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Sarasota Opera Announces 2023-2024 Season

Sarasota Opera has announced the 2023-2024 Opera Season today in a press conference on the main stage of the Sarasota Opera House. It will include four exciting opera productions, with one company premiere, a revival of a Sarasota Opera favorite, and two works that have not been given in more than a decade. There will also be a return of a favorite concert with orchestra and the industry-leading Sarasota Youth Opera production. 

Irish National Opera Stage Rossini's WILLIAM TELL, For The First Time Since 1877

Rossini's William Tell, famous for the use of part of its spectacular overture as the signature tune of The Lone Ranger TV series, is one of the most demanding operas ever written. It's a thrilling epic, and Irish National Opera's new production sees its 11 roles shared between 14 singers.

BWW Interview: Baritone Etienne Dupuis Brings His 'Je Ne Sais Quoi' to DON CARLOS at the Met

Can you imagine the Met--or any other major opera house--cutting the length of a new opera so commuters could make the last train? That’s what baritone Etienne Dupuis told me about the world premiere in Paris of Verdi’s DON CARLOS (1867). Dupuis is starring as Don Rodrigue, Marquis de Posa, at the Met these days, in the new David McVicar production of the Verdi opera.

Photo Flash: Lyric Opera of Chicago Presents LUISA MILLER

Verdi's heart-wrenching romantic drama Luisa Miller returns to Lyric Opera of Chicago for the first time in more than three decades on Saturday, October 12 at 7:30pm. Enrique Mazzola, Lyric's music director designate, will be on the podium.

Exclusive Podcast: LITTLE KNOWN FACTS with Ilana Levine and THE MOTHER's Isabelle Huppert and Trip Cullman

BroadwayWorld has teamed up with Broadway alum Ilana Levine, who makes her entrance onto the podcast stage with her new show Little Known Facts. Ilana's unique brand of celebrity interview, 'Podcast Verite,' is unfiltered, raw, honest and uniquely funny.

LITTLE KNOWN FACTS LIVE Podcast Series Returns to Atlantic Theater Company This Spring

Atlantic Theater Company is proud to announce that Little Known Facts at Atlantic, a live podcast hosted by Ilana Levine, will be returning as a full series this spring. Little Known Facts at Atlantic was originally presented as a one night only event featuring Atlantic Ensemble member Mary Steenburgen and Ted Danson. Following the first event's success, three additional live podcasts have been announced.

The Vancouver Opera Presents Verdi's DON CARLO, Now thru 5/11

For the first time in 40 years Vancouver audiences will experience the magnificence of Verdi's spectacular masterpiece, Don Carlo, the emotionally gripping drama of a king's brutal power and a son's brash rebellion. With formidable orchestral forces, a massive chorus and a powerhouse international cast, VO's final – and biggest – production of 2013-2014promises to be this season's most explosive experience yet!

The Vancouver Opera Presents Verdi's DON CARLO, 5/3-11

For the first time in 40 years Vancouver audiences will experience the magnificence of Verdi's spectacular masterpiece, Don Carlo, the emotionally gripping drama of a king's brutal power and a son's brash rebellion. With formidable orchestral forces, a massive chorus and a powerhouse international cast, VO's final – and biggest – production of 2013-2014promises to be this season's most explosive experience yet!

Festival Theatre to Celebrate 40th Anniversary with Commemorative Concert, 5/31-6/1

The Adelaide Festival Centre together with the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra will present a special anniversary concert - Beethoven's Ninth Symphony - as part of the Adelaide Festival Centre's 40th Anniversary Events on Friday 31 May and Saturday 1 June, 8pm.

COC Announces Their May Productions and Events

Based in Toronto, the Canadian Opera Company is the largest producer of opera in Canada and one of the largest in North America. The company enjoys an international reputation for artistic excellence and creative innovation.

L.A. Theatre Works To Air MARY STUART 12/26

This weekend, beginning Saturday, December 26, L.A. Theatre Works will air Mary Stuart by Friedrich von Schiller, in the U.S. premiere of a new translation by Peter Oswald.

L.A. Theatre Works To Air MARY STUART 12/26

This weekend, beginning Saturday, December 26, L.A. Theatre Works will air Mary Stuart by Friedrich von Schiller, in the U.S. premiere of a new translation by Peter Oswald.

Philippines: MARY STUART and THREEPENNY OPERA Cited Best Plays of 2009

Philippine Daily Inquirer writer and theater critic Gibbs Cadiz cites local productions of Friedrich von Schiller's 'Mary Stuart' and Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill's 'The Threepenny Opera' as best plays of 2009 in his annual 'Bravo! Best of Theater' roundup.