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Photo Flash: Darko Tresnjak's SAMSON ET DALILA at The Met
by Alan Henry - Sep 25, 2018


BroadwayWorld has a first look at SAMON ET DALILA at The Met Opera! Check out photos of the Darko Tresnjak directed production below!

The Metropolitan Opera Guild's 84th Annual Luncheon Will Honor Anna Netrebko
by Stephi Wild - Jun 20, 2018


The Metropolitan Opera Guild today announced that the honoree of the 84th Annual Guild Luncheon will be legendary soprano Anna Netrebko. The celebration will take place on Friday, October 26th at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York City.

The Metropolitan Opera Guild Announces Anna Netrebko As Honoree of 84th Annual Luncheon
by Macon Prickett - Jun 20, 2018


The Metropolitan Opera Guild today announced that the honoree of the 84th Annual Guild Luncheon will be legendary soprano Anna Netrebko. The celebration will take place on Friday, October 26th at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York City.

Wynton Marsalis To Deliver The Commencement Address At Juilliard's 113th Commencement Ceremony
by Stephi Wild - Apr 27, 2018


The Juilliard School today announced that alumnus Wynton Marsalis, trumpeter, director of Juilliard Jazz Studies, and artistic director of Jazz at Lincoln Center, will address the graduates at the school's 113th commencement ceremony, which takes place Friday, May 18, 2018, at 11am in Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center. Mr. Marsalis received an honorary doctor of music degree from Juilliard in 2006. This will be the final commencement for Juilliard President Joseph W. Polisi, who has had a long association with Mr. Marsalis and asked that he be the commencement speaker. In July, Damian Woetzel will begin as the school's seventh president.

James Levine to Conduct TOSCA Next Season at the Metropolitan Opera
by BWW News Desk - Jul 10, 2017


James Levine will conduct the Met's new production of Puccini's Tosca next season, replacing Andris Nelsons, who has withdrawn.

Warner Bros. presents BUGS BUNNY AT THE SYMPHONY II with the NJSO
by A.A. Cristi - May 1, 2017


WARNER BROS. presents BUGS BUNNY AT THE SYMPHONY II -a spectacular fusion of classical music and classic animation that celebrates the world's most famous and beloved cartoons and their equally famous music-with the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, June 3-4 in Newark and New Brunswick. Conducted by Emmy Award-winner George Daugherty, and created and produced by Daugherty and Emmy Award-winning producer David Ka Lik Wong, the production is a celebration of the world's favorite Warner Bros. Looney Tunes characters on-screen with live full symphony orchestra accompaniment.

Dallas Opera Presents Bellini's NORMA, 4/21-5/7
by Molly Tracy - Mar 30, 2017


The Dallas Opera is thrilled to present—for the first time on our stage—Vincenzo Bellini's suspense-filled masterpiece of the bel canto repertoire, NORMA, starring the phenomenal South African-born soprano Elza van den Heever in the title role of a Druid priestess wronged by the man she loves.

Metropolitan Opera Celebrates 50 Years With THE INAUGURAL SEASON: EXTRAORDINARY MET PERFORMANCES FROM 1966-67 Recording
by Molly Tracy - Nov 22, 2016


In honor of the Metropolitan Opera's 50th Anniversary at Lincoln Center, the company has released an exclusive 22-CD compilation of historic performances from the 1966-67 season. The set, called The Inaugural Season: Extraordinary Met Performances From 1966-67, will be available November 18, 2016, in the Met Opera Shop as well as online, and released worldwide on December 16, 2016 distributed through Warner Classics Label Services.

Opera Exposures to Present Memorial Concert Honoring Met Opera's Deborah Jackson
by BWW News Desk - Oct 19, 2016


OPERA EXPOSURES, the not-for-profit opera company founded by Edna Greenwich in 2004, will present a Memorial Concert in honor of the late Deborah Jackson, a lover of theatre and music who passed away in February after spending 33 years at the Metropolitan Opera Stage Door working the switchboard and greeting some of the world's greatest opera singers, on Sunday, October 23, at 3:30 PM at St. Marks Church in the Bowery, 131 East 10th Street at 2nd Avenue.

