Richard Wagner News

Esa-Pekka Salonen, the longest-serving Music Director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, returns to Walt Disney Concert Hall in his new post, Conductor Laureate, leading the orchestra in two programs, Friday and Saturday, November 19 and 20, at 8 p.m., and Sunday, November 21, at 2 p.m., as well as Friday and Saturday, November 26 and 27, at 8 p.m., and Sunday, November 28, at 2 p.m.

Esa-Pekka Salonen, the longest-serving Music Director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, returns to Walt Disney Concert Hall in his new post, Conductor Laureate, leading the orchestra in two programs, Friday and Saturday, November 19 and 20, at 8 p.m., and Sunday, November 21, at 2 p.m., as well as Friday and Saturday, November 26 and 27, at 8 p.m., and Sunday, November 28, at 2 p.m.

Cast members perform during a rehearsal of El Oro del Rin , an opera by German composer Richard Wagner, at the Maestranza theatre in the Andalusian capital of Seville November 2, 2010. The show will run November 4, 6, 8 and 10.

35-year-old conductor Daniel Harding, who has received worldwide acclaim for his performances and award-winning recordings, will lead the Dresden Staatskapelle in two concerts on Sunday, October 31st at 3:00 p.m. and Monday, November 1st at 8:00 p.m. at Avery Fisher Hall. These performances are part of an 8-city U.S. tour which includes concerts in San Francisco, Philadelphia, and Washington D.C

Following a five city tour of the West Coast, The Staatskapelle Dresden, one of the greatest and oldest orchestras in the world, will come to Lincoln Center as part of the White Lights Festival.

Beginning with the Los Angeles Philharmonic's 2010/11 season, four conductors will participate in the Dudamel Fellowship Program. Music Director Gustavo Dudamel, together with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, created the Dudamel Fellowship Program (in 2009)to provide a unique opportunity for promising young conductors from around the world to develop their craft and enrich their musical experience through personal mentorship and participation in the LA Phil's orchestral, education and community programs.

35-year-old conductor Daniel Harding, who has received worldwide acclaim for his performances and award-winning recordings, will lead the Dresden Staatskapelle in two concerts on Sunday, October 31st at 3:00 p.m. and Monday, November 1st at 8:00 p.m. at Avery Fisher Hall. These performances are part of an 8-city U.S. tour which includes concerts in San Francisco, Philadelphia, and Washington D.C

Following a five city tour of the West Coast, The Staatskapelle Dresden, one of the greatest and oldest orchestras in the world, will come to Lincoln Center as part of the White Lights Festival.

Beginning with the Los Angeles Philharmonic's 2010/11 season, four conductors will participate in the Dudamel Fellowship Program. Music Director Gustavo Dudamel, together with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, created the Dudamel Fellowship Program (in 2009)to provide a unique opportunity for promising young conductors from around the world to develop their craft and enrich their musical experience through personal mentorship and participation in the LA Phil's orchestral, education and community programs.

Houston Grand Opera (HGO) today confirmed plans to co-produce a complete Ring cycle with Opera Australia, which will bring Wagner's complete Der Ring des Nibelungen to Houston for the first time in the company's history.

Seattle Opera's stimulating 2010/11 season opens this summer with the unparalleled ecstasy of Richard Wagner's transcendent masterpiece Tristan und Isolde, one of the most breathtaking and influential musical works of all time.

Beginning with the Los Angeles Philharmonic's 2010/11 season, four conductors will participate in the Dudamel Fellowship Program. Music Director Gustavo Dudamel, together with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, created the Dudamel Fellowship Program (in 2009) to provide a unique opportunity for promising young conductors from around the world to develop their craft and enrich their musical experience through personal mentorship and participation in the LA Phil's orchestral, education and community programs.

On Tuesday, August 3, at Seattle Opera's Annual Meeting at McCaw Hall, the company announced that it expects to achieve a balanced budget for the 2009/10 season, no mean feat in today's difficult economy.

Seattle Opera's stimulating 2010/11 season opens this summer with the unparalleled ecstasy of Richard Wagner's transcendent masterpiece Tristan und Isolde, one of the most breathtaking and influential musical works of all time.

Seattle Opera's stimulating 2010/11 season opens this summer with the unparalleled ecstasy of Richard Wagner's transcendent masterpiece Tristan und Isolde, one of the most breathtaking and influential musical works of all time.

Georg Zeppenfeld performed as Heinrich der Vogler during the rehearsal of the opera 'Lohengrin' by Richard Wagner in Bayreuth, southern Germany on July 17. The opera Lohengrin is the start of this year's Wagner festival and will run until August 28. Broadwayworld brings you coverage of the event below.

East River Commedia (Paul Bargetto, Artistic Director) announces the 4th annual undergroundzero festival of experimental theatre, featuring over twenty New York City and European theatre companies and artists at the legendary downtown performance venue Performance Space 122, July 6-25.

The Glimmerglass Festival has released details regarding its 2011 summer season, the first under incoming General & Artistic Director Francesca Zambello.

Caramoor International Music Festival maintains its deep commitment to presenting great opera with a spectacular lineup for the festival's 14th annual Bel Canto at Caramoor series led by Director of Opera Will Crutchfield.

Caramoor International Music Festival maintains its deep commitment to presenting great opera with a spectacular lineup for the festival's 14th annual Bel Canto at Caramoor series led by Director of Opera Will Crutchfield.