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Rising star Angela Meade in Met Opera's 'Ernani'

In an era of overthinking directors, intricate stage movements and concept productions that transport operas through time and locale, there is an argument for Verdi the way it used to be.

Help Wanted: Verismo Opera Filling Super Roles

Fort Lee's lengthy history as the birthplace of the motion picture industry is well known.

Symphony Syracuse schedules Big Band, Verdi and Tchaikovsky concerts

Cellist Julie Albers will be the guest soloist with Symphony Syracuse for its "Triumphiant Tchaikovsky" concert in May at Crouse Hinds Theater in the John H. Mulroy Civic Center Hometown Big Band" will bring together the symphony and the Stan Colella Orchestra for a performance of big-band hits, including "Back Beat Boogie," "Take the A Train," and ... (more)

Still shocking: Characters go to extremes in 1900 Puccini classic 'Tosca'

The scene is one of the most unforgettable in all of opera: Renowned opera diva Floria Tosca prostrates herself in front of the baron Scarpia to beg for her lover's life.

Woodland Opera House legend dies

Salonites, a Woodland High School graduate, was well known in the community for her preservation and restoration work of the Woodland Opera House, which her family described as "legendary." The talented singer served on the Woodland Opera House Board of Directors for 30 years and was instrumental in restoring the historical landmark to the ... (more)

The Pirates of Finance: The Presidential Candidate's Song

Scholars at Oxford have recently discovered, within the archives, the libretto to a previously-unknown Gilbert and Sullivan opera, The Pirates of Finance.

Review: Love From Afar is modern opera at its very best

Krisztina Szabaa plays the Pilgrim and Russell Braun plays Jaufra© in the Canadian Opera Company's production of Love From Afar Thursday night.

The Opera Novice: Passion for Puccini's Tosca
Benjamin Britten looked down on Puccini's Tosca. But Sameer Rahim was thrilled by his first taste of the 'shabby little shocker'
Source : www.telegraph.co.uk | 03-Feb-2012 11:16

Opera Love

'La Boheme' is set in the Latin Quarter of Paris and tells the story of Mimi and her love for Rodolfo.

Gilbert and Sullivan comic opera 'Thespis' opens Feb. 4 in Tarpon Springs

Thespis, the legendary Greek father of drama, heads up a group of actors who are comically inept at ruling as gods.

Der Rosenkavalier, ENO, Coliseum, review
Rupert Christiansen finds ENO at their best in this production of Der Rosenkavalier at the Coliseum .
Source : www.telegraph.co.uk | 03-Feb-2012 08:00

2 Salem musicians among concerto competition winners

Two Salem students are among the 10 winners of the Young Artists Debut! The Van Buren Concerto Competition.

Twilight Opera sold out

Organisers have been delighted with the response to the inaugural event, which will help raise funds for Heathcote Primary School's Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden project and the Mia Mia community fund.

'Werther': Liebe oder Tod?

Though I've appreciated the form over the years, like the larger world of classical music it has largely remained an undiscovered country.

Scottish Opera's Hansel and Gretel a sweet yet nourishing delight

SCOTTISH Opera's latest production is perhaps an unusual choice but the fairytale confection of Hansel and Gretel by Engelbert Humperdinck has a deeper human element The last time Emmanuel JoA l-Hornak conducted Scottish Opera, it was in David McVicar's dark and brooding 2008 production of Verdi's La traviata.

Opera star Samuel Ramey to make Kalamazoo debut at Miller Auditorium

After watching clips of Ramey, horns sprouting from his head and singing with a charismatic power in the lead Satanic role in Arrigo Boito's "Mefistofele," we had to ask if he's, uh, Satan? Or, had he made any deals involving his soul? Over the phone, Ramey's voice is deep, but not quite like James Earl Jones' as Darth Vader.

Dig These Discs :: Elizaveta, Imperial Teen, Goldfrapp, The Fray

With Valentine's Day just weeks away, love is in the air; Dig These Discs has the music to help you soothe the savage beast.

Andrew Lloyd Webber hopes a new version of his 'Phantom of the Opera' sequel will be embraced

In this image released by NCM Fathom and Omniverse Vision, Ben Lewis portrays Phantom in a scene from Andrew Lloyd Webber's "Love Never Dies," a sequel to "The Phantom of the Opera," a film opening nationwide on Feb.

