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Theater Erfurt Cancels Wagner's RING CYCLE Following Low Attendance & Spending Freeze by Joshua Wright - March 13, 2024

Theater Erfurt has announced the cancellation of Richard Wagner's Ring Cycle, citing significant financial challenges. The company will proceed with its production of Das Rheingold for this season, but all subsequent installments of Wagner's tetralogy will be postponed indefinitely....

Review: SONGBIRD at Kennedy Center by Roger Catlin - March 12, 2024

There’s an awful lot of death in opera, Timothy O’Leary, the general director of Washington National Opera, lamented on a recent opening night. And those plentiful tragedies are also often further burdened with overbearing scores, turgid storylines, super-large casts and strident if not shrill perfo...

Video: First Look at Ramin Karimloo & Isabel Leonard in Washington National Opera's SONGBIRD by Joshua Wright - March 11, 2024

Check out the new video of Ramin Karimloo's operatic debut in Washington National Opera's Songbird opposite Isabel Leonard, one of America’s leading mezzo-sopranos....

Video: Get A First Look At The Met Opera's ROMEO ET JULIETTE by Joshua Wright - March 08, 2024

Get a first look as Nadine Sierra and Benjamin Bernheim come together as the star-crossed lovers in Gounod’s sumptuous Shakespeare adaptation, with Met Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin on the podium to conduct Bartlett Sher’s towering production...

The Met Opera Announces First-Ever Met Orchestra Asia Tour by Joshua Wright - March 07, 2024

The Metropolitan Opera has announced its first-ever Met Orchestra Asia Tour this summer, June 19–30, immediately following its annual June residency at Carnegie Hall. Yannick Nézet-Séguin, the Met's Jeanette Lerman-Neubauer Music Director, will conduct the Met Orchestra, with guest artists soprano L...

Video: Get A First Look At Opera Orlando's Site-Specific RUSALKA by Joshua Wright - March 07, 2024

Get a first look at Opera Orlando's site-specific production of Dvořák’s Rusalka at the Art and History Museums of Maitland. Based on the Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale “The Little Mermaid,” Dvořák’s version is a deeply romantic tragedy of love, sacrifice, and rejection....

Video: Johannes Debus on Conducting at Canadian Opera Company by Joshua Wright - March 06, 2024

Watch as Canadian Opera Company Music Director Johannes Debus explores the nature of conducting, the 'breathing animal that an orchestra is,' and his role in bringing music to life with the incredible artists of the COC Orchestra....

Video: Get A First Look At A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM At Atlanta Opera by Joshua Wright - March 06, 2024

Get a first look at Atlanta Opera's A Midsummer Night’s Dream in an all-new trailer. The Atlanta Opera presents and all-new production of Shakespeare’s classic comedy....

Review: ROMEO ET JULIETTE at Arizona Opera by Herbert Paine - March 05, 2024

Arizona Opera's revival of Charles Gounod’s ROMEO ET JULIETTE is, by all measures, a triumph of staging and performance. Following its performances in Phoenix, the production moves to the Temple of Music and Art in Tucson AZ (March 9th and 10th)....

Video: Watch 'No, d'un imene il vincolo' from The Met's LA FORZA DEL DESTINO by Joshua Wright - February 28, 2024

Watch as Brian Jagde and Igor Golovatenko sing an excerpt from Don Alvaro and Don Carlos’s Act III duet in the final dress rehearsal. Check out the video....

Reviews/Photos: Critics Sound Off On The Met Opera's LA FORZA DEL DESTINO by Joshua Wright - February 27, 2024

Critics have now weighed in on The Met's new production of La Forza Del Destino. Met Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts Mariusz Treliński’s new production of Verdi’s epic tale of ill-fated love and deadly vendetta. Check out the reviews and all-new images of the production. ...

Video: Tenor SeokJong Baek Stuns With 'Nessun Dorma' in Rehearsals For The Met's TURANDOT by Joshua Wright - February 27, 2024

Watch as renowned tenor SeokJong Baek sings an excerpt from Calàf’s Act III aria in an early dress rehearsals for the Met Opera's Turandot. Baek just made his Met debut last year....

