Category: Opera theater

Lyric Opera introduced Chicago audiences to director Barrie Kosky last year, when he presented his production of The magic flute—created forRead More…

Agency is the necessary word that always comes up with “Lucia di Lammermoor”, which opened the new season of the Los Angeles Opera at the Dorothy ChanRead More…

baroque composer Claudio Monteverdi and librettist AlessaRead More…

You’ve never seen an opera staged like Detroit Opera’s “The Valkyries.”
Directed by the company’s artistic director, Yuval Sharon, the Act III adaptatRead More…

big thief released their fantastic new double album Dragon New Warm Mountain I believe in you in February, and they announced a new leg of tour dates Read More…

What are some of your favorite shows? (Jacob Blankenship / Bham Now) Lights on Birmingham Theatre. We’ve rounded up nine shows you’ll want tRead More…

Photo by Clay Schuldt Audreny Beranek: Audrey Beranek, 19, of Lafayette, won first pRead More…

The wood brothers have added 17 new dates to their upcoming fall tour. In addition to the previously announced first leg of the tour, whichRead More…

A car is parked at the Skowhegan Drive-In Theater on Saturday during the penultimate night of films showing at the Skowhegan theatre. Michael G. SeaRead More…

The Narcissus Theater launches its old school theatrical season (read: ancient school) with a classic tragic play by Sophocles arounRead More…

The International Contemporary Ensemble’s 20th anniversary season continues with Peyvand (پیوند), a concert of works organized by members of the Read More…

“It was about time,” said Maggie Perrino. After nearly eight years as head of the theater program at Carnegie, Perrino is leaving to become the artisRead More…

MoviesGood news! It has finally been confirmed when the Elvis biopic will debut on HBO’s streaming service. The film was one of the most acclaimed oRead More…

Jeff McCamish, left, as Charles Babbage, Cody Pettit as Lord Lovelace and Melanie Marie as Ada Byron Lovelace, star of the Collaborative ThRead More…

BLUE ISLAND, Ill — Since the 1830s, the town of Blue Island has marched to the beat of its own drum. Just 16 miles from Chicago’s Loop, BlueRead More…

KALAMAZOO, MI — Highlighted by half a dozen Grammy-winning artists from around the world, the Gilmore announced its 2022-23 concert season Friday moRead More…

TOKYO (AP) — Designer Hanae Mori, known for her elegant, iconic butterfly designs, numerous movie outfits and the Empress of Japan’s weddinRead More…

Bluegrass and the Blue Ridge Mountains soon take over the main stage at the Fort Salem Theater in Bright Star, the Grammy and Tony Award-nominated hitRead More…

Placeholder while loading article actionsAfter writer Salman Rushdie was stabbed on stage at the Chautauqua Institution on Thursday, the idyllic New YRead More…

Salem’s resident mad scientist has a new face. Actor Richard Wharton took on the role of Dr Wilhelm Rolf, succeeding actor Will Utay.
“He’s kinRead More…

Live from London, Playhouse Square has appointed its new CEO. Craig Hassall has run the Royal Albert Hall since 2017. He will come to Cleveland earlyRead More…

hamilton “An American Musical is a musical sung and rapped by the (great, there are not enough superlatives to describe it) Lin-Manuel Miranda. It Read More…

SANDUSKY – For Kirsten Kunkle, singing has always been at the center of her life.She grew up in Fremont and started taking voice lessons at age 12 in Read More…

Students at the North East School of the Arts have spent some of the shrinking hours of their summer break on campus, hoping to land roles in the threRead More…

The Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus performs under Marin Alsop, Ravinia’s conductor, on July 30, 2022. (Courtesy of Ravinia) It was a unique eRead More…

Music fans of all ages were in attendance Saturday night for the sold-out premiere of “The Pomp Room: A Rock N Roll Bar Story,” at the Orpheum TheaterRead More…

Director Peter BroRead More…

Paul Sorvino, the badass actor – and operatic tenor and figurative sculptor – known for his roles as quiet and often courteously calm but dangerouRead More…

A group of young adult actors venture beyond the horizon in the Midland Summer Stage Theater production of Gilbert and Sullivan’s “HMS Pinafore”. TheRead More…

Americo “Rico” DiPietro reached the end of his long and remarkable life on July 12, 2022. He was 95, although he insisted he was in his 96th year. HeRead More…

The day had been hot and humid. But a light breeze was blowing through Lincoln Center as the Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra took the stage in DamroRead More…

Video of the Belfast Opera House. Photos courtesy of Denis Howard First, an apology.
Some time ago when I was writing about the exciting news that Read More…

It’s the most wonderful time of summer: Shakespeare season. Not only does South Bend Civic Theater open the Shakespeare-inspired comedy “Something RotRead More…

