TURANDOT Returns to the Met With Maria Guleghina, 9/26
by Kelsey Denette - September 11, 2012 Puccini's Turandot will return to the Met September 26 with Maria Guleghina in the treacherous title role of a Chinese princess who has turned her back on love....
The Met Announces Free Summer HD Festival Lineup: THE TEMPEST, AIDA & More!
by Tyler Peterson - July 18, 2013 The Met's Summer HD Festival returns for its fifth year on August 24, with ten free outdoor screenings of popular performances from the Met's award-winning Live in HD series. The festival, which more than 40,000 people attended last year, kicks off with a screening of the Met's acclaimed production ...
Photo Flash: MidAtlantic Opera's Jason C. Tramm Leads Szeged National Symphony in Hungary
by BWW News Desk - June 14, 2013 Jason C. Tramm, MidAtlantic Opera's Artistic Director travels to Hungary June 12th-16th to lead the Szeged National Symphony and noted Canadian soprano Sharon Azrieli Perez in a recording engagement of French arias. Ms. Perez, a graduate of New York's renowned Julliard School is a great admirer of F...
Manfred Honeck to Make NY Philharmonic Debut; Jean-Yves Thibaudet to Perform Grieg's Piano Concerto, 1/3-5
by BWW News Desk - November 28, 2012 Manfred Honeck will make his Philharmonic debut conducting Braunfels's Suite from Fantastic Apparitions on a Theme by Berlioz; Grieg's Piano Concerto, with Jean-Yves Thibaudet as soloist; and Beethoven's Symphony No. 7 on Thursday, January 3, 2013, at 7:30 p.m.; Friday, January 4 at 8:00 p.m.; and S...
MidAtlantic Opera's Jason C. Tramm to Lead Szeged National Symphony in Hungary, 6/12-16
by BWW News Desk - June 08, 2013 Jason C. Tramm, MidAtlantic Opera's Artistic Director travels to Hungary June 12th-16th to lead the Szeged National Symphony and noted Canadian soprano Sharon Azrieli Perez in a recording engagement of French arias. Ms. Perez, a graduate of New York's renowned Julliard School is a great admirer of F...
Dwayne Croft and Ildar Abdrazakov Play 'Escamillo' in The Met's CARMEN, Feb-March 2013
by BWW News Desk - February 20, 2013 Casting is announced for the role of Escamillo for this season's remaining performances of Carmen. DWayne Croft will sing the role tonight, February 20 and February 26, and March 1, and Ildar Abdrazakov will sing the role on February 23 matinee, a performance that will be broadcast around the world ...
Disney XD's 'Fandom' Slate to Feature Marvel, STAR WARS & More
by Tyler Peterson - July 15, 2013 Disney XD will transform to Disney Fandom, a three-night programming event that celebrates fans and showcases programming from Disney, Pixar, Star Wars, Marvel and more TUESDAY, JULY 30 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 1 (8:00 p.m., ET/PT - 1:00 a.m., ET/PT) on the Disney XD platform. The special event geared tow...
Sir Andrew Davis Signs On With Melbourne Symphony
by Kelsey Denette - June 19, 2012 Sir Andrew Davis, music director and principal conductor of the world-renowned Lyric Opera of Chicago, will add the post of chief conductor of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra to his considerable credits, beginning in January 2013. The appointment was formally announced on Monday in Australia, and h...
Verdi’s ERNANI to Broadcast Live at Town Hall Theater 2/25
by BWW News Desk - February 25, 2012 A Verdi classic returns to the Met with an excellent cast led by Marcello Giordani, Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Ferruccio Furlanetto, and rising star Angela Meade in her first Met leading role ERNANI will be broadcast at Middlebury's Town Hall Theater as part of the Met's "Live in HD" series....
Lionsgate Nabs Rights to Horror Comedy HELLBENDERS
by Tyler Peterson - November 01, 2012 Lionsgate has acquired JT Petty's horror comedy for North America and select foreign territories. Lionsgate plans a North American theatrical release for the movie with the release date to be announced shortly. "Hellbenders" stars Clancy Brown, Clifton Collins Jr., Andre Royo, Robyn Rikoon, Macon B...
Walt Disney Opera By Philip Glass Now Streaming
by Pat Cerasaro - February 07, 2013 THE PERFECT AMERICAN, a two-act opera with prologue by renowned opera, film and experimental composer Philip Glass is now available to view in full as presented by medici.tv...
Tin Drum Productions to Present OLD FAMILIAR FACES at FringeNYC, 8/11-24
by Tyler Peterson - July 26, 2013 Tin Drum Productions will present, as part of The Present Company's 17th Annual New York International Fringe Festival, the world-premiere of Cassidy'sOld Familiar Faces, a heartbreaking drama about love, obsession, madness, murder, and blank verse....
