David Bennett News

San Diego Opera's Upcoming Performances of AGING MAGICIAN Have Been Cancelled

by Chloe Rabinowitz — March 10, 2020

San Diego Opera's upcoming performances of Aging Magician have been cancelled.

BWW Review: THE BEL CANTO TRIO Kicks Off San Diego Opera's Detour Series in La Jolla

by Ron Bierman — March 7, 2020

The San Diego Opera's first Detour Series performance this season belonged to the new Bel Canto Trio, starring tenor Joshua Guerrero, soprano Julie Adams, and bass-baritone Nicholas Brownlee.

San Diego Pride, Out at the Fair, #NowTrending App, and San Diego Opera Present OUT AT THE OPERA

by A.A. Cristi — March 3, 2020

San Diego Opera once again will partner with SD Pride, Out at the Fair, and #NowTrending App for a?oeOut at the Operaa?? on Saturday, April 25, 2020 surrounding a performance of Rossini's comic masterpiece The Barber of Seville.

San Diego Opera to Honor Sarah Brenda Marsh-Rebelo as Honorary Life Director

by Chloe Rabinowitz — February 5, 2020

San Diego Opera has announced that San Diego Opera board member for the past 28 years, and Opera Ball Chair for the past two, Sarah Brenda Marsh-Rebelo, affectionately known to her friends as Sarah B.

FREDDY Awards Nominations Announced

by Stephi Wild — May 10, 2019

Nominations for the 2019 FREDDY© Awards were announced on Thursday, May 9th, during the live broadcast of the on 69 News at Noon on WFMZ-TV.

BWW Review: SAN DIEGO OPERA'S PRODUCTION OF RIGOLETTO at The San Diego Civic Center

by Ron Bierman — February 6, 2019

The San Diego Opera's opening-night production of Verdi's Rigoletto featured the powerful voice and convincing acting of baritone Stephen Powell in a title role he has sung often.

BWW Review: SAN DIEGO OPERA'S ALL IS CALM: THE CHRISTMAS TRUCE OF 1914 at the Balboa Theatre

by Ron Bierman — December 15, 2018

When San Diego Opera General Director David Bennett realized earlier this year that the scheduled Vancouver-derived production of Hansel and Gretel wouldn't fit comfortably on the Balboa Theater stage, All Is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914 was an obvious holiday-season alternative.

BWW Interview: David Bennett, Juan Carlos Acosta, And Walter DuMelle at San Diego Opera

by Ron Bierman — December 4, 2018

Can a musical drama set on a grim WW I battlefield make an audience feel good? Those working on the San Diego Opera's staging of All Is Calm: the Christmas Truce of 1914 are certain it can.

Book Teaches Readers How to Identify, Use Gift of Mercy

by Robert Diamond — October 3, 2018

BWW Review: SAN DIEGO OPERA'S ONE AMAZING NIGHT at The Balboa Theater

by Ron Bierman — May 17, 2018

The San Diego Opera's last concert this season was billed as 'One Amazing Night.

BWW Interview: Elaine Alvarez of San Diego Opera's Production of Florencia en el Amazonas

by Ron Bierman — March 17, 2018

I spoke recently with Elaine Alvarez who will be singing the lead role this weekend in the San Diego Opera's production of Florencia en el Amazonas by Mexican composer Daniel Catan and librettist Marcela Fuentes-Berain.

UW Musical Theater Program Presents ANYTHING GOES

by Julie Musbach — January 24, 2018

Theater Program presents its fourth annual production, Anything Goes, directed by 5th Avenue Theatre Casting Director Kelsey Thorgalsen.

BWW Review: Elevating! Touching! Magnificent! David Bennett's MAN OF LA MANCHA Is A Tour De Force

by Herbert Paine — January 12, 2018

Every now and then, a transformational moment will occur in the theatre, transporting the audience into new realms of experience and understanding.

SDSU and San Diego Opera Announce Shared 'Director Of Opera' Position

by Julie Musbach — January 10, 2018

San Diego Opera and the SDSU School of Music and Dance have announced a new, shared position between the two organizations.

Winners of the 2018 MAC Awards Announced!

by A.A. Cristi — December 29, 2017

It's been a big year for theatre in Tuscon and tuscon.

Vote For the 2017 BroadwayWorld Seattle Awards; ManeStage Leads Theatre of the Year Race!

by Alan Henry — November 24, 2017

The 2017 awards honor productions which opened between October 1, 2016 and September 30, 2017.

Vote For the 2017 BroadwayWorld Seattle Awards; ManeStage Leads as Theatre of the Year!

by Alan Henry — November 17, 2017

The 2017 awards honor productions which opened between October 1, 2016 and September 30, 2017.

THE RIVER BRIDE Opens Next Week at Arizona Theatre Company

by BWW News Desk — November 9, 2017

The River Bride, Marisela Trevi o Orta's poignant story of true love, regret, transformation and the struggle to stay true to your family and to yourself, will have its Arizona premiere at the Temple of Music & Art in Tucson from Oct.

ATC National Latino Playwriting Winner THE RIVER BRIDE Comes to Life in Arizona Premiere

by BWW News Desk — October 5, 2017

The River Bride, Marisela Trevi o Orta's poignant story of true love, regret, transformation and the struggle to stay true to your family and to yourself, will have its Arizona premiere at the Temple of Music & Art in Tucson from Oct.

Marsha Mason Directs Arizona Theatre Company's Season-Opening Performance CHAPTER TWO

by BWW News Desk — September 13, 2017

Arizona Theatre Company (ATC; David Ivers, Artistic Director; Billy Russo, Managing Director) is pleased to welcome back four-time Academy Award-nominee Marsha Mason, who will direct Neil Simon's autobiographical romantic comedy Chapter Two to open ATC's 51st season, Oct.