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BAM Announces 34 Events in Opera, Theater, Music and Dance for 2013 Next Wave Festival!

Joseph V. Melillo, executive producer of the Brooklyn Academy of Music, today announced programming for the 2013 Next Wave Festival. The festival runs from September 17 through December 22 and compris... (more...)

13th Annual Mario Lanza and Elaine Malbin Vocal Competitions Set for 5/26

Legendary opera star, Elaine Malbin, will be among a panel of experts judging the 13th Annual Mario Lanza and Elaine Malbin Vocal Competitions which will be held on the main stage at Broadway and 86th... (more...)

Met Opera to Stream 'NICO MUHLY, TWO BOYS, AND OTHER WORKS' Live from Le Poisson Rouge, 5/14

The Metropolitan Opera announced that 'An Evening with Nico Muhly, Two Boys, and other works' will be available for live video streaming on both NPR Music (www.npr.org/music) and WQXR's Q2 Music onlin... (more...)

Joshua Benevento, Melanie Goerlitz and Liora Michelle Perform at Enrico Caruso Room Tonight

Tenor Joshua Benevento, who joined the Metropolitan Opera Chorus this season, will perform operatic arias with sopranos Melanie Goerlitz and Liora Michelle at the Enrico Caruso Room in Little Italy's ... (more...)

Joshua Benevento, Melanie Goerlitz and Liora Michelle to Perform at Enrico Caruso Room, 5/7

Tenor Joshua Benevento, who joined the Metropolitan Opera Chorus this season, will perform operatic arias with sopranos Melanie Goerlitz and Liora Michelle at the Enrico Caruso Room in Little Italy's ... (more...)

Gerald Cohen & Deborah Brevoort's Opera STEAL A PENCIL FOR ME Premieres in NYC Tonight

Based on the book of the same title by Jaap Polak and Ina Soep Polak, STEAL A PENCIL FOR ME, a new opera with music by Gerald Cohen and libretto by Deborah Brevoort, will have its premiere in Scarsdal... (more...)

Gerald Cohen & Deborah Brevoort's Opera STEAL A PENCIL FOR ME Premieres in Scarsdale and NYC This Weekend

Based on the book of the same title by Jaap Polak and Ina Soep Polak, STEAL A PENCIL FOR ME, a new opera with music by Gerald Cohen and libretto by Deborah Brevoort, will have its premiere in Scarsdal... (more...)

13th Annual Peking Opera Festival Set for NYU Skirball Center Today

Qi Shu Fang Peking Opera Company, recipient of National Heritage Fellowship for the Arts, will present the 13th Annual Peking Opera Festival featuring Qi Shu Fang and the Company for one performances ... (more...)

Renee Fleming Rounds Out Carnegie Hall Perspectives Series with THE STRAND SETTINGS and More Tonight

Renowned soprano Renee Fleming completes her Carnegie Hall Perspectives series with two concerts in Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage, tonight, April 26 and May 4. (more...)

BWW Reviews: Monty Python Meets Offenbach in City Opera's Daffy LA PERICHOLE

New York City Opera's production of Jacques Offenbach's LA PERICHOLE feels right at home at City Center, home of the 'Encores!' series, which reintroduces audiences to lesser known Broadway musicals t... (more...)

Photo Flash: Jahn Sood's New Folk Opera DISAPPEARING MAN at Joe's Pub

Jahn Sood's new folk opera The Disappearing Man received a concert reading at Joe's Pub on Monday, April 8th. A well-attended developmental reading of the musical that took place March 3rd at Shetler ... (more...)

Vincent Ricciardi and La Toya Lewis Perform at Enrico Caruso Room Tonight

The Enrico Caruso Room at Little Italy's famed Grotta Azzurra Ristorante will present monthly Tuesday Night Opera & Dinner Shows beginning tonight, April 9, 2013 when tenor Vincent Ricciardi and sopra... (more...)