World premieres by various American composers added stimulating sparks to two high-profile orchestraRead More…

EXCLUSIVE: A gleaming stainless steel DMC DeLorean is ready for its New York star turn. The Phantom of the Opera has its luster, while Miss SaigRead More…

Aspen Music Festival and School features approximately 200 performances. Photo by Carlin Ma.Pug Ma WRead More…

Host Geoffrey Baer explores the making of the transcontinental railroad in 10 Modern Wonders That Changed America.
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The Poconos have been buzzing with a revival since last week. The dormant Mountain Lauren Performing Arts Center, including the Tom Ridge Pavilion, wRead More…

Stephen Schwartz’ musical “Pippin” will be the final main stage production of Season 13 at the Playhouse on Park in West Hartford.
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ZEAL & ARDOR will return to North America this summer and fall for a North American tour. The “NA Tour” will begin on September 11 in Brooklyn and wRead More…

“Carmen” will be presented by the Santa Fe Opera. (Courtesy of Benedetto Cristofani)
For soprano Sylvia D’Eramo, singing in Santa Fe is lRead More…

Peri Mauer’s new composition “A Landscape Variant”, for flute, clarinet, viola, cello and piano will be premiered on Sunday, June 26, 2022 at 4 p.m. ERead More…

Egyptian archaeologist Zahi Hawass has announced that Tutankhamun’s opera will be presented on November 5 in front of Queen Hatshepsut’s temple in LuxRead More…

One of China’s most renowned songwriters, Qiao Yu, died in Beijing on Monday. He was 95 years old. Born in Jining,Read More…

Andy Tai Ngoc Huynh and Alex Drueke, two American veterans who traveled to Ukraine to fight the Russian invasion.Credit…Via Darla Black, Lois DruekeRead More…

Another busy weekend is brewing in southwestern Minnesota, with community events celebrating freedom, flight and lotsRead More…

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Nicolas Dosman, director of choral studies at the University of Southern Maine, is traveling with dozens of students to perform at Carnegie Hall in NRead More…

The Fundación Baluarte has announced its 2022-23 season with ballet, theatre, opera and concerts.
Here’s a look at the season’s vocal Read More…

During last year’s pandemic, Kiesling asked some members of Sequoia Symphony to record music from the opera because it was too difficult to get tRead More…

Mezzo-soprano Lenka Šmídová has died Read More…

NUR-SULTAN – The main director of the Astana Opera, Yerenbak Toikenov, won second place in the fifth international competition for young operaRead More…

Musician Kelley Hunt returns to the McPherson Opera House on Saturday June 4 for a performance with her acousRead More…

Zeynep Sunal Öngün, Turkish ballerina from the Ankara State Opera and Ballet (ADOB), has been invited to serve on the jury of tRead More…

STONINGTON – Opera House Arts Presents “Broadway Comes to Stonington-Pride!” Saturday, June 4 at 8 p.m. at the Stonington Opera House. This Read More…

OPERA America has announced librettist Stephanie Fleischmann as the winner of the 2022 Campbell Opera Librettist Award.
Conceived and fRead More…

Ready for the sweet sounds of summer?Several free summer concert series are brewing in Fort Collins and Windsor – bringing acts from near and far to Read More…

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For the first four seasons of Married with children, David Garrison famously played Al BundRead More…

Arthur Giron, playwright, died on February 2, 2022. A memorial for Giron will be held at the Cherry Lane Theater, Thursday, May 26 at noon, open to thRead More…

There’s still no clear end in sight for the current restrictions to be lifted, which can feel incredibly frustrating. However, if there is one positRead More…

VOICExperience (VE) announces that soprano Sydney Fabregas is the grand prize winner of the 16th Annual Opera Idol Competition sponsored by the Tom LyRead More…

LegendJulia Brosas (Portia) and Desmond Kingston (Nigel Bottom) in rehearsal for the production of “Something Rotten!” from TheatreLab Dayton! CONTRRead More…

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The Boston Modern Orchestra Project (BMOP) and Odyssey Opera, two of today’s leading innovators in the classical music scene.Present the New England Read More…

Julius Caesar, Shakespeare’s great tragedy is reborn with Moria Casán
This weekend is coming Cinema Theater El Plata de Mataderos this free version Read More…

Bray Productions Ltd today announced the lead and supporting cast who will join Olivier Award winner Maria Friedman in A Journey to the Past, a West ERead More…

Embark on a journey to discover a world of possibilities right here in the Great Lakes Bay Area. From dazzling Broadway musicals to symphonic masterpRead More…

Get ready to sit back and relax on the lawn at Bryant Park as Picnic Performances returns this summer for a series of free music, danRead More…

