Metropolitan Opera Announces A Cast Change Advisory For Götterdämmerung
by BWW News Desk

(Jan. 27 4:45 AM) - Jay Hunter Morris will sing the role of Siegfried in the new production premiere of Wagner's Götterdämmerung on January 27, and in the performances on February 7 and 11.

Metropolitan Opera Announces Cast Change Advisory For Götterdämmerung
by BWW News Desk

(Jan. 27 4:45 AM) - Principal Conductor Fabio Luisi will conduct the Met's new production of Wagner's Götterdämmerung which premieres January 27, 2012, and continues on January 31, February 3, 7, and 11 matinee.

A New Production of Wagner's Götterdämmerung Opens at Met Opera 1/27
by BWW News Desk

(Jan. 27 12:30 AM) - A new production of Götterdämmerung, the final opera in Wagner’s cycle Der Ring des Nibelungen, will open January 27 in a performance led by Met Principal Conductor Fabio Luisi and directed by Robert Lepage.

Hunter College to Present FRENCH LESSONS, 1/25
by BWW News Desk

(Jan. 26 2:00 AM) - Hunter, the city university of New York, will present the new opera FRENCH LESSONS on January 25th and 26th. The opera, with music by Ionel Petroi, is based on the play FRENCH CONVERSATION AND DICTION EXERCISES FOR AMERICAN STUDENTS by Eugene Ionesco.

Hunter College to Present FRENCH LESSONS, 1/25
by BWW News Desk

(Jan. 25 5:00 AM) - Hunter, the city university of New York, will present the new opera FRENCH LESSONS on January 25th and 26th. The opera, with music by Ionel Petroi, is based on the play FRENCH CONVERSATION AND DICTION EXERCISES FOR AMERICAN STUDENTS by Eugene Ionesco.

Verdi’s Aida Returns to the Met with Violeta Urmana in the Title Role 2/9
by BWW News Desk

(Jan. 24 5:45 PM) - Verdi’s grand masterpiece set in Ancient Egypt, Aida, will return to the Met February 9 with Violeta Urmana in the title role of an enslaved Ethiopian princess.

Gotham Chamber Opera Announces Second Round of Composer In Residence Program
by BWW News Desk

(Jan. 24 1:08 PM) - The Opera Company of Philadelphia, in collaboration with Gotham Chamber Opera and Music-Theatre Group in New York, has announced the launch of the second track for its collaborative operatic Composer In Residence program, with applications being accepted from February 15 - March 7, 2012.

OPERA America Announces Nat'l Opera Trustee Recognition Award Recipients
by BWW News Desk

(Jan. 23 3:49 PM) - OPERA America, the national service organization for opera, has announced the recipients of the 2012 National Opera Trustee Recognition Award.

Verdi’s Ernani Returns to the Met 2/2
by BWW News Desk

(Jan. 23 3:33 PM) - Verdi’s Ernani returns to the Met February 2, with Roberto de Biasio and Marcello Giordani sharing the title role of a bandit hero, Angela Meade Elvira, Dmitri Hvorostovsky as Don Carlo, and Ferruccio Furlanetto as de Silva.

$25 Tickets to NY City Opera's LA TRAVIATA, PRIMA DONNA Now Available
by BWW News Desk

(Jan. 20 1:10 PM) - New York City Opera kicks off a new year and a new era of city-wide productions with LA TRAVIATA at the Brooklyn Academy of Music from Feb. 12-18. The Jonathan Miller production of Verdi's masterpiece is the season's first NYC Opera staging at BAM, and is followed by the US premiere performances of Rufus Wainwright's Prima Donna from Feb. 19-25. As a gift to the City of New York, The Reed Foundation and The Peter Jay Sharp Foundation have bought the remaining seats for all NYC Opera performances at BAM and will offer these seats at a special $25 price to celebrate NYC Opera’s new beginning.

Netrebko Plays Donizetti's Anna Bolena on THIRTEEN's Great Performances
by BWW News Desk

(Jan. 20 5:00 AM) - The Metropolitan Opera premiere of Donizetti's Anna Bolena, starring soprano Anna Netrebko in her highly anticipated first North American performances of the tour-de-force title role, will be the 2012 season opener of THIRTEEN's Great Performances at the Met Friday, January 20 at 9 p.m. ET on PBS (check local listings).

Laura Lee Everett Joins OPERA America Staff
by BWW News Desk

(Jan. 19 10:08 PM) - OPERA America, the national service organization for opera, today announced that Laura Lee Everett has joined its staff as artistic services director, effective immediately.

City Opera Musicians and Management Reach Agreement
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(Jan. 19 6:51 PM) - After months of tense negotiations resulting in a lockout of musicians by management, the full New York City Opera orchestra voted today to approve a three-year contract. This approval allows the 2012 season of the venerated 68-year-old company to proceed.

René Pape Reprises His Mephistopheles in Met's Faust
by BWW News Desk

(Jan. 19 1:30 AM) - Few singers bring Méphistophélès to life like bass René Pape, who reprises his portrayal of the charming devil at the Metropolitan Opera in a November 29-January 19 run of Gounod's Faust, staged by Des McAnuff.

Opera in Cinema/Emerging Pictures Present CENDRILLON in Theaters, 1/22
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(Jan. 18 12:18 PM) - Opera in Cinema and Emerging Pictures present The New Royal Opera House Production of CENDRILLON at Big Cinemas Manhattan Theater for a one-time showing, schedule for Sunday, Jan. 22 at 11am.

Robert Dean Smith to Appear In Met Opera's TOSCA Through 1/24
by BWW News Desk

(Jan. 18 5:00 AM) - Robert Dean Smith will make his Met role debut as Cavaradossi in Puccini’s Tosca on January 18, 21, and 24, replacing Aleksandrs Antonenko, who has withdrawn due to illness.

Marcelo Álvarez To Replace Aleksandrs Antonenko In The Met's TOSCA 1/28
by BWW News Desk

(Jan. 17 4:59 PM) - In the final performance of this season’s run of Tosca on January 28th, which will be an international Saturday matinee radio broadcast, tenor Marcelo Álvarez will sing the role of Cavaradossi, replacing Aleksandrs Antonenko, who has withdrawn due to illness.

A New Production of Wagner's Götterdämmerung Opens at Met Opera 1/27
by BWW News Desk

(Jan. 17 1:55 PM) - A new production of Götterdämmerung, the final opera in Wagner’s cycle Der Ring des Nibelungen, will open January 27 in a performance led by Met Principal Conductor Fabio Luisi and directed by Robert Lepage.