Peter Sellars News

Starting next month, the Met will present Summer HD Encores, a series of popular Live in HD screenings from recent seasons, featuring opera's greatest stars in productions of repertory classics. Beginning June 16 and running through July 28, six operas will be shown in more than 400 movie theaters across the United States.

Geoffrey Rush, who played Captain Hector Barbossa in the three previous 'Pirates of the Caribbean' films, will play the role again in 'Pirates of the Caribbean 4: On Stranger Tides,' deadline.com reports.

The award-winning York Theatre Company (James Morgan, Producing Artistic Director) announces casting for In Love with Jobim, the next offering in its acclaimed Developmental Reading Series.

Madison Opera presents Opera in the Park 2010 on Saturday, July 17, 2010 at 8 p.m. in Garner Park on Madison's West side. This free concert of opera arias and Broadway favorites concludes Madison Opera's 2009-2010 Season.

REDCAT joins LA Opera and more than 50 Southern California arts and educational institutions for the 10-week Ring Festival LA. The Roy and Edna Disney/CalArts Theater will host two provocative Wagnerian events held in conjunction with the 10-week city-wide festival. The first, 'Considering Wagner', an evening of contemporary music and film, is presented on Sunday, May 16, 2010 at 7:00 pm. The second, 'Myth, Wagner and the Human Brain', a colloquium featuring Peter Sellars, Bill Viola and Antonio Damasio, will take place on Sunday, May 30, 2010 at 3:00 pm.

Following four seasons of sold-out concerts, KEYS TO THE FUTURE celebrates its fifth anniversary at a brand new venue and with an even deeper mix of styles and talent. This unique piano festival takes place Tuesday through Thursday, May 25, 26, and 27, at Le Poisson Rouge, 158 Bleecker Street between Sullivan and Thompson St. Each hour-long concert begins at 7:30pm; doors open at 6:30pm.

Following four seasons of sold-out concerts, KEYS TO THE FUTURE celebrates its fifth anniversary at a brand new venue and with an even deeper mix of styles and talent. This unique piano festival takes place Tuesday through Thursday, May 25, 26, and 27, at Le Poisson Rouge, 158 Bleecker Street between Sullivan and Thompson St. Each hour-long concert begins at 7:30pm; doors open at 6:30pm.

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.

REDCAT joins LA Opera and more than 50 Southern California arts and educational institutions for the 10-week Ring Festival LA. The Roy and Edna Disney/CalArts Theater will host two provocative Wagnerian events held in conjunction with the 10-week city-wide festival. The first, 'Considering Wagner', an evening of contemporary music and film, is presented on Sunday, May 16, 2010 at 7:00 pm. The second, 'Myth, Wagner and the Human Brain', a colloquium featuring Peter Sellars, Bill Viola and Antonio Damasio, will take place on Sunday, May 30, 2010 at 3:00 pm.

Following a worldwide search for the most outstanding young talents in six artistic disciplines, Rolex today announced the finalists of the fifth cycle of its international arts programme, the Rolex Mentor and Protégé Arts Initiative.

Alban Berg's modernist masterpiece Lulu returns to the Met, starring Marlis Petersen as the scandalous femme fatale and conducted by the Met's newly appointed Principal Guest Conductor Fabio Luisi.

The award-winning York Theatre Company (James Morgan, Producing Artistic Director) announces casting for In Love with Jobim, the next offering in its acclaimed Developmental Reading Series.

REDCAT joins LA Opera and more than 50 Southern California arts and educational institutions for the 10-week Ring Festival LA. The Roy and Edna Disney/CalArts Theater will host two provocative Wagnerian events held in conjunction with the 10-week city-wide festival. The first, 'Considering Wagner', an evening of contemporary music and film, is presented on Sunday, May 16, 2010 at 7:00 pm. The second, 'Myth, Wagner and the Human Brain', a colloquium featuring Peter Sellars, Bill Viola and Antonio Damasio, will take place on Sunday, May 30, 2010 at 3:00 pm.

The award-winning York Theatre Company (James Morgan, Producing Artistic Director) announces casting for In Love with Jobim, the next offering in its acclaimed Developmental Reading Series.

Alban Berg's modernist masterpiece Lulu returns to the Met, starring Marlis Petersen as the scandalous femme fatale and conducted by the Met's newly appointed Principal Guest Conductor Fabio Luisi.

Verdi's La Traviata returns to the Met with Angela Gheorghiu reprising her acclaimed interpretation of Violetta, a role the New York Times called a 'supercharged star turn' when she performed it in 2006.

The 2010 New York Philharmonic Concerts in the Parks, Presented by Didi and Oscar Schafer, will open with a free joint concert featuring the New York Philharmonic, conducted by Andrey Boreyko, and the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra, conducted by its music director, Long Yu, with pianist Lang Lang as one of the soloists, Tuesday, July 13, 2010, at 8:00 p.m., on the Great Lawn in Central Park.

On Friday, April 16, 2010 at 8:00PM, The New York Pops will celebrate Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe at Carnegie Hall with a vibrant program of the timeless music created by the iconic songwriting duo. Headlining the program are Kelli O'Hara and Paulo Szot, the stars of the Tony award-winning Broadway revival South Pacific. Tenor Michael Slattery, The Clurman Singers, and dancers from the New York Theatre Ballet join The New York Pops and Music Director Steven Reineke for this thrilling collection of classic favorites from My Fair Lady, Camelot, Paint Your Wagon, Gigi and Brigadoon.

Rossini's rarely performed Armida has its Met premiere on April 12 with a gala performance of Mary Zimmerman's new production. Renowned soprano Renée Fleming stars as the mythological sorceress, Armida, one of the greatest virtuoso roles from the bel canto repertory. Fleming is joined by Lawrence Brownlee, who sings Armida's chief love interest, Rinaldo, and five more tenors in the roles of the crusader knights. José Manuel Zapata portrays Rinaldo's deadly rival Gernando.

Following four seasons of sold-out concerts, KEYS TO THE FUTURE celebrates its fifth anniversary at a brand new venue and with an even deeper mix of styles and talent. This unique piano festival takes place Tuesday through Thursday, May 25, 26, and 27, at Le Poisson Rouge, 158 Bleecker Street between Sullivan and Thompson St. Each hour-long concert begins at 7:30pm; doors open at 6:30pm.