May is one of my favorite times of the year at Natchez! The flowers are blooming, our forests and fields are green and lush, anRead More…

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Pivot Arts, an adventurous and multi-disciplinary performance hub, presents the Pivot Arts Festival 2022, highlighting artists’ resilience and abilityRead More…

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As it enters the home stretch of its 25th anniversary season, Schmidt Vocal Arts (SVA) eagerly awaits the final destination: From June 3-5, 2022, the Read More…

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Custom Made Theater Co. (Brian Katz, Executive Artistic Director) continues its 23rd season with the Bay Area premiere of “Blood at the Root” by pRead More…

The Hernando-cultivated opera star wins her first Grammy.
At this year’s Grammys, a former Hernando County resident took the stage and won the 2022 GrRead More…

Each week, we’ll be highlighting the best virtual show schedules from BroadwayWorld’s Stage Mag! Want to create a FREE Stage Mag for your own show? Read More…

The Fine Arts Building, a Chicago landmark that still lives up to its name, is seeing some interior spaces renovated to their former glory. The buildRead More…

John Philip Sousa was no stranger to the Mohawk Valley. His band performed at the old Amsterdam Opera House on Main Street and at the old Sacandaga Read More…

Looking for a relaxing getaway where you can unwind? Next, head to the foothills of western South Carolina and Abbeville County with its fascinatingRead More…

June Brown, who appeared in thousands of episodes of British soap opera ‘EastEnders’ for 35 years, portraying Dot Cotton, one of fictional Albert SquaRead More…

“It is the world’s artists, feelers and thinkers who will ultimately save us; who can articulate, educate, challenge, insist, sing Read More…

“When Garth Drabinsky is involved, people rightly worry that all the I’s are dotted and the T’s are crossed out,” said David Levy, a spokesman for EquRead More…

CreateTheater will present The Golden Cage, a new musical, as part of their New Works Festival. The Golden Cage runs April 20-24 at Theater Row’s TheRead More…

There’s a lot to see and hear on the Bay Area stages this weekend. Here is a partial overview.
On stage: ‘Vietgone’, Marsh Solo Fest, ‘Asylum’
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Stage productions of Mozart’s “The Marriage of Figaro,” Alma Deutscher’s “Cinderella,” Verdi’s “Falstaff” and Puccini’s “Tosca” are on the schedule foRead More…

JC Lee’s new play features Bryan Batt, Jay Armstrong Johnson, Britton Smith and more. JC Lee’s new play To my daughters begins its Read More…

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Patrick Chamberlain (Coutesy Aspen Music Festival and School) The Aspen Music FesRead More…

VERES, Linda Linda Sue Veres, born June 10, 1939, was a gifted singer, educator, and loving mother and grandmother. Her musical talents spanned all oRead More…

Residents of Odessa, a critical port and Ukraine’s third-largest city with around 1 million people, aren’t wondering whether Russia plans to launch anRead More…

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The Lyric Opera of Chicago has appointedRead More…

The American period piece is “large scale” entertainment. Alumnus Luke Harlan helped shape the lavish new series, and he credits Read More…

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Theater Works will kick off its first Mainstage 2022 production with “Children of Eden,” which opens June 10 and runs through the end of this montRead More…

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The city and state’s mask and proof of vaccination mandates for entry to nearly every venue, restaurant and store may be history Monday, but that Read More…

By SALINA POSTLINDSBORG — The star soloists for this year’s Messiah Festival of Arts have been announced.The Bethany Oratorio Society performed HandRead More…

Fisher Center and Oblong Books welcome Tony Award-winning artist and author Harvey Fierstein for an evening in honor of his new memoirs I was betterRead More…

SALT LAKE CITY — A Salt Lake City man is pushing for better access for people with disabilities after he said he got stuRead More…

Beethoven’s only opera, “Fidelio”, is not a fixed text. He wrote several possible openings for it and significantly reworked the score over the cRead More…

Elsewhere in entertainment, events and the arts:ring in loveThe Praeclara Ringers, an ensemble of adult bell ringers from Second Presbyterian ChurRead More…

Still, they were supportive, and Petersen’s piano teacher exposed her, she recalls, to “everything from Bach to Hindemith.” In a school music class, Read More…

It’s been a busy two weeks in the Lake Houston area with the Humble Rodeo, awards banquets, not to mention sporting events with students from across tRead More…

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) — A difficult decision has been made to postpone the opera “Missing.” The opera about a missing and murdered woman is a plRead More…

The Chicago Philharmonic Society will present its third of four concerts in its 32nd season, Fanfare Chicago, on March 27, 2022 at the Harris Theater Read More…