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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.
On Site Opera Produces First Opera By Mail Experience With THE BEAUTY THAT STILL REMAINS: DIARIES IN SONG
by BWW News Desk - December 15, 2020
On Site Opera, New York's pioneering opera company rooted in site-specific storytelling and the immersive experience, is taking music to the mail with The Beauty That Still Remains: Diaries in Song beginning this November and available for purchase through February.
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.
Portland Opera and All Classical Portland Partner to Offer Winter Wonderland Sing-Along & Holiday Favorites Karaoke
by BWW News Desk - December 15, 2020
Portland Opera and All Classical Portland are teaming up this holiday season to share a Winter Wonderland Sing-Along that will be broadcast on All Classical Portland on December20th at 12pm PT. 
World Premiere Recording Of Stephen Dodgson's MARGARET CATCHPOLE: TWO WORLDS APART to Be Released
by BWW News Desk - December 15, 2020
The world premiere recording of Stephen Dodgson's chamber opera Margaret Catchpole: Two Worlds Apart is due to be released by Naxos on 29 January 2021, nearly eight years after the composer's death.
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 National Academic Bolshoi Opera and Ballet Theater of Belarus Hosts Concert Featuring World Opera Stars
by BWW News Desk - December 09, 2020
The National Academic Bolshoi Opera and Ballet Theater of Belarus will host a concert starring Oksana Volkova, Nadine Koutcher and Pavel Petrov. The concert takes place on 29 December.
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/
The Santa Fe Opera Presents Digital Winter Concert Sunday, December 6
by BWW News Desk - December 03, 2020
The Santa Fe Opera will present Songs of the Season on Sunday, December 6 at 3:00 pm MT.
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. 

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