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Beth Morrison of "The PROTOTYPE FESTIVAL Opera-Theatre-NOW" by Erica Miner
- February 04, 2021 One of the world’s foremost, most adventurous, female producers of contemporary opera, and a tireless champion of diverse voices, Beth Morrison unequivocally embraces her seemingly limitless drive.
MET Orchestra Spotlights International Opera Star Soprano Angela Gheorghiu by BWW News Desk
- February 04, 2021 On February 21, 2021 at 3pm EST, the MET Orchestra Musicians will present soprano Angela Gheorghiu in concert from Bucharest's stunning Romanian Athenaeum. This opera star, since her Metropolitan Opera debut in 1993, is one of the most beloved sopranos on the planet and was slated to return to the Met in the 2020/21 season.
Springer Opera House To Produce Outdoor Theatre Festival This Spring by BWW News Desk
- February 03, 2021 Citizens will see an outdoor theatre going up on the corner of Tenth Street and Second Avenue downtown over the next six weeks as the Springer Opera House creates an innovative way to protect their audiences and artists this spring.
The Hungarian National Ballet Presents Its First Online Premiere: THE FLAMES OF PARIS by BWW News Desk
- February 03, 2021 The Hungarian National Ballet presents its first online premiere in the new stream series of the Hungarian State Opera. After a hiatus of forty years, The Flames of Paris returns to the repertoire on 6 February 2021, reconceived by international ballet master and choreographer Michael Messerer.
Opera Orlando Launches ENCORE! Series Next Month by BWW News Desk
- February 03, 2021 Opera Orlando launches a new platform to better engage with its audience during this socially distant time.
American Lyric Theater Announces Opera Writers Diversity and Representation Initiative by BWW News Desk
- February 03, 2021 Today American Lyric Theater has announced the Opera Writers Diversity and Representation Initiative as part of an ongoing commitment to mentoring the next generation of operatic writers. First steps include the appointment of conductor Kelly Kuo as ALT’s new Associate Artistic Director and the creation of a free, virtual Opera Writers Symposium.
OPERA America Awards First-Ever IDEA Opera Residencies by BWW News Desk
- February 02, 2021 OPERA America has announced the inaugural participants of the IDEA Opera Residencies (Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access) program, a new initiative that provides New York City-based composers and librettists of color an opportunity to explore opera as an expressive medium. The program is supported by the Katherine S. and Axel G. Rosin Fund of The Scherman Foundation.
Opera Performer Cara O'Sullivan Dies at 58 by BWW News Desk
- February 02, 2021 BroadwayWorld is saddened to report that opera performer Cara O'Sullivan has died at age 58.
Pittsburgh Festival Opera Presents Digital Valentine's Day Concert by BWW News Desk
- February 01, 2021 Pittsburgh Festival Opera has announced Some Enchanted Evening in response to the continued COVID-19 restrictions on public gatherings throughout the state of Pennsylvania.
The American Opera Project Announces Artistic Advisory Council by BWW News Desk
- February 01, 2021 The American Opera Project announces the creation of the AOP Artistic Advisory Council, composed of artists and innovators from the world of opera and beyond who contribute their time and wise counsel to advance the mission of The American Opera Project. Council members offer their unique ideas and personal insight to the AOP Staff and Board of Directors, mentor creative teams in the development stage, and serve on panels selecting AOP works and artists.
Stratagem Artists Announces Venture into Canada's Operatic Scene by BWW News Desk
- February 01, 2021 Stratagem Artists has announced its bold venture into Canada’s energetic operatic scene. Building on its robust history of artist-driven representation, Stratagem welcomes seven new Canadians to its roster: Soprano Lucia Cesaroni, soprano Aviva Fortunata, mezzo-soprano Reilly Nelson, baritone Phillip Addis, composer Cecilia Livingston, and more.
The Atlanta Opera Presents Jamie Barton, Kevin Burdette and Morris Robinson in LOVE LETTERS TO ATLANTA by BWW News Desk
- January 29, 2021 The Atlanta Opera has now released the first three Love Letters to Atlanta. Hailed as “a series of affecting short films” (Wall Street Journal), this new video series gives individual members of the Atlanta Opera Company Players – twelve world-class singers hired for the duration of the season, all of whom are resident in Atlanta and the southeast – the chance to celebrate the Georgia capital and its inhabitants by singing a song of personal significance at an iconic Atlanta venue.
Ryan Speedo Green Receives Met's Beverly Sills Artist Award by BWW News Desk
- January 29, 2021 Bass baritone Ryan Speedo Green was named as a winner of the 2021 Beverly Sills Artist Award by the Metropolitan Opera. Given in honor of the famed American soprano, this annual award is given to artists of exceptional ability with rising operatic careers at the Met.
Opera Star Quinn Kelsey and Ukelele Virtuoso Taimane Come Together for OPERA KANIKAPILA by BWW News Desk
- January 28, 2021 This year has been a challenging one to say the least; particularly in the arts. Hawaiʻi Opera Theatre, like other performing arts organi-ations, has been facing a changing landscape, not only due to the pandemic (which forced HOT to postpone the 20-21 season) but also in the way people consume entertainment.
Opera North Launches New Online Activities by BWW News Desk
- January 28, 2021 Opera North continues its commitment to bring music and performance into the lives of people across the country with the launch of a suite of digital initiatives designed to promote wellbeing and aid learning during the current lockdown and beyond.
NY Philharmonic Announces Lunar New Year Celebration by BWW News Desk
- January 27, 2021 The New York Philharmonic announces its annual Lunar New Year celebration, the first in a virtual format, on February 16 at 7:00 p.m. EST. The free concert broadcast will air on the Philharmonic’s Facebook and YouTube channels and at nyphil.org/lny, and will remain available on demand for two weeks.
MET STARS LIVE IN CONCERT Presents Anna Netrebko by BWW News Desk
- January 27, 2021 Russian soprano Anna Netrebko will perform a live concert on Saturday, February 6, at 7:00pm CET/1:00pm ET, from the historic Spanish Riding School in Vienna, Austria, as part of the Met Stars Live in Concert series.
San Diego Opera Announces OPERA HACK 2.0 by BWW News Desk
- January 26, 2021 San Diego Opera is excited to announce Opera Hack 2.0, an online interdisciplinary event for music/theater and technology experts to explore how technology can be applied to the production, presentation, and consumption of opera.
Houston Grand Opera Presents SONGS FOR MURDERED SISTERS on HGO Digital by BWW News Desk
- January 26, 2021 On Friday, February 19, Houston Grand Opera will present the digital world premiere of Songs for Murdered Sisters. Five years ago, Joshua Hopkins’s life changed forever when his sister Nathalie and two other women were murdered by her ex-boyfriend in a spree that is now considered one of the worst cases of domestic violence in Canadian history.
The Gipsy Kings By Andre Reyes Returns To Dubai Opera This February by BWW News Desk
- January 26, 2021 After two sell-out concerts in 2019 and 2020, the Kings of Catalan rumba, The Gipsy Kings by Andre Reyes, will return to Dubai Opera this February! Fans can look forward to embarking on a one-of-a-kind musical journey as The Gipsy Kings by Andre Reyes will take the Dubai Opera stage for two shows- one on Thursday 18th February at 8pm and another on Friday 19th February, also at 8pm.