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BWW Blog: Leah Edwards of MASTER CLASS - Family

When you look up the word family in the Merriam-Webster dictionary, the first definition you find is: a group of individuals living under one roof and usually under one head. Only after that do explan... (more...)

BWW Blog: Leah Edwards of MASTER CLASS - Opening Night!

As someone who grew up constantly involved in the arts, it is astonishing to me when I hear people say that they've never seen a(n) [basically, insert art form-opera, ballet, symphony, puppet show, et... (more...)

Vincent Ricciardi and La Toya Lewis Perform at Enrico Caruso Room Tonight

The Enrico Caruso Room at Little Italy's famed Grotta Azzurra Ristorante will present monthly Tuesday Night Opera & Dinner Shows beginning tonight, April 9, 2013 when tenor Vincent Ricciardi and sopra... (more...)

BWW Blog: Leah Edwards of MASTER CLASS - Opera Tech Week

One of my biggest challenges as a "crossover" artist has been making the adjustment to the theatre tech week schedule. An opera tech week has always seemed relaxed and methodical: sitzprobe, wandelpr... (more...)

Vincent Ricciardi and La Toya Lewis to Perform at Enrico Caruso Room, 4/9

The Enrico Caruso Room at Little Italy's famed Grotta Azzurra Ristorante will present monthly Tuesday Night Opera & Dinner Shows beginning Tuesday, April 9, 2013 when tenor Vincent Ricciardi and sopra... (more...)

BWW Blog: Meet Leah Edwards of MASTER CLASS

Testing, testing, 1..2..3. Hello, everyone! My name is Leah Edwards and I'm currently performing Sharon Graham in a production of Master Class down at Gulfshore Playhouse in Naples, Florida. I have be... (more...)

Ernest Revell and Jacqueline Ballarin to Open 2013 Season at Enrico Caruso Room, 3/5

The Enrico Caruso Room at Grotta Azzurra Ristorante will begin its second season on Tuesday, March 5, 2013 with Tenor Ernest Revell and Soprano Jacqueline Ballarin as Opening Night headliners. Their p... (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...)

Lorin Maazel Returns to the Met to Conduct Verdi's Don Carlo

Renowned conductor Lorin Maazel will make a rare appearance at the Metropolitan Opera-conducting his first Verdi opera with the company-when he leads a revival of Don Carlo, opening February 22. Ramo... (more...)

Festival D'Aix-en-Provence Presents 65th Season

The 65th annual Festival d'Aix-en-Provence, under the leadership of General Manager Bernard Foccroulle, will feature five opera productions, a selection of orchestral concerts, recitals, chamber music... (more...)

FWOpera Announces Call for Submissions for Frontiers 2014

Fort Worth Opera (FWOpera) announced today a call for submissions for its second annual Frontiers new works showcase to be held during the 2014 Fort Worth Opera Festival. A pioneering leader in the pr... (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...)

Metropolitan Opera Announces THE TEMPEST Cast Change Advisory

Bruce Sledge will make his Met role debut as the King of Naples in this evening's performance of Thomas Ades's The Tempest, replacing William Burden, who is ill. (more...)

TheatreZone and Opera Naples Team Up for BEL CANTO TO CAN BELTO Fete Today, 11/14

Equity regional theatre company TheatreZone and Opera Naples are teaming up again to present the inaugural "Bel Canto to Can Belto" fete at Clive Daniel Home in Naples tonight, Nov. 14, 2012 from 5:30... (more...)

PAGLIACCI, THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO & More Set for Austin Lyric Opera's 26th Season

Austin Lyric Opera (ALO) has announced the lineup of its 26th season (2012-2013). The season kicks off in November 2012 with Leoncavallo's Pagliacci, followed by Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro in Jan... (more...)

TheatreZone and Opera Naples Team Up for BEL CANTO TO CAN BELTO Fete, 11/14

Equity regional theatre company TheatreZone and Opera Naples are teaming up again to present the inaugural "Bel Canto to Can Belto" fete at Clive Daniel Home in Naples on Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2012 from... (more...)

Lyric Opera of Kansas City Presents IL TROVATORE, Now thru 11/11

After a 29-year absence from the Lyric Opera of Kansas City repertoire, the Company presents Verdi's Il Trovatore tonight, November 3 and November 7, 9 & 11, 2012 at the Kauffman Center of the Perform... (more...)

The Metropolitan Opera Will Resume Performances Tomorrow with THE TEMPEST, 10/31

The Metropolitan Opera will resume performances tomorrow evening, October 31, with a 7:30 pm performance of 'The Tempest' by Thomas Ades. (more...)

Anita Rachvelishvili Returns to the Met as CARMEN in Richard Eyre's Production Tonight, 9/28

Georgian mezzo-soprano Anita Rachvelishvili, who made an acclaimed Met debut as the title character of Bizet's Carmen in 2010, will reprise the role for 14 performances this season, beginning tonight,... (more...)

Anita Rachvelishvili Returns to the Met as CARMEN in Richard Eyre's Production, 9/28

Georgian mezzo-soprano Anita Rachvelishvili, who made an acclaimed Met debut as the title character of Bizet's Carmen in 2010, will reprise the role for 14 performances this season, beginning Septembe... (more...)

PAGLIACCI, THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO & More Set for Austin Lyric Opera's 26th Season

Austin Lyric Opera (ALO) has announced the lineup of its 26th season (2012-2013). The season kicks off in November 2012 with Leoncavallo's Pagliacci, followed by Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro in Jan... (more...)

Shana Farr and Vincent Ricciardi Return to Enrico Caruso Room Tonight, 6/26

Soprano Shana Farr and tenor Vincent Ricciardi, who performed on the Opening Night of the Enrico Caruso Room at Grotta Azzurra in late April, will be doing an encore performance in the new venue tonig... (more...)

Shana Farr and Vincent Ricciardi Return to Enrico Caruso Room, 6/26

Soprano Shana Farr and tenor Vincent Ricciardi, who performed on the Opening Night of the Enrico Caruso Room at Grotta Azzurra in late April, will be doing an encore performance in the new venue this ... (more...)

Ireland's Lismore Opera Festival Features Anthony Kearns in Rossini Masterpiece

World-renowned tenor Anthony Kearns was featured in a special presentation of Gioachino Rossini's masterpiece, Petite Messe Solennelle, at the St. Carthage's Cathedral in Lismore, Ireland on Sunday, J... (more...)

Cheryl Warfield and Randy Pradera Headline Opera Night in Little Italy

Soprano Cheryl Warfield and tenor Randy Pradera will be the headliners tonight, April 24, at 8 PM in the newly opened Enrico Caruso Room at Little Italy's legendary Grotta Azzurra Ristorante , located... (more...)