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ENO Reveals New Music Director and 2025/26 Season (May 14, 2025)
Review: LA TRAVIATA, Royal Ballet And Opera (Sep 9, 2024)
Verdi's LA TRAVIATA Returns To The Royal Opera (Jul 24, 2024)
ENO Reveals New Music Director and 2025/26 Season (May 14, 2025)
Review: LA TRAVIATA, Royal Ballet And Opera (Sep 9, 2024)
Verdi's LA TRAVIATA Returns To The Royal Opera (Jul 24, 2024)
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ENO Reveals New Music Director and 2025/26 Season
by Stephi Wild - May 14, 2025
English National Opera has announced the appointment of André de Ridder as its new Music Director and unveils details of its programme for the 2025/26 Season. Learn more here!
by Stephi Wild - May 14, 2025
English National Opera has announced the appointment of André de Ridder as its new Music Director and unveils details of its programme for the 2025/26 Season. Learn more here!
Review: LA TRAVIATA, Royal Ballet And Opera
by Alexander Cohen - Sep 9, 2024
Heavily reliant on strong vocals
by Alexander Cohen - Sep 9, 2024
Heavily reliant on strong vocals
Verdi's LA TRAVIATA Returns To The Royal Opera
by Stephi Wild - Jul 24, 2024
Aida Garifullina and Hrachuhí Bassénz will share the coveted role of Violetta in this revival of Richard Eyre's opulent production of La traviata, performed between Saturday 7 – Saturday 21 September 2024.
by Stephi Wild - Jul 24, 2024
Aida Garifullina and Hrachuhí Bassénz will share the coveted role of Violetta in this revival of Richard Eyre's opulent production of La traviata, performed between Saturday 7 – Saturday 21 September 2024.
OBV Presents New Season Featuring Six World Creations
by Stephi Wild - May 4, 2023
In the upcoming 2023-2024 season, Jan Vandenhouwe will present no fewer than six world-premiering creations.
by Stephi Wild - May 4, 2023
In the upcoming 2023-2024 season, Jan Vandenhouwe will present no fewer than six world-premiering creations.
Welsh National Opera Announces 2023/2024 Season
by Stephi Wild - Feb 20, 2023
Welsh National Opera has announced its 2023/2024 Season which includes four new productions, three of which WNO will be performing for the very first time.
by Stephi Wild - Feb 20, 2023
Welsh National Opera has announced its 2023/2024 Season which includes four new productions, three of which WNO will be performing for the very first time.
Opera National de Lorraine Announces 2020-21 Season
by Stephi Wild - Jun 20, 2020
The Opéra national de Lorraine has announced its 2020-21 season.
by Stephi Wild - Jun 20, 2020
The Opéra national de Lorraine has announced its 2020-21 season.
English National Opera Stages Verdi's LUISA MILLER For The First Time In Company History
by Stephi Wild - Jan 16, 2020
Winner of the Newcomer Award at the International Opera Awards in 2018, Barbora Horáková Joly brings her contemporary staging of Luisa Miller to the London Coliseum.
by Stephi Wild - Jan 16, 2020
Winner of the Newcomer Award at the International Opera Awards in 2018, Barbora Horáková Joly brings her contemporary staging of Luisa Miller to the London Coliseum.
Chamber Orchestra Vienna-Berlin And A New TOSCA Are In Spotlight At Bravo! Vail Music Festival 2019
by Julie Musbach - Jun 26, 2019
International Artists Join The Philadelphia Orchestra, Dallas Symphony, New York Philharmonic and More at Festival's 2019 Season through Aug. 4
by Julie Musbach - Jun 26, 2019
International Artists Join The Philadelphia Orchestra, Dallas Symphony, New York Philharmonic and More at Festival's 2019 Season through Aug. 4
BWW Review: TOSCA, Royal Opera House
by Gary Naylor - May 28, 2019
Gorgeous and gruesome, this revival of Jonathan Kent's production fills the Royal Opera House with emotion and passion - and a warning of what chaos can ensue in a failing state.
by Gary Naylor - May 28, 2019
Gorgeous and gruesome, this revival of Jonathan Kent's production fills the Royal Opera House with emotion and passion - and a warning of what chaos can ensue in a failing state.
Bravo! Vail Announces 2019 Season
by Julie Musbach - Feb 12, 2019
The Bravo! Vail Music Festival announces its 2019 season, a star-studded celebration of innovations, premieres, and world-class artistry. The Festival opens on June 20 and includes more than 80 concerts and community engagement events in venues throughout the Vail Valley.
by Julie Musbach - Feb 12, 2019
The Bravo! Vail Music Festival announces its 2019 season, a star-studded celebration of innovations, premieres, and world-class artistry. The Festival opens on June 20 and includes more than 80 concerts and community engagement events in venues throughout the Vail Valley.
