William Burden News

San Francisco Opera Announces 2018/19 Season and Casting

by Julie Musbach — January 17, 2018

San Francisco Opera General Director Matthew Shilvock today announced plans for the 2018 19 Season.

John Lithgow, Patricia Racette, and More Lead CANDIDE at Carnegie Hall

by Julie Musbach — January 11, 2018

Carnegie Hall announced today that its one-night-only benefit concert performance of Leonard Bernstein's Candide on Wednesday, April 18 at 7:00 p.

Jamie Bernstein Announced as Artist-in-Residence for Tucson Desert Song Festival

by Julie Musbach — December 21, 2017

Jamie Bernstein, daughter of composer and conductor Leonard Bernstein, will serve as the Tucson Desert Song Festival's (TDSF) Artist-in-Residence for 2018.

Photo Flash: PREFORMANCES WITH ALISON CHARNEY at Merkin Concert Hall

by A.A. Cristi — December 7, 2017

'PREFORMANCES WITH ALLISON CHARNEY' first evening concert of the 2017-18 season will feature preeminent musicians Kajsa William-Olsson, Elizabeth Mann, Donna Weng and the ARK trio (soprano Allison Charney, cellist Kajsa William-Olsson, pianist Reiko Uchida) in exclusive preview 'preformances' - anti

PREformances with Allison Charney to Feature Mezzo Soprano Hyona Kim

by A.A. Cristi — November 16, 2017

Mezzo soprano Hyona Kim will join PREformances with Allison Charney classical concert series on November 27th for the second concert of its 2017-18 debut Season at Merkin Concert Hall at Kaufman Music Center.

PREFORMANCES WITH ALISON CHARNEY to Feature Kajsa William-Olsson, Elizabeth Mann, and More

by A.A. Cristi — November 7, 2017

PREFORMANCES WITH ALLISON CHARNEY first evening concert of the 2017-18 season will feature preeminent musicians Kajsa William-Olsson, Elizabeth Mann, Donna Weng and the ARK trio (soprano Allison Charney, cellist Kajsa William-Olsson, pianist Reiko Uchida) in exclusive preview preformances

Photo Flash: PREformances with Allison Charney Launches Season Nine

by Julie Musbach — October 23, 2017

'PREformances with Allison Charney' launches its 2017-2018 Concert Series Season in its new home at Merkin Concert Hall at Kaufman Music Center.

PREformances with Allison Charney Launches Season Nine at Merkin Concert Hall at Kaufman Music Center

by Julie Musbach — September 17, 2017

PREformances with Allison Charney launches its 2017-2018 Concert Series Season in its new home at Merkin Concert Hall at Kaufman Music Center.

IT'S WONDERFUL LIFE Opera Recording Now Available in Digital Formats and CD Pre-Orders

by A.A. Cristi — August 16, 2017

It's Christmas in August.

OPERA America Awards Opera Grants for Female Composers

by A.A. Cristi — July 31, 2017

OPERA America, the national service organization for opera and the nation's leading champion for American opera, is pleased to announce the latest recipients of Commissioning Grants from the Opera Grants for Female Composers program, made possible through the generosity of the Virginia B.

Photo Flash: The Glimmerglass Festival's OKLAHOMA! Continues Through August

by BWW News Desk — July 13, 2017

The Glimmerglass Festival opened its new production of Rodgers and Hammerstein's Oklahoma! on Saturday, July 8, in Cooperstown, New York.

John Dufffy Institute for New Opera presents World Premiere of KEPT

by A.A. Cristi — May 25, 2017

The Virginia Arts Festival will present the world premiere performances of the new chamber opera Kept: a ghost story at Norfolk's Attucks Theatre May 25 at 7:30 p.

The Glimmerglass Festival Welcomes Eric Owens as Artistic Advisor

by BWW News Desk — May 17, 2017

The Glimmerglass Festival has appointed acclaimed bass-baritone Eric Owens as Artistic Advisor.

Virginia Arts Festival's John Dufffy Institute for New Opera to Present World Premiere of KEPT: A GHOST STORY

by BWW News Desk — May 16, 2017

The Virginia Arts Festival will present the world premiere performances of the new chamber opera Kept: a ghost story at Norfolk's Attucks Theatre May 25 at 7:30 p.

Glimmerglass Festival Presents World Premiere of STOMPING GROUNDS, May 8

by Christina Mancuso — April 27, 2017

As part of its 2017 season, The Glimmerglass Festival will present the world-premiere hip-hop opera Stomping Grounds, a show written entirely in verse blending hip-hop, spoken word and opera.

Works & Process at the Guggenheim Presents SANTA FE OPERA

by BWW News Desk — April 5, 2017

On Sunday and Monday, April 9 and 10, 2017 at 7:30pm, Works & Process at the Guggenheim presents performance highlights and moderated discussion with Grammy-nominated American Composer Mason Bates on his first opera, The (Re)volution of Steve Jobs prior to its world premiere with Santa Fe O

Dallas Opera Announces The Linda and Mitch Hart Institute for Women Conductors 2017 San Francisco Reunion

by Christina Mancuso — April 4, 2017

Boston Lyric Opera Announces 2017/18 Season - Elena Stikhina in TOSCA, World Premiere of THE NEFARIOUS and More!

by Christina Mancuso — March 9, 2017

Boston Lyric Opera's Stanford Calderwood General & Artistic Director Esther Nelson announced today an eclectic 2017/18 Season designed to please die-hard opera fans as well as newcomers to the art form.

The Dallas Opera Presents the Acclaimed Glyndebourne Production of The Turn of the Screw

by Stephi Wild — February 24, 2017

Dallas Opera is proud to present a landmark of modern opera new to the company's repertoire: THE TURN OF THE SCREW by Benjamin Britten, with a libretto by Myfanwy Piper.

29th Annual Dallas Opera Guild Vocal Competition Brings Together 20 Young Opera Singers, 4/29-30

by Christina Mancuso — February 8, 2017

Twenty of the finest young opera singers in the United States will be competing in the 29th Annual Dallas Opera Guild Vocal Competition presented, jointly, by The Dallas Opera and The Dallas Opera Guild.