David Pountney
Latest News on David Pountney:
Opera North Reveals Details of Green Season (Jul 14, 2023)
Mozart's DON GIOVANNI Announced At The Atlanta Opera (Jan 10, 2023)
Opera North Brings Opera To Venues Across The North This Winter (Dec 13, 2022)
Opera North Reveals Details of Green Season (Jul 14, 2023)
Mozart's DON GIOVANNI Announced At The Atlanta Opera (Jan 10, 2023)
Opera North Brings Opera To Venues Across The North This Winter (Dec 13, 2022)
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VIDEO: Can Opera Be For Everyone? Welsh National Opera's Steve Speirs Dispels Opera Myths and More
by BWW News Desk - 2017-10-30 09:04:08
VIDEO: Rebecca Caine Accepts BroadwayWorld Award for Best Cabaret Performance or Solo Concert
by Toronto Newsdesk - 2015-01-19 15:11:38
STAGE TUBE: First Look at Birmingham Hippodrome Season - PHANTOM, LION KING and More!
by Stage Tube - 2012-12-04 07:52:54
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Opera North Reveals Details of Green Season
by Stephi Wild - Jul 14, 2023
As work ramps up on the trio of innovative productions comprising Opera North’s first sustainable season, the Company has revealed some of the transformations it is making in search of more environmentally responsible ways to bring its operas to the stage.
by Stephi Wild - Jul 14, 2023
As work ramps up on the trio of innovative productions comprising Opera North’s first sustainable season, the Company has revealed some of the transformations it is making in search of more environmentally responsible ways to bring its operas to the stage.
Mozart's DON GIOVANNI Announced At The Atlanta Opera
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 10, 2023
A new staging of Don Giovanni, the famed opera by Mozart with a libretto by Lorenzo DaPonte, performed by a cast of top international singers, comes to The Atlanta Opera and Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre in January.
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 10, 2023
A new staging of Don Giovanni, the famed opera by Mozart with a libretto by Lorenzo DaPonte, performed by a cast of top international singers, comes to The Atlanta Opera and Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre in January.
Opera North Brings Opera To Venues Across The North This Winter
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 13, 2022
Exploring themes of love, loss and laughter, Opera North Announces Its Winter Productions
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 13, 2022
Exploring themes of love, loss and laughter, Opera North Announces Its Winter Productions
Asmik Grigorian Als Jenůfa An Der Wiener Staatsoper
by Stephi Wild - Oct 5, 2022
Uraufgeführt bereits 1904 startete Leoš Janáceks bekannteste Oper 1918 nach der Wiener Erstaufführung ihre Weltkarriere – nun wird das Meisterwerk Jenufa am 9. Oktober 2022 im Haus am Ring hochkarätig besetzt wieder aufgenommen.
by Stephi Wild - Oct 5, 2022
Uraufgeführt bereits 1904 startete Leoš Janáceks bekannteste Oper 1918 nach der Wiener Erstaufführung ihre Weltkarriere – nun wird das Meisterwerk Jenufa am 9. Oktober 2022 im Haus am Ring hochkarätig besetzt wieder aufgenommen.
92NY Presents Eric Owens, Bass-baritone, And Singers From The Curtis Opera Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 3, 2022
The 92nd Street Y, New York (92NY), one of New York's leading cultural venues, presents Eric Owens, bass-baritone, and singers from the Curtis Opera Theatre, on October 25, 2022 at 7:30pm ET at the Kaufmann Concert Hall.
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 3, 2022
The 92nd Street Y, New York (92NY), one of New York's leading cultural venues, presents Eric Owens, bass-baritone, and singers from the Curtis Opera Theatre, on October 25, 2022 at 7:30pm ET at the Kaufmann Concert Hall.
Welsh National Opera Presents Brand New Commission MIGRATIONS
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 10, 2022
The ground-breaking new opera by Welsh National Opera, Migrations will receive its world premiere in Summer 2022 with further performances in Autumn 22.
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 10, 2022
The ground-breaking new opera by Welsh National Opera, Migrations will receive its world premiere in Summer 2022 with further performances in Autumn 22.
WNO's Spring Season Arrives In Milton Keynes
by Stephi Wild - Feb 28, 2022
Welsh National Opera brings Spring 2022 Season to Milton Keynes which features Mozart's Don Giovanni and Janáček's Jenůfa. The Company's critically acclaimed new production of Puccini's Madam Butterfly which opened in Autumn 2021 will also be performed during the Season.
by Stephi Wild - Feb 28, 2022
Welsh National Opera brings Spring 2022 Season to Milton Keynes which features Mozart's Don Giovanni and Janáček's Jenůfa. The Company's critically acclaimed new production of Puccini's Madam Butterfly which opened in Autumn 2021 will also be performed during the Season.
