While there’s always a great deal of talk about where the next generation of operagoers is coming from, there’s much less hand-wringing about the sources of the new generation of singers. After hearing the Eric and Dominique Laffont Competition’s Grand Finals Concert at the Met on Sunday afternoon, we could plainly hear that the future of the Met roster is alive and well and waiting to take center stage.
The Greek National Opera (GNO) presents leading French director Olivier Py's new production of Puccini's Madama Butterfly, following his acclaimed production of Berg's Wozzeck at GNO in 2020. Olivier Py, who has directed more than 40 operas around the world, embarks on his first staging of Madama Butterfly with a production that places the orchestra onstage and fills the outdoor venue with the aesthetics and colors of America and Japan.
Get a first look at Baritone Peter Mattei singing the title character’s Act II aria, “Deh vieni alla finestra,” in an early rehearsal, accompanied by assistant conductor Jonathan C. Kelly.
Ahead of its official opening on Broadway this week, New York, New York was profiled on CBS Sunday Morning. The segment featured interviews with Susan Stroman, Lin-Manuel Miranda, John Kander, and more. It also featured a first look at production footage from the world premiere musical. Watch the video now!
The Met presents the winners of the 2023 Metropolitan Opera Eric and Dominique Laffont Competition: tenor Anthony León, mezzo-soprano Natalie Lewis, soprano Teresa Perrotta, mezzo-soprano Sarah Saturnino, bass-baritone Christian Simmons, and soprano Meredith Wohlgemuth.
The Girl from Plainville stars Chloe Sevigny, Aya Cash, and Chinasa Ogbuagu, as well as showrunner Liz Hannah and casting director Jodi Angstreich, visited co-star Colton Ryan backstage at New York, New York. Check out the photos here!
The Met: Live in HD, the Metropolitan Opera's award-winning series of live high-definition cinema simulcasts, presents Terence Blanchard's Champion at 12:55 pm ET, in the Warner Theatre's Oneglia Auditorium (Main Stage).
Mozart's Don Giovanni, considered to be one of the greatest operatic works in the classical repertoire, will receive a gripping production by Connecticut Lyric Opera (CLO) in partnership with the Connecticut Virtuosi Orchestra.
LA Opera has announced the 2023 recipients of the Eva and Marc Stern Artist Award: conductor Lina González-Granados and bass-baritone Nicholas Brownlee.
New Conservatory Theatre Center has announced the line-up for a daring 2023-24 Season, continuing their decades-long commitment to creating new works with three world premieres, as well as producing two cult-hit musicals, a West Coast premiere, and an exciting limited holiday engagement with Katya Smirnoff-Skyy.
Winner of the 2022 Tenor Viñas competition, rising star Soprano Gemma Summerfield joins the roster of Promethean Artists for general management. Ms. Summerfield will be represented by Artist Manager Callan Coughlan for operatic, orchestral, and recital engagements throughout the world.
El Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes y Literatura (Inbal), instancia de la Secretaría de Cultura federal, a través de la Subdirección General de Educación e Investigación Artísticas (Sgeia), presenta la exposición itinerante 60 aniversario de la Escuela de Diseño. Proyectos de diseño gráfico 2020-2022, la cual reúne el trabajo de tres generaciones de estudiantes de dicha institución educativa.
Parthenia, New York's premiere viol consort, will present Antiquæ/Novæ - Early and New Works for Viols and Recorders, the third concert of their 2022-23 NYC series on Saturday, May 6 at 7:00 PM at The Church of Saint Luke in the Fields.
When they say there's nothing to do this weekend - they definitely do not mean Philadelphia! The guide to spring and summer will keep you busy every single weekend for the new three months - and give tourists over 80 reasons to visit Philly in 2023.
New York Festival of Song (NYFOS) hosts its annual spring gala, Feelin' Groovy: Songs from the 60s, on Monday, May 15, 2023 at 6:30 p.m. at the Racquet & Tennis Club on Park Avenue. In support of NYFOS's 35th season, the gala features a performance of songs by Laura Nyro, Simon & Garfunkel, Joni Mitchell and the Beatles, along with some Motown hits.
New York Festival of Song will host its annual spring gala, Feelin’ Groovy: Songs from the 60s, on Monday, May 15, 2023 at 6:30 p.m. at the Racquet & Tennis Club on Park Avenue.