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__FROM SARDOU'S PLAY TO PUCCINI’S OPERA__


From the early 1890s Giacomo Puccini had toyed with adapting French playwright Victorien Sardou’s gripping melodrama La Tosca into an opera, but only began serious work following the premiere of the critically acclaimed La bohème in 1896. Employing La bohème's gifted librettists Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica to streamline Sardou's complicated plot, Puccini’s Tosca premiered in 1900. 

With the city gripped by political unrest, fears of violence plagued the premiere at Rome’s Teatro Costanzi. However, Tosca opened without incident, and although unpopular with critics who disliked its violence, it became an immediate success with the public and has remained a favourite ever since.



__CHARACTER-PAINTING THROUGH MUSIC__


Puccini portrays the idealism of Tosca and her lover Cavaradossi through radiant, expansive music, including Act I's duet 'Qual occhio al mondo' (What eyes of this world), Cavaradossi's ardent aria 'Recondita armonia' (Hidden harmony) and Tosca's despairing Act II prayer 'Vissi d'arte' (I lived for my art). Scarpia's music, by contrast, is dark and terrifying – from the demonic chords that open the opera to the violence of his Act II exchanges with Tosca.


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Michael Arden & Tinashe Kajese-Bolden to Direct THE PREACHER'S WIFE World Premiere at The Alliance Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 6, 2023


The Alliance Theatre has announced the stage directors for its 55th season. See full programming, and learn how to purchase tickets!

Nickel City Opera to Present THE BARBER OF SEVILLE This Month
by Blair Ingenthron - Jun 3, 2023


Nickel City Opera will present Gioachino Rossini's comic opera 'The Barber of Seville' with full orchestra, costumes, and sets returning for the second year to Nichols Flickinger Performing Arts Center, Saturday, June 24th, 2023 at 7pm and gracing the stage of the newly renovated Hollywood Theater, Sunday, June 25th, 2023 at 5pm.

Photo: First Look at the Cast of THE GREAT GATSBY - THE IMMERSIVE SHOW Ahead of Previews Beginning Next Week
by Stephi Wild - Jun 2, 2023


Immersive Everywhere’s critically acclaimed production of The Great Gatsby – The Immersive Show begins previews June 6 and hosts its Opening Night June 25, 2023. A new portrait photo of the cast has also been released, and can be seen here!

George And Nora London Foundation For Singers 2023-24 Season: Lindsay Kate Brown, Blake Denson, And 52nd Competition
by A.A. Cristi - May 31, 2023


Recitals by rising young opera stars and one of the vocal world's most prestigious competitions comprise the George and Nora London Foundation for Singers 2023-24 season of events at New York's Morgan Library and Museum. Mezzo-soprano Lindsay Kate Brown, a 2020 George London Award winner, and baritone Blake Denson, who won his George London Award in 2022, each performs a solo program, and the 52nd year of the foundation's competition for American and Canadian opera singers will confer 2024 George London Awards on five of the opera world's most promising young artists.

Review: TOSCA at Opera Theatre Of Saint Louis
by Steve Callahan - May 30, 2023


It’s a masterpiece!  Tosca has opened at Opera Theatre of St. Louis, and the production  emphatically reconfirms that group’s status as one of the world’s great opera companies. 

Studio Theatre Announces Cast of FUN HOME
by Blair Ingenthron - May 27, 2023


Studio Theatre has announced the cast of their production of Fun Home, with performances starting June 28. The musical, with music by Jeanine Tesori and book and lyrics by Lisa Kron, is based on the autobiographical graphic novel of the same name by cartoonist and writer Alison Bechdel.

DPAA Awarded NEA Grant to Support Opera Artists-in-Residence Program
by Stephi Wild - May 26, 2023


The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) has awarded the Dayton Performing Arts Alliance (DPAA) an $18,000 grant through its Grants for Arts Project.

Immersive THE GREAT GATSBY Announces New Preview And Opening Night Dates
by A.A. Cristi - May 25, 2023


Immersive Everywhere's critically acclaimed immersive production of The Great Gatsby will now begin performances on June 6, ahead of an official opening night on June 25, 2023. Adapted and directed by Alexander Wright, the UK's longest-running immersive production will make its American and New York debut at The Gatsby Mansion at the Park Central Hotel New York (870 Seventh Avenue), a Highgate managed hotel.  

Gustavo Dudamel To Resign As The Paris Opera Music Director
by A.A. Cristi - May 25, 2023


The Paris Opera announces the resignation of Gustavo Dudamel as Music Director at the end of the  22/23 season for personal reasons.  

Opera Parallele & Transgender District Announces EXPANSIVE 2023 Showcase Artists
by Blair Ingenthron - May 20, 2023


Building on the overwhelming success of last year's Expansive initiative, Opera Parallèle and The Transgender District have announced plans to renew their collaboration and present a showcase of transgender and non-binary classical artists for two performances at 7.30 p.m. on Thursday, August 3 and Friday, August 4 at A.C.T.'s intimate Strand Theater.

Angel Blue Steps Out of the Royal Opera's AIDA
by Stephi Wild - May 18, 2023


Angel Blue has withdrawn from the last three performances of Aida due to a family illness.  Christina Nilsson will perform the title role on 23, 27 May and 1 June, making her house debut alongside a sensational cast in Robert Carsen’s 5-star production, conducted by Mark Elder. 

