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Joyce DiDonato Stars in MARIA STUARDA, Airing 7/14 on PBS' 'Great Performances at the Met'

Joyce DiDonato stars as Mary, Queen of Scots, in the first-ever Met production of Donizetti's intensely dramatic historical opera Maria Stuarda, on Great Performances at the Met Sunday, July 14 at 12 ... (more...)

STAGE TUBE: First Look at Highlights of BECOMING TRAVIATA Starring Natalie Dessay

BroadwayWorld has a first look at an excerpt of BECOMING TRAVIATA. Check it out below! (more...)

Lyric Opera of Chicago in the Black for Its 2012-13 Season

Anthony Freud, general director of Lyric Opera of Chicago, announced yesterday that the company is projecting a breakeven operating performance for fiscal year 2013. Lyric has operated in the black fo... (more...)

Video: First Look at Antonio Pappano, Kevin O'Hare and More in Royal Opera House's Season Preview Event

Some extra special guests dropped into an event for Premium and Supporting Friends of the Royal Opera House. The Season Preview was hosted by Antonio Pappano, Kevin O'Hare, who presented the 13/14 Bal... (more...)

Miami Lyric Opera to Present IL TABARRO and GIANNI SCHICCHI, 7/13-14

Miami Lyric Opera presents Il Tabarro and Gianni Schicchi, with music by Giacomo Puccini, Saturday, July 13, 8:00 p.m. and Sunday, July 14, 4:00 p.m. at the Colony Theater, 1040 Lincoln Rd, Miami Beac... (more...)

Photo Flash: First Look at Long Beach Opera's MACBETH

An overwhelming lust for power, a manipulative wife, and witches' prophecies spur a Scottish general onto a tragic path of betrayal, murder and madness. Long Beach Opera (LBO) closes its 2013 season w... (more...)

Canadian Opera Co. Wraps 2012-13 Season with 90% Attendance

The Canadian Opera Company has closed another successful opera season by recording an average attendance of 90% for 2012/2013. A total of 114,133 patrons attended the 61 performances of the company's... (more...)

BWW Blog: Leah Edwards - Opera vs. Theatre

When I was first asked to be a guest blogger, I thought my focus would be to provide an operatic perspective on the world of theatre and vice versa. Since there are an infinite number of differences ... (more...)

Hottest Articles on BWWOperaWorld.com from 6/9/2013 - 6/16/2013

Hottest Articles on BWWOperaWorld.com from 6/9/2013 - 6/16/2013. (more...)

Gordon Getty's USHER HOUSE Opera Released; Welsh National Opera's Production to Debut in 2014

Composer Gordon Getty's opera Usher House, with libretto by the composer after Edgar Allan Poe's 'The Fall of the House of Usher,' was released on the PentaTone Classics label on June 13, 2013. (more...)

BWW Reviews: PRINCESS IDA Produced by Gilbert and Sullivan Society of Austin is Hysterical and Current

There's certainly a reason why the works of Gilbert and Sullivan have remained a fixture in popular culture for nearly 150 years. Their operas are fun, frivolous, and tinted with social and political... (more...)

Long Beach Opera's MACBETH Begins Tonight

An overwhelming lust for power, a manipulative wife, and witches' prophecies spur a Scottish general onto a tragic path of betrayal, murder and madness. Long Beach Opera (LBO) closes its 2013 season w... (more...)

Independent Opera Company Presents Verdi's MACBETH at 3 LA Venues, Now thru 6/30

Independent Opera Company will present the final production of their first season. Macbeth is a remarkable representation of Shakespeare's epic drama. It tells of Macbeth and his wife as they go on a ... (more...)

Italian Conductor, Bruno Bartoletti, Dies at 86

Bruno Bartoletti, Italian conductor and artistic director of the Lyric Opera of Chicago, has died on June 9th. He was 86 years old. (more...)

MOST HAPPY FELLA Returns to Dicapo Opera Theatre Tonight

Dicapo Opera Theatre, whose recent production of Frank Loesser's Most Happy Fella garnered enormous critical success and sold-out performances, will bring back the musical this June for a limited run ... (more...)

Stephen Costello to Sing in Met Opera's Summer Recital Series; Heads to San Fran and UK

Richard Tucker Award-winning tenor Stephen Costello looks forward to singing opera arias and duets al fresco on both sides of the Atlantic this summer, with appearances in New York's Metropolitan Oper... (more...)

Mari Kimura & Tomoyuki Kato's ONE Set for River to River Festival, 6/30

ONE is a cutting-edge, audio-visual, multi-lingual opera, with the themes of 'love, humanity, faith and global solidarity' premiering on Sunday, June 30th at the Michael Schimmel Center for the Arts. (more...)

BWW Reviews: POWDER HER FACE Stuns At Opera Philadelphia

Soprano Patricia Schuman leads Opera Philadelphia in a visually and vocally marvelous production of the modern chamber orchestra classic (more...)

Florida Grand Opera and Opera Piccola of San Antonio Wager Recital Over Heat vs. Spurs

The fever of the NBA Finals is spreading wildly and spurring friendly competition, even among opera companies. The recent tie between the Miami Heat and the San Antonio Spurs inspired Miami's Florida ... (more...)

George Benjamin to Release Recording of New Opera WRITTEN ON SKIN, 7/9

Predicted to become 'one of the defining operas of the early 21st century' by Opera Today, Nimbus' highly-anticipated world premiere recording of George Benjamin's Written on Skin will be available in... (more...)

Richard Bonynge to Lead First-Ever NYC Masterclass, 10/9

One of the world's leading opera courses, known for its intensive training opportunities for talented young opera singers in the art of Italian opera and song, the Georg Solti Accademia was founded in... (more...)

Morningside Opera Brings FIGARO! (90210) to The NSD Theater Tonight

After a sold-out premiere in November 2012 at Dixon Place, Figaro! (90210) returns for a limited run between tonight, June 11 and 16, 2013. Morningside Opera will present the show in concert performan... (more...)

Morningside Opera Presents ¡FIGARO! (90210) at The NSD Theater, Now thru 6/16

(90210)After a sold-out premiere in November 2012 at Dixon Place, Figaro! (90210) returns for a limited run beginning today, June 11th. Morningside Opera presents the show in concert performances thro... (more...)

CARMEN The Met: Will be Live in HD for Summer Encores, 6/19

Called 'a gripping and brilliant production' by The New York Times, Carmen stars El?na Garan?aas the seductive gypsy, opposite Roberto Alagna as the obsessed soldier Don José. Acclaimed rising Canadia... (more...)

Collaboration between Lyric Opera of Chicago and Second City Showing Through 6/30

Renee Fleming's inspiration to have Lyric Opera of Chicago mix it up with The Second City resulted in a wildly successful collaborative show, THE SECOND CITY GUIDE TO THE OPERA. That one-night stand l... (more...)