NEA OPERA COVERAGE

Angela Meade Leads I LOMBARDI at Avery Fisher Hall, 4/8

In honor of this year's Verdi bicentennial, there will be a number of upcoming opportunities to hear her perform the great Italian composer's music. The first of these takes place this Monday, April 8... (more...)

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...)

American Lyric Theater Presents THE LIVING LIBRETTO at National Opera Center Tonight

American Lyric Theater presents the next installment in its popular series, The Living Libretto, at the National Opera Center, tonight, February 6th, 2013. Featuring guest actors from the Broadway and... (more...)

American Lyric Theater Presents THE LIVING LIBRETTO Based on the Book THE LONG WALK, at National Opera Center, 2/6

American Lyric Theater presents the next installment in its popular series, The Living Libretto, at the National Opera Center, Wednesday February 6th, 2013. Featuring guest actors from the Broadway an... (more...)

American Lyric Theater Awarded Two $15,000 Grants by OPERA America

American Lyric Theater (ALT) has been awarded two grants of $15,000 each from OPERA America's THE OPERA FUND for Repertoire Development. Announced earlier today by OPERA America, the grants are for tw... (more...)

HERE and BMP Kick Off Inaugural PROTOTYPE Festival, Now thru 1/19

Beth Morrison Projects (BMP) and HERE announce programming for the inaugural PROTOTYPE: Opera/Theatre/Now, running today, January 9-19, 2013, in New York City. (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...)

Houston Symphony Receives NEA Grant for Opera-in-Concert WOZZECK, Set for March 2013

The Houston Symphony will receive $35,000 from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) in support of its March 2013 production of a semi-staged version of Alban Berg's opera Wozzeck. The Symphony's ... (more...)

OPERA America Announces National Opera Week 2012 with Aretha Franklin, Honorary Chairwoman

Nearly 100 opera companies, schools and organizations across the nation will celebrate the fourth NATIONAL OPERA WEEK from Sunday, October 26 through Sunday, November 4, 2012 by offering free, accessi... (more...)

HERE and BMP Announce Inaugural PROTOTYPE Festival Lineup, 1/9-19

Beth Morrison Projects (BMP) and HERE announce programming for the inaugural PROTOTYPE: Opera/Theatre/Now, running January 9-19, 2013, in New York City. This two-week festival, distilling the curatori... (more...)