Three of the opera world's leading stars-Jonas Kaufmann, Marina Poplavskaya, and René Pape-will take the principal roles in a new production of Gounod's Faust, directed by Tony Award winner Des McAnuff in his Met debut.
Marina Poplavskaya will make her Met role debut as Marguerite in the initial run of performances of the Met's new production of Gounod's Faust this fall.
Three of the opera world's leading stars-Jonas Kaufmann, Marina Poplavskaya, and René Pape-will take the principal roles in a new production of Gounod's Faust, directed by Tony Award winner Des McAnuff in his Met debut.
The Metropolitan Opera announces the return of Engelbert Humperdinck's, Hansel and Gretel, with eight performances during the holiday season. Aleksandra Kurzak and Heidi Stober alternate as Gretel and Kate Lindsey and Alice Coote alternate as Hansel in Richard Jones's spectacular production, which runs from December 16 to January 7 with special weekday matinee performances at family-friendly prices. Conductor Robin Ticciati makes his Metropolitan Opera debut with this production.
The Metropolitan Opera's 2011-12 season will feature the world's leading singers, conductors, and stage directors in seven new productions, including a world premiere, a Met premiere, and the first complete performances of a new Der Ring des Nibelungen cycle conducted by Music Director James Levine and directed by Robert Lepage.
Bramwell Tovey brings the Los Angeles Philharmonic's Tuesday Classical series to a conclusion, marking the 10th anniversary of 9/11 with Mozart's choral masterpiece, his Requiem, Tuesday, September 13, at 8 pm.
Bramwell Tovey brings the Los Angeles Philharmonic's Tuesday Classical series to a conclusion, marking the 10th anniversary of 9/11 with Mozart's choral masterpiece, his Requiem, Tuesday, September 13, at 8 pm.
On April 2, Anna Netrebko returns to the Vienna Staatsoper to make her role debut as the title character in Donizetti's Anna Bolena, a role that she will take to New York in September to open the Metropolitan Opera's 2011-12 season.
Marina Poplavskaya will make her Met role debut as Marguerite in the initial run of performances of the Met's new production of Gounod's Faust this fall.
The Metropolitan Opera's 2011-12 season will feature the world's leading singers, conductors, and stage directors in seven new productions, including a world premiere, a Met premiere, and the first complete performances of a new Der Ring des Nibelungen cycle conducted by Music Director James Levine and directed by Robert Lepage.
Seattle Opera opens its production of one of the funniest and most popular of all comic operas, Rossini's The Barber of Seville, on January 15, 2011. The production will run for nine performances through January 29.
No Song is Safe from Us, a ground-breaking new weekly radio series from NEW YORK FESTIVAL OF SONG (NYFOS), produced by the WFMT Radio Network of Chicago and hosted by legendary mezzo-soprano Frederica von Stade, premieres January 2 at 8PM (CST).
No Song is Safe from Us, a ground-breaking new weekly radio series from NEW YORK FESTIVAL OF SONG (NYFOS), produced by the WFMT Radio Network of Chicago and hosted by legendary mezzo-soprano Frederica von Stade, premieres January 2 at 8PM (CST).
Seattle Opera opens its production of one of the funniest and most popular of all comic operas, Rossini's The Barber of Seville, on January 15, 2011. The production will run for nine performances through January 29.
Offenbach's Les Contes d'Hoffmann ("The Tales of Hoffmann") returns to the Met stage in last season's acclaimed production directed by Tony Award-winner Bartlett Sher, with Giuseppe Filianoti singing the title role for the first time at the Met. Ildar Abdrazakov, who sang the title role in last season's Met premiere of Verdi's Attila, makes his career role debut as the four villains.
Last night, October 14th, 2010, Sing for Hope (www.singforhope.org) presented its annual gala to raise awareness and support for Sing for Hope's programs that mobilize professional artists in volunteer service to benefit schools, hospitals and communities. The event also raised funds for the 2011 return of Sing for Hope Street Pianos, a public art installation that brought 60 upright pianos to the streets of New York this past summer, and embodies Sing for Hope's mission of making art available to all.
On October 14th, 2010, Sing for Hope (www.singforhope.org) will present its annual gala at 583 Park Avenue in New York City. The gala will raise awareness and support for Sing for Hope's programs that mobilize professional artists in volunteer service to benefit schools, hospitals and communities. The event will also raise funds for the 2011 return of Sing for Hope Street Pianos, a public art installation that brought 60 upright pianos to the streets of New York this past summer, and embodies Sing for Hope's mission of making art available to all.
On October 14th, 2010, Sing for Hope (www.singforhope.org) will present its annual gala at 583 Park Avenue in New York City. The gala will raise awareness and support for Sing for Hope's programs that mobilize professional artists in volunteer service to benefit schools, hospitals and communities. The event will also raise funds for the 2011 return of Sing for Hope Street Pianos, a public art installation that brought 60 upright pianos to the streets of New York this past summer, and embodies Sing for Hope's mission of making art available to all.
Offenbach's Les Contes d'Hoffmann ("The Tales of Hoffmann") returns to the Met stage in last season's acclaimed production directed by Tony Award-winner Bartlett Sher, with Giuseppe Filianoti singing the title role for the first time at the Met. Ildar Abdrazakov, who sang the title role in last season's Met premiere of Verdi's Attila, makes his career role debut as the four villains.
The Metropolitan Opera announced plans for a series of free outdoor events this summer: operatic recitals that will take place in parks throughout the city and encore screenings of the Met's popular HD shows in Lincoln Center Plaza.
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