Welsh National Opera Announces 2021/22 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 15, 2021
Welsh National Opera has announced that the Company will return to touring in Wales and England from Autumn this year. The details announced include touring opera productions, engagement and outreach work and orchestral concert activity.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 15, 2021
Welsh National Opera has announced that the Company will return to touring in Wales and England from Autumn this year. The details announced include touring opera productions, engagement and outreach work and orchestral concert activity.
Summer Movies At Sarasota Opera House To Begin Saturday, June 5
by A.A. Cristi - May 27, 2021
Sarasota Opera has announced the initial lineup for the 2021 summer movie series, which will open with “La Cage aux Folles” on Saturday, June 5.
by A.A. Cristi - May 27, 2021
Sarasota Opera has announced the initial lineup for the 2021 summer movie series, which will open with “La Cage aux Folles” on Saturday, June 5.
Winners Announced For the 2021 International Opera Awards
by Stephi Wild - May 11, 2021
The much-anticipated winners of the 2021 International Opera Awards sponsored by Mazars were announced in an online ceremony watched around the world. The Awards, considered opera's answer to the Oscars, celebrate achievements in opera around the globe over the last calendar year in a wide range of categories.
by Stephi Wild - May 11, 2021
The much-anticipated winners of the 2021 International Opera Awards sponsored by Mazars were announced in an online ceremony watched around the world. The Awards, considered opera's answer to the Oscars, celebrate achievements in opera around the globe over the last calendar year in a wide range of categories.
BWW Feature: ONLINE VIRTUAL OPERA TOUR N0. 51 at Home Computer Screens
by Maria Nockin - Apr 3, 2021
Have you watched Los Angeles Opera’s digital short Brown Sounds yet? Brown Sounds celebrates Black history by beginning with the Garden of Eden. Conceived by Raehann Bryce-Davis, a rising star in the LA firmament, it's a stunning vocal piece. Composer Ayanna Witter-Johnson set poet Henry Dumas's evocative verses to music with Bryce-Davis’s ravishing mezzo-soprano in mind.
by Maria Nockin - Apr 3, 2021
Have you watched Los Angeles Opera’s digital short Brown Sounds yet? Brown Sounds celebrates Black history by beginning with the Garden of Eden. Conceived by Raehann Bryce-Davis, a rising star in the LA firmament, it's a stunning vocal piece. Composer Ayanna Witter-Johnson set poet Henry Dumas's evocative verses to music with Bryce-Davis’s ravishing mezzo-soprano in mind.
San Diego Opera Announces Spring Drive-In Season Featuring THE BARBER OF SEVILLE and ONE AMAZING NIGHT
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 17, 2021
Inspired by the success from their safe drive-in performances of La bohème in the Fall, which heralded the return of live, in-person, opera to San Diego County since the start of the pandemic, and provided over 300 jobs to many, San Diego Opera has announced a Spring season of safe, socially-distanced, drive-in performances.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 17, 2021
Inspired by the success from their safe drive-in performances of La bohème in the Fall, which heralded the return of live, in-person, opera to San Diego County since the start of the pandemic, and provided over 300 jobs to many, San Diego Opera has announced a Spring season of safe, socially-distanced, drive-in performances.
Scottish Opera Announces Programme of Activity for Winter 20/21
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 25, 2020
Scottish Opera has unveiled a programme of digital and live performance as part of its 2020/21 Winter activity, including filmed productions of Così fan tutte and Hansel and Gretel.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 25, 2020
Scottish Opera has unveiled a programme of digital and live performance as part of its 2020/21 Winter activity, including filmed productions of Così fan tutte and Hansel and Gretel.
Grange Park Opera Will Present A FEAST IN THE TIME OF PLAGUE in September
by Stephi Wild - Jul 27, 2020
With a libretto by opera-giant Sir David Pountney and music by Alex Woolf, A Feast in the Time of Plague is the only new opera to have been commissioned during lockdown.
by Stephi Wild - Jul 27, 2020
With a libretto by opera-giant Sir David Pountney and music by Alex Woolf, A Feast in the Time of Plague is the only new opera to have been commissioned during lockdown.
