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South Dakota Symphony Announcing Indvidual Tickets On Sale Date
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 15, 2024

Individual concert tickets for the South Dakota Symphony Orchestra's 2024-25 season will be available starting Friday, August 23.

Donna Lynne Champlin & More to Star in SWEENEY TODD at Virginia Arts Festival
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 13, 2024

Virginia Arts Festival will present Stephen Sondheim's Tony Award-winning musical Sweeney Todd in an orchestral performance. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets.

San Diego Opera's Season Opens With a Concert With Latonia Moore and J'Nai Bridges
by Stephi Wild - Aug 28, 2023

San Diego Opera’s 2023-2024 Season opens with the exciting return of soprano Latonia Moore and mezzo-soprano J’Nai Bridges on Wednesday, October 25, 2023 at 7:30 PM in concert at the Balboa Theatre with the San Diego Symphony.

San Diego Opera's Season Opens October 25 With Latonia Moore And J'Nai Bridges In Concert With The San Diego Symphony
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 9, 2023

San Diego Opera's 2023-2024 Season opens with the exciting return of soprano Latonia Moore and mezzo-soprano J'Nai Bridges on Wednesday, October 25, 2023 at 7:30 PM in concert at the Balboa Theatre with the San Diego Symphony. Both Latonia and J'Nai performed at San Diego Opera early in their careers, coming together in 2016 for a production of Madama Butterfly, where Latonia sang Cio-Cio San and J'Nai performed Suzuki.

Academy Of Vocal Arts Reveals 2023/24 Season Lineup
by Stephi Wild - Jul 21, 2023

The season, which is AVA's 89th, kicks off with a stunning production of Gaetano Donizetti's masterwork Anna Bolena, followed by Benjamin Britten's hauntingly beautiful The Rape of Lucretia and ending with Gioachino Rossini's beloved comic masterpiece, Il barbiere di Siviglia ('The Barber of Seville'). Also returning this season is the annual Giargiari Bel Canto Competition, New Artists Recital, Winter Recital, and Farewell Recital.

Academy of Vocal Arts to Present Production of DON PASQUALE Set In 1960s South Philadelphia
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 17, 2023

Philadelphia's prestigious Academy of Vocal Arts will present Gaetano Donizetti's 'opera buffa' Don Pasquale this February - with a hometown twist. Audiences will be taken on a sentimental adventure, as the opera will be set in mid-60s South Philadelphia.

The Academy Of Vocal Arts to Present Tchaikovsky's EUGENE ONEGIN
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 11, 2022

The Academy of Vocal Arts will present Tchaikovsky's beloved Eugene Onegin, for four performances only January 22-29, 2022.

The Academy Of Vocal Arts to Present A CELEBRATION OF OPERA!
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 20, 2021

AVA will present A Celebration of Opera! - an opera concert of exciting opera moments. Since the Academy of Vocal Arts' (AVA) last live opera performance in February 2020, we felt the most appropriate way to kick off our new season would be with a concert of opera favorites!

San Diego Opera Announces Spring Drive-In Season Featuring THE BARBER OF SEVILLE and ONE AMAZING NIGHT
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 17, 2021

Inspired by the success from their safe drive-in performances of La bohème in the Fall, which heralded the return of live, in-person, opera to San Diego County since the start of the pandemic, and provided over 300 jobs to many, San Diego Opera has announced a Spring season of safe, socially-distanced, drive-in performances.

OPERA America Invites Artists, Administrators and More to A TOAST TO 50 YEARS
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 15, 2020

OPERA America is inviting artists, administrators, trustees, and audiences to 'A Toast to 50 Years,' a celebration of opera's progress and of OPERA America's 50th Anniversary, taking place today, Friday, May 15, from 4:30 to 5:00 p.m. EDT.

BWW Exclusive: 107 Opera Singers, a Conductor plus Tech Magic Bring Some LIGHT from Moravec, Campbell and OPERA America
by Richard Sasanow - May 13, 2020

Here's a look at how 'Light Shall Lift Us; Singers Unite in Song' (for OPERA America), a video project featuring 107 opera singers in “a song of hope and solidarity” by Paul Moravec and Mark Campbell, came together to help raise up the spirits of their communities as we deal with COVID-19. It went 'live' on May 14 at 1:30 pm EST.

PASS THE SALT Fundraiser Featuring Kara Lindsay, Kevin Massey, Constantine Maroulis and More Raises Over $11,500
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 27, 2020

A line up of stars from Broadway, TV, film, opera, and literature helped SALT Performing Arts raise over $11,500 during its fundraising campaign, PASS THE SALT, during its April 23rd online COOPED UP CABARET.

AVA Hosts Evening Of Singing And Vocal Fireworks At Bel Canto Competition
by Julie Musbach - Sep 12, 2019

The Academy of Vocal Arts' annual favorite vocal competition returns to the Kimmel Center this fall.

Bard SummerScape 2019 Presents American Premiere Of THE MIRACLE OF HELIANE
by Julie Musbach - Apr 16, 2019

Committed since its inception to reviving important but neglected operas, Bard SummerScape has long proven itself 'an indispensable part of the summer operatic landscape' (Musical America).