Vincent Ricciardi and La Toya Lewis to Perform at Enrico Caruso Room, 4/9

The Enrico Caruso Room at Little Italy's famed Grotta Azzurra Ristorante will present monthly Tuesday Night Opera & Dinner Shows beginning Tuesday, April 9, 2013 when tenor Vincent Ricciardi and sopra... (more...)

Renee Fleming to Round Out Carnegie Hall Perspectives Series with THE STRAND SETTINGS and More, 4/26 & 5/4

Renowned soprano Renee Fleming completes her Carnegie Hall Perspectives series with two concerts in Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage, April 26 and May 4. Appearing on Friday, April 26 at 8:00 p.m. wi... (more...)

13th Annual Peking Opera Festival Set for NYU Skirball Center, 4/28

Qi Shu Fang Peking Opera Company, recipient of National Heritage Fellowship for the Arts, will present the 13th Annual Peking Opera Festival featuring Qi Shu Fang and the Company for one performances ... (more...)

Gerald Cohen & Deborah Brevoort's Opera STEAL A PENCIL FOR ME to Premiere in Scarsdale and NYC, April 2013

Based on the book of the same title by Jaap Polak and Ina Soep Polak, STEAL A PENCIL FOR ME, a new opera with music by Gerald Cohen and libretto by Deborah Brevoort, will have its premiere in Scarsdal... (more...)

The Church of the Transfiguration Celebrates Benjamin Britten's 100th Birthday with CURLEW RIVER, 3/8-9

The Church of the Transfiguration ('The Little Church Around the Corner') presents Curlew River in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the birth of Benjamin Britten. This will be a fully staged an... (more...)

THE DISAPPEARING MAN: A New Folk Opera Gets Reading at Shetler Studios Today

The Bright Lights and Burning Nights Old Time Circus & Traveling Roadshow presents a developmental reading of THE DISAPPEARING MAN: A New Folk Opera by Jahn Sood, today, March 3rd at 3pm. (more...)

Ernest Revell and Jacqueline Ballarin to Open 2013 Season at Enrico Caruso Room, 3/5

The Enrico Caruso Room at Grotta Azzurra Ristorante will begin its second season on Tuesday, March 5, 2013 with Tenor Ernest Revell and Soprano Jacqueline Ballarin as Opening Night headliners. Their p... (more...)

THE DISAPPEARING MAN: A New Folk Opera Gets Reading at Shetler Studios, 3/3

The Bright Lights and Burning Nights Old Time Circus & Traveling Roadshow presents a developmental reading of THE DISAPPEARING MAN: A New Folk Opera by Jahn Sood, March 3rd at 3pm. (more...)

The Church of the Transfiguration to Celebrate Benjamin Britten's 100th Birthday with CURLEW RIVER, 3/8-9

The Church of the Transfiguration ('The Little Church Around the Corner') presents Curlew River in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the birth of Benjamin Britten. This will be a fully staged an... (more...)

Opera Ebony's Heritage Weekend Debuts Master Class THE ART OF THE SPIRITUAL and More, 2/9-10

Opera Ebony, the longest running African - American opera company in the United States, is celebrating its 40th Anniversary with a special celebration weekend with 2 events. The Art of The Spiritual, ... (more...)

Susanna Phillips Makes Carnegie Recital Debut with Schubert, Berg and More Tonight

Rising-star soprano Susanna Phillips - who returned to the Metropolitan Opera to acclaim in Don Giovanni earlier this season - will make her Carnegie recital debut in Weill Recital Hall tonight, Febru... (more...)

Opera Ebony's Heritage Weekend to Debut Master Class THE ART OF THE SPIRITUAL and More, 2/9-10

Opera Ebony, the longest running African - American opera company in the United States, is celebrating its 40th Anniversary with a special celebration weekend with 2 events. The Art of The Spiritual, ... (more...)

Susanna Phillips to Make Carnegie Recital Debut with Schubert, Berg and More, 2/8

Rising-star soprano Susanna Phillips - who returned to the Metropolitan Opera to acclaim in Don Giovanni earlier this season - will make her Carnegie recital debut in Weill Recital Hall on February 8,... (more...)