Ted Huffman

MRS DALLOWAY to Conclude Tour at HOME Manchester This September
by Stephi Wild - Aug 27, 2026

A stage adaptation of Virginia Woolf's MRS DALLOWAY, co-created by Jen Heyes and Kit Green, will conclude its tour with three performances at HOME Manchester.

Review: TOSCA, Glyndebourne
by Aliya Al-Hassan - May 22, 2026

Tosca is Giacomo Puccini's fast-paced thriller of an opera; brimming with tension and political intrigue. For many it is Puccini's best work, yet incredibly it has never been staged at Glyndebourne. Until now. It is a show of firsts all round: the first mainstage production for director Ted Huffman and is the first Puccini opera for Glyndebourne’s music director Robin Ticciati, who conducts the London Philharmonic Orchestra in the first of two performance runs.

Interview: 'I Feel Innately Connected to Puccini’s Scores': Soprano Caitlin Gotimer on Taking On TOSCA at Glyndebourne
by Aliya Al-Hassan - May 18, 2026

2026 marks the first time that Glyndbourne has staged Puccini's Tosca, a devastating opera of love and betrayal. It’s also a first for Glyndebourne Music Director Robin Ticciati, who conducts this powerfully dramatic piece, as well as a Festival debut from exciting American director Ted Huffman.

New Stage Version of MRS. DALLOWAY Will Embark on UK Tour
by Stephi Wild - Mar 10, 2026

A gripping new version of Virginia Woolf’s daring and radical masterpiece Mrs Dalloway is set to tour to venues across England this summer. Learn more about the upcoming show here!

What You Need to Know About Mozart’s COSI FAN TUTTE at Lyric Opera of Chicago
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 19, 2025

Lyric Opera of Chicago will present Mozart’s beloved masterpiece Così fan tutte. This glamorous rom-com returns to Lyric in a sun-soaked 1930s-era seaside country club setting.

Storyhouse Will Premiere New Version of MRS. DALLOWAY
by Stephi Wild - Oct 10, 2025

A new reimagining of Virginia Woolf's Mrs Dalloway is set to receive its world premiere at Storyhouse next spring. The production will be staged at the Chester venue beginning in May.

Park Avenue Armory to Present LENAPEHOKING, A Program Of Chamber Music By Brent Michael Davids
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 14, 2025

Park Avenue Armory's Making Space Public Programming series will continue with Lenapehoking, an evening of chamber music by internationally celebrated Indigenous composer, musician, and educator Brent Michael Davids. Learn more!

Meow Meow To Star In IT'S COME TO THIS At Soho Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 11, 2024

International singing sensation and purr-fect post-pandemic, post-post-modern Superstar Meow Meow has announcef a limited run of her show It's Come To This at Soho Theatre in May 2025, following her critically acclaimed global takeover.

Work by Yoko Ono & More to be Featured in Park Ave Armory's 2025 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 18, 2024

Discover the 2025 season lineup at Park Avenue Armory, featuring innovative performances and installations by renowned artists including Yoko Ono and more. See full programming and learn how to purchase tickets.

Review: EUGENE ONEGIN, Royal Ballet And Opera
by Michael Higgs - Sep 30, 2024

Deservedly still Tchaikovsky’s most celebrated opera, Eugene Onegin astounds with angelic music that never ceases to amaze. This production by Ted Huffman, in his main stage Royal Opera debut, features a stellar cast with Kristina Mkhitaryan as Tatyana, Gordon Bintner as Onegin, and several choices that, while divisive, raise intriguing questions.

Review: THE FAGGOTS AND THEIR FRIENDS BETWEEN REVOLUTIONS, Queen Elizabeth Hall
by Christiana Rose - Jan 29, 2024

The Faggots and Their Friends Between Revolutions has relocated to the Southbank Centre’s Queen Elizabeth Hall for its London premiere, having run at Manchester International Festival. The performance is billed as a ‘music theatre piece rewriting the history of the world through a joyful and utopian queer lens’ and is based on the 1977 cult fantasy novel on sexual liberation and radical revolutionary aphorisms by Larry Mitchell, illustrated by Ned Asta.