Hoff-Barthelson's Festival Orchestra Closes Out Season With Performance At Purchase Performing Arts Center
by A.A. Cristi - May 17, 2023


Hoff-Barthelson Music School's Festival Orchestra closes out its 2022-23 season on Saturday, June 3, 2023, at 7:00 pm at the Recital Hall at the Performing Arts Center at Purchase College, 735 Anderson Hill Road, Purchase, New York.

GUNFIGHT AT THE NOT-SO-OK SALOON Returns to the Hollywood Fringe
by Stephi Wild - May 17, 2023


The hit show, Gunfight at the Not-So-OK Saloon, is returning to the Hollywood Fringe Festival. Gunfight at the Not-So-OK Saloon is a Gilbert and Sullivan-styled musical comedy set in the Old Wild West with a modern spin.

Cape Town Opera's Christine Bam Wins A FMR Bursary Trust Award
by Stephi Wild - May 16, 2023


Mezzo Soprano Christine Bam, a member of the Cape Town Opera Chorus, was named as a winner in the Classical Voice section in the the recent Fine Music Radio (FMR) Bursary Trust Awards held on 10 May 2023 at the Baxter Theatre.

PasticheNYC and The Mount to Live Stream THE HOUSE OF MIRTH Song Cycle This Month
by Blair Ingenthron - May 13, 2023


PASTICHENYC and The Mount, Edith Wharton's Home, will present a special event which includes the complete series of Edith Wharton's The House of Mirth Song Cycle, written and directed by Emily King plus a talkback 'Wharton, Rosedale, and Anti-Semitism' with King and Wharton Scholar Lev Raphael.

San Francisco Opera Presents New Production of Puccini's MADAME BUTTERFLY
by Stephi Wild - May 12, 2023


San Francisco Opera’s 2023 Summer Season opens June 3 with Giacomo Puccini’s Madame Butterfly (Madama Butterfly) at the War Memorial Opera House. Caroline H. Hume Music Director Eun Sun Kim leads the San Francisco Opera Orchestra and a brilliant cast in a new production by visionary Japanese director Amon Miyamoto. San Francisco Opera Chorus Director John Keene prepares the artists of the Opera Chorus.

New York City Opera Presents THE GARDEN OF THE FINZI-CONTINIS At NYU Florence, June 29-30
by A.A. Cristi - May 11, 2023


This summer, in partnership with NYU Florence, New York City Opera will bring The Garden of the Finzi-Continis to Florence, Italy for two exclusive performances of selected scenes at the historic Villa La Pietra.

Westport Country Playhouse Announces Departure Of Artistic Director Mark Lamos In January 2024
by A.A. Cristi - May 11, 2023


Mark Lamos will step down as Westport Country Playhouse artistic director after 15 seasons, effective January 15, 2024.

Review: Opera Philadelphia's Mimi and Rodolfo Walk Off into the Sunset in Yuval Sharon's LA BOHEME
by Richard Sasanow - May 10, 2023


In an opera filled with gorgeous music, it’s hard to beat the end of LA BOHEME’s Act One, with the trifecta of arias about young love. If only tragedy and sadness weren’t going to catch up with the central pair, Mimi and Rodolfo, and their friends, in the succeeding three “tales from the Bohemian life” (as the work’s source material was called). But wait. Director Yuval Sharon to the rescue, with a version that just finished a successful run at Opera Philadelphia, playing out the story in reverse.

TOSCA Announced At Cinnabar Theater, June 9-25
by A.A. Cristi - May 9, 2023


Petaluma's premier theater company, Cinnabar Theater, under the leadership of Artistic Director Nathan Cummings and Executive Director Diane Dragone, presents Puccini's famous opera “Tosca”, performing June 9-25th, 2023. 

New York City Opera Presents LA BOHEME This June
by A.A. Cristi - May 8, 2023


New York City Opera will present La Bohème on Thursday, June 1, 2023 at 7pm as part of their Park Series in Bryant Park Picnic Performances presented by Bank of America.

Interview: Michael Chioldi of LA TRAVIATA at McCaw Hall
by Erica Miner - May 6, 2023


A company and audience favorite, Chioldi made his SO debut as Baron Scarpia in Giacomo Puccini’s Tosca in 2021

Mozart's DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE Gets Its First New Met Staging In 19 Years From Director Simon McBurney
by A.A. Cristi - May 5, 2023


Mozart's Die Zauberflöte (May 19–June 10), one of opera's most beloved works, receives its first new Met staging in 19 years from acclaimed English director Simon McBurney. In his Met debut, McBurney lets loose a volley of theatrical flourishes, incorporating projections, aerial and sound effects, physical comedy, a hovering platform, and acrobatics to match the spectacle and drama of Mozart's work. Maestro Nathalie Stutzmann—having made her Met debut earlier this season with Don Giovanni—performs Mozart double duty leading both productions running simultaneously. With the pit raised, the Met Orchestra musicians will interact with the cast. Gareth Morrell conducts the May 27 performance.

Cast Set for THE GREAT GATSBY Immersive Production
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 4, 2023


Immersive Everywhere’s immersive production of The Great Gatsby has announced casting.

New York City Opera Presents Summer 2023 Season Part Of Bryant Park Picnic Performances
by A.A. Cristi - May 1, 2023


New York City Opera will present a season of four free, live performances this summer as part of their Park Series in Bryant Park Picnic Performances presented by Bank of America. Each performance features City Opera's brightest stars as well as members of the City Opera orchestra and will begin at 7pm on the Bryant Park Stage.

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