The Gershwins' PORGY AND BESS Will Return to The Met
by Chloe Rabinowitz
- Oct 28, 2021
The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess will return to the Met for 13 performances, October 31–December 12, 2021. The classic American opera features many artists from the triumphant 2019–20 production’s Grammy Award-winning cast. Eric Owens and Angel Blue star as the title couple, with conductor David Robertson on the podium.
GILLIGAN'S ISLAND Star Dawn Wells Dies at 82
by Sarah Jae Leiber
- Dec 30, 2020
America's favorite castaway, Dawn Wells, passed peacefully this morning, in no pain as a result of complications due to Covid at the age of 82.
The Lambs Marks 146th Founding Anniversary
by Chloe Rabinowitz
- Dec 16, 2020
The Lambs - America's first professional theatrical club and oldest professional theatrical organization - is celebrating its 146th founding anniversary this month with festive online gatherings replacing in-person social events at our clubhouse in Midtown Manhattan amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Metropolitan Opera Announces Family Holiday Festival
by Chloe Rabinowitz
- Dec 3, 2020
The Metropolitan Opera has announced its first online Family Holiday Festival, which will run December 17 through December 21, 2020. In previous years, a Holiday Open House for families has been held at the Met. This year, in response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, a free, all-virtual festival will be presented across five days.
Cast Of CROSSING JORDAN Reunites To Support Fair Fight
by Chloe Rabinowitz
- Nov 24, 2020
The cast of NBC's hit crime procedural CROSSING JORDAN will gather again for a virtual reunion, which will benefit Georgia's Stacey Abrams' nonprofit organization, Fair Fight. The reunion will premiere Friday, November 27.
Actor Tom Lacy Dies at 87
by Stephi Wild
- Sep 12, 2020
BroadwayWorld is saddened to report the passing of actor Tom Lacy. The news was confirmed by The Old Globe on Twitter.
The Met Announces Week 27 Schedule for Nightly Met Opera Streams
by Chloe Rabinowitz
- Sep 10, 2020
The Met has announced a specially-curated 'Bel Canto Favorites' week for its Nightly Met Opera Streams, a free series of encore Live in HD presentations and classic telecasts streamed on the company website during the coronavirus closure.
BWW Review: Star Light, Star Bright �" Here Comes Norway's LISE DAVIDSEN, One of the MET STARS IN CONCERT
by Richard Sasanow
- Aug 31, 2020
By the time Lise Davidsen appeared in the Met’s December revival of Tchaikovsky’s QUEEN OF SPADES, the company had already scheduled the soprano for five other major roles in seasons to come. One opera they didn’t schedule was TANNHAUSER, with its spectacular aria for Elisabeth--“Dich teure Halle”--which Davidsen has made it something of a calling card. She did, however, use it to kick off her recital in the MET STARS IN CONCERT series at Norway’s Oscarshall palace, which can be heard on demand through September 9.
Best of BWW Interviews: In RUSALKA or RIGOLETTO, ADRIANA or an Almost-WERTHER at the Met, Piotr Beczala's a Tenor with Style
by Richard Sasanow
- Apr 14, 2020
It's a busy week for Piotr Beczala, at least on the Met on Demand. It started with Monday's free broadcast of 2014's RUSALKA, opposite Renée Fleming (when the interview that follows was conducted) to Saturday night's free ADRIANA LECOUVREUR performance opposite Anna Netrebko, from January 2019. You can also hear him in excerpts from WERTHER, opposite Joyce DiDonato, which was scheduled for last month at the Met, but sidelined by COVID-19. The arias were recorded in JDD's living room, to give audiences a glimpse of what they might have missed in the complete performance.
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