Doha Baroque Ensemble accomplished to examine each string of the heart of Baroque both as individually and as a whole. The playlist included some of the greatest works of magnificent minds of the era such as; Johann Hermann Schein: Suite No. 16 from Banchetto musicale, Nicola Matteis (ca. 1650-after 1714): Suite in A Major for two violins and continuo from Ayres for the violin, Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite No. 2 in B Minor for orchestra, BWV 1067 Giovanni Gabrieli, Canzon Primi Toni a 8.
On April 20, Pacific Opera Project (POP) presented Mozart's DON GIOVANNI at The Vortex in downtown Los Angeles's arts district. DON GIOVANNI is the perfect choice for a small opera company. Composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart wrote an opera that required few choristers and contained only eight solo parts because he knew the limitations of the Prague opera company which would premiere DON GIOVANNI.
The Dallas Opera is pleased to announce that American baritone Craig Verm will perform the role of Don Giovanni in the three remaining performances of a critically acclaimed production from Lyric Opera of Chicago. The Charron and Peter Denker Rising Star was originally cast as Masetto in this star-studded international cast.
Michigan Opera Theatre is pleased to announce the 2018-2019 Michigan Opera Theatre Studio Artists. The roster includes the return of tenor Michael Day and baritone Harry Greenleaf. Joining them are soprano Cheyanne Coss, mezzo-soprano Katherine DeYoung and bass Allen Michael Jones.
On the eve of the premiere of GENIUS: PICASSO on Tuesday April 24, National Geographic announced today that the third season of its acclaimed scripted anthology series will bring to life the myth maker and towering literary figure Mary Shelley. From Fox 21 Television Studios, the new season will again be executive produced by Brian Grazer and Ron Howard's Imagine Entertainment, MWM Studios and EUE/Sokolow, and will premiere globally on National Geographic in 172 countries and 43 languages in 2019. The first season of GENIUS was watched by more than 45 million people around the world, and was National Geographic's best performing new series launch ever.
Bat Out of Hell has sailed into the Dominion Theatre where it is playing an extended run through 27 October 2018. Check out new photos of the production below!
Italian baritone Alessio Arduini and Ukrainian baritone Andrei Bondarenko have both withdrawn from the role of Marcello in The Royal Opera's forthcoming revival of La boheme.
Charles Castronovo will sing the role of Roméo in all performances of the Metropolitan Opera's forthcoming production of Gounod's Roméo et Juliette, opening April 23, replacing Bryan Hymel who is ill.
Parthenia, New York's premiere viol consort, will be in concert on Sunday, May 6 at 4:00 PM, performing Purcell's Roots: Elizabethan and Jacobean Fantasies for Six Viols at The Church of Saint Luke in the Fields, 487 Hudson Street in Manhattan.
Established to perform intimate and unique opera performances, Opera180 is launching its 2018 season with the highly interactive production of Bon Operatit. Performing at the Squeezebox Theatre on April 27-29, this exciting event will consist of three parts including composer Lee Hoiby's Bon Appetit based on Julia Child, a cooking demonstration by a local KC chef, and Jennifer Jolley's Krispy Kremes and Butter Queens inspired by the colorful Paula Deen.
A pochi giorni dal premio ricevuto agli International Opera Awards dal Festival Verdi quale miglior Festival, un nuovo prestigioso riconoscimento premia l'edizione 2017: Stiffelio, andato in scena al Teatro Farnese riceve il Premio speciale del XXXVII Premio della Critica musicale "Franco Abbiati".
Riverside Opera Company, presents "Super Voices" Sunday, May 6 at 3 p.m. at the Music Hall at Snug Harbor Cultural Center and Botanical Garden, Staten Island. Singing favorite opera and pop music pieces are four winners of open auditions held this past February that drew over 50 performers to midtown Manhattan. The singers are accompanied by a full symphony orchestra conducted by Maestro Alan Aurelia and special guest artists from the Curtis and Susan Wagner High School Choruses.
Kairos Italy Theater, New York's preeminent Italian Theater Company, and KIT Italia present the 6th Edition of In Scena! Italian Theater Festival NY, which will feature a record 12 shows, brought over from Italy to NYC, including a Special Opening Night Event, We are Not Alone starring Dario D'Ambrosi. The 15-day, 5-borough Festival, founded by KIT Artistic Director Laura Caparrotti and KIT Italia Artistic Director Donatella Codonesu, will close with the 5th annual Mario Fratti Awards, created especially for In Scena! to honor excellence in Italian playwriting. This year's winners are Chiara Boscaro & Marco Di Stefano for The City Rises (La citta' che sale).
Ci sono i grandi musical nello stile di Broadway, ci sono le piccole e medie produzioni che possono piacere o deludere e poi ci sono le inaspettate sorprese. Quando una piccola compagnia di giovani autodidatti tra i 18 e i 27 anni si riunisce e da sfogo alla propria passione con umilta, molta energia ed entusiasmo puo nascere un piccolo gioiello.
American Lyric Theater concludes the 10th Anniversary of its nationally acclaimed Composer Librettist Development Program this season with InsightALT: Opera in Eden, a one-night-only concert featuring three new one-act operas written by ALT Resident Artists, hosted by composer/librettist Mark Adamo and producing artistic director Lawrence Edelson.
Artistic and Executive Director of Pacific Opera Project (POP) Josh Shaw was recently named 'One of Musical America's Top 30 Innovators in Classical Music.' Over the past six seasons, he has directed 23 productions at POP including THE RAKE'S PROGRESS, ARIADNE AUF NAXOS, and LA CALISTO. His reimagining of THE ABDUCTION FROM THE SERAGLIO as an episode of Star Trek has gained national attention and has been produced by seven companies.
Bryony Lavery's critically acclaimed play Frozen, starring Suranne Jones (Save Me, Doctor Foster, Scott & Bailey), Nina Sosanya (W1A, Last Tango in Halifax) and Jason Watkins (Line of Duty, Taboo, W1A), will end its scheduled run at Theatre Royal Haymarket on Saturday 5 May 2018.
La versione del 2017 andata in scena al Teatro Nuovo di Milano si propone come una versione 2.0, con il ritorno dei brani di Beppe Dati ma con una nuova regia e una rivisitazione del copione, affidate a Mauro Simone, e nuove coreografie di Gillian Bruce. Le premesse per un ottimo spettacolo c'erano tutte, eppure quando si esce dalla sala si ha la sensazione di aver assistito a un prodotto dalle potenzialita non sfruttate appieno