BWW Reviews: Robert Lepage's RING is in full Rotation
by Scott Frost - Apr 25, 2013
The first of three complete Ring Cycles concluded on Tuesday night at the Metropolitan Opera as our hero, Siegfried, his true love, Brunnhilde, as well as the entirety of Valhalla went up in a burst of video projected and staged lit flames behind the massive 45-ton set of 24 rotating planks come to be known by some as Robert Lepage's Ring machine. Luckily for everyone involved- audience, performers and technicians alike, this cycle ran quite smoothly in comparison to previous seasons. One mishap happened in Das Rheingold as we descended into Nibelheim and the last five or six planks got stuck in the air and one black clad arm was seen pulling each back into place. Barring this one blip in an otherwise 19 hour breathtaking production is rather impressive given the scale and scope of this production which includes hydraulics, harnesses, flying, dying, fighting, love making, and a host of technical demands all enhancing the complex masterpiece which is Richard Wagner's music and libretto. (more...)
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Glimmerglass Festival Celebrates Young Artists with GL!MMERATA Tonight
by BWW News Desk - Apr 10, 2013
The Glimmerglass Festival, the Central New York summer opera company, will celebrate its Young Artists and Summer Internship programs at GL!MMERATA, its 2013 Spring Gala, tonight, April 10 at The Metropolitan Club in Manhattan. The 2013 season marks the 25th anniversary of the company's Young Artists Program, the acclaimed apprenticeship for emerging singers. (more...)
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Principal Conductor Fabio Luisi Launches First of Three Met “Ring” Cycles with Das Rheingold
by BWW News Desk - Apr 01, 2013
To mark the bicentennial of Wagner's birth, Fabio Luisi launches three complete cycles of Der Ring des Nibelungen at the Metropolitan Opera with an account of Das Rheingold on Saturday, April 6. It was with his leadership of the two last operas of Wagner's epic saga that Luisi, the Met's Principal Conductor, took home his first Grammy Award last month, when Deutsche Grammophon's DVD release of the full cycle, recorded live at the house, was named Best Opera Recording of 2012. Running through May 11, the upcoming performances - as on the award-winning recording - will feature Deborah Voigt's star turn as Brunnhilde in Robert Lepage's visionary, cutting-edge production. (more...)
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Photo Flash: First Look - Poster for Joss Whedon's MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING
by Movies News Desk - Mar 07, 2013
Comingsoon.net has revealed the international poster for director Joss Whedon's MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING, opening in North America on June 7 and in the UK and Ireland on June 14. The film is a modern version of Shakespeare's classic comedy adapted and directed by Whedon. Get a first look below! (more...)
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The Black Keys, Rihanna Take Home Pre-Telecast GRAMMY AWARDS; All the Winners Here
by BWW News Desk - Feb 10, 2013
Beginning at 4 p.m., three hours before the main awards show, the pre-telecast ceremony announced awards in 70 additional categories, including Best Musical Theater Album. In other theatre-related news, Safe & Sound (From The Hunger Games) by T Bone Burnett, Taylor Swift, John Paul White & Joy Williams beat SMASH's Let Me Be Your Star by Marc Shaiman & Scott Wittman for Best Song Written For Visual Media . (more...)
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Glimmerglass Festival Gala Celebrates Young Artists Program Anniversary
by BWW News Desk - Jan 30, 2013
The Glimmerglass Festival, the Central New York summer opera company, will celebrate its Young Artists and Summer Internship programs at GL!MMERATA, its 2013 Spring Gala, April 10 at The Metropolitan Club in Manhattan. The 2013 season marks the 25th anniversary of the company's Young Artists Program, the acclaimed apprenticeship for emerging singers. (more...)
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The Glimmerglass Festival Celebrates Young Artists with GL!MMERATA, 4/10
by BWW News Desk - Jan 30, 2013
The Glimmerglass Festival, the Central New York summer opera company, will celebrate its Young Artists and Summer Internship programs at GL!MMERATA, its 2013 Spring Gala, April 10 at The Metropolitan Club in Manhattan. The 2013 season marks the 25th anniversary of the company's Young Artists Program, the acclaimed apprenticeship for emerging singers. (more...)
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BWW Reviews: I WANT MAGIC
by Richard Sasanow - Jan 09, 2013
I missed the debut and broadcast of Andre Previn's operatic setting of Tennessee Williams' "A Streetcar Named Desire" from the San Francisco Opera back in 1998. But I can't say that anything I've read would compel me choose it over a couple of hours with Brando and Leigh on TCM or even a less than stellar [Stella?] production of the play. The fact is, how can Previn's score compare with the music of Williams? (more...)
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Joss Whedon's MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING to Hit Select Theaters, June 7
by BWW News Desk - Nov 29, 2012
According to Deadline.com, Joss Whedon's film MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING will get a limited June 7th release via Roadside Attractions and Lionsgate, followed by a wider release on June 21, 2013. The movie premiered this fall at the Toronto International Film Festival. (more...)
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BWW Reviews: MOBY DICK a New Classic With Reimagined Opera
by Harmony Wheeler - Oct 22, 2012
Storytelling at its best, San Francisco Opera's co-production of new opera "Moby Dick" overwhelms upon sight and hearing. The magnificent production has some of the most exquisite music ever written for the stage. Jack Heggie's grand cinematic score moves faultlessly from solemn, contemplative moments to lightning and thunder during a storm, making up for minor scenic limitations and becoming the narrator of the piece. (more...)
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Joss Whedon's MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING to Premiere at Toronto International Film Festival
by BWW News Desk - Aug 04, 2012
Director Joss Whedon's adaptation of MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING will make its premiere on the festival circuit at this year's Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). A modern version of Shakespeare's classic comedy, the movie was filmed in just 12 days entirely on location in Santa Monica and features a combined cast of Shakespeare vets and others completely new to the form. (more...)
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Photo Flash: First Look at Amy Acker, Alexis Denisof, Nathan Fillion & More in Joss Whedon's MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING
by BWW News Desk - Aug 02, 2012
Bellwether Pictures announced last fall the completion of principal photography on MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING, a modern version of Shakespeare's classic comedy adapted and directed by Joss Whedon (Marvel's upcoming THE AVENGERS, 'Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog'). Filmed in just 12 days entirely on location in exotic Santa Monica, the film features a stellar cast of beloved (or soon to be beloved) actors-some of them veterans of Shakespearean theater, some completely new to the form. Get a first look at Amy Acker, Alexis Denishof, Nathan Fillion and more in the film below! (more...)
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NYC-ARTS to Be Featured on Thirteen 7/27-9/13
by TV News Desk - Jul 23, 2012
NYC-ARTS provides arts lovers in the tri-state area with an all-access pass to the New York City area's myriad cultural offerings: from music and dance concerts, to the theater, museums and galleries-from the classic to the contemporary.
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