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1989
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Four Free Outdoor Events Set The Stage For Festival O23

On August 24, Opera Philadelphia teams up with the East Passyunk Opera Project (ePOP) for Center City District's “Arts on Center Stage” in Dilworth Park. Opera singers will give a live concert in the heart of Center City, just outside City Hall.
Opera Star Michael Fabiano Launches ARTSMART's Online Art Auction To Support Under-Resourced Youth This Month 

Michael Fabiano, co-founder and international opera starArtSmart announces its first ever Online Art Auction, featuring exquisite fine art and experiences collected from around the world, to bring awareness to the nonprofit's impact and raise critical funds.
Tickets For Opera Carolina's 73rd Season Are Now On Sale

Tickets for Opera Carolina's 2022/23 season are now on sale to the public. This season will explore iconic women in opera and focus on the power of opera by emphasizing HERstory. The season will open in October with Puccini's Tosca, continued in January 2023 with Porgy & Bess, and will conclude in April with Verdi's La traviata. All performances will be held at the Belk Theater.
Classic Lyric Arts to Present A Celebration Of Mozart's Italian Operas At Bard College

From July 5-10, 2022, Classic Lyric Arts will present four concerts celebrating Mozart's Italian operas, performed by the 2022 artists selected for the institution's annual two-week summer training experience in the Berkshires devoted to mastering the artistry of Mozart's Italian operas.
Opera Carolina Announces 73rd Season

Today, Opera Carolina proudly announces its 2022/23 season. With an emphasis on exploring iconic women in opera, this season focuses on HERstory and includes three major productions of fan-favorite operas.
Ryan James Monroe adds Second Performance Date After Debut Solo Show Sold Out At THE DUPLEX

Ryan James Monroe's solo show debut is the fastest a show has ever sold out at New York City's historic Duplex Cabaret Theater. Tickets are now on sale for his March 18th encore performance.
American Lyric Theater to Present THE OPPOSABLE THUMB

American Lyric Theater has announced its return to live performances with a workshop performance of The Opposable Thumb by composer Jorge Sosa and librettist Julian Crouch. The performance, part of the company's popular InsightALT series, will take place Friday, October 1, 2021 at 7pm at The DiMenna Center for Classical Music, 450 W. 37th Street.
American Lyric Theater Returns To Live Performances With THE OPPOSABLE THUMB

The Opposable Thumb was commissioned by American Lyric Theater under the auspices of the company's nationally acclaimed Composer Librettist Development Program. Based on various true accounts of the last two hundred years, this fascinating work questions whether mankind is superior to the animals that are contained behind the bars of a zoo's cages, or just another ape with an opposable thumb, and a trigger pulling finger.
Christman Opera Company Presents Premiere Of THE IMPRESARIO AND THE DUELING DIVAS

Christman Opera Company has announced the premiere of The Impresario and the Dueling Divas - a one act opera to be presented on the Zoom streaming platform. The opera will be performed on Friday, January 29, 2021 at 7:30 PM EST.
New Date Announced for the Fourth WRTI Broadcast of Philadelphia Youth Orchestra Concert

WRTI 90.1 will continue to broadcast concerts by the talented young musicians of the Philadelphia Youth Orchestra (PYO). The last concert, originally scheduled for May 24, has now been changed to May 31, 2020 The broadcast will take place from 4 to 6 p.m. and WRTI's Kevin Gordon is host.
WRTI Broadcasts Philadelphia Youth Orchestra Concerts Sundays In May

WRTI 90.1 is broadcasting four concerts by the talented young musicians of the Philadelphia Youth Orchestra (PYO) during the month of May in 2020. Performing with exceptional soloists and conducted by Maestro Louis Scaglione, the four-week schedule includes full concerts from 2016, 2017, 2019 and 2020.
Sarasota Opera Announces Casting For The 2019-2020 Season

Victor DeRenzi, Artistic Director and Principal Conductor, and Richard Russell, Executive Director, are pleased to announce the casting for the 2019-20 season at Sarasota Opera, welcoming back returning Sarasota audience favorites as well as introducing new artists for their company debuts.
New York Musical Festival (NYMF) Announces Awards For Excellence; LEAVING EDEN Wins Big

The New York Musical Festival (NYMF) announced today the winners of the 2019 NYMF Awards for Excellence, which were awarded on Sunday, August 4, 2019 at Sony Hall
New York Musical Festival Announces First Ever NYMF Artist Fellowship

The New York Musical Festival (NYMF) has announced the first ever NYMF Artist Fellowship, a two-year program that will be awarded annually to an exceptional artist of note who is changing the landscape of musical theater. The fellowship involves the presentation of a reading or concert in the first year of the fellowship and a full production in the second year.
Joe Iconis Named 2019 New York Musical Festival Honorary Chair

The New York Musical Festival (NYMF) has announced that in recognition of his 2019 Tony Award nomination and his history as a NYMF Alum, Joe Iconis (Be More Chill, Broadway Bounty Hunter) will be the 2019 NYMF Honorary Chair.
New York Musical Festival Announces Further Selections For 2019 Festival

The New York Musical Festival (NYMF) is proud to announce further selections for 2019 NYMF, which will take place from July 8 - August 4, 2019 at venues in midtown Manhattan in New York City. Scott Pyne serves as Executive Director and West Hyler serves as Producing Artistic Director. 
BWW Review: COSI FAN TUTTE at KC Lyric Opera

Kansas City Lyric Opera's 2018-2019 season continues with a production of Mozart's comic opera.
Lyric Opera Of KC Continues Season with COSI FAN TUTTE

Lyric Opera of Kansas City continues its 2018-2019 season with Mozart's sophisticated comedy Cosi fan tutte March 16, 20, 22 and 24 at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts. The production will be sung in Italian with English subtitles. 
BWW Review: THE MAGIC FLUTE at Opera Grand Rapids, Makes For a Magical Journey!

A little over a week ago I attended my first opera, Opera Grand Rapids' production of The Magic Flute, a fairy tale with the traditional fairytale themes of love and of good versus evil. The show starts with Prince Tamino, played by Dennis Shuman, alone in the woods fleeing a deadly serpent. He faints but is saved by three ladies played by Jessica Dold, Christine Amon, and Diane Schoff who were all very entertaining in their roles and had the audience laughing throughout the show. 
BWW Previews: THE MAGIC FLUTE at Opera Grand Rapids Kicks Off a Fresh New Season!

A couple weekends ago, September 28th, I was fortunate enough to attend the season kick off for the 51st season of Opera Grand Rapids. They had performances from nine local Artist and a surprise from one of the vocally trained members of the office staff, who if you follow our twitter @BWW_Detroit, was featured in a short clip of her performance of 'He's Got the Whole World in His Hands'.

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