Opera San José Launches Season With All-New ROMEO & JULIET
by Blair Ingenthron
- Aug 5, 2023
Opera San José will launch its 40th anniversary season with an all-new production of Charles Gounod's Romeo and Juliet, directed by OSJ General Director/CEO Shawna Lucey, in her first production since taking the helm of the company. Romeo and Juliet follows on the heels of Lucey's critically acclaimed La Traviata for San Francisco Opera, which is scheduled to be remounted at Los Angeles Opera this fall.
Florida Grand Opera Announces Casting For 2023�"24 Season
by A.A. Cristi
- Aug 1, 2023
Florida Grand Opera announces an exciting mix of internationally acclaimed artists, South Florida favorites, and rising stars for its 82nd consecutive season featuring three of the lyric stage's most popular titles.
Berkeley Symphony Reveals 2023-24 Season
by Stephi Wild
- Jul 12, 2023
Berkeley Symphony has announced its 2023-24 Season, led by Music Director Joseph Young, who is now in his fifth season with the historic organization. With four Symphonic Series performances and five Chamber Series performances, Berkeley Symphony will present a range of impactful programming that spans the expansive catalog of orchestral music.
BWW CD REVIEW: ARCHETYPE at Lexicon Classics
by Erica Miner
- Jul 3, 2023
What did our critic think of BWW CD REVIEW: ARCHETYPE at Lexicon Classics?a not-to-be-missed musical delight that will elicit the desire for repeated listenings
Two-Time Grammy-Winner Sasha Cooke Comes To Kaufman Music Center, May 25
by A.A. Cristi
- May 2, 2023
Many musicians were out of work in 2020, and during a time of uncertainty and unemployment, mezzo-soprano Sasha Cooke raised funds to commission over 30 artists to create 17 new songs. These composers and librettists collaborated with her to create the GRAMMY-nominated album how do i find you.
Utah Opera to Present THE (R)EVOLUTION OF STEVE JOBS in May
by Blair Ingenthron
- Apr 30, 2023
In its Salt Lake City premiere—and the Utah Opera's 2022-23 season finale—Mason Bates & Mark Campbell's The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs will bring innovation to the operatic stage for five performances at the Janet Quinney Lawson Capitol Theatre this May with a soulful exploration of the iconic figure—Steve Jobs.
Review: The Met Welcomes the Next Generation at Its Laffont Competition
by Richard Sasanow
- Apr 25, 2023
While there’s always a great deal of talk about where the next generation of operagoers is coming from, there’s much less hand-wringing about the sources of the new generation of singers. After hearing the Eric and Dominique Laffont Competition’s Grand Finals Concert at the Met on Sunday afternoon, we could plainly hear that the future of the Met roster is alive and well and waiting to take center stage.
Chicago Opera Theater Announces 50th Anniversary Season In 2023/24
by A.A. Cristi
- Apr 20, 2023
Chicago Opera Theater (COT), Chicago's foremost producer of new and reimagined opera, has announced its 50th Anniversary season in 2023/24. Reflecting on the company's first fifty years, the golden anniversary offers all the hallmarks that have made COT a staple in the Chicago community and the greater opera world including World Premieres, boldly reimagined classics from the opera canon, and underperformed masterpieces.
VIDEO: Susan Graham On How She Got Her Start
by Alan Henry
- Mar 29, 2023
Legendary mezzo-soprano and LAO Young Artist Artist Director Susan Graham is back on the DCP stage in her role debut as Geneviève in 'Pelléas and Mélisande.' We sat down with her to ask about her inspiring start in opera, her role as a mentor, and the advice she has for the up-and-coming generation of singers.
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