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MADAMA BUTTERFLY and More Set for North Carolina Opera 2025�"2026 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 10, 2025

After years of rising audience enthusiasm and sold-out performances, North Carolina Opera is expanding its season in 2025-2026 with three full-scale productions. Learn more!

Opera Carolina Faces Leadership Changes and Lawsuit from Former Production Director
by Joshua Wright - Apr 7, 2025

Opera Carolina is facing a lawsuit from former production director Michael Baumgarten over breach of contract, as the nonprofit undergoes leadership changes and financial challenges.

Last Chance To Vote for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Charlotte Awards; ALICE BY HEART at Legacy Theater and Music Company Leads Best Musical!
by BWW Awards - Dec 27, 2024

This is the last chance to vote for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Charlotte Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

Final Week To Vote for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Charlotte Awards; Legacy Theater and Music Company Leads Favorite Local Theatre!
by BWW Awards - Dec 23, 2024

This is the final week to vote for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Charlotte Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

Vote For The 2024 BroadwayWorld Charlotte Awards; ALICE BY HEART at Legacy Theater and Music Company Leads Best Musical!
by BWW Awards - Dec 16, 2024

Voting continues for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Charlotte Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

Latest Standings Announced For The 2024 BWW Charlotte Awards
by BWW Awards - Dec 9, 2024

Don't miss your chance to vote for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Charlotte Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

First Standings Announced For The 2024 BWW Charlotte Awards
by BWW Awards - Dec 2, 2024

Check out the first stats for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Charlotte Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

Review: TURANDOT at Belk Theater
by Perry Tannenbaum - Apr 22, 2024

Yes, a grand opera was inserted at Belk Theater as the clock or calendar was winding down! Around the world, Callas, Nilsson, and Sutherland are among the divas who have graced the powerhouse role of TURANDOT, and Franco Zeffirelli's production at the Met is as revered for its stateliness and splendor as the Notre Dame Cathedral. Grand? Monumental.

Tickets For Opera Carolina's 73rd Season Are Now On Sale
by Stephi Wild - Aug 15, 2022

Tickets for Opera Carolina's 2022/23 season are now on sale to the public. This season will explore iconic women in opera and focus on the power of opera by emphasizing HERstory. The season will open in October with Puccini's Tosca, continued in January 2023 with Porgy & Bess, and will conclude in April with Verdi's La traviata. All performances will be held at the Belk Theater.

Opera Carolina Announces Expanded Leadership Team
by A.A. Cristi - May 19, 2022

Opera Carolina, the leading professional opera company in the Carolinas, today announces the hiring of Claudio Ferri as Director of Development and Nandi Cheathem as Director of Finance. These two accomplished professionals will join the leadership team for the recently announced 2022/23 season featuring Tosca, Porgy and Bess, and La traviata.

Opera Carolina Announces 73rd Season
by Stephi Wild - May 4, 2022

Today, Opera Carolina proudly announces its 2022/23 season. With an emphasis on exploring iconic women in opera, this season focuses on HERstory and includes three major productions of fan-favorite operas.

PORGY AND BESS, DON GIOVANNI & More Announced for North Carolina Opera 2022/2023 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 26, 2022

The Triangle's premiere opera company has announced its upcoming 2022/2023 season. North Carolina Opera will open the season with a concert performance of Puccini's MANON LESCAUT on October 2 in Meymandi Concert Hall.

Opera Carolina Presents AIDA, April 7 & 9
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 4, 2022

Opera Carolina presents Thursday, April 7 | 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, April 9 | 1 p.m. & 8 p.m..

Opera Carolina Announces 72nd Season
by Stephi Wild - Apr 20, 2021

It's been over a year since audiences joined Opera Carolina in the Belk Theater. Sets and costumes have been in storage, and actors have been waiting patiently to bring the art of opera back to the stage. The wait is almost over. Today Opera Carolina announces its 2021/22 season that promises action, compelling characters, and dynamic stories full of emotion.

Opera Carolina Reimagines Its 2020/21 Season
by Stephi Wild - Sep 3, 2020

Due to COVID-19, the season which was to include Puccini's politically driven Tosca, Douglas Tappin's acclaimed drama about the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., I Dream, and Verdi's love triangle set in a time of war Aida has changed. Tosca and Aida will be postponed until the 2021/22 season, and I Dream, originally scheduled for January 2021 will now be moved to April 2021.

BWW Review: Op Carolina Animates MACBETH in 'Game of Thrones' Style
by Perry Tannenbaum - Nov 10, 2019

Opera Carolina has put a lot of trendy fun into its new take on Verdi's MACBETH, a bit over-the-top at times in applying 'Game of Throne' style - but never off-target

New York City Opera's 75th Anniversary Concert Comes to Bryant Park For Free
by Stephi Wild - Sep 4, 2019

A celebration of New York City Opera's 75th Anniversary, which will also be the finale to Bryant Park Picnic Performances, presented by Bank of America, will feature NYCO chorus and soloists Lisa Chavez, Glen Seven Allen, Mark Rucker, Brandie Sutton, Won Whi Choi, Kristin Sampson, Christopher Job, Jessica Fishenfeld, Inna Dukach, and Megan Picerno, accompanied by a 30-piece orchestra, and narrated by Michael Capasso, General Director of the company. The performances will be led by a quartet of conductors: Carolyn Kuan, James Meena, Gil Rose, and James Lowe.

New York City Opera Announces Program For 75th Anniversary Concert In Bryant Park
by Stephi Wild - Aug 20, 2019

New York City Opera (NYCO), under the direction of Michael Capasso, General Director, has announced that it will celebrate its 75th Anniversary with a free concert in Bryant Park on Monday, September 9 at 6pm. The anniversary concert, which will be the finale to Bryant Park Picnic Performances presented by Bank of America, will feature soloists Michael Chioldi, Lisa Chavez, Glen Seven Allen, Mark Rucker, Brandie Sutton, Won Whi Choi, Kristin Sampson, Mark Delavan, Inna Dukach, and Megan Picerno, backed by a 30-member chorus, accompanied by a 30-piece orchestra led by a quartet of conductors: Carolyn Kuan, James Meena, Gil Rose, and James Lowe. The celebratory concert will be narrated by Mr. Capasso.

Opera Grand Rapids Presents LA TRAVIATA
by Stephi Wild - May 7, 2019

Opera Grand Rapids' highly-acclaimed 51st season will draw to a close with one of the greatest operas of all time - Giuseppe Verdi's La Traviata. The heartbreaking true story of Parisian courtesan Marie Duplessis that inspired the films Camille, Pretty Woman, and Moulin Rouge will delight audiences June 14 and 15, 7:30 pm at the St Cecilia Musical Center.

Opera Grand Rapids Announces 2019-2020 Season
by Stephi Wild - Apr 12, 2019

For its 52nd Season of great operatic spectacles, Opera Grand Rapids is excited to bring to West Michigan two stunning performances: Gilbert & Sullivan's, The Mikado, and Puccini's, Turandot.