WERTHER Comes to the National Theatre in Prague
by Stephi Wild - Mar 18, 2025
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe‘s literary works have inspired numerous artists, including composers. The most acclaimed operas based on them are Ambrois Thomas’s Mignon, Charles Gounod’s Faust and Jules Massenet’s Werther.
"pera Y Piezas Navideñas Dentro Del Ciclo Música INBAL En El Munal
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 11, 2024
En el marco del programa Música INBAL en el Munal, que organiza la Coordinación Nacional de Música y Ópera (CNMO) del Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes y Literatura (INBAL), con el propósito de brindar en este espacio museístico alternativas musicales y de esparcimiento a los visitantes, se ofrecerá el Recital de Navidad, integrado por una serie de fragmentos de óperas destacadas y piezas de la temporada decembrina.
San Francisco Opera to Present Two Concerts in November
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 29, 2024
San Francisco Opera's 102nd season will continue in November with a variety of performances and events. Along with Georges Bizet’s Carmen (November 13–December 1) and the Carmen Encounter (November 21), November brings two annual, year-end concerts. Learn how to purchase tickets.
Merola Opera Program Continues Summer Festival Season With Schwabacher Summer Concert
by Stephi Wild - May 30, 2024
Bay Area audiences are invited to revel in the passion and melody of classic opera, as the young artists of the 2024 Merola Opera Program perform extended scenes from Donizetti's Lucrezia Borgia, Gounod's Faust, Leoncavallo's Pagliacci, Massenet's Cendrillon, Puccini's La bohème, and Richard Strauss' Ariadne auf Naxos.
FAUST Comes to the Paris Opera This September
by Stephi Wild - Apr 18, 2024
Faust comes to Paris Opera this September. Selling his soul to the devil for eternal youth is Faust’s – inevitably risky – gamble. By joining forces with the diabolical Mephistopheles, the elderly scholar recovers a youthfulness that allows him to win over the beautiful Marguerite, but at what cost?
Semperoper Dresden Announces 2024/25 Programme
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 15, 2024
Discover the 2024/25 programme of the Semperoper Dresden. Get the latest updates on performances, artists, and premieres in the upcoming season at one of Germany's most renowned opera houses.
Review: ROMEO ET JULIETTE at Arizona Opera
by Herbert Paine - Mar 5, 2024
Arizona Opera's revival of Charles Gounod’s ROMEO ET JULIETTE is, by all measures, a triumph of staging and performance. Following its performances in Phoenix, the production moves to the Temple of Music and Art in Tucson AZ (March 9th and 10th).
Brenda Huitzil Conjuntó Literatura Y Música En La Capilla Alfonsina
by Blair Ingenthron - Feb 25, 2024
Con un repertorio de piezas musicales que vinculan a literatura y la música, la soprano Brenda Huitzil ofreció un concierto en la Capilla Alfonsina, de la Coordinación Nacional de Literatura (CNL) del Instituto Nacional de Bellas Ares y Literatura (Inbal), en colaboración con la Fundación CIM DARA.
Five New Productions Announced For Canadian Opera Company's 2024/2025 Season
by Joshua Wright - Feb 22, 2024
The Canadian Opera Company announced its 2024/2025 season with exciting programming comprised almost entirely of new-to-Toronto productions including the first-ever COC staging of Verdi’s Nabucco, the world premiere of a new production of Gounod’s Faust, and the Toronto premiere of La Reine-garçon, a new creation from Canadians Julien Bilodeau and Michel Marc Bouchard.