Richard E. Waits Makes Metropolitan Opera Debut in I PURITANI
The Metropolitan Opera’s new production of Vincenzo Bellini’s bel canto masterpiece I Puritani, features theatre actor Richard E.
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Review: PURITANI Is Bel Canto Bliss with Oropesa and Brownlee under Armiliato's Baton
The Met’s new production of Vincenzo Bellini’s I PURITANI made its debut on New Year’s Eve, but I caught up with it at its third performance on January 6.
Review Roundup: I PURITANI at the Metropolitan Opera
Performances are now underway for The Metropolitan Opera's new staging of Vincenzo Bellini’s I Puritani, marking the company’s first new production of the opera in nearly 50 years.
Video: Lisette Oropesa Sings Act II Aria From I PURITANI At The Metropolitan Opera
A new rehearsal video features soprano Lisette Oropesa performing an excerpt from Elvira’s Act II aria in I PURITANI.
Photos: First Look at the Metropolitan Opera’s New Production of Bellini’s I PURITANI
The Metropolitan Opera has released production photos from its new staging of Vincenzo Bellini’s I Puritani, marking the company’s first new production of the opera in nearly 50 years.
Review: THE LINE OF BEAUTY, Almeida Theatre
An award-winning LGBTQ novel, adapted for the stage by playwright of the moment Jack Holden (Cruising; Kenrex).
Cast Set For THE LINE OF BEAUTY at the Almeida Theatre
Francesca Amewudah-Rivers, Ellie Bamber, Doreene Blackstock, Charles Edwards, Arty Froushan, Claudia Harrison, Matt Mella, Hannah Morrish, Alistair Nwachukwu, Robert Portal, Leo Suter and Jasper Talbot are cast in the world premiere of The Line of Beauty.
Review: FAUST, Royal Ballet And Opera
Celebrating its sixth revival, David McVicar’s critically acclaimed production of Faust is a spectacular success with stunning sets and costumes, a magnificent cast, and some of Gounod’s greatest music.
David McVicar's Production of FAUST Returns to the Stage in May
David McVicar's production of Charles-François Gounod's Faust returns to The Royal Opera this summer for a limited run of seven performances.
The Metropolitan Opera Reveals 2025-26 Season Featuring Met Premieres and More
The Metropolitan Opera has revealed its 2025–26 season, the company’s 142nd year, featuring six new productions—three of which are Met premieres—and 12 revivals.
Review: The Marx Brothers Found Life in TROVATORE that the Met Couldn’t Muster
I must admit that the Met’s current revival of IL TROVATORE--with RIGOLETTO and TRAVIATA, considered the great creations of Verdi’s middle period--made me think of another masterwork, “A Night at the Opera,” my favorite of the movies by those champions of silliness, the Marx Brothers.
Verdi's IL TROVATORE Returns To The Metropolitan Opera On October 26
Verdi's IL TROVATORE returns to the Metropolitan Opera on October 26, featuring a cast led by tenor Yonghoon Lee and soprano Maria Agresta.
Review: THE BALLAD OF HATTIE AND JAMES, Kiln Theatre
Somewhere in King’s Cross, a middle-aged woman sits at a piano and plays an original piece with surprising fluency.
Review: JENŮFA, London Coliseum
Opera is not short of stories where women are violated and abandoned by the men in their lives but Leoš Janáček’s Jenůfa is an especially cruel tale.
Photos: Janáček's JENŮFA Returns to the London Coliseum
David Alden’s double Olivier Award-winning production of Janáček’s Jenůfa returns to the London Coliseum.
JENUFA Returns to the London Coliseum in March
David Alden’s double Olivier award-winning production of Janáček’s Jenůfa returns to the London Coliseum in March.
International Opera Awards 2023 Shortlist Revealed
The International Opera Awards has announced the shortlist for this year's Awards, which will be held at Teatr Wielki, Polish National Opera, Warsaw on Thursday 9 November.
San Francisco Opera Announces 2023–24 Season, Featuring OMAR, THE MAGIC FLUTE & More
San Francisco Opera has announced details for the Company’s 101st season, which opens September 8, 2023.
Peterborough Players to Present Live Simulcast of the Met's FEDORA This Week
You won't want to miss Fedora via live simulcast at the Peterborough Players on Saturday, January 14th.
Review: Met Audience Tips Its Hat to FEDORA on New Year's Eve
Musicologist Joseph Kerman is probably most widely remembered for calling Puccini’s TOSCA “a shabby little shocker.
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