Missy West News

Michael Butler, famed producer of the musical Hair: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical, passed peacefully November 7, 2022 at the Los Angeles Jewish Home for the Aging in Reseda, CA.  He was born November 26, 1926 in Chicago, Illinois.

Opera Lafayette's The Era of Marie Antoinette, Rediscovered performances have been announced in New York and Washington DC.

The Era of Marie Antoinette, Rediscovered, the theme of Opera Lafayette's 2022 season, willl feature three programs of French music from the 1760's through 1780's and a unique focus on its resonance in the Americas.

Lyric Opera of Chicago presents the delightful and touching tale ofDon Quichotte by French Romantic composer Jules Massenet in a new-to-Chicago production, opening Saturday, November 19. Lyric will offer six performances throughDecember 7. Performance dates are November 19 and 28, and December 1 and 7 at 7:30pm; and November 23 and December 4 at 2:00pm. Performances are in French with English subtitles at Lyric's Civic Opera House, 20 N. Wacker Drive, Chicago. Tickets start at $34 and are available now at lyricopera.org/Quichotte or at 312-827-5600.

For two magical hours, Ferruccio Furlanetto lifted an embattled San Diego Opera from its doldrums to the lofty heights only such an artist can invoke, in his exquisite rendering of Jules Massenet's noble, genteel Don Quixote.

One of literature's most memorable characters comes to life in Seattle Opera's premiere of Jules Massenet's Don Quichotte, opening on February 26, 2011, and running for eight performances through March 12.

One of literature's most memorable characters comes to life in Seattle Opera's premiere of Jules Massenet's Don Quichotte, opening on February 26, 2011, and running for eight performances through March 12.

Seattle Opera today announced its compelling 2010/11 season. The line-up features a Wagnerian masterpiece, a dark tragedy, a hilarious romp, a poignant retelling, and a magical fantasy, all wrapped into one thrilling season.