HANDEL AND HAYDN SOCIETY OPERA COVERAGE

New York City Opera Opens Spring 2013 Season with POWDER HER FACE, Now thru 2/23

New York City Opera opens its spring 2013 season with a new production of Powder Her Face (1995), composed by Thomas Ades (b.1971) to a libretto by Philip Hensher (b. 1965). (more...)

New York City Opera to Open Spring 2013 Season with POWDER HER FACE, 2/15-23

New York City Opera opens its spring 2013 season with a new production of Powder Her Face (1995), composed by Thomas Adès (b.1971) to a libretto by Philip Hensher (b. 1965). (more...)

San Francisco Early Music Society Presents West Coast Debut of Les Sirenes, Now thru 11/18

The San Francisco Early Music Society's 2012/13 season continues this weekend, November 16-18 with the West Coast debut of Les Sirènes, one of the most promising young ensembles to appear on the early... (more...)

Opera Exposures Presents Free Recital 'ROME' at St. Marks Church Today, 10/28

Opera Exposures, the not-for-profit organization dedicated to presenting concerts and recitals featuring seasoned professional musicians and young operatic artists in accessible venues at affordable p... (more...)

Opera Exposures Presents Free Recital 'ROME' at St. Marks Church, 10/28

Opera Exposures, the not-for-profit organization dedicated to presenting concerts and recitals featuring seasoned professional musicians and young operatic artists in accessible venues at affordable p... (more...)

Enrico Caruso Room at Grotta Azzura in Little Italy to Open April 17

The new Enrico Caruso Room will feature a weekly Tuesday Night Opera Series starting April 17, showcasing a pair of talented professional opera performers each week, and a weekly Thursday Night Open M... (more...)

Gotham Chamber Opera Presents IL SOGNO DI SCIPIONE, Opens April 11

Gotham Chamber Opera continues its 10th-anniversary celebration with a revival of Mozart's Il sogno di Scipione, which announced the company's arrival on the New York cultural scene ten years ago. (more...)

Enrico Caruso Room at Grotta Azzura in Little Italy to Open April 17

The new Enrico Caruso Room will feature a weekly Tuesday Night Opera Series starting April 17, showcasing a pair of talented professional opera performers each week, and a weekly Thursday Night Open M... (more...)

Gotham Chamber Opera Presents IL SOGNO DI SCIPIONE, 4/11-21

Gotham Chamber Opera continues its 10th-anniversary celebration with a revival of Mozart's Il sogno di Scipione, which announced the company's arrival on the New York cultural scene ten years ago. (more...)

Gotham Chamber Opera Presents IL SOGNO DI SCIPIONE, Opens April 11

Gotham Chamber Opera continues its 10th-anniversary celebration with a revival of Mozart's Il sogno di Scipione, which announced the company's arrival on the New York cultural scene ten years ago. (more...)

Gotham Chamber Opera Announces 10th Anniversary Season

Gotham Chamber Opera will celebrate its 10th anniversary by looking both to the future and to the past. (more...)

Soprano Twyla Robinson To Make NY Philharmonic Debut in Mendelssohn's Elijah

Soprano Twyla Robinson will make her New York Philharmonic debut in Mendelssohn's Elijah, led by Music Director Alan Gilbert, Wednesday, November 10, 2010, at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, November 11, at 7:30... (more...)

Soprano Twyla Robinson To Make NY Philharmonic Debut in Mendelssohn's Elijah

Soprano Twyla Robinson will make her New York Philharmonic debut in Mendelssohn's Elijah, led by Music Director Alan Gilbert, Wednesday, November 10, 2010, at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, November 11, at 7:30... (more...)

Soprano Twyla Robinson To Make NY Philharmonic Debut in Mendelssohn's Elijah

Soprano Twyla Robinson will make her New York Philharmonic debut in Mendelssohn's Elijah, led by Music Director Alan Gilbert, Wednesday, November 10, 2010, at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, November 11, at 7:30... (more...)

Gotham Chamber Opera, Music-Theatre Group & Opera Co of Philly Join For DARK SISTERS

Gotham Chamber Opera, Music-Theatre Group and the Opera Company of Philadelphia announce the commission of a new American opera, DARK SISTERS, composed by Nico Muhly with libretto by Stephen Karam, co... (more...)

ALT Commissioned THE GOLDEN TICKET, Opera Based on Dahl's 'Chocolate Factory', Holds Special NYC Reading 4/4

Lawrence Edelson, Producing Artistic Director of ALT, has announced that the company has commissioned The Golden Ticket, a new opera based on Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. In his ann... (more...)

Alagna, Cura Star In RUSTICANA And PAGLIACCI At The MET 3/19

Two star tenors, Roberto Alagna and Jos? Cura, take on the challenge of singing the lead roles in both Mascagni's Cavalleria Rusticana and Leoncavallo's Pagliacci when the classic double-bill returns ... (more...)

ALT Commissioned THE GOLDEN TICKET, Opera Based on Dahl's 'Chocolate Factory', Holds Special NYC Reading 4/4

Lawrence Edelson, Producing Artistic Director of ALT, has announced that the company has commissioned The Golden Ticket, a new opera based on Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. In his ann... (more...)

Gotham Chamber Opera Premieres 'L'ISOLA DISABITATA' 2/18

In February of 2009, in honor of the bicentennial of Joseph Haydn's death, Gotham Chamber Opera will present the New York City stage premiere of L'isola disabitata (Desert Island) in a new production ... (more...)

Chavez Fills In For Ailing Blythe For Gluck's Orfeo ed Euridice 'Orfeo' at MET 1/14

Kirsten Chavez will sing the role of Orfeo in Gluck's Orfeo ed Euridice at the Met on January 14, replacing Stephanie Blythe, who is ill. (more...)

Gotham Chamber Opera Presents L'ISOLA DISABITATA

In February of 2009, in honor of the bicentennial of Joseph Haydn's death, Gotham Chamber Opera will present the New York City stage premiere of L'isola disabitata (Desert Island) in a new production ... (more...)

Blythe Sings Gluck's Orfeo ed Euridice 'Orfeo' at MET

Director-choreographer Mark Morris's much-lauded 2007 production of Gluck's Orfeo ed Euridice returns to the repertoire, with Stephanie Blythe taking on one of the pinnacles of the mezzo-soprano reper... (more...)

Gotham Chamber Opera Premieres 'L'ISOLA DISABITATA' 2/18

In February of 2009, in honor of the bicentennial of Joseph Haydn's death, Gotham Chamber Opera will present the New York City stage premiere of L'isola disabitata (Desert Island) in a new production ... (more...)

Gotham Chamber Opera Presents Morris Directed L'ISOLA DISABITATA Starting 2/18

In February of 2009, in honor of the bicentennial of Joseph Haydn's death, Gotham Chamber Opera will present the New York City stage premiere of L'isola disabitata (Desert Island) in a new production ... (more...)