Paula Murrihy

Review: DON GIOVANNI, Royal Opera House

With the opening night delayed due to the death of Queen Elizabeth II and coming at a period of national mourning, this latest revival of Kasper Holten’s take on Don Giovanni is as cathartic an experience as it gets.

ENO Will Stage Britten's GLORIANA Concert For Jubilee Year

The English National Opera announces a one-off concert of Benjamin Britten's Gloriana this December.

Irish National Opera Announces 2021-22 Season

Irish National Opera’s 2021-22 season is its biggest ever, and its most diverse. The branching out includes the company’s largest-ever outdoor undertaking, Richard Strauss’s epic Elektra, in the atmospheric setting of the Castle Yard in Kilkenny with Belfast soprano Giselle Allen making her INO debut as the vengeful heroine.

Opera North Presents Virtual Presentations of ORFEO ED EURIDICE, FIDELIO and More

As lockdown continues to impact live performance, Opera North has announced a range of options, from powerful productions to intimate chamber concerts, to entertain viewers at home.

Opera North Announces Post-Lockdown Performances

New live performances by Opera North are announced today, with four performances of Beethoven’s only opera, Fidelio, planned to be the first large scale production for over a year as the Leeds-based opera company builds back towards a fuller programme of public events.

Boston Baroque Announces Launch of Virtual 'Holiday Season Package'

Boston Baroque rings in a holiday season like no other with a line-up of virtual releases and programs scheduled in December 2020. Boston Baroque has recently released an all-star version of Handel’s Messiah as the next full-length concert release on Boston Baroque Live.

Irish National Opera Announces Plans For 2020-21 Season

Irish National Opera has announced plans for its 2020-21 season. The season kicks off October 24.

Handel and Haydn Society's 2019-20 Season Will Continue With Bach's ST. MATTHEW PASSION

The Handel and Haydn Society will perform one of the greatest works in Western classical music, Bach's St. Matthew Passion, on Friday, April 3 and Sunday, April 5 at Boston's Symphony Hall. Under the direction of Artistic Director Harry Christophers, the H+H Orchestra, Chorus, and Youth Choruses will deliver a moving and spiritual musical experience.

Handel And Haydn Society Announces 2019 -20 Season; Artistic Director Harry Christophers Will Step Down Following 2020-21 Season

With nine major subscription concerts at Symphony Hall and the New England Conservatory's Jordan Hall and a host of notable guest performers and conductors, the Handel and Haydn Society announces its 2019-20 season, the 205th season in its history.

Metropolitan Opera Cast Change Advisory: La Clemenza Di Tito

Emily D'Angelo will sing Annio in all performances of Mozart's La Clemenza di Tito, replacing Paula Murrihy, who has withdrawn for personal reasons.

Dublin Theatre Festival Announces 2018 Lineup

This year's Dublin Theatre Festival features a seductive selection of new work, including World and European Premieres, fresh versions of classic plays and adventurous international productions created by both renowned artists and emerging voices.

New Royal Opera Production of CARMEN Comes to Jaffrey's RST

London's Royal Opera House production of Bizet's opera masterwork, Carmen will be shown in stunning high definition video and sound at The Park Theatre's River Street Theatre (RST) in Jaffrey Sunday, April 22 and Wednesday, April 25, both at 2pm.  This presentation is part of the RST's Stage2Screen Series.

Broadway Talent Tapped for 2018/2019 Season at the Met

Accelerating his arrival as Music Director by two seasons, Yannick Nezet-Seguin will take up the post in time for the start of the Metropolitan Opera's 2018-19 season, it was announced today.

BWW Review: DIE FLEDERMAUS at Santa Fe Opera

On August 1, 2017, Santa Fe Opera presented Johann Strauss II's operetta, DIE FLEDERMAUS (THE BAT). The original German libretto was by Carl Haffner and Richard Genée. The audience heard it sung in an English translation by Ruth and Thomas Martin with dialogue adapted by Charles Ludlam from W. S. Gilbert's play ON BAIL. Gilbert based his play on a work by Meilhac and Halévy.

BWW Review: ALCINA at Santa Fe Opera

George Frideric Handel composed the opera seria, ALCINA, for a 1735 premiere at London's Covent Garden. Handel's anonymous librettist based his text on Riccardo Broschi's 1728 book for L'ISOLA DI ALCINA. Three years following its 1735 run, ALCINA was revived but after that it fell dormant until the twentieth century. On July 29, 2017, Santa Fe Opera premiered a co-production of ALCINA with the National Opera of Bordeaux and the Teatro Real of Madrid.

The LA Opera and Classical KUSC 91.5fm Announce the 2015 Schedule for LA OPERA ON AIR

LA Opera is collaborating with Classical KUSC 91.5fm to produce the ninth consecutive season of LA Opera On Air, a weekly broadcast series of LA Opera performances recorded live at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. Beginning with Verdi's La Traviata, starring Nino Machaidze and Plácido Domingo at 10am on Saturday, May 16, 2015, the weekly series hosted by KUSC's Duff Murphy will feature five performances from LA Opera's 2014/15 season and a special encore broadcast of Jules Massenet's Thaïs from the 2013/14 season. The series will be broadcast locally on Classical KUSC 91.5fm, its repeater stations (see below) and also streamed live online at KUSC.org.

A Lucky Winner to Gain Backstage Access with Dido, Aeneas and More, 11/12

Three winners and their guest will be given a backstage pass to meet Dido and Aeneas at intermission. The fun will continue as Bluebeard and Judith make their way to meet the winners at the end of the evening.

LA Opera Presents Double Bill of DIDO AND AENEAS and BLUEBEARD'S CASTLE, Now thru 11/15

LA Opera's production of Henry Purcell's Dido and Aeneas and Bela Bartok's Bluebeard's Castle, two riveting stagings of two disparate operas written more than two centuries apart that come together in a unique double bill, running for six performances from today, October 25 through November 15, 2014.