New Philharmonic Presents VIENNESE POPS NYE WITH AN INT'L TWIST 12/31
by Gabrielle Sierra - Dec 28, 2011
Champagne corks will pop on Saturday, Dec. 31, when New Philharmonic and Music Director and Conductor Kirk Muspratt provide a special way to ring in the new with two performances of "Viennese Pops New Year's Eve with an International Twist" at the McAninch Arts Center at College of DuPage, 425 Fawell Blvd., Glen Ellyn, Ill.
LA TRAVIATA Returns Starring Angela Gheorghiu, Closes 4/24
by BWW
News Desk - Apr 24, 2010
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.
Houston Grand Opera to Present THE QUEEN OF SPADES, 4/16-5/1
by BWW
News Desk - Apr 16, 2010
A haunting tale of obsession, the internationally acclaimed Richard Jones production of
Tchaikovsky's The Queen of Spades opens Houston Grand Opera's (HGO) 2010 spring repertory.
Performances run April 16 - May 1, 2010 in the Brown Theater of the Wortham Theater Center.
Opera News calls Richard Jones's production of The Queen of Spades, originally created for
Welsh National Opera 'telling theatricality.' London's Observer wrote 'Once every few seasons, a
production gets pretty much everything right. This is one ... dramatically spine-chilling, visually spare and coherent; it was the kind of theatrical experience which changes the way you look at life.'
LA TRAVIATA Returns Starring Angela Gheorghiu, Closes 4/24
by Gabrielle Sierra - Mar 24, 2010
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.
Houston Grand Opera to Present THE QUEEN OF SPADES, 4/16-5/1
by BWW News Desk - Mar 8, 2010
A haunting tale of obsession, the internationally acclaimed Richard Jones production of
Tchaikovsky's The Queen of Spades opens Houston Grand Opera's (HGO) 2010 spring repertory.
Performances run April 16 - May 1, 2010 in the Brown Theater of the Wortham Theater Center.
Opera News calls Richard Jones's production of The Queen of Spades, originally created for
Welsh National Opera 'telling theatricality.' London's Observer wrote 'Once every few seasons, a
production gets pretty much everything right. This is one ... dramatically spine-chilling, visually spare and coherent; it was the kind of theatrical experience which changes the way you look at life.'
LA FILLE DU REGIMENT Closes 2/22 at The Met
by BWW News Desk - Feb 22, 2010
Diana Damrau and Juan Diego Flórez star in La Fille du Régiment, Donizetti's comedy about the tough-hearted young woman who was rescued and raised by the 21st regiment of the French army, and her romance with a hapless soldier-suitor.
Damrau and Flórez Star In The Met's LA FILLE DU REGIMENT
by Gabrielle Sierra - Feb 3, 2010
Diana Damrau and Juan Diego Flórez star in La Fille du Régiment, Donizetti's comedy about the tough-hearted young woman who was rescued and raised by the 21st regiment of the French army, and her romance with a hapless soldier-suitor.
Pittsburgh CLO Presents INTO THE WOODS 8/4-8/9 At The Benedum Center
by Charlie Piane - Aug 9, 2009
Find out what happens after 'happily ever after' when Pittsburgh CLO presents Into the Woods. Once Upon a Time, a Baker and his wife embarked on a quest to break a witch's spell. On their journey 'into the woods' they cross paths with Little Red Riding Hood, Rapunzel, Cinderella and a host of other hysterically flawed fairy tale characters.
Pittsburgh CLO Presents INTO THE WOODS 8/4-8/9 At The Benedum Center
by BWW News Desk - Aug 4, 2009
Find out what happens after 'happily ever after' when Pittsburgh CLO presents Into the Woods. Once Upon a Time, a Baker and his wife embarked on a quest to break a witch's spell. On their journey 'into the woods' they cross paths with Little Red Riding Hood, Rapunzel, Cinderella and a host of other hysterically flawed fairy tale characters.
Pittsburgh CLO Presents INTO THE WOODS 8/4-8/9 At The Benedum Center
by Gabrielle Sierra - Jul 21, 2009
Find out what happens after 'happily ever after' when Pittsburgh CLO presents Into the Woods. Once Upon a Time, a Baker and his wife embarked on a quest to break a witch's spell. On their journey 'into the woods' they cross paths with Little Red Riding Hood, Rapunzel, Cinderella and a host of other hysterically flawed fairy tale characters.
Van Wezel Announces Itzhak Perlman & More In 2009-10
by Gabrielle Sierra - Mar 20, 2009
The Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall today announced its roster for the 2009-10 Orchestra/Classical Music Series.
The series features renowned ensembles and soloists from around the globe. They include violin virtuoso Itzhak Perlman (in concert Mar. 1, 2010) and piano megastar Lang Lang (performing as the soloist with the Schleswig-Holstein Festival Orchestra under the baton of Christoph Eschenbach on Mar. 30, 2010).
Renee Fleming and Thomas Hampson Star In Met's 'Thais' 12/8
by Gabrielle Sierra - Dec 8, 2008
Ren?e Fleming and Thomas Hampson star in the Met's first new production of Jules Massenet's richly melodic Tha?s in thirty years. The rarely performed opera opens at the Met on Monday, December 8, and runs through January 8, with the December 20 matinee transmitted live worldwide as part of The Met: Live in HD series. 'Fleming and Hampson made a heavenly match,' Chicago Sun-Times critic Wynne Delacoma wrote when this production, which comes from the Lyric Opera of Chicago, opened there in 2002.
Renee Fleming and Thomas Hampson Star In Met's 'Thais' 12/8
by Gabrielle Sierra - Nov 28, 2008
Ren?e Fleming and Thomas Hampson star in the Met's first new production of Jules Massenet's richly melodic Tha?s in thirty years. The rarely performed opera opens at the Met on Monday, December 8, and runs through January 8, with the December 20 matinee transmitted live worldwide as part of The Met: Live in HD series. 'Fleming and Hampson made a heavenly match,' Chicago Sun-Times critic Wynne Delacoma wrote when this production, which comes from the Lyric Opera of Chicago, opened there in 2002.