Robert Lepage Makes MET Debut With 'La Damnation de Faust' Starting 11/7
by BWW News Desk - November 07, 2008 Noted director Robert Lepage makes his Met debut with a technologically innovative new production of Hector Berlioz's masterpiece, La Damnation de Faust, opening on November 7. Music Director James Levine will conduct the first staging of the work at the Met since 1906, with Marcello Giordani in the...
Renee Fleming and Thomas Hampson Star In Met's 'Thais' 12/8
by Gabrielle Sierra - December 08, 2008 Ren?e Fleming and Thomas Hampson star in the Met's first new production of Jules Massenet's richly melodic Tha?s in thirty years. The rarely performed opera opens at the Met on Monday, December 8, and runs through January 8, with the December 20 matinee transmitted live worldwide as part of The Met:...
Olga Borodina to Perform as Amneris in Tonight's Performance of AIDA at the Metropolitan Opera, 10/21
by Aimee Savoth - October 21, 2009 Olga Borodina will sing Amneris in this evening's performance of Aida at the Metropolitan Opera, replacing Dolora Zajick, who is ill. Zajick is still scheduled for performances on October 24, 29, November 2 and 6. The October 24 matinee of Aida will be shown Live in HD in movie theaters internationa...
Verdi's Popular Masterpiece RIGOLETTO Returns To The Met
by Reynard Loki - January 19, 2009 Verdi's popular masterpiece Rigoletto returns to the repertory on January 24 with baritone Roberto Frontali making his Met role debut as the hunchback jester and conductor Riccardo Frizza in his company debut. They are joined by Aleksandra Kurzak as Gilda and Giuseppe Filianoti as the Duke of Mantu...
Robert Lepage Makes MET Debut With 'La Damnation de Faust' Starting 11/7
by Faetra Petillo - October 17, 2008 Noted director Robert Lepage makes his Met debut with a technologically innovative new production of Hector Berlioz's masterpiece, La Damnation de Faust, opening on November 7. Music Director James Levine will conduct the first staging of the work at the Met since 1906, with Marcello Giordani in the...
Tickets For New Season of The Met's Live in HD On Sale 8/22
by Faetra Petillo - August 20, 2008 Tickets for the third season of The Met: Live in HD, the Metropolitan Opera's live transmissions in movie theaters around the world, go on sale to the general public on Friday August 22. ...
The MET Opera Announces That Elina Garanca Will Sing In La CERENTOLA As Of 5/1
by Gabrielle Sierra - April 16, 2009 El?na Garan?a sings the title role of La Cenerentola, Rossini's charming version of the Cinderella story, for the first time with the company beginning May 1. The Latvian mezzo-soprano made her highly acclaimed Met debut last season as Rosina in Il Barbiere di Siviglia....
Seiji Ozawa Returns to Met to Conduct QUEEN OF SPADES Starting 11/21
by Faetra Petillo - October 28, 2008 After an absence of more than 15 years, maestro Seiji Ozawa returns to the Met to conduct six performances of Tchaikovsky's The Queen of Spades, from November 21 to December 13, 2008. ...
KITTY AND DAMNATION Gets Its World Premiere At The Lion and Unicorn Theatre 8/11-9/12
by BWW News Desk - August 11, 2009 Kitty &?Damnation, a new play by award-winning Joseph Crilly, is to get its world premiere at the Lion and Unicorn?Theatre from Tuesday August 11 - Saturday September 12. Press night is Thursday August 13 at 7.30pm....
NEWSROUND: Ball Frocks Up For Hairspray One More Time
by Miriam Zendle - August 11, 2009 Hairspray announces extensive touring plans, the Tricycle reveals its black playwright season and Gary Wilmot sticks with Chicago. Miriam Zendle reports...
Renee Fleming and Thomas Hampson Star In Met's 'Thais' 12/8
by Gabrielle Sierra - December 08, 2008 Ren?e Fleming and Thomas Hampson star in the Met's first new production of Jules Massenet's richly melodic Tha?s in thirty years. The rarely performed opera opens at the Met on Monday, December 8, and runs through January 8, with the December 20 matinee transmitted live worldwide as part of The Met:...
'Anais Nin Goes to Hell' to be Part of Fringe Fest. 8/8
by BWW News Desk - August 07, 2008 MAIEUTIC THEATRE WORKS (MTWorks) is pleased to announce the world premiere production of ANAÏS NIN GOES TO HELL, directed by Cristina Alicea. ...
La Boheme Returns To The MET 1/15
by Gabrielle Sierra - December 08, 2008 Puccini's most popular work returns to the Metropolitan Opera on Monday, December 15, at 8:00 p.m. in the visually stunning classic production by Franco Zeffirelli. Fr?d?ric Chaslin conducts the performances which run through Saturday, January 10, 2008 and feature Mexican tenor Ram?n Vargas and Latv...