Video: Watch All New Clips from The Met Opera's LA FORZA DEL DESTINO by Joshua Wright - February 26, 2024

Watch all new clips of the new production of La Forza Del Destino. Met Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts Mariusz Treliński’s new production of Verdi’s epic tale of ill-fated love and deadly vendetta. Check out the video!...

Video: Inside The Design Of Atlanta Opera's A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM by Joshua Wright - February 26, 2024

How does Atlanta Opera bring the enchanted forest of A Midsummer Night’s Dream to life? In this all-new video watch how how tradition met innovation for this production....

Video: New Trailer For LA Opera's HIGHWAY 1, USA & THE DWARF Double Bill by Joshua Wright - February 26, 2024

Get a first look at an all-new trailer for LA Opera's new production of an operatic double bill featuring William Grant Still's Highway 1, USA along with Alexander Zemlinsky's The Dwarf. ...

Video: Go Inside Rehearsals For Opera Orlando's Site-Specific RUSALKA by Joshua Wright - February 26, 2024

Go inside rehearsals for Opera Orlando's site-specific production of Dvořák's Rusalka at the Art and History Museums of Maitland. Check out the all-new video below....

Feature: THE FALLING AND THE RISING Comes To Nickel City Opera by Michael Rabice - February 23, 2024

Nickel City Opera's 15th Season will bring a new American opera, The Falling and the Rising produced by the U.S. Army Field Band, Saturday, June 29th at 8:00pm and Sunday, June 30th at 4:00pm at Nichols Flickinger Performing Arts Center, 1250 Amherst Street Buffalo. On Friday, March 1st, A Night of ...

Video: Get A First Look at the Met Opera's LA FORZA DEL DESTINO by Joshua Wright - February 23, 2024

Watch as Lise Davidsen sings an excerpt from Leonora’s Act II aria in an early dress rehearsal of La Forza del Destino in an all-new video....

Five New Productions Announced For Canadian Opera Company's 2024/2025 Season by Joshua Wright - February 22, 2024

The Canadian Opera Company announced its 2024/2025 season with exciting programming comprised almost entirely of new-to-Toronto productions including the first-ever COC staging of Verdi’s Nabucco, the world premiere of a new production of Gounod’s Faust, and the Toronto premiere ...

GROUNDED by Jeanine Tesori to Open The Metropolitan Opera's 2024–25 Season by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 21, 2024

The Metropolitan Opera has unveiled the 2024–25 season lineup. Learn about the operas being presented and see how to purchase tickets....

Video: Maestro James Conlon's on LA Opera's THE DWARF by Joshua Wright - February 21, 2024

LA Opera's Richard Seaver Music Director, James Conlon explores 'The Dwarf' - the story, its history, and of course, the music. Watch this all-new video to learn even more about this stunning opera....

Musicians' Union Members Reach Agreement with English National Opera by Stephi Wild - February 20, 2024

The Musicians' Union (MU) has reached an agreement with English National Opera (ENO). As a result, all planned strike and action short of strike by MU members in the orchestra at ENO have been cancelled. Learn more about the agreement here!...

Review: Boston Lyric Opera's THE ANONYMOUS LOVER is a Joyous Delight by R. Scott Reedy - February 18, 2024

What did our critic think of THE ANONYMOUS LOVER at Boston Lyric Opera?...

Video: Go Inside Early Rehearsals for LA FORZA DEL DESTINO at the Met Opera by Joshua Wright - February 16, 2024

Rehearsals are underway for Mariusz Treliński’s new production of Verdi’s La Forza del Destino, which opens the Met's spring season on February 26. Get a first look at the cast in the room....

Video: 3 Things to Know about THE CUNNING LITTLE VIXEN at Canadian Opera Company by Joshua Wright - February 15, 2024

Soprano Jane Archibald, who playes Vixen, shares '3 Things To Know' about the unforgettable production of Janáček's THE CUNNING LITTLE VIXEN. ...

Video: Director Kaneza Schaal on Staging HIGHWAY 1, USA at LA Opera by Joshua Wright - February 14, 2024

Watch as director Kaneza Schaal talks about about LA Opera's new production of William Grant Still's Highway 1, USA performing  as the first part of an operatic double bill with Alexander Zemlinsky's The Dwarf. Feb. 24 to Mar. 17. ...

