Eva-Maria Westbroek

Rosie Aldridge Joins FESTEN at the Royal Opera House

Eva-Maria Westbroek has withdrawn from all performances of Festen due to personal reasons. The role of Else will be performed by Rosie Aldridge.  

Glyndebourne Will Stage its First Ever Production of Wagner's PARSIFAL in 2025

Glyndebourne's first ever production of Wagner's epic final opera Parsifal will be staged at Glyndebourne Festival 2025. Featuring a cast of nearly 200 performers and orchestra, this production will be a landmark moment in the company's 90 year history. 

TRISTAN UND ISOLDE Returns to Semperoper This Month

Richard Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde, conducted by Christian Thielemann, will be performed on 21 January 2024. This marks the role debut for Klaus Florian Vogt as Tristan and cast members include Camilla Nylund, Christa Mayer, Georg Zeppenfeld and Martin Gantner.

Svetlana Sozdateleva To Join Cast of Metropolitan Opera LADY MACBETH OF MTSENSK

Svetlana Sozdateleva will make her Met debut singing Katerina Ismailova in all performances of Shostakovich's Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk, replacing Eva-Maria Westbroek.

The Metropolitan Opera Announces 2022�"23 Season, Featuring Renée Fleming, Kelli O'Hara & More

The Metropolitan Opera today announced its 2022–23 season, which features seven new productions, the most in ten seasons. Opening Night is September 27 with the company premiere of Cherubini’s Medea, starring soprano Sondra Radvanovsky in the title role alongside tenor Matthew Polenzani in David McVicar’s new staging, conducted by Carlo Rizzi.

Greek National Opera To Present Umberto Giordano's ANDREA CHENIER

The Greek National Opera will open 2022 with four performances of Umberto Giordano's Andrea Chénier  from January 29 to February 13 in Stavros Niarchos Hall at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center.

Wake Up With BWW 6/15: West End Reopening Delayed, and More

Today's top stories: West End's full reopening has been delayed, watch a trailer for tick, tick...BOOM! directed by Lin-Manuel Miranda, and more!

Virtual Theatre This Week: June 14-20, 2021- with Rita Moreno, Kerry Butler, and More!

This week (June 14-20) in live streaming: Rita Moreno visits Backstage Live, Show of Titles on demand, a Kerry Butler master class, a Guys and Dolls reunion, and so much more!

Met Announces Three-Week Schedule For Nightly Met Opera Streams

The Met has announced themed lineups for three weeks of its Nightly Met Opera Streams, the company's ongoing series of encore Live in HD presentations and classic telecasts streamed on its website during the Covid-19 closure. The schedule begins with a week, leading up to Father's Day on June 20, comprising a selection of operas featuring themes of fatherhood.

Eva-Maria Westbroek and Julius Drake Will Perform a Recital at La Monnaie De Munt This Month

With the same taste for eclecticism and vocal brilliancy that brought her international opera fame, the Dutch soprano Eva-Maria Westbroek presents a recital programme that focuses on several composers who brought a particular flavour to the art of the song in the nineteenth and twentieth century.

Virtual Theatre Today: Tuesday, March 16- with Kelli O'Hara, Keala Settle, and More!

Today (March 16) in live streaming: Stars in the House celebrates one year, The Last Five Years continues, and more!

Wake Up With BWW 3/16: OSCARS Nominations Include Leslie Odom Jr., Chadwick Boseman, Viola Davis, and More!

Today's top stories: Oscar nominations, Jagged Little Pill cast celebrates its Grammy win, and more!

Virtual Theatre Today: Thursday, March 11- with Emily Skinner, Brandon Victor Dixon, and More!

Today (March 11) in live streaming: Emily Skinner visits Backstage Live, Brandon Victor Dixon joins Black Broadway Men, and more!

Wake Up With BWW 3/11: ROCK OF AGES Reunion Concert Announced, and More!

Today's top stories: Rock of Ages reunion concert announced, Sara Bareilles delivers Waitress 'turn off your phone' message in Japanese, and more!

The Met Announces Week 53 Schedule for Nightly Met Opera Streams Featuring EUGENE ONEGIN With Renée Fleming & More

The Met has announced a special viewers’ choice lineup for an upcoming week of its Nightly Met Opera Streams, the company’s ongoing series of encore Live in HD presentations and classic telecasts streamed on the its website during the coronavirus closure.

Virtual Theatre Today: Tuesday, March 9- with Anika Larsen, Ruthie Ann Miles, and More!

Today (March 9) in live streaming: ladies take over Stars in the House, Next Year, Some Year is back, and more!

Wake Up With BWW 3/9: THE QUEEN'S GAMBIT to Be Developed into a Broadway Musical, and More!

Today's top stories: The Queen's Gambit to be adapted into a Broadway musical, Chaka Khan and Idina Menzel sing 'I'm Every Woman', original Assassins cast reunites, and more!

OPERA FORWARD FESTIVAL 2021 Announced

The fifth edition of the Opera Forward Festival (OFF) will take place from 18-21 March on a custom-designed online festival venue. Under the overarching theme 'Where do we go from here?”, OFF will present daily thematic programming, completely free of charge and with English subtitles.

The Metropolitan Opera Announces Two-Week Schedule For Nightly Met Opera Streams, Celebrating Women's History Month

The Met has announced themed lineups for two weeks of its Nightly Met Opera Streams, a free series of encore Live in HD presentations and classic telecasts streamed on the company's website during the coronavirus closure. 

Greek National Opera Announces 2021 Lineup

The Greek National Opera has announced its 2021 lineup, a tribute programme to the bicentennial of the Greek Revolution of 1821, which is made possible by a grant from the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF).