The Dallas Opera is proud to announce its spectacular 2018-2019 Season, "Swept Away," consisting of five captivating mainstage productions, including a passionate Puccini pairing during the month of March, designed to melt the last blast of winter, followed by the company's first-ever Falstaff.
This week marks the first Houston Grand Opera appearance in 25 years of the most harrowing night of opera in the repertoire: Richard Strauss's 1909 bloodcurdling ELEKTRA. Hailing from one of Greek mythology's most notorious royal families, ELEKTRA follows the title character's quest to avenge her father's murder.
San Francisco Opera General Director Matthew Shilvock today announced plans for the 2018 19 Season. The Company's 96th Season will open Friday, September 7 with a gala double-bill performance of Pietro Mascagni's Cavalleria Rusticana and Ruggero Leoncavallo's Pagliacci in Jos Cura's production with an international cast featuring Lianna Haroutounian, Ekaterina Semenchuk, Roberto Aronica, Marco Berti and Dimitri Platanias, conducted by Daniele Callegari. To usher in the new opera season, San Francisco Opera Guild will produce its signature benefit event, Opera Ball 2018.
San Francisco Opera General Director Matthew Shilvock today announced plans for the 2018 19 Season. The Company's 96th Season will open Friday, September 7 with a gala double-bill performance of Pietro Mascagni's Cavalleria Rusticana and Ruggero Leoncavallo's Pagliacci in Jos Cura's production with an international cast featuring Lianna Haroutounian, Ekaterina Semenchuk, Roberto Aronica, Marco Berti and Dimitri Platanias, conducted by Daniele Callegari. To usher in the new opera season, San Francisco Opera Guild will produce its signature benefit event, Opera Ball 2018.
Revel in the beauty of the opera with an encore showing of Puccini's Tosca on the big screen in HD at The Ridgefield Playhouse on Sunday, January 28th at 2pm, part of the Benchmark Senior Living at Ridgefield Crossings Live in HD & Classical Series and The Metropolitan Opera Live in HD Series with support from The Ridgefield Press and Whistle Stop Bakery. Enjoy the Metropolitan Opera from the best seats in Ridgefield! Rivaling the splendor of Franco Zeffirelli's set and costumes of the Napoleonic era, Sir David McVicar's ravishing new production offers a splendid backdrop for two extraordinary sopranos sharing the title role of the jealous prima donna: Sonya Yoncheva and Anna Netrebko. Vittorio Grigolo and Marcelo lvarez alternate in the role of Tosca's revolutionary artist lover Cavaradossi, with Bryn Terfel, Michael Volle, and eljko Lu?i? as the depraved police chief Scarpia.
Season 12 of Great Performances at the Met begins with a new production of Bellini's masterpiece about a woman scorned, conducted by Carlo Rizzi. Norma stars Sondra Radvanovsky as the titular druid high priestess, opposite Joyce DiDonato as Norma's new rival and Joseph Calleja as her unfaithful lover a casting dream for bel canto fans.
Houston Grand Opera ( HGO ) presents Richard Strauss's chilling one - act drama, Elektra, January 19 February 2, the first HGO performances in 25 years. The Sir David McVicar production stars internationally acclaimed soprano Christine Goerke, who owns the title role as one of the most fearless and formidable dramatic sopranos of the day ( New York Times ).
Emmanuel Villaume conducts the Met's new production of Puccini's Tosca, on December 31, 2017, and January 3, 6, 9, 12, 23, and 27, 2018, replacing James Levine.
Rivaling the splendor of Franco Zeffirelli's set and costumes of the Napoleonic era, Sir David McVicar's ravishing new production offers a splendid backdrop for two extraordinary sopranos sharing the title role of the jealous prima donna: Sonya Yoncheva and Anna Netrebko. Vittorio Grigolo and Marcelo lvarez alternate in the role of Tosca's revolutionary artist lover Cavaradossi, with Bryn Terfel, Michael Volle, and eljko Lu?i? as the depraved police chief Scarpia.
The Warner Theatre's Met Opera Live in HD Season continues in the Nancy Marine Studio Theatre on Saturday, January 27, 2018 at 12:55 pm with Puccini's TOSCA. A complimentary 45 minute pre-opera lecture by Jeffrey Engel will be offered in the Studio Lobby two hours before the broadcast. Sir David McVicar's ravishing new production offers a splendid backdrop for extraordinary soprano, Sonya Yoncheva, to play the title role of the jealous prima donna. Vittorio Grigolo stars as Tosca's revolutionary artist lover Cavaradossi, with eljko Lu?i? as the depraved police chief Scarpia. Music Director Emmanuel Villaume conducts.
Sir Bryn Terfel has had to withdraw from the Met's new production of Puccini's Tosca as he takes enforced rest due to vocal fatigue. eljko Lu i will sing the role of Scarpia on December 31, 2017, and January 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 23, and 27 (matinee), 2018.
Michael Fabiano is returning to the Royal Opera House this month to star as the Duke of Mantua in Sir David McVicar's production of Verdi's Rigoletto. In addition to being an acclaimed tenor, he's the founder of ArtSmart, a non-profit organisation that provides free voice lessons to pupils at underprivileged schools.
The New York Philharmonic's 2017 holiday season presents classical and seasonal hallmarks, four Broadway stars singing Laureate Conductor Leonard Bernstein's musical theater highlights, and the beloved annual traditions of Holiday Brass and Handel's Messiah.
London's Royal Opera House recent production (ended October 14) of Mozart's opera masterpiece, The Magic Flute will be shown in HD at the River Street Theatre (RST) in Jaffrey Sunday, October 29 and on Wednesday, November 1. This presentation is part of the RST's Stage2Screen Series. The opera was first presented at Vienna's Theater auk der Wieden in 1791.
The Warner Theatre's 2017-2018 Metropolitan Opera Live in HD Season opens today, October 7 at 12:55 pm in the Nancy Marine Studio Theatre with a new production of Vincenzo Bellini's bel canto tragedy, NORMA. A complimentary 45 minute pre-opera lecture by Nunzio DeFilippis will be offered in the Studio Theatre Lobby two hours before the broadcast.
The Peterborough Players kick-off their 2017-18 Arts on Screen Season this Saturday, October 7 at 1pm with the Metropolitan Opera's production of Bellini's NORMA.
The Royal Opera House's 2017/2018 Cinema Series has announced dates and theatres throughout the United States and Canada for screenings of 12 titles, featuring the world's top ballet and opera stars.
Drama, coffee and a good laugh. What would life be without them? says Paul Dyer, Artistic Director of the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra. I'm bringing them all together for Bittersweet Obsessions, a special event and highlight in our 2017 program,' adds Paul. 'Bittersweet Obsessions is a project that has been in my mind for several years. I'm especially thrilled to bring it to life in 2017, the 450th anniversary of Monteverdi's birth in 1567.'
The Warner Theatre's 2017-2018 Metropolitan Opera Live in HD Season opens on Saturday, October 7 at 12:55 pm in the Nancy Marine Studio Theatre with a new production of Vincenzo Bellini's bel canto tragedy, NORMA. A complimentary 45 minute pre-opera lecture by Nunzio DeFilippis will be offered in the Studio Theatre Lobby two hours before the broadcast.