John Relyea Receives Beverly Sills Artist Award For MET Opera Young Singers
by Gabrielle Sierra - May 07, 2009 Bass John Relyea has been named the recipient of the fourth annual Beverly Sills Artist Award for young singers at the Metropolitan Opera. The $50,000 award, the largest of its kind in the United States, is designated for extraordinarily gifted singers between the ages of 25 and 40 who have already ...
L'Elisir d' Amore Returns To The MET Starring Gheorghiu 3/31
by Gabrielle Sierra - March 27, 2009 Donizetti's comic masterpiece L'Elisir d'Amore returns to the Met with Angela Gheorghiu reprising her acclaimed portrayal of Adina and three tenors singing the role of Nemorino for the first time with the company: Massimo Giordano, Rolando Villazón, and Joseph Calleja. Other members of the cast also...
Robert Lepage Makes MET Debut With 'La Damnation de Faust' Starting 11/7
by BWW News Desk - November 07, 2008 Noted director Robert Lepage makes his Met debut with a technologically innovative new production of Hector Berlioz's masterpiece, La Damnation de Faust, opening on November 7. Music Director James Levine will conduct the first staging of the work at the Met since 1906, with Marcello Giordani in the...
Blythe Sings Gluck's Orfeo ed Euridice 'Orfeo' at MET
by Gabrielle Sierra - January 07, 2009 Director-choreographer Mark Morris's much-lauded 2007 production of Gluck's Orfeo ed Euridice returns to the repertoire, with Stephanie Blythe taking on one of the pinnacles of the mezzo-soprano repertory, the role of Orfeo, for the first time in her career. Soprano Danielle de Niese, an acclaimed s...
KITTY AND DAMNATION Gets Its World Premiere At The Lion and Unicorn Theatre 8/11-9/12
by Charlie Piane - August 13, 2009 Kitty &?Damnation, a new play by award-winning Joseph Crilly, is to get its world premiere at the Lion and Unicorn?Theatre from Tuesday August 11 - Saturday September 12. Press night is Thursday August 13 at 7.30pm....
Robert Lepage Makes MET Debut With 'La Damnation de Faust' Starting 11/7
by Faetra Petillo - October 17, 2008 Noted director Robert Lepage makes his Met debut with a technologically innovative new production of Hector Berlioz's masterpiece, La Damnation de Faust, opening on November 7. Music Director James Levine will conduct the first staging of the work at the Met since 1906, with Marcello Giordani in the...
SOMETHING ABOUT MARY Gallery Exhibit About Mary Magdalene Opens 9/21
by BWW News Desk - September 21, 2009 Fourteen contemporary artists have created works about Mary Magdalene for Gallery Met, inspired by the company's new production of Puccini's Tosca, which opens the 2009-10 season on September 21....
Tickets For New Season of The Met's Live in HD On Sale 8/22
by BWW News Desk - August 22, 2008 Tickets for the third season of The Met: Live in HD, the Metropolitan Opera's live transmissions in movie theaters around the world, go on sale to the general public on Friday August 22. ...
Taymor's THE MAGIC FLUTE Returns As Met's Holiday Presentation 12/22-1/1
by Reynard Loki - December 15, 2008 Julie Taymor's hit production of Mozart's The Magic Flute returns to the Met as this season's special holiday presentation beginning December 22. The abridged, English-language version is specially priced to appeal to families and will have four matinees and one holiday evening performance, running...
Metropolitan Opera Launches 55th Annual Competition for Young Singers
by Faetra Petillo - November 08, 2008 Young singers from around the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico will compete for $15,000 cash prizes and the chance to perform in the Grand Finals Concert on the nation's most prestigious opera stage when the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions launches its 55th annual auditions progr...
Minghella Directed 'Madama Butterfly' Returns to the Stage Starting 10/24
by Faetra Petillo - October 10, 2008 The Met's acclaimed production of Puccini's Madama Butterfly, directed by the late Academy Award-winning film director Anthony Minghella, returns to the stage for twelve performances beginning Friday, October 24, 2008. Reprising their portrayals in the production this season are sopranos Patricia R...
Slayer and Megadeth Team Up For North American Tour, Hits Cabo Arena 2/6/2010
by BWW News Desk - February 06, 2010 Slayer. Megadeth. Two names synonymous with fierce, crunching power. Two bands whose histories are inevitably intertwined in defining the thrash/metal genre. Individually, their respective prowess and accomplishments are impressive; but together, they're brutal and unstoppable. ... |
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