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BWW Reviews: 'And the Winners Were...' A Report Card for the Metropolitan Opera's 2012-2013 Season
by Richard Sasanow - May 17, 2013
The regular season just ended for the Metropolitan Opera--all that's left is a series of HD rebroadcasts on Lincoln Center Plaza and a couple of low profile concerts in New York City parks--and it's time for a look back at what kind of season it was. With seven new productions and 21 other operas in rep during a season that ran from the end of September to mid-May, the Met was nothing if not far-reaching in its repertoire. And that's the way it should be. But how did its ambitions work out? (more...)
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Met Opera to Stream 'NICO MUHLY, TWO BOYS, AND OTHER WORKS' Live from Le Poisson Rouge, 5/14
by BWW News Desk - May 13, 2013
The Metropolitan Opera announced that 'An Evening with Nico Muhly, Two Boys, and other works' will be available for live video streaming on both NPR Music (www.npr.org/music) and WQXR's Q2 Music online contemporary classical station (www.wqxr.org/q2music) this Tuesday, May 14, beginning at 10 p.m. The concert, which takes place at Le Poisson Rouge, is curated by Muhly, who will appear as host and performer. Metropolitan Opera singers Jennifer Zetlan and Paul Appleby will be joined by the composer on piano. Muhly will also perform selections for piano and viola with featured artist Nadia Sirota, his frequent collaborator. Special guests will include violin duo Angela and Jennifer Chun. (more...)
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Stage Tube: First Look at Royal Opera House's 2013/14 Season
by BWW News Desk - Mar 19, 2013
The Season sees seven new productions on the Main Stage including new productions of Parsifal, Les Vepres siciliennes, and Die Frau ohne Schatten to celebrate milestone anniversaries of Wagner, Verdi and Strauss respectively. Other new Main Stage productions include Don Giovanni from Kasper Holten and Manon Lescaut from Jonathan Kent. (more...)
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VIDEO: Sneak Peek - Simon Keenlyside Stars in PBS's THE TEMPEST, Premiering Today
by TV News Desk - Mar 17, 2013
British composer Thomas Ades conducts the Met premiere of his contemporary Masterpiece THE TEMPEST, an English-language opera based on Shakespeare's final play. The Met's fantastical new production by Robert Lepage airs on Great Performances at the Met today, March 17 at 12 noon on PBS (check local listings). Get a sneak peek below! (more...)
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Photo Flash: First Look at Audrey Luna, Simon Keenlyside and More in THE TEMPEST
by BWW News Desk - Mar 13, 2013
British composer Thomas Ades conducts the Met premiere of his contemporary Masterpiece The Tempest, an English-language opera based on Shakespeare's final play. The Met's fantastical new production by Robert Lepage airs on Great Performances at the Met Sunday, March 17 at 12 noon on PBS (check local listings). BroadwayWorld has a first look at the production below. (more...)
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VIDEO: Sneak Peek - Simon Keenlyside Stars in PBS's THE TEMPEST, Premiering 3/17
by TV News Desk - Mar 13, 2013
British composer Thomas Ades conducts the Met premiere of his contemporary Masterpiece THE TEMPEST, an English-language opera based on Shakespeare's final play. The Met's fantastical new production by Robert Lepage airs on Great Performances at the Met Sunday, March 17 at 12 noon on PBS (check local listings). Get a sneak peek below! (more...)
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Robert Lepage's Staging of THE TEMPEST at The Met to Air on PBS, 3/17
by TV News Desk - Feb 14, 2013
British composer Thomas Ades conducts the Met premiere of his contemporary Masterpiece The Tempest, an English-language opera based on Shakespeare's final play.The Met's fantastical new production by Robert Lepage airs on Great Performances at the Met Sunday, March 17 at 12 noon on PBS (check local listings). (more...)
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The Warner Screens THE TEMPEST Today
by BWW News Desk - Nov 10, 2012
Today, November 10 at 1pm, The Met: Live in HD series will continue at the Warner's Nancy Marine Studio Theatre with a Met premiere of Ades'sThe Tempest. (more...)
