Opera Naples Announces Tickets On Sale For Festival Under The Stars
by Stephi Wild - Dec 21, 2022
Opera Naples, one of Naples' leading performing arts organizations, has announced tickets are on sale for the third annual Festival Under the Stars at Cambier Park. Conducted by Opera Naples Artistic & Music Director and Naples Cultural Ambassador Maestro Ramón Tebar, performances will take place March 21 - April 5, 2023.
SAN FRANCISCO OPERA: A CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION On Display At San Francisco International Airport
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 20, 2022
SFO Museum at San Francisco International Airport recently unveiled a new exhibition in connection with San Francisco Opera's centennial titled San Francisco Opera: A Centennial Celebration. The curated installation in the Harvey Milk Terminal 1 (located post-security in Departures Level 2) showcases the Company's first century and the art of operatic stagecraft.
OPERA America Selects Four Teams For The 2022 Robert L.B. Tobin Director-Designer Prize
by Stephi Wild - Dec 7, 2022
OPERA America has announced the eighth cycle of the Robert L.B. Tobin Director-Designer Prize to four teams of creative artists. The biennial prize recognizes promising stage directors and designers for their ingenuity in bringing operatic work to life for contemporary audiences and connects these rising artists with producers who can advance their careers.
TOSCA Closes at Teatro Colon This Week
by Stephi Wild - Dec 5, 2022
Amor, celos, asesinato, traición y venganza componen este drama que tiene como telón de fondo los enfrentamientos entre republicanos y monárquicos en la península itálica a fines del siglo XVIII. Este clásico está ligado al Teatro Colón desde el año de la inauguración de su edificio en 1908 y, desde entonces, se ha representado a lo largo de todas las décadas durante 110 años.
Opera Naples Announces Cast of ROMEO ET JULIETTE to Kick Off 2022-23 Season
by Stephi Wild - Nov 29, 2022
Opera Naples, one of Naples’ leading performing arts organization, has announced a star-studded cast will kick off the 2022-23 season with a famed production of “Roméo et Juliette” by Charles Gounod, featuring internationally acclaimed soprano Jeanette Vecchione-Donatti, Argentinian tenor Santiago Ballerini and Turkish bass-baritone Burak Bilgili.
Which Broadway Show Has Been Revived the Most?
by Jennifer Ashley Tepper - Dec 4, 2022
This month, the reader question was “What Broadway show has been revived the most?” Taking both plays and musicals into account, and considering works in repertory, these were the findings.
Review: An Old-Fashioned Sing-Off Celebrates ANGEL BLUE at Geffen Hall's 2022 Richard Tucker Gala
by Richard Sasanow - Nov 15, 2022
Award-winner Angel Blue started off the proceedings at the Richard Tucker Gala (after Barry Tucker’s usual introduction/ode to his father, the great tenor) with a bang: Puccini’s justly famous aria “Vissi d’arte” from TOSCA. For those of us who’ve only heard her as Bess in Gershwin’s PORGY & BESS at the Met, it was a revelation to hear her lush, velvety voice raise the rafters on the hall, with no warm up.
Chris Harrison, Kaley Ann Voorhess, and Eric Anthony Lopez Set for AIM GALA This Month
by Blair Ingenthron - Nov 13, 2022
Kaley Ann Voorhees & Eric Anthony Lopez (both from the World Tour & Broadway companies of The Phantom of The Opera) are set to perform at AIM's 8th Annual Youth Mental Health Gala on November 18th at The Spanish Bay Grand in Pebble Beach, CA. The evening will be presented by Former Host of ABC's The Bachelor/The Bachelorette, Chris Harrison.
Photos: First Look at San Francisco Opera's LA TRAVIATA
by Stephi Wild - Nov 11, 2022
Check out photos from San Francisco Opera's La Traviata! San Francisco Opera presents Giuseppe Verdi’s La Traviata conducted by Caroline H. Hume Music Director Eun Sun Kim in a new staging by director Shawna Lucey.
LA BOHEME Comes to Teatr Wielki Next Month
by Stephi Wild - Nov 11, 2022
Before Giacomo Puccini began composing La Bohème , which became one of the most played operas in the world, he planned an opera about the life of the Buddha. Performances run December 4-11, 2022.