BWW Review: LA BOHEME, London Coliseum
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Dec 1, 2018
The best versions of La boheme are simple enough to let the genius of Puccini's opera shine, rather than distracting the audience with quirky updates and subliminal messages. The ENO's decision to return to Jonathan Miller's luscious production for the fourth time in a decade, is a beautifully pitched celebration of beauty in penury, love and heartbreak.
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Dec 1, 2018
The best versions of La boheme are simple enough to let the genius of Puccini's opera shine, rather than distracting the audience with quirky updates and subliminal messages. The ENO's decision to return to Jonathan Miller's luscious production for the fourth time in a decade, is a beautifully pitched celebration of beauty in penury, love and heartbreak.
Alexander Joel And Luc Joosten To Leave Opera Vlaanderen
by Stephi Wild - Mar 2, 2018
Opera Vlaanderen announces the end of the collaboration with its Principal Guest Conductor Alexander Joel by mutual agreement. Maestro Joel has been a regular guest with the company since 2010 and held the title of Principal Guest Conductor since the season 2016/17.
by Stephi Wild - Mar 2, 2018
Opera Vlaanderen announces the end of the collaboration with its Principal Guest Conductor Alexander Joel by mutual agreement. Maestro Joel has been a regular guest with the company since 2010 and held the title of Principal Guest Conductor since the season 2016/17.
Royal Opera House Production of Verdi's RIGOLETTO Comes to River Street Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 13, 2018
New Hampshire (February 12, 2018) London's Royal Opera House production of Verdi's opera masterpiece, Rigoletto will be shown in HD at the River Street Theatre (RST) in Jaffrey Sunday, February 18 and Wednesday, February 21, both at 2pm This presentation is part of the RST's Stage2Screen Series.
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 13, 2018
New Hampshire (February 12, 2018) London's Royal Opera House production of Verdi's opera masterpiece, Rigoletto will be shown in HD at the River Street Theatre (RST) in Jaffrey Sunday, February 18 and Wednesday, February 21, both at 2pm This presentation is part of the RST's Stage2Screen Series.
Photo Flash: Royal Opera House Cinema Series Continues With David McVicar's Production Of Verdi's RIGOLETTO
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 2, 2018
The Royal Opera House's 2017/2018 Cinema Series continues with director David McVicar's production of Giuseppe Verdi's RIGOLETTO, with libretto by Francesco Maria Piave after Victor Hugo's play, Le roi s'amuse.
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 2, 2018
The Royal Opera House's 2017/2018 Cinema Series continues with director David McVicar's production of Giuseppe Verdi's RIGOLETTO, with libretto by Francesco Maria Piave after Victor Hugo's play, Le roi s'amuse.
2017/2018 Royal Opera House Cinema Series Continues With David McVicar's Production Of Verdi's RIGOLETTO
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 2, 2018
The 2017/2018 Cinema Broadcasts from London's Royal Opera House, which screen in over 50 cinemas across the United States and Canada, are available for advance online viewing for editorial or review purposes.
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 2, 2018
The 2017/2018 Cinema Broadcasts from London's Royal Opera House, which screen in over 50 cinemas across the United States and Canada, are available for advance online viewing for editorial or review purposes.
Captivating Line Up Announced For 2018 Fugard Bioscope Season
by Stephi Wild - Jan 30, 2018
Now in its seventh successful year, the Fugard Bioscope has compiled a captivating line up for the 2018 season, starting on 4 February with the Academy Award winning IDA produced by Fugard Theatre founder Eric Abraham.
by Stephi Wild - Jan 30, 2018
Now in its seventh successful year, the Fugard Bioscope has compiled a captivating line up for the 2018 season, starting on 4 February with the Academy Award winning IDA produced by Fugard Theatre founder Eric Abraham.
Boston Lyric Opera to Close Out Season with THE MERRY WIDOW, Today
by BWW News Desk - Apr 29, 2016
Boston, MA – April 7, 2016 – Boston Lyric Opera closes its 2015/16 Season with composer Franz Lehár's classic comic operetta The Merry Widow, whose light-hearted fun within the fictional Pontevedrian Embassy in Paris plays out among international diplomats as the dark clouds of World War I gather on the horizon. This new BLO production of The Merry Widowopens April 29 for a five-performance run through May 8 at the Citi Performing Arts CenterSMShubert Theatre in Boston.
by BWW News Desk - Apr 29, 2016
Boston, MA – April 7, 2016 – Boston Lyric Opera closes its 2015/16 Season with composer Franz Lehár's classic comic operetta The Merry Widow, whose light-hearted fun within the fictional Pontevedrian Embassy in Paris plays out among international diplomats as the dark clouds of World War I gather on the horizon. This new BLO production of The Merry Widowopens April 29 for a five-performance run through May 8 at the Citi Performing Arts CenterSMShubert Theatre in Boston.
