NATIONAL OPERA CENTER OPERA COVERAGE

Gordon Getty's USHER HOUSE Opera Released; Welsh National Opera's Production to Debut in 2014

Composer Gordon Getty's opera Usher House, with libretto by the composer after Edgar Allan Poe's 'The Fall of the House of Usher,' was released on the PentaTone Classics label on June 13, 2013. (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...)

Florida Grand Opera and Opera Piccola of San Antonio Wager Recital Over Heat vs. Spurs

The fever of the NBA Finals is spreading wildly and spurring friendly competition, even among opera companies. The recent tie between the Miami Heat and the San Antonio Spurs inspired Miami's Florida ... (more...)

Angela Meade to Star in Cincinnati Opera, Caramoor and Bravo! Vail This Summer

Angela Meade - who earlier this month added Washington National Opera's Artist of the Year honor to her 2012 Beverly Sills Artist Award and her 2011 Richard Tucker Award - is looking forward to a star... (more...)

Full Cast Announced for Florida Grand Opera's 2013-14 Season

Florida Grand Opera (FGO) announces its 73rd continuous season of grand opera featuring an innovative new vision with provocative repertoire under the direction of General Director and CEO Susan T. Da... (more...)

THE THREEPENNY OPERA, THE GIRL OF THE GOLDEN WEST and More Set for Indianapolis Opera's 2013-2014 season

The Indianapolis Opera announces its 39th season: A combination of diverse and exciting new operas will be performed during Indianapolis Opera's upcoming season at both Clowes Memorial Hall and the Fr... (more...)

THAIS Replaces TRISTAN & ISOLDE in Florida Grand Opera's 2013-14 Season

The 2013-2014 season marks the start of a new vision for Florida Grand Opera (FGO) with provocative repertoire curated by Susan T. Danis, the company's General Director and CEO. With an unyielding com... (more...)

Long Beach Opera to Stage Ernest Bloch's MACBETH, Beg. 6/15

An overwhelming lust for power, a manipulative wife, and witches' prophecies spur a Scottish general onto a tragic path of betrayal, murder and madness. Long Beach Opera (LBO) closes its 2013 season w... (more...)

Guerilla Opera to Live Stream GIVER OF LIGHT World Premiere in Boston, 5/23

Guerilla Opera will live stream the World Premiere performance of Giver of Light on Thursday, May 23, 2013, at 8:00 p.m. EST from The Zack Box Theater at The Boston Conservatory, Boston, MA. (more...)

Washington National Opera to Premiere APPROACHING ALI, 6/8-9

Washington National Opera (WNO) will present the world premiere of Approaching Ali on Friday and Saturday, June 8-9, 2013 in the Kennedy Center Terrace Theater. Approaching Ali features music by compo... (more...)

Met Opera to Stream 'NICO MUHLY, TWO BOYS, AND OTHER WORKS' Live from Le Poisson Rouge, 5/14

The Metropolitan Opera announced that 'An Evening with Nico Muhly, Two Boys, and other works' will be available for live video streaming on both NPR Music (www.npr.org/music) and WQXR's Q2 Music onlin... (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...)

OPERA CONFERENCE 2013: OPERA OUT OF BOUNDS Runs 5/7-11

OPERA America, the national nonprofit service organization for opera, is pleased to announce details of Opera Conference 2013: Opera Out of Bounds, to be held in Vancouver, British Columbia from May 7... (more...)

OPERA America Awards $300,000 in Grants to 13 Opera Companies

OPERA America, the national nonprofit service organization for opera, is pleased to announce that it has awarded $300,000 in grants to 13 opera companies through the first year of its Building Opera A... (more...)

Photo Coverage: Tenor Anthony Kearns Plays Benefit Concert for OASIS

World-renowned Tenor Anthony Kearns, the original founding member of The Irish Tenors, recently performed a benefit show for: OASIS-A Haven for Women and Children. The concert took place April 27, 201... (more...)

Gerald Cohen & Deborah Brevoort's Opera STEAL A PENCIL FOR ME Premieres in NYC Tonight

Based on the book of the same title by Jaap Polak and Ina Soep Polak, STEAL A PENCIL FOR ME, a new opera with music by Gerald Cohen and libretto by Deborah Brevoort, will have its premiere in Scarsdal... (more...)

Gerald Cohen & Deborah Brevoort's Opera STEAL A PENCIL FOR ME Premieres in Scarsdale and NYC This Weekend

Based on the book of the same title by Jaap Polak and Ina Soep Polak, STEAL A PENCIL FOR ME, a new opera with music by Gerald Cohen and libretto by Deborah Brevoort, will have its premiere in Scarsdal... (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...)

Atlanta Opera Concludes 2012-13 Season with THE ITALIAN GIRL IN ALGIERS, Now thru 5/5

The Atlanta Opera, one of the nation's finest regional opera companies enriching lives through the power of opera, concludes its 2012-2013 season with a production of Gioachino Rossini's The Italian G... (more...)

Thomas Hampson Presents World, Boston and NY Debuts of Mark Adamo's ARISTOTLE, Now thru 4/28

Baritone Thomas Hampson looks forward to giving the world premiere performance of a new song commission from one of America's principal younger composers, Mark Adamo. Scored for baritone and string qu... (more...)

Thomas Hampson to Present World, Boston and NY Debuts of Mark Adamo's ARISTOTLE, 4/24-28

Baritone Thomas Hampson looks forward to giving the world premiere performance of a new song commission from one of America's principal younger composers, Mark Adamo. Scored for baritone and string qu... (more...)

Indianapolis Opera Hosts DIVINELY DUTCH Ball Tonight

Indianapolis Opera will celebrate the beauty of the voice at the uber-elegant Indy Opera Ball featuring the recognition of Honorary Junior Committee Chair, Arie Luyendyk Jr. Born of Dutch descent, Luy... (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...)

Regional Opera Company of the Week: Dallas Opera

More than half a century of artistic excellence and community engagement has earned The Dallas Opera a major role in shaping the national/international cultural reputation of Dallas. TDO has also made... (more...)

Lyric Opera Baltimore Presents BRAVISSIMO BEL CANTO Gala Concert Tonight

The Patricia and Arthur Modell Performing Arts Center at The Lyric and Lyric Opera Baltimore present Bravissimo Bel Canto for one performance only, tonight, April 13, 2013 at 8:00 PM. (more...)