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Houston Grand Opera Presents LIVE FROM THE CULLEN With Sasha Cooke by BWW News Desk
- December 15, 2020 Houston Grand Opera presents the January installment of Live from The Cullen on January 8. Viewers will be transported to the Wortham Theater Center's Cullen Theater for a performance by talented mezzo soprano Sasha Cooke.
Houston Grand Opera Presents LIVE FROM THE CULLEN with Sasha Cooke by BWW News Desk
- December 15, 2020 Houston Grand Opera presents the January installment of Live from The Cullen on January 8. Viewers will be transported to the Wortham Theater Center’s Cullen Theater for a performance by talented mezzo soprano Sasha Cooke.
The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra Stands In Solidarity With IATSE Local 1 Stagehands by BWW News Desk
- December 09, 2020 The musicians of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, represented by AFM Local 802, stand in solidarity with our IATSE Local 1 stagehand colleagues who have been locked out of The Metropolitan Opera, a particularly callous action taken by Met management in this unprecedented pandemic.
The Metropolitan Opera Locks Out Stagehands Amidst Labor Dispute by BWW News Desk
- December 08, 2020 The Metropolitan Opera said on Monday that it will lock out its stagehands at midnight amidst the labor dispute between the company and the union representing the workers.
Cast Update Announced for Opera Orlando's DIE FLEDERMAUS: THE REVENGE OF THE BAT by BWW News Desk
- December 07, 2020 Rehearsals have begun for Opera Orlando's upcoming production of Johann Strauss II's Die Fledermaus: The Revenge of the Bat, playing December 17 and 19 in the Walt Disney Theater at Dr. Phillips Center.
Photo Flash: Pittsburgh Opera Presents SOLDIER SONGS by BWW News Desk
- December 07, 2020 Pittsburgh Opera presents a free livestream of dramatic opera Soldier Songs, starring Yazid Gray. Check out photos from the production here!
Great Performances Celebrates The Magic Of Maria Callas & Vladimir Horowitz by BWW News Desk
- December 07, 2020 This winter, Great Performances shines a spotlight on international music icons Maria Callas and Vladimir Horwitz with two concert documentaries exploring the stories behind the most remarkable performances of their lives. Great Performances: The Magic of Callas Premieres Friday, January 15, 2021 at 10 p.m. on PBS (check local listings), pbs.org/gperf and the PBS Video app.
Utah Opera Gifts Access For December Streamed Virtual Concerts To Healthcare Workers by BWW News Desk
- December 04, 2020 Utah Symphony | Utah Opera announced today a holiday gift of music to show appreciation for healthcare workers everywhere, supported by CARES funding provided by Salt Lake County. During the month of December, the orchestra is giving away complimentary access to USUO: On Demand, its online streaming concert platform, to those working in the healthcare industry. For more information, visit https://usuo.org/on-demand/
Metropolitan Opera Announces Family Holiday Festival by BWW News Desk
- December 03, 2020 The Metropolitan Opera has announced its first online Family Holiday Festival, which will run December 17 through December 21, 2020. In previous years, a Holiday Open House for families has been held at the Met. This year, in response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, a free, all-virtual festival will be presented across five days.
Chautauqua Opera Company Premieres IN OUR SILENCE, A New Song Cycle For Our Times by BWW News Desk
- December 03, 2020 'In Our Silence' is a 75-minute song cycle that responds immediately to this moment in the world, exploring the musical ties that connect us all, even as we are isolated from each other. The film of the song cycle will premiere in three parts during live events December 3, 10, & 17 at 8 p.m. EST on Chautauqua Institution's CHQ Assembly platform.
ARGIPPO: Vivaldi's Pasticcio Opera Out On Naïve's Vivaldi Edition by BWW News Desk
- December 02, 2020 French label Naïve Classiques announces the release of Vivaldi's opera Argippo, the 64th album in the label's Vivaldi Edition. Argippo is an opera-pasticcio comprised of 19 arias found in Regensburg and accompanying recitatives from Darmstadt, compiled by Fabio Biondi to recreate Vivaldi's vision for the complete opera.
VIDEO: Watch the Trailer for STALLONE: FRANK, THAT IS by Sarah Leiber
- December 02, 2020 An inside look into the fascinating life, career and survival of the most unknown famous entertainer in Hollywood Frank Stallone has seen it all. Frank Stallone has done it all. But, who is Frank Stallone?
The Met Announces Four-Week Schedule for Nightly Met Opera Streams by BWW News Desk
- December 01, 2020 The Met has announced themed lineups for four weeks of its Nightly Met Opera Streams, a free series of encore Live in HD presentations and classic telecasts streamed on the company's website during the coronavirus closure. The schedule includes a week of In Plain English, an Epic Proportions week, followed by a week of Holiday Fare, and more.
Houston Grand Opera Presents HGO Studio Holiday Celebration On HGO Digital by BWW News Desk
- November 30, 2020 Ring in the holiday season with Houston Grand Opera! On Friday, December 18, HGO Digital will release the HGO Studio Holiday Celebration. Tune in as current HGO Studio Artists will perform repertoire ranging from Handel to traditional carols and contemporary favorites. The 2020–21 HGO Studio features 11 artists: six first-year artists and five returning artists.
John Cleese Comes To Dubai Opera This December by BWW News Desk
- November 27, 2020 Dubai Opera has announced the highly anticipated Dubai debut of “The World's Funniest Man”, the one and only John Cleese! John will bring his legendary wit and unmatched charm to captivate audiences at Dubai Opera with two performances of his show entitled Monty Pyton's John Cleese- Alive! (Just) – on December 15th and 16th
MET STARS LIVE IN CONCERT Continues With Bryn Terfel by BWW News Desk
- November 25, 2020 Welsh bass-baritone Bryn Terfel will perform a holiday program with special musical guests, on Saturday, December 12, at 7:00pm CET/1:00pm ET, from the historic Brecon Cathedral in his native Wales, as part of the Met Stars Live in Concert pay-per-view series.
Scottish Opera Announces Programme of Activity for Winter 20/21 by BWW News Desk
- November 25, 2020 Scottish Opera has unveiled a programme of digital and live performance as part of its 2020/21 Winter activity, including filmed productions of Così fan tutte and Hansel and Gretel.
Center For Contemporary Opera's Performance Of Joel Feigin's OUTCAST AT THE GATE Available Online in December by BWW News Desk
- November 25, 2020 The Premiere of the video of composer Joel Feigin's opera Outcast at the Gate will take place on Tuesday, December 1 @ 7:45 PM. Outcast at the Gate, an opera in development, was presented by Center for Contemporary Opera on June 14, 2019 at Symphony Space's Leonard Nimoy Thalia Theatre in New York, NY
VIDEO: See the Trailer for Heartbeat Opera's BREATHING FREE by BWW News Desk
- November 24, 2020 HEARTBEAT OPERA—the radical indie opera company 'leading the charge in online opera' (Parterre) with 'groundbreaking' virtual content (Operawire) that is 'hacking the corporate contours of Zoom into a postmodern proscenium” (Washington Post)—announces BREATHING FREE, an ambitious six-part virtual series from December 4-12, dedicated to the celebration of Black artistic voices.
The Metropolitan Opera Offers Pay to Furloughed Employees in Exchange for New Contracts With Pay Cuts by BWW News Desk
- November 24, 2020 The New York Times has reported that two months after the announcement that the the Metropolitan Opera will not open until fall 2021, the company has offered to start paying furloughed employees up to $1,500 a week in exchange for new contracts that include long-term pay cuts.