10 ON TUESDAY with Doug Peck
by M. William Panek - Mar 8, 2016


10 On Tuesday with Doug Peck

Dolora Zajick to Receive Opera Index Distinguished Achievement Award
by Sally Henry Fuller - Dec 26, 2015


On Sunday, January 17, Opera Index will present its 37th Distinguished Achievement Award to Dolora Zajick, a true dramatic mezzo-soprano, acclaimed by The New York Times as “a mezzo in a class by herself,” at a gala evening beginning at 6 p.m. at JW Marriott Essex House, 160 Central Park South.

Sherrill Milnes to Celebrate 50th Anniversary of Metropolitan Opera Debut
by Reilly Hickey - Sep 29, 2015


After celebrating his 80th birthday earlier this year, now Sherrill Milnes – the definitive Verdi baritone of his generation – looks forward to commemorating the 50th anniversary of his Metropolitan Opera debut.

Mezzo Soprano Erica Papillion-Posey Performs Across Colorado This Month
by BWW News Desk - Sep 12, 2015


September will be a busy month for Erica Papillion-Posey described as '...a living tribute and testimony to the memory of the great Ms. Marian Anderson, the legendary opera superstar and African-American trailblazer [Denver Weekly News]. The celebrated mezzo-soprano will usher in autumn with a number of performances throughout the Denver Metro area.

Mezzo Soprano Erica Papillion-Posey to Perform Across Colorado This Month
by BWW News Desk - Aug 31, 2015


September will be a busy month for Erica Papillion-Posey described as '...a living tribute and testimony to the memory of the great Ms. Marian Anderson, the legendary opera superstar and African-American trailblazer [Denver Weekly News]. The celebrated mezzo-soprano will usher in autumn with a number of performances throughout the Denver Metro area.

Boulder Symphony Presents Bizet's CARMEN, Featuring Erica Papillion-Posey, Tonight
by BWW News Desk - May 7, 2015


(April 13- Boulder, CO) – Mezzo-soprano, Erica Papillion-Posey described by the Miami Herald as “… the best Carmen this city has seen in decades” is headed to Boulder, Colorado to perform her signature role of Carmen with the Boulder Symphony.

Boulder Symphony to Present Bizet's CARMEN, Featuring Erica Papillion-Posey, 5/7
by Matt Smith - Apr 14, 2015


(April 13- Boulder, CO) – Mezzo-soprano, Erica Papillion-Posey described by the Miami Herald as “… the best Carmen this city has seen in decades” is headed to Boulder, Colorado to perform her signature role of Carmen with the Boulder Symphony.

Stephanie Ann Ball and Erica Papillion-Posey Present THE HERITAGE ANTHOLOGY Tonight
by BWW News Desk - Mar 28, 2015


Mezzo soprano, Erica Papillion-Posey and soprano, Stephanie Ann Ball are collaborating with pianist, Mila Startsev to present The Heritage Anthology; a deeply moving nationalist concert program celebrating the African American musical heritage and the German cultural heritage of The Denver Turnverein.

BWW Interviews: Briana Hunter of LA TRAGEDIE DE CARMEN at Opera In The Heights
by Bryan-Keyth Wilson - Mar 27, 2015


When doing an interview with an artist I am in awe of their love and dedication for their craft. This month I had the pleasure to meet American mezzo-soprano Briana Hunter and our conversation went from traditional interview to old friends talking about their love for the classics. Our mutual love for Bizet's masterpiece CARMEN and love for Audra McDonald made this interview go very quickly.

Stephanie Ann Ball and Erica Papillion-Posey to Present THE HERITAGE ANTHOLOGY, 3/28
by BWW News Desk - Mar 16, 2015


Mezzo soprano, Erica Papillion-Posey and soprano, Stephanie Ann Ball are collaborating with pianist, Mila Startsev to present The Heritage Anthology; a deeply moving nationalist concert program celebrating the African American musical heritage and the German cultural heritage of The Denver Turnverein.

Susan Graham to Receive Opera Index Award
by Tyler Peterson - Dec 22, 2014


?On Sunday, January 11, Opera Index will present its 36th Distinguished Achievement Award to Susan Graham, one today's foremost opera stars, at its winter gala in the Grand Salon of the JW Marriott Essex House, 160 Central Park South, beginning at 6 p.m. with a reception at the Petit Salon. Presenting Ms. Graham with this year's award will be the revered American mezzo-soprano Marilyn Horne, a previous Distinguished Achievement Award-winner.

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