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Music Director James Conlon To Depart LA Opera After 20 Years; 40th Anniversary Season Lineup Announced
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 12, 2025

LA Opera has announced details for the company's 40th anniversary season, which will launch on September 20, 2025. In his 20th season with the company—his final season as Music Director before becoming Conductor Laureate—James Conlon will conduct three of the five mainstage productions, with other mainstage performances led by Resident Conductor Lina González-Granados and by guest conductor Dalia Stasevska.

Seattle Opera To Present Mozart's THE MAGIC FLUTE
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 9, 2025

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's enchanting opera The Magic Flute returns to Seattle this spring in a stunning new-to-Seattle production from visionary director Barrie Kosky and mixed-media theater group 1927.

Review: PLEASE RIGHT BACK, Southbank Centre
by Franco Milazzo - Dec 23, 2024

Somewhere in that creative space between cinema and live drama, Please Right Back looks at family, fantasy and the place fiction plays in difficult times.

1927'S PLEASE RIGHT BACK Comes To The Southbank Centre
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 25, 2024

1927's PLEASE RIGHT BACK has announced its run at the Southbank Centre, blending live performance and animation. The show will be held from October 10-15, 2024, offering a unique theatrical experience.

Photos: First Look At PLEASE RIGHT BACK UK Tour
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 30, 2024

New photos have been released showing the first look at award-winning company 1927’s UK premiere of their new show Please right back.

PLEASE RIGHT BACK Will Embark on UK Tour
by Stephi Wild - Jun 27, 2024

Award-winning company 1927 will returne to the UK for the first time since 2021 with their new show Please right back at the Gulbenkian Arts Centre, where they are Associate Artists, from 24 - 27 July.

San Francisco Opera to Celebrate Pride Month with 'Pride Night at the Opera' and San Francisco Pride Parade
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 14, 2024

San Francisco Opera will celebrate Pride month, bringing together LGBTQIA+ artists, staff, audience and community, and highlighting the city’s connection to opera.

UK Premiere Of 1927's New Show PLEASE RIGHT BACK Comes To Gulbenkian Arts Centre
by Stephi Wild - Mar 7, 2024

Award-winning company 1927 will return to the UK for the first time since 2020 with their new show Please right back at the Gulbenkian Arts Centre, where they are Associate Artists, from 24 - 27 July.

San Francisco Opera Launches its 101st Season Next Month
by Stephi Wild - Aug 11, 2023

San Francisco Opera launches its second century on Friday, September 8 with Opera Ball and an Opening Night Concert featuring Caroline H. Hume Music Director Eun Sun Kim conducting soloists Roberto Alagna and Aleksandra Kurzak with the San Francisco Opera Orchestra and Chorus.

San Francisco Opera Announces 2023â€"24 Season, Featuring OMAR, THE MAGIC FLUTE & More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 24, 2023

San Francisco Opera has announced details for the Company’s 101st season, which opens September 8, 2023. See production details, how to purchase tickets and more!

BWW Review: Houston Grand Opera's Pushes Boundaries in Mozart's Exhilarating THE MAGIC FLUTE
by Armando Urdiales - Feb 7, 2022

Co-Directors Barrie Kosky and Suzanne Andrade's production of Mozart's THE MAGIC FLUTE as staged by the Houston Grand Opera is brilliant and astounding. From the incredible set and projection design to its clever staging and superb acting—this production is one that even a 'non-opera-goer' should attend. While the production is primarily in German, this is one of the most accessible operas for anyone and everyone. As far as it's concerned to this reviewer, you must make every attempt to attend this production.

Houston Grand Opera Opens THE MAGIC FLUTE Next Month
by Stephi Wild - Jan 12, 2022

The cast of The Magic Flute includes Norman Reinhardt as Tamino, Andrea Carroll as Pamina, Thomas Glass as Papageno, and Anthony Robin Schneider as Sarastro/Speaker. Rising soprano Rainelle Krause makes her HGO debut as the Queen of the Night. Dame Jane Glover conducts.

Mozart's THE MAGIC FLUTE to Open at Lyric Opera of Chicago
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 11, 2021

A prince’s valiant quest leads to love at first sight. But to prove his worth for marriage, he must first survive daring trials of wisdom and devotion. The Magic Flute, Mozart’s final opera, is full of gods and monsters, compassion and revenge, love and death—it is both a fanciful fairy tale and a profound reflection on spiritual enlightenment.

Des Moines Metro Opera Announces 50th Anniversary Season And $15 Million Endowment Campaign
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 22, 2021

Des Moines Metro Opera's General and Artistic Director Michael Egel announced today the repertory for the company's 50th Anniversary Season alongside the launch of the public phase of a $15 million fundraising campaign, 50 Next: Giving Voice to the Future.

1927's ROOTS Makes London Premiere
by Stephi Wild - Sep 17, 2021

Making its London premiere after its UK debut at the Edinburgh International Festival 2019, Roots is a medley of folktales brought to life with 1927's signature fusion of handcrafted animation and storytelling

Single Tickets for Houston Grand Opera's 2021â€"22 Season Now on Sale
by Stephi Wild - Aug 19, 2021

Houston Grand Opera (HGO) is now offering single tickets to the 2021–22 season at HGO.org. After an all-virtual 2020–21 season through HGO Digital, the company will launch its triumphant return to live performance at The Wortham Theater Center on October 22, 2021.

Lyric Opera Of Chicago Announces 2021/2022 Season & Joffrey Ballet Residency
by Alan Henry - May 19, 2021

After the successful reimagining of its 2020/21 Season, Lyric Opera of Chicago greatly looks forward to welcoming audiences once again to the Lyric Opera House this fall for the start of the company’s 67th Season. 

Houston Grand Opera Announces Triumphant Return To Live Performances At The Wortham Theater Center
by A.A. Cristi - May 7, 2021

Houston Grand Opera will present its 2021-22 season live and in person after a year of reimagining the artform in a virtual format through the 2020-21 HGO Digital season.

New Perspectives Presents CHRISTMAS CARDS RESTAGED
by Stephi Wild - Nov 6, 2020

In collaboration with six renowned UK theatre makers, New Perspectives are producing six limited edition Christmas cards, each reimagining traditional yuletide messages. The artists have each designed the front and inside of a card to create a handheld piece of artwork which can be kept as a curio or given as a gift. The cards can be bought singly, as a pack of three or a pack of six. 

Nigel Redden to Retire as General Director of Spoleto Festival USA
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 24, 2020

Nigel Redden announced that in October 2021, he will step down as General Director of Spoleto Festival USA.