Irish National Opera Presents Donizetti's DON PASQUALE at The Everyman
Irish National Opera has assembled a stellar team for its first-ever production of Donizetti's Don Pasquale, the composer's greatest comic opera. Donizetti composed the work in 1842, during a decade in which his popularity was so great that one in every four opera performances in Italy was of a work by him.
Northern Ireland Opera Announces Main Cast For LA TRAVIATA
Northern Ireland Opera today announces the main cast for the critically-acclaimed national opera company’s stunning new adaptation of Giuseppe Verdi’s tragic love story, directed by Artistic Director Cameron Menzies, opening at Belfast’s Grand Opera House this September.
Principal Cast and Creatives Announced For Northern Ireland Opera's LA BOHÈME
Celebrating Northern Ireland's reopening of live performances for the first time in over 19 months, Noah Stewart, one of Opera's most sought after international tenors will perform Rodolfo in Cameron Menzies' enthralling production of La Bohème this September. Joining Stewart in the four principal roles are soprano Gemma Summerfield making her debut as Mimi and Northern Irish soprano Emma Morwood as Musetta who is paired with Yuriy Yurchuk's Marcello.
BWW Feature: ONLINE VIRTUAL OPERA TOUR at Home Computer Screens
We board the Magic Opera Flying Carpet on Saturday morning, July 24, and go straight to the Bay Area for San Francisco Opera’s production of Richard Strauss’ Elektra.Soprano Christine Goerke stars in the title role. Director Keith Warner’s production blurs the line between past and present, myth, and reality. Conductor Henrik Nánási debuts.
BWW Feature: ONLINE VIRTUAL OPERA TOUR at Home Computer Screens
On the Los Angeles Opera website, Igor Stravinsky’s Oedipus Rex is available to stream now thru July 18th. Stravinsky based his opera Oedipus Rex on the ancient Greek tragedy by Sophocles. Oedipus Rex, is staged with minimal movement, which works well with COVID restrictions. A narrator describes the action in English.
BWW Feature: ONLINE VIRTUAL OPERA TOUR at Home Computer Screens
This is the last week to watch Los Angeles Opera’s online Signature Recital Series which gives viewers exclusive online access to fine performances filmed in stunning venues around the world. The series includes unforgettable singing by mezzo-soprano Susan Graham, tenor Russell Thomas, soprano Christine Goerke, mezzo-soprano J'Nai Bridges, and soprano Julia Bullock—a breathtaking showcase of vocal magic.