The Grange Festival Reveals 2025 Programme
by Stephi Wild - Oct 8, 2024
For its first season under the leadership of new Chief Executive Tyler Stoops, The Grange Festival has announced the programme for summer 2025.
Interview: Theatre Life with Sir Bryn Terfel
by Elliot Lanes - Nov 13, 2023
Today’s subject Sir Bryn Terfel is a Grammy, Classical Brit, and Gramophone Award–winning recording artist with a discography encompassing operas of Mozart, Wagner, and Strauss, and more than 15 solo discs including Lieder, American musical theatre, Welsh songs, and sacred repertory. He is, rightfully so, considered one of the greatest bass baritones in the world. On Sunday November 19th, Sir Terfel will be performing in recital at Kennedy Center’s Concert Hall at 2:00pm for one coveted performance only and is co-presented by Fortas Chamber Music Concerts and Renée Fleming Voices.
The Royal Opera House Reveals 2023/24 Season
by Stephi Wild - Apr 26, 2023
The Royal Opera House has announced its 2023/24 Season, unveiling a bold programme of thrilling new work, UK premieres and much-loved revivals, alongside the biggest national learning programme in our history, exciting new regional partnerships, and a host of daytime events, behind the scenes tours, exhibitions and artistic Insights at our home in the heart of Covent Garden.
Marchmont House Unveils 2023 Plans
by Stephi Wild - Mar 22, 2023
Coinciding with the launch of their new website, Marchmont House have unveiled the first events as part of their 2023 season. The range of events on offer are designed to bring people together to celebrate creativity – this ethos lies at the very heart of all Marchmont’s endeavours, from its public events to its unique artist residencies and on-site studios.
Review: THE MAGIC FLUTE, Royal Opera House
by Franco Milazzo - Dec 18, 2022
As the wrangles continue over the funding of the arts in general – and London opera in particular – up pops David McVicar’s The Magic Flute to show just what the fuss is all about. @royaloperahouse #opera
Remaining Summer Movies Announced at Sarasota Opera House With Additional and Rescheduled Movies
by Stephi Wild - Jul 14, 2022
Sarasota Opera announces an added title in its “HD at the Opera House” series with a screening of “Der Rosenkavalier” on Sunday, September 25. This historic Salzburg Festival production stars legendary soprano Elisabeth Schwarzkopf. Sarasota Opera also rescheduled a film of Verdi's Rigoletto to September 11 (from May) with tickets for these “HD at the Opera House” films on sale for $22, and $20 for Sarasota Opera subscribers.
Summer Movies at Sarasota Opera House Will Begin in May
by Stephi Wild - Apr 26, 2022
Sarasota Opera has announced the lineup for the 2022 summer movie series: HD at the Opera House and Classic Movies at the Opera House. HD at the Opera House featuring filmed performances of opera and ballet from around the world will open on Sunday, May 22nd at 1:30 p.m. with Giuseppe Verdi's Rigoletto from the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden in London, with tickets at $22, and $20 for Sarasota Opera subscribers.
Dallas Symphony Orchestra and Fabio Luisi, Announce 2021"22 Season
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 14, 2022
Fabio Luisi and the Dallas Symphony In the winter and spring of his second season as Louise W. & Edmund J. Kahn Music Director of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Grammy-winning conductor Fabio Luisi conducts and records Brahms's Second Symphony in a just-announced series of three free performances over two days in February and more.
Dallas Symphony Orchestra and Fabio Luisi Announce 2021"22 Season
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 13, 2022
In the winter and spring of his second season as Louise W. & Edmund J. Kahn Music Director of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Grammy-winning conductor Fabio Luisi conducts and records Brahms's Second Symphony in a just-announced series of three free performances over two days in February (Feb 23–24), and helms a concert version of Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin featuring baritone Etienne Dupuis and soprano Nicole Car (April 1–5).
BWW Review: THE VALKYRIE, London Coliseum
by Gary Naylor - Nov 20, 2021
Some curious directorial choices fail to blunt the force of Wagner's musical donner und blitzen as the gods bicker and bully and the mortals bleed
Royal Opera House Announces Meet The Young Artists Week 2021
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 28, 2021
Join the Royal Opera House this autumn as they celebrate 20 years of the Jette Parker Young Artists Programme with Meet the Young Artists Week 2021: a week-long festival filled with activities and performances that showcase the extraordinary talents of Young Artists past and present.
Opera North Announces Post-Lockdown Performances
by Stephi Wild - Apr 8, 2021
New live performances by Opera North are announced today, with four performances of Beethoven’s only opera, Fidelio, planned to be the first large scale production for over a year as the Leeds-based opera company builds back towards a fuller programme of public events.