The Atlanta Opera Presents Jamie Barton, Kevin Burdette and Morris Robinson in LOVE LETTERS TO ATLANTA
by A.A. Cristi
- Jan 29, 2021
The Atlanta Opera has now released the first three Love Letters to Atlanta. Hailed as “a series of affecting short films” (Wall Street Journal), this new video series gives individual members of the Atlanta Opera Company Players – twelve world-class singers hired for the duration of the season, all of whom are resident in Atlanta and the southeast – the chance to celebrate the Georgia capital and its inhabitants by singing a song of personal significance at an iconic Atlanta venue.
BWW Exclusive: Leading Ladies with Special Guest Janelle Robinson
by Nicole Rosky
- Oct 7, 2020
Today on Leading Ladies is special guest: Broadway veteran, Janelle Robinson. For the past ten years, Janelle Anne Robinson has enjoyed an ongoing professional career on the operatic and musical theater stage. She has performed in France and Japan, and also toured extensively within the United States. Janelle has also been honored with several awards, including The Richard Tucker Study Grant and the MacAllister Award.
Houston Grand Opera Debuts LIVE FROM THE CULLEN RECITAL SERIES
by Chloe Rabinowitz
- Aug 24, 2020
Houston Grand Opera is opening its 66th season with the debut of the Live from the Cullen Recital Series. On September 11, viewers will be transported to the Wortham Theater Centera??s Cullen Theater for a performance by soprano Tamara Wilson, an HGO Studio alumna internationally known for her interpretations of Verdi, Mozart, Strauss, and Wagner.
Atlanta Opera Announces Atlanta Opera Company Players
by Stephi Wild
- Jul 29, 2020
a??a??a??a??a??a??a?? The Atlanta Opera announces the formation of the Atlanta Opera Company Players, featuring twelve world-class singers, all resident in Atlanta and the southeast, who will collaborate with the company's leadership team to reimagine its 2020a?'21 season.
Pride at National Sawdust Presents Jamie Barton, Adam Tendler and More
by Chloe Rabinowitz
- Jun 22, 2020
Though much of the celebration and NYC's annual parade has been postponed by the ongoing pandemic, National Sawdust is proud to support Pride in June by commemorating the history and future of our city's vibrant community and by celebrating artists who are creating music and theater with an explicitly LGBT+ perspective.
Latonia Moore Discusses AIDA, Race in the Opera Industry, and More
by Stephi Wild
- Jun 13, 2020
Latonia Moore recently talked with OperaWire about her experiences as a black woman in the opera industry. She talked about playing the role of Aida, as well as times when her skin has been painted different colors, and why that doesn't bother her.
Long Beach Opera Community Conversations Return In June 2020
by A.A. Cristi
- May 12, 2020
Long Beach Opera is bringing back its popular and relevant series of Community Conversations June 14, 21, and 28 that were inspired by the LBO world premiere production of The Central Park Five, which recently won the Pulitzer prize. These Conversations are available on facebooklive and archived following at www.longbeachopera.org.
BWW Review: Met's Round-the-World, At-Home Gala Proves 'Music is Nutrition for Our Souls'
by Richard Sasanow
- Apr 26, 2020
In the midst of this COVID-19 crisis that is gripping the world--and keeping so many people in quarantine--the Metropolitan Opera managed to pull off a brilliantly executed music coup. It connected stars, chorus members and orchestral musicians in an “At-Home Gala”--a combination fund-raiser for the Met with wonderful entertainment. And the technology worked!
Best of BWW Interviews: Tenor Javier Camarena - High Cs and 'High Fives' at the Met
by Richard Sasanow
- Mar 18, 2020
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. The opera holds a particular place in Camarena's history at the Met: It made him an overnight sensation when he was tapped to replace Juan Diego Florez and blew the roof off--a real-life Cinderella story.
BWW Interview: Lisette Oropesa, the Met's Courtesan of the Moment, Brings Her TRAVIATA to Town
by Richard Sasanow
- Feb 25, 2020
It's been a big year for soprano Lisette Oropesa, with starring roles at major European houses. But in this country, it's something else entirely: She won the Richard Tucker Award and the Met's Beverly Sills Award. That was followed by a pair of name-above-the-title roles, her first at the Met: her role debut in Massenet's MANON and, this week, her house role debut as Verdi's Violetta in LA TRAVIATA.
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