MODERN OPERA COVERAGE

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...)

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...)

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...)

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...)

Civic Theatre to Present 'Summer at La Scala' Opera Series

Civic Theatre of Allentown will present an extraordinary grand opera trio captured in performance at the famed La Scala Opera in Milan. (more...)

BWW Reviews: SHOW BOAT Rolls Along at Washington National Opera

SHOW BOAT is back in an appealing production by the Washington National Opera. The Kennedy Center Opera House is a fitting berth for Captain Andy's Cotton Blossom and the happy/troubled show folk who ... (more...)

Indianapolis Opera to Present THE FLYING DUTCHMAN, 5/10 & 12

Indianapolis Opera is set to present Richard Wagner's The Flying Dutchman, on May 10 & 12, 2013 at Clowes Memorial Hall in Indianapolis. The Flying Dutchman, a three-act opera, captures legends of a g... (more...)

BWW Blog: Leah Edwards - Traveling

For as long as I can remember, traveling has been a part of my life. My parents took us everywhere from summer cross-country road trips to Caribbean cruises to tours of Israel. Whether by boat, plan... (more...)

BADEN-BADEN 1927, THE RAVEN and More Set for Gotham Chamber Opera's 2013-14 Season

Gotham Chamber Opera announces the 2013-2014 season, featuring four new productions, including a world premiere and a U.S. premiere. (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...)

BWW Reviews: Stale Aesthetics Mar Strong Performances in Austin Lyric Opera's FAUST

It's the timeless quality of the tale that have inspired director Bernard Uzan to set his production of Faust, first produced at Arizona Opera in 2011 and now re-staged for Austin Lyric Opera, in mode... (more...)

BWW Reviews: A Visually Stunning MAGIC FLUTE at Opera Philadelphia

The Diane Paulus/Canadian Opera production now at Opera Philadelphia dazzles the eye, if not always the ear (more...)