LA REINE-GARÇON Begins In January At the Four Seasons Centre
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 6, 2024
The first-ever co-commission between the Canadian Opera Company and Opéra de Montréal, La Reine-garçon is a stunning new Canadian-led opera from acclaimed composer Julien Bilodeau and award-winning librettist Michel Marc Bouchard that dives into the life of one of history's most fascinating royals.
Charlotte Symphony Presents 90th Birthday Concerts, March 11-12
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 7, 2022
The Charlotte Symphony will celebrate its 90th birthday with a concert led by Music Director Christopher Warren-Green, a live broadcast on WDAV 89.9, the launch of a free virtual archive, and an archival exhibit on the founding of the Symphony on display at the Belk Theater.
VIDEO: Learn About The Musicality of LA Opera's OMAR
by Alan Henry - Feb 17, 2022
What was it like for Rhiannon Giddens to compose an opera as an opera singer herself? Hear from her and her co-composer, Michael Abels, about the unique musicality they each brought to their highly-anticipated work, 'Omar.'
LA Opera Announces Details Of 2022/23 Season
by Stephi Wild - Feb 7, 2022
Music Director James Conlon will conduct three mainstage productions and Colombian-American conductor Lina González-Granados will make her company debut as Resident Conductor, the first Latina to hold a high-ranking conducting position with a major U.S. opera company.
Houston Symphony Holidays Open With Andrés Orozco-Estrada Conducting NUTCRACKER Highlights
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 11, 2021
Music Director Andrés Orozco-Estrada leads the full orchestra in favorite highlights from Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker to kick off the Houston Symphony's 2021 Holiday concerts (December 3–5, 2021) followed by the return of two Symphony holiday traditions: Handel's Messiah (December 10–12, 2021) and Very Merry POPS (December 18–19, 2021).
Des Moines Metro Opera Receives $1 Million Gift from Frank R. Brownell III
by Stephi Wild - Jun 1, 2021
Des Moines Metro Opera (DMMO) today announced a $1 million leadership gift commitment from long-time patron, opera lover, and friend Frank R. Brownell III to secure the future of one of the Company’s flagship programs – the Apprentice Artist Program for young singers.
Pacific Opera Announces Live Performances
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 23, 2020
Pacific Opera welcomes live audiences for the first time since March 2020. The company's new “Live at the Baumann” series presents concerts for small, physically-distanced audiences in an intimate and elegant cabaret setting at the Baumann Centre, 925 Balmoral Road in Victoria.
Seattle Opera Unveils 2020/21 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 2, 2020
Seattle Opera has just unveiled its 2020/21 season-a year that highlights opera's rich past, and its bold, diverse future. Audiences will be treated to beloved classics Tosca and Don Giovanni, as well as a contemporary work Flight, inspired by the true story of stateless refugee Mehran Karimi Nasseri, who was stranded for 18 years and forced to live in the Charles de Gaulle airport. The romantic comedy The Elixir of Love and the double-bill Cavalleria rusticana & Pagliacci will all be performed for the first time in decades.