Verdi's LA TRAVIATA Returns To The Royal Opera
Aida Garifullina and Hrachuhà 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. Â
The Cleveland Orchestra Reveals Detail Of 54th International Tour To Austria and Israel
In October 2023, The Cleveland Orchestra and Music Director Franz Welser-Möst embark on their 21st international tour together, with five performances in Austria and Israel: Vienna, Linz, Haifa, Tel Aviv, and Jerusalem, visiting Israel for the first time. In addition to this being The Cleveland Orchestra's Israel debut, The Cleveland Orchestra will be the first American orchestra to visit Israel since 2018.
The Cleveland Orchestra Announces 2023-24 Severance Season
The Cleveland Orchestra has announced its 106th season of concerts at Severance Music Center from September 2023 to May 2024. Marking the 22nd year of the ensemble's acclaimed partnership with Music Director Franz Welser-Möst, the new season showcases extraordinary artistry and sharing music-making across multiple platforms.
ROH Announces Upcoming Cast Changes
Joseph Calleja has withdrawn from all Attila concert performances due to illness. The role of Foresto will be sung by Stefan Pop. Romanian tenor Stefan Pop made his ROH debut in 2012, singing the role of Nemorino (L'elisir d'amore).
BWW Interview: Baritone Etienne Dupuis Brings His 'Je Ne Sais Quoi' to DON CARLOS at the Met
Can you imagine the Met--or any other major opera house--cutting the length of a new opera so commuters could make the last train? That’s what baritone Etienne Dupuis told me about the world premiere in Paris of Verdi’s DON CARLOS (1867). Dupuis is starring as Don Rodrigue, Marquis de Posa, at the Met these days, in the new David McVicar production of the Verdi opera.
VIDEO: Watch the Act Four Finale in the Royal Opera's Production of MACBETH
For Verdi, Shakespeare was a long-standing passion and Macbeth (the first of his three Shakespearean masterpieces) is widely seen as a major step forward in his artistic development. First seen in 2002, Phyllida Lloyd’s production encapsulates the sinister quality of the piece, with striking designs by Anthony Ward.
Royal Opera House Announces Black History Month Programming
Throughout the month of October The Royal Opera House will present live-streamed performances featuring artists from both The Royal Ballet and The Royal Opera, alongside a range of archival content and dedicated social media takeovers from our global community of Black creatives and performers.Â
BWW Feature: ONLINE VIRTUAL OPERA TOUR at Home Computer Screens
Los Angeles Opera’s presentation of Oedipus Rex by Igor Stravinsky is available online from June 17 to July 18, 2021. The libretto is by Jean Cocteau. The cast includes: Oedipus, Russell Thomas; Jocasta, J’nai Bridges; Creon, John Relyea; Tiresias, Morris Robinson; Narrator, Stephen Fry; Conductor, James Conlon.