MITISEK OPERA COVERAGE

Duke Ellington, Ernest Bloch and Two German Operas Set for Chicago Opera Theater's 2014 Season

Chicago Opera Theater (COT) General Director Andreas Mitisek announces programming for COT's 2014 season, including two operas and a double-bill of one-acts. Mitisek comments, 'It's a season that is 1... (more...)

Chicago Opera Theater Presents MARÍA DE BUENOS AIRES, Now thru 4/28

Chicago Opera Theater's Chicago Stage Premiere production of Astor Piazzolla's MARÍA DE BUENOS AIRES evokes Argentina's 'Dirty War', the period between 1976 and 1983 when the country was governed by m... (more...)

TELL-TALE HEART and VAN GOGH Set for Long Beach Opera Double Bill, 5/11-19

Long Beach Opera's new double bill explores creative minds on the border between genius and madness. Former rocker Stewart Copeland delves into the twisted psyche of Edgar Allan Poe's manic murderer i... (more...)

Chicago Opera Theater Hosts Inside Look at MARÍA DE BUENOS AIRES with 'Viewpoints', Beg. Today

Sparkling with the metaphorical beauty of MARIA DE BUENOS AIRES, these collaborative events offer opportunities to connect with Maria as she travels into the underbelly of Buenos Aires. (more...)

Chicago Opera Theater to Host Inside Look at MARÍA DE BUENOS AIRES with 'Viewpoints', Beg. 4/7

Sparkling with the metaphorical beauty of MARIA DE BUENOS AIRES, these collaborative events offer opportunities to connect with Maria as she travels into the underbelly of Buenos Aires. (more...)

Chicago Opera Theater to Present MARÍA DE BUENOS AIRES, 4/20-28

Chicago Opera Theater's Chicago Stage Premiere production of Astor Piazzolla's MARÍA DE BUENOS AIRES evokes Argentina's 'Dirty War', the period between 1976 and 1983 when the country was governed by m... (more...)

BWW Interviews: Viva Las Vegas! Designer Christine Jones Sets the Stage for the Met's Rat Pack RIGOLETTO

If God is in the details, Christine Jones must certainly be praying at the right church. As the scenic designer for the Metropolitan Opera's new RIGOLETTO, Jones has taken the concept that director... (more...)

Chicago Opera Theater Announces THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER Events

Chicago Opera Theater (COT) offers more opportunities to look inside its operas through its new initiative, Viewpoints. These collaborations with Chicago cultural institutions will draw audiences even... (more...)

Long Beach Opera Presents THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER, Now thru 2/3

THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER, a gothic horror story which blurs the line between the real world and the supernatural, opens Long Beach Opera's 2013 BORDERLINE Season. Glass' haunting 1987 score for ... (more...)

BWW Interviews: HOUSE OF USHER Falls, Andreas Mitisek Rises

Once upon a midnight dreary (sorry, "Raven"), Edgar Allan Poe's "The Fall of the House of Usher" was perhaps the favorite of his short stories adapted as horror films for mid-20th century audiences. T... (more...)

Philip Glass' THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER Opens Chicago Opera Season, 2/23

Philip Glass' The Fall of the House of Usher, a gothic horror story which blurs the line between the real world and the supernatural, opens Chicago Opera Theater's 2013 Season, titled "Power of Love, ... (more...)

Long Beach Opera to Present THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER, 1/27-2/3

THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER, a gothic horror story which blurs the line between the real world and the supernatural, opens Long Beach Opera's 2013 BORDERLINE Season. Glass' haunting 1987 score for ... (more...)

Chicago Opera Theatre Examines Edgar Allen Poe and Philip Glass in DEEP INTO THE DARKNESS PEERING Today

This evening, November 11th, peer deep into the darkness with Chicago Opera Theater (COT) as they host a deliciously eerie night of Edgar Allan Poe and Philip Glass performances at Chicago's popular U... (more...)

Chicago Opera Theatre Examines Edgar Allen Poe and Philip Glass in DEEP INTO THE DARKNESS PEERING, 11/11

On the evening of Sunday, November 11th, peer deep into the darkness with Chicago Opera Theater (COT) as they host a deliciously eerie night of Edgar Allan Poe and Philip Glass performances at Chicago... (more...)

Chicago Opera Theater Honors National Opera Week with Subscription Raffle, Now thru 11/5

Chicago Opera Theater (COT) will hold its first-ever subscription raffle in honor of National Opera Week. The raffle offers subscribers who purchase their tickets between today, October 29th and Novem... (more...)

Chicago Opera Theater Honors National Opera Week with Subscription Raffle, 10/29-11/5

Chicago Opera Theater (COT) will hold its first-ever subscription raffle in honor of National Opera Week. The raffle offers subscribers who purchase their tickets between October 29th and November 5th... (more...)

Long Beach Opera Presents THE PAPER NAUTILUS, Now thru 9/9

Tonight, September 7 and September 8 and 9, 2012, Long Beach Opera (LBO) will take audiences on a magical voyage beneath the sea with multimedia performances of English composer Gavin Bryars' THE PAPE... (more...)

Chicago Opera Theater's OPERA FOR ALL Expands to Seven Chicago Schools

Chicago Opera Theater's (COT) Opera For All education outreach program began its 13th year in Chicago Public Schools this August. The program is returning to Dewitt Clinton Elementary, Lionel Hampton ... (more...)

Long Beach Opera to Present THE PAPER NAUTILUS, 9/7-9

On September 7, 8 and 9, 2012, Long Beach Opera (LBO) will take audiences on a magical voyage beneath the sea with multimedia performances of English composer Gavin Bryars' The Paper Nautilus at the A... (more...)

Frayda B. Lindemann Begins Term as Chairman of OPERA America's Board; 8 New Members Also Elected

OPERA America, the national nonprofit service organization for opera, has announced that Frayda B. Lindemann, Ph.D. became the first opera company trustee in the organization's entire 42-year history ... (more...)

Long Beach Opera Screens THE MUSIC NEVER STOPPED Today, 5/27

The true story of a man in the present whose mind is trapped in the past, The Music Never Stopped is a father-son journey toward understanding immersed in a world of Bob Dylan, the Grateful Dead, Cros... (more...)

Long Beach Opera Screens THE MUSIC NEVER STOPPED, 5/27

The true story of a man in the present whose mind is trapped in the past, The Music Never Stopped is a father-son journey toward understanding immersed in a world of Bob Dylan, the Grateful Dead, Cros... (more...)

Photo Flash: AINADAMAR at Long Beach Opera Plays Tonight, 5/20

The Terrace Theater at the Long Beach Performing Arts Center is set to present AINADAMAR, the operatic biography of Federico Garcia Lorca, late this month for a limited engagement. The show is schedul... (more...)

Photo Flash: First Look at AINADAMAR at Long Beach Opera

The Terrace Theater at the Long Beach Performing Arts Center is set to present AINADAMAR, the operatic biography of Federico Garcia Lorca, late this month for a limited engagement. The show is schedul... (more...)

Long Beach Opera Interviews David Henry Hwang About AINADAMAR Libretto Today, 5/5

Which came first, the music or the libretto? Today, May 5, 2012, 4:00PM, at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Andreas Mitisek, Artistic and General Director of Long Beach Opera, will interview Ton... (more...)