Review: TOSCA at Wolf Trap Opera
by Roger Catlin - Aug 10, 2026
She bounds on stage in sunglasses, fur and foulard like she’s just taken a Vespa from the Trevi Fountain. The Floria Tosca in Wolf Trap Opera’s stylish new production of Puccini’s classic is fully 20th century woman — an Italian film star of 1970s Rome whose poster hangs alongside those for films by Fellini and Argento. She still sings though, and this Tosca her dulcet tones can be heard through the town before she makes her entrance in the church where her lover is painting a Madonna on the wall.
Photos: CARMINA BURANA At Lyric Opera Of Chicago
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 17, 2025
Lyric Opera of Chicago has released new photos from the November 14 performance of Carmina Burana. The production is part of the company’s 2025/26 Season and is conducted by Music Director Enrique Mazzola.
The San Francisco Symphony Experimental SoundBox Series Returns For Tenth Season
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 17, 2023
The San Francisco Symphony’s groundbreaking SoundBox series returns for its tenth season in 2023–24 with four live programs with curators including violinist, singer, and composer Mazz Swift; SF Symphony Music Director Esa-Pekka Salonen; and SF Symphony Collaborative Partner and roboticist Carol Reiley.
American Dance Festival to Premiere HOME at ADF's MOVIES BY MOVERS 2023
by Blair Ingenthron - Apr 29, 2023
home, a new screen dance film, will have its premiere screening at American Dance Festival's on May 1, 2023. The film is the entwined vision and collaboration of Adam Larsen (filmmaker) and Sue Schroeder (dancemaker) and exists within a metaphorical context, connecting the foundations of human existence — home, the body and nature — as inextricably linked, and acts as a record of a search for truth and the native beauty of reality.
Core Dance Announces 2022-2023 Season
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 26, 2022
Core Dance's 2022-23 Season offers a full and diverse schedule of arts offerings including Screen Dance, live performance, touring in the States and abroad, community events, and classes.
BWW Feature: Streaming Opera For The Week Of 9/20
by Maria Nockin - Sep 20, 2021
Verdi’s Il Trovatore can be seen live online on Sunday, October 3 at 2:00 pm or on Wednesday, October 6 at 7:30 pm live streamed directly from the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. Streamed live, they will not be able to be re-visited. Access to these performances is $30.00, available by clicking on the link below.
LINK https://www.laopera.org/performances/2122-season-page/il-trovatore-3/
BWW Reviews: Santa Fe's Back with a MIDSUMMER Treat and a LORD-ly Mishap
by Richard Sasanow - Aug 4, 2021
There are a number of parallels between the two operas I saw in Santa Fe (NM) this past weekend: The Benjamin Britten/Peter Pears treatment of Shakespeare’s A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM and the world premiere of the John Corigliano/Mark Adamo THE LORD OF CRIES. The first was, for me at least, an all-around, marvelous success, while the other was a disappointment.
James Darrah's LA VOIX Film Starring Patricia Racette Premieres in September
by Stephi Wild - Jul 29, 2021
The role of Elle, the lone character in Francis Poulenc's La voix humaine, has been called a true tour de force for Patricia Racette, who has brought her characterization of the one-act opera to life in productions in Philadelphia, Chicago, St. Louis, and other cities over the past five years.
Long Beach Opera Announces Revised 2021 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 31, 2021
Long Beach Opera has announced a revised 2021 Season, which will include an exciting return to live opera performance in May with an immersive drive-in Phillip Glass opera, the company’s first venture into longform digital content with a world premiere operatic television series in June, and an outdoor live performance of two operas in August.