Boston Lyric Opera to Close Out Season with THE MERRY WIDOW, 4/29
by Matt Smith - Apr 10, 2016
Boston, MA - April 7, 2016 - Boston Lyric Opera closes its 2015/16 Season with composer Franz Lehar's classic comic operetta The Merry Widow, whose light-hearted fun within the fictional Pontevedrian Embassy in Paris plays out among international diplomats as the dark clouds of World War I gather on the horizon. This new BLO production of The Merry Widowopens April 29 for a five-performance run through May 8 at the Citi Performing Arts CenterSMShubert Theatre in Boston.
by Matt Smith - Apr 10, 2016
Boston, MA - April 7, 2016 - Boston Lyric Opera closes its 2015/16 Season with composer Franz Lehar's classic comic operetta The Merry Widow, whose light-hearted fun within the fictional Pontevedrian Embassy in Paris plays out among international diplomats as the dark clouds of World War I gather on the horizon. This new BLO production of The Merry Widowopens April 29 for a five-performance run through May 8 at the Citi Performing Arts CenterSMShubert Theatre in Boston.
Thomas Hampson Returns in Met Wozzeck and Vienna Boccanegra, New Lyric Parsifal & More
by Christina Mancuso - Aug 28, 2013
The new season sees Thomas Hampson – “America's foremost baritone” (International Herald Tribune) – return to the world's greatest opera houses and festivals, including London's Royal Opera House, the Vienna State Opera, Deutsche Oper Berlin, theBavarian State Opera, the Salzburg Festival, Lyric Opera of Chicago, and New York's Metropolitan Opera, where he will make hisrole debut as the eponymous antihero of Berg's Wozzeck. Equally active on the concert stage, Hampson looks forward to collaborations with such top international orchestras as Washington's National Symphony, the BBC Scottish Symphony, the Staatskapelle Dresden, and the Amsterdam Sinfonietta, which he will join for a twelve-stop European tour. Having been hailed as “an artist fully in control of a remarkable instrument” (Los Angeles Times), the baritone will take his celebrated lieder recitals to London's Wigmore Hall, the Leipzig Gewandhaus, and to Coburg, Heidelberg, Brussels, and Berne. In the wake of his recent induction into the Gramophone Hall of Fame, the baritone's star turn in the title role of Verdi's Simon Boccanegra – recorded live at the Vienna Konzerthaus – is due for September release on the Decca label.
by Christina Mancuso - Aug 28, 2013
The new season sees Thomas Hampson – “America's foremost baritone” (International Herald Tribune) – return to the world's greatest opera houses and festivals, including London's Royal Opera House, the Vienna State Opera, Deutsche Oper Berlin, theBavarian State Opera, the Salzburg Festival, Lyric Opera of Chicago, and New York's Metropolitan Opera, where he will make hisrole debut as the eponymous antihero of Berg's Wozzeck. Equally active on the concert stage, Hampson looks forward to collaborations with such top international orchestras as Washington's National Symphony, the BBC Scottish Symphony, the Staatskapelle Dresden, and the Amsterdam Sinfonietta, which he will join for a twelve-stop European tour. Having been hailed as “an artist fully in control of a remarkable instrument” (Los Angeles Times), the baritone will take his celebrated lieder recitals to London's Wigmore Hall, the Leipzig Gewandhaus, and to Coburg, Heidelberg, Brussels, and Berne. In the wake of his recent induction into the Gramophone Hall of Fame, the baritone's star turn in the title role of Verdi's Simon Boccanegra – recorded live at the Vienna Konzerthaus – is due for September release on the Decca label.
TJ Edwards' BOY FRIENDS & THE HOLOGRAM Set for Black Box New Play Festival this Month
by Tyler Peterson - Jun 6, 2013
Two new plays by local playwright TJ Edwards will premiere at the Gallery Players of Brooklyn starting June 13th and running until June 23rd as part of their 16th Annual Black Box New Play Festival. Mr. Edwards has won two Helen Hayes awards for Outstanding New Play, and his plays have been performed in New York, Los Angeles and London-as well as cities throughout the U.S.
by Tyler Peterson - Jun 6, 2013
Two new plays by local playwright TJ Edwards will premiere at the Gallery Players of Brooklyn starting June 13th and running until June 23rd as part of their 16th Annual Black Box New Play Festival. Mr. Edwards has won two Helen Hayes awards for Outstanding New Play, and his plays have been performed in New York, Los Angeles and London-as well as cities throughout the U.S.
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