Finally, a lot of classical music and opera to hear this season
‘PROVE UP’ Lyric Opera of Chicago’s new Music Director, Enrique Mazzola, begins his season with Verdi’s “Macbeth,” but it’s an encouraging signRead More…
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Springer Opera House returns to indoor theater with SHREK THE MUSICAL
The Springer Opera House begins its 150th season with the opening of the exaggerated fairytale comedy, Shrek the Musical, on the Springer Main Stage fRead More…
Chicago lyric opera set to reopen Friday – CBS Chicago
CHICAGO (CBS) – Back on stage for the first time since the start of the pandemic.
The Lyric Opera in Chicago will open its doors Friday to a live audiRead More…
With a rare team, the Paris Opera is mobilized
PARIS – Before his rehearsals for Oedipus by George Enescu at the Paris Opera, playwright and director Wajdi Mouawad did something unusual. He gatherRead More…
A lyrical version of the tragic story of the almost forgotten Rose Kennedy
Mention Rose Kennedy’s name and you might assume that the Kennedy mentioned is the matriarch of the political dynasty whose children included a US PreRead More…
September 11, Vaccines, Met Opera: your Friday night briefing
(Want to receive this newsletter in your inbox? Here is registration.) Have a good evening. Here is the last one at the end of Friday.1. It started oRead More…
Goodspeed Musicals reopens with tribute to Rodgers and Hammerstein
“The evening promises to be an emotional celebration. I hope our magnificent theater can contain the excitement,” Goodspeed artistic director Donna LyRead More…
Víkingur Ólafsson wants to change his mind about Mozart
When Vikingur Ólafsson was 8 years old, he had a temper tantrum Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. As he tried to play the tracks in the little trickster EasyRead More…
Announcing the winners of the 23rd annual Lotte Lenya competition
The Kurt weill The Music Foundation announced the winners of the 23rd edition Monkfish Lenya Competition, which was held in front of an invitation-onlRead More…
Blues opera about commercial fishing, opioid addiction and Moby Dick preview at Rockland
ROCKLAND – “Never Leaving This Boat — Fragments of a Blues Opera,” a provocative and thought-provoking new work by Maine-based playwrightRead More…