanoke Announces 2021-22 Season Lineup

by BWW News Desk — July 14, 2021
The season consists of Bluebeard's Castle, Lawrence Brownlee: Cycles of My Being, and Giuseppe Verdi: Messa da Requiem.
VIDEO: Journalist Alexandra Coghlan Leads Royal Opera House Panel On Gatekeeping in O

VIDEO: Journalist Alexandra Coghlan Leads Royal Opera House Panel On Gatekeeping in Opera

by Alan Henry — July 13, 2021
What is gatekeeping and how does it present itself in opera? Journalist Alexandra Coghlan chairs a panel of artists and industry leaders in a discussion surrounding the form and history of opera and how this can create barriers to entering the art form.
BWW Review: PLATEE at Des Moines Metro Opera: An Exciting Updated Production for a Cl

BWW Review: PLATEE at Des Moines Metro Opera: An Exciting Updated Production for a Classic Opera

by DC Felton — July 13, 2021
Pink, voguing, drag, stiletto heels, opera, seeing that list, you may feel that opera seems out of place, but you couldn't be more wrong.
Du Yun's THE ZOLLE SUITE LA Opera's Newest Digital Short Streaming Now

Du Yun's THE ZOLLE SUITE LA Opera's Newest Digital Short Streaming Now

by BWW News Desk — July 9, 2021
LA Opera's newest Digital Short, The Zolle Suite, is now available to watch online.
Pittsburgh Festival Opera To Feature Today's Opera Stars In LEGENDS IN THE LIMELIGHT

Pittsburgh Festival Opera To Feature Today's Opera Stars In LEGENDS IN THE LIMELIGHT Concert Series

by BWW News Desk — July 9, 2021
As part of its expanded season of programming, Pittsburgh Festival Opera will welcome four stars of today's opera world to Pittsburgh for the 'Legends in the Limelight' series at Carnegie Music Hall in Oakland.
Full Program Announced for 2021 Grimeborn Opera Festival

Full Program Announced for 2021 Grimeborn Opera Festival

by BWW News Desk — July 9, 2021
Arcola Theatre today announced the full programme of productions in the 2021 Grimeborn Opera Festival, which is returning for its 14th year.
The Santa Fe Opera Announces Six Casting Updates For The 2021 Season

The Santa Fe Opera Announces Six Casting Updates For The 2021 Season

by BWW News Desk — July 8, 2021
The Santa Fe Opera announces the following casting updates for the 2021 Season opening on July 10 and running through August 27: Laurie Feldman will direct The Marriage of Figaro after a concept by French Director Laurent Pelly, who is unable to travel to Santa Fe due to international travel restric
The Met Announces Week 70 Schedule for Nightly Met Opera Streams

The Met Announces Week 70 Schedule for Nightly Met Opera Streams

by BWW News Desk — July 8, 2021
The Met has announced a lineup of operas by Giacomo Puccini for its 70th week of Nightly Met Opera Streams, the company’s ongoing series of encore Live in HD presentations and classic telecasts streamed on its website during the Covid-19 closure.
BWW Review: MAZEPPA - Opera Blockbuster at Bolshoi Theatre

BWW Review: MAZEPPA - Opera Blockbuster at Bolshoi Theatre

by Ani Arutyunyan — July 8, 2021
Recently the Bolshoi Theatre presented Tchaikovsky's three acts opera 'Mazeppa', based on Pushkin's poem 'Poltava', part of cultural legacy of Mazeppa.
On Site Opera Resumes Live Performances on Tall Ship Wavertree at South Street Seapor

On Site Opera Resumes Live Performances on Tall Ship Wavertree at South Street Seaport Museum

by BWW News Desk — July 7, 2021
On Site Opera, New York's pioneering opera company rooted in site-specific storytelling and the immersive experience, in partnership with the South Street Seaport Museum, brings opera aboard the deck of the historic tall ship Wavertree with What Lies Beneath, August 28-September 2, 2021.
BWW Review: Attend the Tale of SWEENEY TODD in Des Moines—the Perfect Evening After

BWW Review: Attend the Tale of SWEENEY TODD in Des Moines—the Perfect Evening After a Year Without Theatre

by DC Felton — July 7, 2021
On June 27th, 2019, Des Moines Metro Opera announced its 2020 season to the public but what captured my attention was a barber's chair dimly lit by a window above it.
BWW Feature: SAN DIEGO'S CLASSICAL MUSIC SCENE