BWW Review: A CELEBRATION OF DVORAK'S RUSALKA at Santa Fe Opera Online
by Maria Nockin - Jul 26, 2020
On Saturday, July 25, 2020, at six oa??clock sharp, it was time to hook the computer up to the television set and watch Santa Fe Operaa??s celebration of Antonín Dvořáka??s extraordinary opera Rusalka. In the background, the Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra of Košice, conducted by Robert Stankovsky, played a scintillating rendition of the operaa??s overture as we viewed the opera ranch.
by Maria Nockin - Jul 26, 2020
On Saturday, July 25, 2020, at six oa??clock sharp, it was time to hook the computer up to the television set and watch Santa Fe Operaa??s celebration of Antonín Dvořáka??s extraordinary opera Rusalka. In the background, the Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra of Košice, conducted by Robert Stankovsky, played a scintillating rendition of the operaa??s overture as we viewed the opera ranch.
The Santa Fe Opera Presents Rusalka Tribute This Saturday
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 23, 2020
Bask in the Radiance of The Santa Fe Opera's Rusalka tribute!
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 23, 2020
Bask in the Radiance of The Santa Fe Opera's Rusalka tribute!
BWW Feature: FREE ONLINE OPERA/SONG JULY 10-17 at Home Computer Screens
by Maria Nockin - Jul 10, 2020
Pacific Opera Project (POP) presents a watch party of their critically acclaimed production of Madama Butterfly on July 15 at 5:00 PM Los Angeles time. This is the first true-to-story bilingual production of the opera. Performed in Los Angeles' Little Tokyo and Houston's Opera in the Heights, the opera now has a new libretto written by POP Artistic Director Josh Shaw and Opera in the Heights Artistic Director Eiki Isomura.
by Maria Nockin - Jul 10, 2020
Pacific Opera Project (POP) presents a watch party of their critically acclaimed production of Madama Butterfly on July 15 at 5:00 PM Los Angeles time. This is the first true-to-story bilingual production of the opera. Performed in Los Angeles' Little Tokyo and Houston's Opera in the Heights, the opera now has a new libretto written by POP Artistic Director Josh Shaw and Opera in the Heights Artistic Director Eiki Isomura.
BWW Feature: FREE ONLINE OPERA/SONG JUNE 26 - JULY 3 at Home Computer Screens
by Maria Nockin - Jun 26, 2020
Los Angeles Opera (LAO) has an array of 25 a?oeLiving Room Recitalsa?? available for the enjoyment of those who visit the LAO website. Among them are personal concerts by: Morris Robinson, Rod Gilfry, Amanda Woodbury, Christopher Maltman, and Angel Blue. Having made a monumental impression on the American public with her portrayal of Bess in Gershwin's Porgy and Bess at the Met, Blue shows her charismatic personality and her love for the music of Richard Strauss in her a?oeLiving Room Recital.a??
by Maria Nockin - Jun 26, 2020
Los Angeles Opera (LAO) has an array of 25 a?oeLiving Room Recitalsa?? available for the enjoyment of those who visit the LAO website. Among them are personal concerts by: Morris Robinson, Rod Gilfry, Amanda Woodbury, Christopher Maltman, and Angel Blue. Having made a monumental impression on the American public with her portrayal of Bess in Gershwin's Porgy and Bess at the Met, Blue shows her charismatic personality and her love for the music of Richard Strauss in her a?oeLiving Room Recital.a??
John Tavener's Last Opera KRISHNA Will Be Staged For the First Time in 2024
by Stephi Wild - Apr 8, 2020
According to The Guardian, a newly discovered opera, Krishna, by the late composer Sir John Tavener, will be staged for the first time.
by Stephi Wild - Apr 8, 2020
According to The Guardian, a newly discovered opera, Krishna, by the late composer Sir John Tavener, will be staged for the first time.
Lyric Opera Of Chicago RING Cycle Performances Canceled
by Stephi Wild - Mar 14, 2020
Lyric Opera of Chicago, following the lead of the city, state, and federal elected officials, as well as the recommendations of the Chicago Department of Public Health, has made the difficult decision to cancel all performances of Wagner's Ring cycle.
by Stephi Wild - Mar 14, 2020
Lyric Opera of Chicago, following the lead of the city, state, and federal elected officials, as well as the recommendations of the Chicago Department of Public Health, has made the difficult decision to cancel all performances of Wagner's Ring cycle.
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