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Review: AMADEUS at ICT Rep At Oliver Place
by Paula Makar - Oct 18, 2025

WAmadeus is a very rich, poetic, highly philosophical play, with lots of music and moving parts. There’s a great deal emotional heavy lifting, so be ready to become immersed in (as well as inspired by) this intense world the cast and crew has created. It’s pretty epic, so don’t miss it, as it only runs one more weekend at ICT Rep!hat did our critic think of AMADEUS at ICT Rep At Oliver Place?

Curtis Institute of Music Appoints New Faculty and Leadership to Voice and Opera Department
by Stephi Wild - Oct 16, 2025

Curtis Institute of Music has announced new appointments in its voice and opera department, effective with the 2025–26 school year. Learn more about them here!

Previews: AMADEUS Is Coming to ICT REP
by Paula Makar - Sep 22, 2025

ICTRep (Wichita Repertory Theater) continues its 2025-26 season with AMADEUS, opening Friday, October 10 at 7:30 p.m. in Oliver Place at 2512 N. Oliver. Peter Shaffer’s 1979 masterpiece is a fictionalized story of the boy-genius Mozart and his musical contemporary, the Court Composer Antonio Salieri. Narrated by Salieri (the self-confessed Patron Saint of Mediocrities) whose life’s work is threatened by his jealousy of Mozart’s brilliance, this drama examines Salieri’s tortured, obsessive battle with the Creator, as the older composer rages against a God who has bestowed the greatest gifts to someone else.

 American Symphony Orchestra and Bard Festival Chorale Perform Schoenberg's Gurre-Lieder Next Month
by Stephi Wild - Feb 15, 2024

Music Director Leon Botstein leads the American Symphony Orchestra (ASO) and the Bard Festival Chorale in a rare performance of Schoenberg’s massive cantata, Gurre-Lieder, at Carnegie Hall next month.

Florida Grand Opera's Singing Staff Makes Their Concert Debut
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 20, 2023

FGO's artist-administrators are banding together to clamber over the footlights and show off their singing chops in Staff Sing, a fun-filled concert of operatic favorites designed to kick off the 2023–24 season and benefit the opera.

Julie Taymor's Family-Friendly THE MAGIC FLUTE to Kick Off The Metropolitan Opera Holiday Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 5, 2022

The Metropolitan Opera’s annual holiday presentation of Mozart’s The Magic Flute will return for nine performances, starting December 16. A holiday treat for audiences of all ages, this English-language adaptation runs under two hours, with special ticket prices starting from $35.

The Met Launches New Streaming Platform, Making Live Simulcasts Available for Home Audiences
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 3, 2022

The Metropolitan Opera has announced the launch of The Met: Live at Home, a streaming platform that allows audiences to watch the Met’s acclaimed series of live simulcasts from any device in the comfort of their homes—the latest effort by the company to reach as broad a public as possible.

Virtual Theatre Today: Monday, March 15- with Patrick Page, Jordan Barbour, and More!
by Nicole Rosky - Mar 15, 2021

Today (March 15) in live streaming: Julius Caesar continues with Patrick Page, the 31st Annual Kleban Prize for Musical Theatre, and more!

Wake Up With BWW 3/15: JAGGED LITTLE PILL Wins Grammy, IN THE HEIGHTS Trailers, and More!
by Stephi Wild - Mar 15, 2021

Today's top stories: Jagged Little Pill wins the Best Musical Theater Album Grammy Award, Emily Skinner in concert with Seth Rudetsky, two new trailers for In The Heights, and more!

The Met Announces Week 53 Schedule for Nightly Met Opera Streams Featuring EUGENE ONEGIN With Renée Fleming & More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 9, 2021

The Met has announced a special viewers’ choice lineup for an upcoming week of its Nightly Met Opera Streams, the company’s ongoing series of encore Live in HD presentations and classic telecasts streamed on the its website during the coronavirus closure.

Virtual Theatre Today: Friday, December 25 with Joe Iconis, Betty Buckley, and More!
by Nicole Rosky - Dec 25, 2020

Today (December 25) in live streaming: Broadway unites to save the West Bank Cafe, and so much more!

The Met Announces Four-Week Schedule for Nightly Met Opera Streams
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 1, 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.

Virtual Theatre Today: Wednesday, June 10- with Betty Buckley, Brenda Braxton and More!
by Nicole Rosky - Jun 10, 2020

Today (June 10) in live streaming: Betty Buckley visits Stars in the House, Quarantine Cabaret is back, and so much more!

The Met Announces Weeks 13 and 14 Nightly Streams Schedule Featuring the AT HOME GALA and More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 29, 2020

The Met has announced the Weeks 13 and 14 schedules for its Nightly Met Opera Streams, which feature the Met's acclaimed productions of Philip Glass's Akhnaten and Satyagraha, both available to the public for the first time on the Met's streaming platforms.

Virtual Theatre Today: Wednesday, April 22- with Laura Bell Bundy, Jenn Colella and More!
by Nicole Rosky - Apr 22, 2020

Today (April 22) in live streaming: Legally Blonde cast reunites, Sing Street joins Richard Ridge and so much more!

The Metropolitan Opera to Stream LA TRAVIATA and More in Week 6 of of Nightly Met Opera Streams
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 14, 2020

The Met has announced the Week 6 schedule for its Nightly Met Opera Streams, a free series of encore Live in HD presentations streamed on the company website during the coronavirus closure. Each opera streamed on Fridays will be chosen by viewers; the second Viewers' Choice title to be screened is Verdi's La Traviata, starring Natalie Dessay.

Lyric Opera of Chicago Has Announced Cast Changes for RING 2020
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 2, 2020

Anthony Freud, Lyric Opera of Chicago's general director, president & CEO, announced today that American bass-baritone Eric Owens has withdrawn from Lyric's upcoming Ring cycles in order to undergo treatment for ongoing health issues.

The Bonfils-Stanton Foundation Artists Training Program Elevates Young Singers
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 3, 2020

For over 40 years, an unlikely place has been ground zero for the professional development of young singers with their sights set on careers in opera, musical theater and classical music. Central City, Colo., a small mountain town 35 miles west of Denver, is typically known for its mining history and casino resorts. However, during the summer months it becomes a performing arts mecca, with select rising stars traveling to Colorado for the Bonfils-Stanton Foundation Artists Training Program during Central City Opera's annual Festival.

Zachary James Brings Wagner-Themed DAS RHINESTONE Burlesque To The Slipper Room
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 2, 2019

Wagnerian vaudeville, parody pastiche, and Bayreuth burlesque await guests at DAS RHINESTONE, an evening of serious singing, sequins, and plenty of WTF operatic moments to get you in or distract you from the holiday spirit. Zachary James, appearing courtesy of The Metropolitan Opera, brings Wagner's diva daddy Wotan to glittering, semi-nude life at this one night only event on December 23 at New York's The Slipper Room (167 Orchard Street).

Vienna State Opera Announces Cast Changes For LES CONTES D'HOFFMANN
by Alan Henry - Aug 28, 2019

With seven opera works, two ballet programs, a concert, two matinees as well as several special events, the Vienna State Opera will start the new season 2019/2020 in September 2019, the last season in which Staatsoper director Dominique Meyer and ballet director Manuel Legris are responsible.