BWW Feature: SAN DIEGO'S CLASSICAL MUSIC SCENE

by Ron Bierman — July 7, 2021
San Diego’s classical music scene coped with the COVID-19 invasion by trading shuttered concert halls for parking lots and online media.
Madison Opera Returns to Garner Park for Opera in the Park 2021

Madison Opera Returns to Garner Park for Opera in the Park 2021

by BWW News Desk — July 6, 2021
Madison Opera’s Opera in the Park celebrates its twentieth year on Saturday, July 24 at 8pm in Garner Park on  Madison’s West Side.
BWW Review: QUEEN OF SPADES in Des Moines Sets Off Fireworks of Its Own in Time for t

BWW Review: QUEEN OF SPADES in Des Moines Sets Off Fireworks of Its Own in Time for the Holiday

by DC Felton — July 6, 2021
While fireworks may have been going off outside on July 3, Des the Des Moines Metro Opera continued their grand opening weekend after a year with no live opera.
Tickets On Sale for Opera Naples' Student Production Of THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE

Tickets On Sale for Opera Naples' Student Production Of THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE

by BWW News Desk — July 6, 2021
Opera Naples, a leading performing arts organization in Southwest Florida, will present W.
Odyssey Opera Releases Debut Recording of the Fully Restored, Original Grand Opera LA

Odyssey Opera Releases Debut Recording of the Fully Restored, Original Grand Opera LA REINE DE SABA

by BWW News Desk — July 6, 2021
This forgotten masterpiece by the Father of French grand opera is a must-hear album.
VIDEO: Go Inside Rehearsal For The Royal Opera House's LA BOHEME

VIDEO: Go Inside Rehearsal For The Royal Opera House's LA BOHEME

by BWW News Desk — July 3, 2021
The Royal Opera House has released a video featuring Anush Hovhannisyan and Yuriy Yurchuk accompanied by Michael Papadopoulos rehearsing Quando m'en vo, Musetta's aria in La bohème.
VIDEO: Danielle de Niese Performs 'Musetta's Waltz' in Royal Opera House's LA BOHEME

VIDEO: Danielle de Niese Performs 'Musetta's Waltz' in Royal Opera House's LA BOHEME

by BWW News Desk — July 2, 2021
Puccini’s opera of passion, friendship and heartbreak is one of the best-loved operas worldwide.
Festival Theater Hudson Announces Inaugural 2021-2022 Season

Festival Theater Hudson Announces Inaugural 2021-2022 Season

by BWW News Desk — July 1, 2021
Festival Theater Hudson today announced its inaugural 2021-2022 season, beginning with a Gala Inaugural Concert featuring the US premier of Israeli composer Ittai Shapira's Magyar: A Concerto for Two Violins, followed by Act l of Richard Wagner's Die Walkure.
Met Announces STRAUSS WEEK Schedule For Nightly Met Opera Streams

Met Announces STRAUSS WEEK Schedule For Nightly Met Opera Streams

by BWW News Desk — June 30, 2021
The Met has announced a lineup of operas by Richard Strauss for its 69th week of Nightly Met Opera Streams, the company's ongoing series of encore Live in HD presentations and classic telecasts streamed on its website during the Covid-19 closure.
Gulfshore Opera Announces 2021-22 Season

Gulfshore Opera Announces 2021-22 Season

by BWW News Desk — June 30, 2021
Gulfshore Opera has planned two full operas and a variety of vocal music concerts for their 2021-22 season.
The Met's Electronic Music Performance Series 'Sonic Cloisters' Continues July 8

The Met's Electronic Music Performance Series 'Sonic Cloisters' Continues July 8

by BWW News Desk — June 30, 2021
Each artist or pair of artists will present an exclusive, site-specific production inspired by The Met's medieval art collection and the singular architecture of the cloisters and gardens.
BWW Review: Beethoven Rises from the Dead at Green-Wood Cemetery Thanks to Violinist

BWW Review: Beethoven Rises from the Dead at Green-Wood Cemetery Thanks to Violinist Gil Shaham, The Knights and “Death of Classical”

by Richard Sasanow — June 29, 2021
Pre-Covid, to quote an old groaner, people were dying to get into Brooklyn’s Green-Wood Cemetery for the Angel’s Share concert series spearheaded by Andrew Ousley, producer of “Death of Classical.

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