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The Warner Screens THE TEMPEST, 11/10
by BWW News Desk - Nov 06, 2012
On Saturday, November 10 at 1pm, The Met: Live in HD series will continue at the Warner's Nancy Marine Studio Theatre with a Met premiere of Ades'sThe Tempest. (more...)
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Peterborough Players Screen THE TEMPEST, 11/10
by BWW News Desk - Nov 06, 2012
The Tempest will be simulcast live on the Peterborough Players big screen on Saturday, November 10, 2012, at 1:00 pm. Based on Shakespeare's play, this is the third production in the 2012-13 season of The Met: Live in HD opera series. Tickets are $25 for adults and $20 for students. (more...)
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Lincoln Center Presents Kicks Off November 2012 Programming
by BWW News Desk - Nov 01, 2012
The third season of Lincoln Center's White Light Festival continues in November with "The Spirit of the Body," a work by dancer/choreographer Malavika Sarukkai showcasing her exquisite interpretations of South India's classical dance, Bharatanatyam. Accompanied by four musicians from Madras, India, the performances are presented in the intimate setting of the Baryshnikov Arts Center. (more...)
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Thomas Adès Conducts the Met Premiere of THE TEMPEST, Beginning 10/23
by BWW News Desk - Oct 17, 2012
Thomas Ades will conduct the Metropolitan Opera premiere of his opera The Tempest in a series of performances beginning October 23. Robert Lepage directs a new production of the critically heralded English-language opera, with a libretto by Meredith Oakes based on Shakespeare's play. Simon Keenlyside stars as Prospero, with Audrey Luna in the stratospheric coloratura role of Ariel; Isabel Leonard as Prospero's daughter Miranda;Iestyn Davies as the jester Trinculo; Alek Shrader in his Met debut as the shipwrecked nobleman Ferdinand; Alan Oke as the gentle-hearted monster Caliban; William Burden as the King of Naples; and Toby Spence as Prospero's usurper brother, Antonio. (more...)
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Simon Keenlyside, Audrey Luna and More Join THE TEMPEST Event at Le Poisson Rouge, 10/26
by BWW News Desk - Oct 15, 2012
The Metropolitan Opera and Le Poisson Rouge announced casting and repertory details for "An Evening With Thomas Ades & The Tempest," two concerts taking place at Le Poisson Rouge on Friday, October 26 at 6:30 and 9 p.m. Simon Keenlyside, Audrey Luna, Kate Lindsey, and Iestyn Davies will perform at the Ades-curated event, which will also feature Ades at the piano. (more...)
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David Salle Exhibition Opens 9/24 at Gallery Met
by BWW
News Desk - Sep 23, 2012
David Salle will open Ariel and Other Spirits, an exhibition presented in conjunction with the Met premiere of Thomas Ades's The Tempest, at the Arnold & Marie Schwartz Gallery Met on September 25. Salle has created a suite of paintings and watercolors for the show, which relate to both Ades's opera and the Shakespeare play. Ariel and Other Spirits will be on display in Gallery Met through January 12. The Tempest, conducted by the composer and directed by Robert Lepage, opens October 23. (more...)
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Lincoln Center Presents Announces November 2012 Programming
by BWW News Desk - Sep 21, 2012
The third season of Lincoln Center's White Light Festival continues in November with "The Spirit of the Body," a work by dancer/choreographer Malavika Sarukkai showcasing her exquisite interpretations of South India's classical dance, Bharatanatyam. Accompanied by four musicians from Madras, India, the performances are presented in the intimate setting of the Baryshnikov Arts Center. (more...)
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David Salle Exhibition Opens 9/24 at Gallery Met
by BWW News Desk - Sep 14, 2012
David Salle will open Ariel and Other Spirits, an exhibition presented in conjunction with the Met premiere of Thomas Ades's The Tempest, at the Arnold & Marie Schwartz Gallery Met on September 25. Salle has created a suite of paintings and watercolors for the show, which relate to both Ades's opera and the Shakespeare play. Ariel and Other Spirits will be on display in Gallery Met through January 12. The Tempest, conducted by the composer and directed by Robert Lepage, opens October 23. (more...)
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