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Joseph Rescigno Conducts Rare Staging of Rossini's LA GAZZETTA at Boston's Paramount Theater, Now thru 4/9

Joseph Rescigno will conduct a rare staging of Rossini's opera buffa, La gazzetta, ossia Il matrimonio per concorso ('The Newspaper, or The Wedding Contest'), presented by the New England Conservatory... (more...)

Music Academy of the West's 2013 Summer Season Announced

The Music Academy of the West will present a cultural feast of more than 200 events during its 2013 Summer School and Festival, which starts on June 17 and runs through August 10. Among the highlights... (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...)

Thomas Hampson to Make Met Debut as Verdi's Iago in OTELLO, March 11; Announces 2013 US Engagements

This spring, Thomas Hampson's U.S. engagements take him from opera house to concert and recital hall, and from Verdi and Mahler to the latest in contemporary American composition. The baritone makes h... (more...)

Joseph Rescigno to Conduct Rare Staging of Rossini's LA GAZZETTA at Boston's Paramount Theater, 4/6-9

Joseph Rescigno will conduct a rare staging of Rossini's opera buffa, La gazzetta, ossia Il matrimonio per concorso ('The Newspaper, or The Wedding Contest'), presented by the New England Conservatory... (more...)

NEC Opera to Present American Premiere of New Critical Edition of Rossini's La Gazzetta, 4/6-9

New England Conservatory will present the American premiere of Rossini's comic opera, La Gazzetta (The Newspaper) in the 2002 critical edition by Philip Gossett and Fabrizio Scipioni, April 6-9, 2013 ... (more...)

Gotham Chamber Opera Presents ELIOGABALO, 3/15-29

Gotham Chamber Opera continues its 2012-2013 Season with ELIOGABALO (1667) by Francesco Cavalli. The show will run from March 15-29, 2013 at 8pm at The Box, 189 Chrystie Street, NYC. Tickets are $30-$... (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...)

BWW Interviews: Lara Teeter Talks SHOW BOAT, Cap'n Andy, His Career and About Teaching

In the crisp, morning hours on December 27, 2012 I got the chance to speak with Lara Teeter, who will be playing Cap'n Andy in the upcoming production of SHOW BOAT at Houston Grand Opera. The celebrat... (more...)

Fort Worth Opera Presents 2013 New Works Showcase FRONTIERS, 5/6-11

Fort Worth Opera revealed today the names of the composers whose works have been selected for participation in the first season of the company's exciting, annual new works program, Frontiers, making i... (more...)

SOLDIER SONGS to Make NYC Premiere at HERE's PROTOTYPE Festival, 1/11-13

Looking ahead to winter, David T. Little's evening-length multi-media music-theatre work, Soldier Songs (2006), receives its New York City premiere as part of BMP and HERE's inaugural PROTOTYPE: Opera... (more...)

Austin Pendleton Directs Boston Midsummer Opera's DON PASQUALE, Now thru 7/29

For its seventh season Boston Midsummer Opera (BMO) presents the comic piece, Donizetti's Don Pasquale, playing at the Tsai Performance Center at Boston University for three performances only, tonight... (more...)

Austin Pendleton Directs Boston Midsummer Opera's DON PASQUALE, 7/25-29

For its seventh season Boston Midsummer Opera (BMO) presents the comic piece, Donizetti's Don Pasquale, playing at the Tsai Performance Center at Boston University for three performances only, July 25... (more...)

FSPA Presents THREE LITTLE PIGS Opera 3/18, Franklin

The Franklin Performing Arts Company (FPAC) will present Opera for Kids: The Three Little Pigs on Sunday, March 18, at 1:00 p.m. in the Recital Hall at the Franklin School for the Performing Arts (FSP... (more...)

FSPA Presents THREE LITTLE PIGS Opera 3/18, Franklin

The Franklin Performing Arts Company (FPAC) will present Opera for Kids: The Three Little Pigs on Sunday, March 18, at 1:00 p.m. in the Recital Hall at the Franklin School for the Performing Arts (FSP... (more...)

Opera Grows in Brooklyn Comes To Galapagos 9/18

American Opera Projects and Opera on Tap, in association with the Brooklyn Book Festival, present Opera Grows in BOOKlyn! Music based on the works of contemporary Brooklyn writers (more...)

Opera Grows in Brooklyn Comes To Galapagos 9/18

American Opera Projects and Opera on Tap, in association with the Brooklyn Book Festival, present Opera Grows in BOOKlyn! Music based on the works of contemporary Brooklyn writers (more...)

Opera America Holds 2011 Conference in Boston, 5/7-11

OPERA America, the national service organization for opera, is pleased to announce that Opera Conference 2011 will be held from May 7-11 in Boston, MA, a culturally rich city with a thriving opera eco... (more...)

Center for Contemporary Opera Presents ANAIS 2/11 At The Cell

The Center for Contemporary Opera (CCO), a celebrated arts organization dedicated to the creation and performance of contemporary American opera, presents Susan Hurley's Anaïs on February 11, 2010 at ... (more...)

Center for Contemporary Opera Presents ANAIS 2/11 At The Cell

The Center for Contemporary Opera (CCO), a celebrated arts organization dedicated to the creation and performance of contemporary American opera, presents Susan Hurley's Anaïs on February 11, 2010 at ... (more...)