Susan Graham Extends Contract with LA Opera
Placido Domingo announced today that mezzo-soprano Susan Graham, one of the world's foremost opera stars, has renewed her contract to continue in her role as Artistic Advisor to LA Opera's Domingo-Colburn-Stein Young Artist Program through the 2020/21 season.
Compagnia De' Colombari Presents MORE OR LESS I AM In Celebration Of Walt Whitman's 200th Birthday
Compagnia de' Colombari, an international collective of performing artists founded and directed by Karin Coonrod,celebrates the bicentennial of the birth of America's most influential poet, Walt Whitman, with a revival of their acclaimed production More Or Less I Am.
Five Singers Named Winners of the 2019 Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions
After a months-long series of auditions involving more than 1,000 singers at the district, regional, and national levels, a panel of expert judges named five singers as the winners of the 65th annual Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions.
Nine Opera Singers Advance To Final Round Of 2019 Met National Council Auditions
Following yesterday's highly competitive semifinal competition, nine singers will advance to the final phase of the 65th annual Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, America's largest vocal competition.
Harry Bicket Conducts The English Concert In Handel's Semele On April 14
On Sunday, April 14 at 2:00 p.
Metropolitan Opera Announces 21 Semifinalists In Its National Council Auditions
Twenty-one young opera singers who have won regional auditions around the United States will compete in the semifinal round of the country's leading vocal competition, the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, on Sunday, March 24.
BWW Review: Live from the Crypt, It's Baritone Lucas Meachem
The Crypt Sessions, which take place in the stone chamber beneath the Church of the Intercession on West 155th Street in Manhattan, might conjure up visions of horror, though it bears no relation to HBO's long-running anthology, “Tales from the Crypt.
Merola Opera Program Announces 62nd Season
San Francisco's acclaimed Merola Opera Program, one of the most prestigious and selective opera training programs in the world, launches its 62nd season offering audiences a look at the opera stars of tomorrow.
Houston Symphony Announces All-French Program
Texas native Susan Graham returns to the Houston Symphony to perform a song cycle that has become a signature work for the operatic superstar as part of the all-French program Debussy's La mer + Susan Graham at 8 p.
Composer Dominick Argento Dies at Age 91
Boosey & Hawkes is sad to announce the death of leading opera and art song composer Dominick Argento, who passed away aged 91 on February 20, 2019, in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Lincoln Center Announces 2019/20 Great Performers Season
Jane Moss, Lincoln Center's Ehrenkranz Artistic Director, has announced details of Lincoln Center's 54th Great Performers series.
42ND STREET And More Announced For Chicago Lyric Opera 2019/20 Season!
A season filled with unforgettable music, riveting stories, thrilling singers from around the world, and stirring productions goes on sale by subscription Friday, January 25, at 10am.
Dallas Symphony Orchestra Announces Programming For Fifth Annual Soluna International Music & Arts Festival
The Dallas Symphony Orchestra (DSO) is pleased to announce programming for the 2019 Nancy A.
David Berger Jazz Orchestra and Ron Sunshine Celebrate The Great American Songbook at Birdland
Composer, arranger, and conductor, David Berger, is recognized internationally as a leading authority on the music of Duke Ellington and the Swing Era.
VIDEO: Isabel Leonard and Jessica Vosk Sing 'A Boy Like That/I Have A Love' on GREAT PERFORMANCES
Isabel Leonard and Jessica Vosk sing "A Boy Like That/I Have A Love" from "West Side Story" also performed by Tony Yazbeck and other Broadway artists on Great Performances: The Bernstein Centennial Celebration at Tanglewood.
BWW Interview: Michael Childers Brings A Star-Studded Tribute To Andrew Lloyd Webber To Palm Springs in April
Celebrated Producer Michael Childers will bring his latest edition of One Night Only to The McCallum Theatre on April 24, 2019 with a star-studded cast including Christine Andreas, John Barrowman, Liz Calloway and more.
BWW Review: HANSEL AND GRETEL at Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
Los Angeles Opera presented the premiere performance of HANSEL AND GRETEL.
LA Opera's HANSEL AND GRETEL Features 39 Members Of LA Children's Chorus
Some 39 members of Los Angeles Children's Chorus (LACC), one of the world's leading children's choirs, are featured in LA Opera's production of Humperdinck's enchanting Hansel and Gretel conducted by James Conlon and starring mezzo-soprano Susan Graham (The Witch), mezzo-soprano Sasha Cooke (Hansel)
The Carnegie Hall Notables Program Presents Jamie Barton And Kathleen Kelly
On Friday, December 14 at 7:00 p.