Video: Get A First Look At Opera Philadelphia's THE LISTENERS by Joshua Wright - February 13, 2024

Preview Opera Philadelphia's upcoming American Premiere of The Listeners, the newest opera from the Philadelphia-born, Grammy-nominated composer Missy Mazzoli and librettist Royce Vavrek. ...

Review: Renée Fleming Dazzles with VOICE OF NATURE: THE ANTHROPOCENE at Symphony Hall by R. Scott Reedy - February 08, 2024

What did our critic think of VOICE OF NATURE: THE ANTHROPOCENE at Symphony Hall? With her sold-out Celebrity Series of Boston performance this past Sunday at Symphony Hall, Renée Fleming offered a splendid reminder, although none is needed, of why she is widely considered to be the preeminent Americ...

Video: Mariusz Treliński on LA FORZA DEL DESTINO at the Met Opera by Joshua Wright - February 07, 2024

Watch as ahead of the premiere of his new production of La Forza del Destino, director Mariusz Treliński shares his interpretation of Verdi’s fateful drama. ...

Video: Watch a Preview of COSI FAN TUTTE, Coming to LA Opera in March 2025 by Blair Ingenthron - February 04, 2024

LA Opera has just announced its 2024/25 season, including Cosi fan tutte, running March 8th through 30th, 2025. Watch a video preview of the production below!...

Video: Watch a Preview for ROMEO AND JULIET, Coming to LA Opera in November by Blair Ingenthron - February 04, 2024

LA Opera has just announced its 2024/25 season, including Romeo and Juliet, running from November 2nd through 23rd. Watch a video preview of the production here!...

Video: Watch a Preview of MADAME BUTTERFLY at LA Opera, Beginning in September by Blair Ingenthron - February 04, 2024

LA Opera has just announced its 2024/25 season, which includes Madame Butterfly, running September 21st through October 13th. Watch the video preview of the production here!...

Video: Watch a Preview of LA Opera's AINADAMAR: THE FOUNTAIN OF TEARS, Coming in 2025 by Blair Ingenthron - February 04, 2024

LA Opera has announced its 2024/25 season, including AINADAMAR: THE FOUNTAIN OF TEARS, which runs from April 26th through May 18th. Watch a preview of the production here!...

Video: Watch a Preview for RIGOLETTO, Coming to LA Opera in May by Blair Ingenthron - February 04, 2024

LA Opera has just announced its 2024/25 season, including a production of Rigletto, starring Quinn Kelsey. Watch a video preview of the production here!...

Video: Watch an Excerpt from the Berlin State Opera Production of Wagner's DIE WALKÜRE on Carnegie Hall+ by Blair Ingenthron - February 04, 2024

Christian Thielemann conducts the second opera in Wagner‘s Ring cycle, “Die Walküre,” a moving epic about a family in conflict. The Berlin State Opera production features baritone Michael Volle as Wotan and soprano Anja Kampe as Brünnhilde. Watch the excerpt from Carnegie Hall+ here!...

Video: Get A First Look at Mozart's DON GIOVANNI at the Canadian Opera Company by Joshua Wright - February 02, 2024

Enjoy a first look at the 'mind-bending' new production of Mozart’s DON GIOVANNI, on now at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts!​​​​​​​...

Video: Learn How The Royal Opera Created A 'Green' Production of RUSALKA by Joshua Wright - February 01, 2024

Learn how The Royal Opera created a climate-conscious production of Rusalka in this all-new video. The Royal Opera worked towards Green Book standards in The Royal Opera's recent production of Rusalka - a modern interpretation of Dvořák's magical story. ...

Review: Audra McDonald in Concert with The National Symphony Orchestra at Kennedy Center Concert Hall by Mary Lincer - January 31, 2024

Audra McDonald has (at least) four voices--Broadway, jazz, opera, blues--not to mention six Tonys. She brought them all (the voices, not the awards) to her two hour concert with the National Symphony Pops which repeats Wednesday evening, January 31. ...

Video: Mezzo-Soprano Aigul Akhmetshina on Singing CARMEN at The Met by Joshua Wright - January 30, 2024

Watch as During intermission of the Live in HD transmission of Bizet’s Carmen, host Matthew Polenzani speaks with mezzo-soprano Aigul Akhmetshina about her experience singing the title role. ...




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