Opera Parallele & Transgender District Announces EXPANSIVE 2023 Showcase Artists
by Blair Ingenthron - May 20, 2023

Building on the overwhelming success of last year's Expansive initiative, Opera Parallèle and The Transgender District have announced plans to renew their collaboration and present a showcase of transgender and non-binary classical artists for two performances at 7.30 p.m. on Thursday, August 3 and Friday, August 4 at A.C.T.'s intimate Strand Theater.

Manchester International Festival Announces 2023 Performance Highlights
by Stephi Wild - Mar 14, 2023

Factory International has announced the 2023 edition of Manchester International Festival (MIF) from 29 June to 16 July. Working with partners regionally and across the globe, the wide-ranging programme of original new work by an array of international artists will take place in venues and spaces around the city and at Factory International's much-anticipated new home, which opens its doors for the first time for the Festival, in advance of its official opening in October. 

Opera Forward Festival 2022 Set For March
by Stephi Wild - Feb 9, 2022

The Opera Forward Festival surprises with everything opera can be. With work by established names and a new generation of makers, musical performances, video art and talks, OFF explores the art form that is opera. From the theme that is central to this sixth edition, 'New Beginnings', OFF invites the audience to discover that opera is also something for them. 

Jakub Józef Orliński Will Make His Los Angeles Debut at The Broad Stage in March
by Stephi Wild - Jan 26, 2022

The Broad Stage presents Polish countertenor Jakub Józef Orliński, who has quickly emerged as one of the most vibrant performers on the international classical music scene, triumphing on stage, in concert and on recording.  He makes his Los Angeles and Broad Stage debut on March 10, 2022, at 7:30pm on the Main Stage with an eclectic program of baroque, romantic and 20th century songs.

Ivor Novello Award Winners Announced At The Ivors Composer Awards 2020
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 1, 2020

The Ivors Academy today [1 December] revealed the winners of 14 Ivor Novello Awards as part of The Ivors Composer Awards 2020, celebrating exceptional new works by composers writing for classical, jazz and sound art. The winners of these prestigious Ivor Novello Awards were revealed earlier tonight as part of a two-hour ceremony broadcast exclusively on BBC Radio 3, hosted by Kate Molleson and Tom Service. 

Nominations Announced For The Ivors Composer Awards 2020
by Sarah Jae Leiber - Nov 3, 2020

The Ivors Academy today [3 November] announce the nominations for The Ivors Composer Awards 2020.

BWW Preview: Welcome to the 21st Century (and 1816) at Opera Philadelphia's Digital Festival, including BREAKING THE WAVES
by Richard Sasanow - Apr 30, 2020

Over the last five years, Opera Philadelphia has presented an impressive group of new operas it has commissioned, along with some classics from the standard rep. Starting tomorrow, we'll get a look at some of the best of them, with the company's Digital Festival running through May 29, available on YouTube and the company's website.

Opera Philadelphia Launches Digital Streaming Festival
by Stephi Wild - Apr 28, 2020

Over the past five years, Opera Philadelphia has presented no fewer than nine world premieres, scoring multiple awards and winning international audience and critical recognition. Now that the 2019-20 season has been cut short by the need for social distancing, the company is extending its season online with Digital Festival O.

BWW Review: DENIS & KATYA, Southbank Centre
by Alexandra Coghlan - Mar 14, 2020

On 15 November, 2016, Russian teenagers Katya Vlasova and Denis Muravyov ran away from home and barricaded themselves inside a cabin with whisky, guns and ammunition. After firing on family and at police the two 15-year-olds found themselves in a stand-off with Special Forces, which only ended when the men stormed the building. Both teenagers were subsequently found dead. The whole sequence of events was live-streamed by the pair on Periscope, turning them into a Romeo and Juliet or Bonnie and Clyde for the internet age.