Opera Stars Renee Fleming and Susan Graham Join Voices at The McCallum Tonight
by David Green - January 22, 2013 Soprano Renee Fleming and Mezzo-Soprano Susan Graham, two of the world's foremost stars of opera, join together for a rare recital of duets at The McCallum Theatre tonight, January 22 at 8:00 pm. Through selections from the French, German and American repertoire, the compelling and dynamic singers w...
TURANDOT Returns to the Met With Maria Guleghina Tonight, 9/26
by BWW News Desk - September 26, 2012 Puccini's Turandot will return to the Met tonight, September 26 with Maria Guleghina in the treacherous title role of a Chinese princess who has turned her back on love....
Kirill Petrenko Conducts Mussorgsky’s Khovanshchina At The Met 2/27
by BWW News Desk - February 27, 2012 Mussorgsky's Khovanshchina will return to the Met February 27 for the first time in more than a decade, conducted by Kirill Petrenko....
Eternal Press Releases 16 New Titles - MAGGIE'S MEN, SILENT HEART & More, 8/1
by Christina Mancuso - July 31, 2013 Eternal Press is owned by Damnation Books, LLC and has won awards and nominations including a Best Eye Catching Cover Art Award, nominations and finalists in the EPPIE and Pearl awards, and continues to publish many award-winning authors and artists. August 2013 New Releases: · 'Maggie's Men' ...
Susan Graham Announces Upcoming Appearances
by Kelsey Denette - May 16, 2012 Fresh from her appearances in Lehar's The Merry Widow at the Opera National de Paris and Berlioz's La mort de Cleopatre with the Hong Kong Philharmonic, as well as a successful run of Australian recitals in Melbourne and Sydney, Susan Graham continues....
Theater Alliance Announces Upcoming Readings; BLOOD KNOT 5/15
by Lauren Wolman - May 15, 2011 We're mixing old and new for an exciting week of readings with our monthly Duke Ellington School showcase right in the middle! For advance tickets to the readings, click here. Pay What You Can tickets will be available at the door (Theater Alliance readings only. For Ellington tickets, please click ...
Kirill Petrenko Conducts Mussorgsky’s Khovanshchina At The Met 2/27
by BWW News Desk - February 27, 2012 Mussorgsky's Khovanshchina will return to the Met February 27 for the first time in more than a decade, conducted by Kirill Petrenko....
Rentrak Announces Top DVD, Blu-ray Sales, Rentals For Week Ending 9/30
by Tyler Peterson - October 04, 2012 RENTRAK CORPORATION today announced the Top-10 DVD & Blu-ray sales and rentals according to the company's Retail Essentials and Home Video Essentials tracking services which are based on estimated consumer spending per data collected for the week ending September 30, 2012. ...
Manfred Honeck Makes NY Philharmonic Debut; Jean-Yves Thibaudet Performs Grieg's Piano Concerto, Now thru 1/5
by BWW News Desk - January 03, 2013 Manfred Honeck will make his Philharmonic debut conducting Braunfels's Suite from Fantastic Apparitions on a Theme by Berlioz; Grieg's Piano Concerto, with Jean-Yves Thibaudet as soloist; and Beethoven's Symphony No. 7 tonight, January 3, 2013, at 7:30 p.m.; Friday, January 4 at 8:00 p.m.; and Satur...
Ricardo Massi to Take Over Role in Metropolitan Opera's AIDA
by Max Schwager - January 09, 2012 Marcelo Álvarez, who makes his Met role debut as Radamès in Aida this season, has withdrawn from the final three performances of the run. He will still sing Radamès on February 9, 13, 16, and 20, but then must return to Europe for eye surgery. Riccardo Massì will make his Met debut as Radamès on Feb...
Photo Flash: MidAtlantic Opera's Jason C. Tramm Leads Szeged National Symphony in Hungary
by BWW News Desk - June 14, 2013 Jason C. Tramm, MidAtlantic Opera's Artistic Director travels to Hungary June 12th-16th to lead the Szeged National Symphony and noted Canadian soprano Sharon Azrieli Perez in a recording engagement of French arias. Ms. Perez, a graduate of New York's renowned Julliard School is a great admirer of F...
Walt Disney Opera By Philip Glass Now Streaming
by Pat Cerasaro - February 07, 2013 THE PERFECT AMERICAN, a two-act opera with prologue by renowned opera, film and experimental composer Philip Glass is now available to view in full as presented by medici.tv...
Rosemary Ashe to star in Gypsy at The Landor Theatre
by BWW News Desk - August 27, 2011 Theatrica Ltd, in association with The Landor Theatre, is delighted to announce that Arthur Laurents, Jule Styne and Stephen Sondheim's classic musical, Gypsy, will play for four weeks as part of the theatre's Autumn season, with iconic musical theatre actress Rosemary Ashe as the formidable Rose.... |