BWW Reviews: A Great Week for Haircuts at the Met, from BARBIERE to NIXON
The Met on Demand had another week of exciting performances, from the divine [Rossini's IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA] to the, well, the divine [Adams's NIXON IN CHINA].
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Virtual Theatre Today: Tuesday, March 31- with Santino Fontana, Josh Gad and More!
Broadway might be dark this month, but that doesn't mean that theatre isn't happening everywhere! Below, check out where you can get your daily fix of Broadway today, March 31, 2020.
Merola Opera Program Announces Participants/Dates for 2020 Summer Festival
After debuting its first-ever commissioned work in the program's history last season, San Francisco's acclaimed Merola Opera Program, one of the most prestigious and selective opera training programs in the world, returns with a new group of rising opera stars for its 63rd season.
Met Opera Adds New Titles and Extended Viewing Hours For Streaming Productions
A day after canceling upcoming performances due to concerns around the coronavirus, the Metropolitan Opera announced that it would stream encore presentations from the award-winning Live in HD series of cinema transmissions on the company website for the duration of the closure.
The Best of BBC iPlayer and Sounds: Drama, Music, Dance and Comedy
The BBC is currently working on its Culture In Quarantine initiative, but the BBC's iPlayer and Sounds are already incredibly rich sources of drama, music, dance and comedy.
Best of BWW Interviews: In RUSALKA or RIGOLETTO, ADRIANA or an Almost-WERTHER at the Met, Piotr Beczala's a Tenor with Style
It's a busy week for Piotr Beczala, at least on the Met on Demand.
Best of BWW Interviews: Tenor Javier Camarena - High Cs and 'High Fives' at the Met
The Met's first cancellation due to coronavirus concerns was the revival of Rossini's LA CENERENTOLA, the opera retelling of the Cinderella story, set to star mezzo Tara Erraught in the title role and one of its biggest tenor stars, Javier Camarena as Don Ramiro, her prince.
Winners Announced For The 2020 International Collegiate Singing Championship
The winners of the 2020 International Collegiate Singing Championship have been announced!
Carnegie Hall's Beethoven Celebration Continues This Spring
This spring, Carnegie Hall's season-long Beethoven celebration continues with a vibrant series of events featuring the complete Beethoven symphony cycle with Yannick Nézet-Séguin and The Philadelphia Orchestra, the complete piano sonatas by nine leading artists, and the complete string quartets by
New Yorkers Come Together For 'All Together: Songs For Joy' in Zankel Hall
On Sunday, April 5 at 7:00 p.
Reviews: Going for Baroque – Orlinski's FACCE D'AMORE on Erato, Hallenberg with VENICE BAROQUE at Zankel
Someone once asked me, long ago, “Don't you ever get Baroque-d out?” The answer then--when instrumental music was more widely available than vocal--was a firm “no.
Met Orchestra to Tour Internationally For the First Time in Almost 20 Years
The Metropolitan Opera today announced that the Met Orchestra will tour Europe in the summer of 2021, immediately following its annual residency at Carnegie Hall.
Met Orchestra Will Tour Internationally In June 2021, For The First Time In Almost 20 Years
The Metropolitan Opera today announces that the Met Orchestra will tour Europe in the summer of 2021, immediately following its annual residency at Carnegie Hall.
The 2020 George London Award Winners Are Announced; Five Singers Win Top Prize Of $10,000
a?oeI have known for three generations how difficult the career of an opera singer remains,a?? said George London Foundation President Nora London at the announcement of the 2020 George London Award winners.
Finalists Announced For the 2020 George London Award Competition
On February 21, 2020, some of the best young American and Canadian opera singers will perform with pianist Lydia Brown before a panel of judges and an enthusiastic audience at The Morgan Library & Museum.
The Ridgefield Playhouse to Screen the Metropolitan Opera's First-Ever Performance of AGRIPPINA
In the Metropolitan Opera's first-ever performance of Agrippina, Handel's satire of sex and power politics, Sir David McVicar reconceives a production he originally created for the Monnaie in Brussels in 2000, evoking a scandalous world in which the Roman Empire never fell but simply kept going righ
BWW Review: Berlioz's DAMNATION DE FAUST - Erato
A gorgeous new recoding of Berlioz's DAMNATION DE FAUST, on the Erato label, has come my way and it is well-worth investigating.
Finalists Announced for the 2020 George London Award Competition
On February 21, 2020, some of the best young American and Canadian opera singers will perform with pianist Lydia Brown before a panel of judges and an enthusiastic audience at The Morgan Library & Museum.
The Metropolitan Opera Has Announced its 2020–21 Season
Today, the Metropolitan Opera announced its 2020-21 season, the first in which Yannick Nézet-Séguin assumes his full breadth of musical duties as the company's Jeanette Lerman-Neubauer Music Director, conducting six productions.
BWW Review: DiDonato and McVicar's Take on Handel's AGRIPPINA Have the Met Audience in Their Grip
Welcome to the Met, AGRIPPINA: It's about time.
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