Hot Picks: Go high-brow with opera, ballet

COURTING A COURTESAN: Giuseppe Verdi's 'La Traviata' may be set in the mid-1800s, but its themes of freedom, love, illness, betrayal, financial hardship, and morality and lack thereof, are timeless.

Opera: The Times-Picayune covers 175 years of New Orleans history

The majestic French Opera House opened its doors at Toulouse and Bourbon streets on Dec.

Opera at the Kennebunk Free Library

This winter, the Kennebunk Free Library will present four crowd-pleasing comedic operas on DVD in the Reading Room.

David A. Smith: Opera on the really, really big screen

Opera is being admirably creative with how it reaches out to its potential devotees.

Andreas Scholl: From Bach to Depeche Mode
Countertenor Andreas School talks to Adam Sweeting about his new CD of Bach cantatas - and his passion for Eighties electropop.
Source : www.telegraph.co.uk | 02-Feb-2012 07:40

Art of Time Ensemble Presents CANTABILE From Opera to Paolo Conte

Art of Time Ensemble, under the artistic direction of Andrew Burashko, will present Cantabile: An Evening of Italian Music, a special concert featuring the music of Italy from powerful and familiar opera arias by Verdi, Leoncavallo and Puccini to popular songs by Lucio Battisti, Paolo Conte and others.

Classical music: Ensemble Parallele to stage 'The Great Gatsby' opera

Rapt Susannah Biller as Daisy and Marco Panuccio as Jay Gatsby have a stairway encounter in Ensemble Parallele's production of "The Great Gatsby." A sensitive nerve in the American soul was tweaked with the publication of Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby" in 1925.

Dead Ringer: Robert Lepage's Gotterdammerung Leaves Something To...

Deborah Voigt as BrA1 4nnhilde and Jay Hunter Morris as Siegfried in Wagner's "GA tterdA mmerung." Photo by Ken Howard.

major opera house shuts for two months to save money

It's the Liceu in Barcelona, and the wolf is at the door. So they are shutting from March 20 to April 10, and again in June, to stave off total closure.

'Winter,' 'Eroica' up next for Salem Chamber Orchestra

Vivaldi's "The Four Seasons: Winter" and Beethoven's "Eroica" symphony will be featured at Salem Chamber Orchestra's next concert, at 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb.

Escape to a Toe-Tapping Cole Porter Musical Revue

Each week, Patch will tell you about oneA greatA idea to give you a much deserved break, and make your life a little easier, maybe a whole lot more enjoyable.

World renowned soprano Elaine Alvarez with Miami's NWSA Symphony Orchestra

Compared to legendary soprano Maria Callas by Opera New s and hailed as a "bountiful, focused and alluring bright soprano" by the Frankfurter Neue Presse , Elaine Alvarez joins the musical energy of the NWSA Symphony Orchestra to present her alma mater's annual symphony concert.

Russia's shiny new Bolshoi grappling with g...

When Moscow's Bolshoi Theater threw open its doors after a six-year renovation, a gilded handle broke off in a reporter's hand during the first dress rehearsal for the opening opera.

Style list: All the world's a stage

Giacomo Puccini's Tosca returns to the Canadian Opera Company this winter to tell the tale of a passionate woman caught in a web of lust and betrayal in one of the most popular operas of all time.

Helios Early Opera's Charpentier; plus, the BSO's Mendelssohn Lobgesang

There's a new group in town doing Baroque opera - not an easy ambition. But I thoroughly enjoyed its first major production, and I hope people will be on the lookout for their next.

Il Prigioniero, Philharmonia, Festival Hall/ Wagner Dream, BBC SO, Barbican, review
Il Prigioniero at the Festival Hall burns with a fierce, hard flame, finds Rupert Christiansen.
Source : www.telegraph.co.uk | 01-Feb-2012 11:56

Seattle Opera's modern 'Attila' flat-out works

This is a fine production by the Seattle Opera that should not be missed. Sorry, but I simply have to take issue with the naysayers who hate Seattle Opera placing its current production of Verdi's Attila in modern times.

PERFORMANCE/TOUR: New Jersey Symphony to Mark Jazz Age Next Season

Jazz Age American music and a celebration of the 200th anniversary of Wagner's birth will be among the highlights of the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra's 2012 season.

San Diego Opera's - Salome' a tale of two heads

One of the great moments in "Salome" is when Jochanaan's severed head is given to Salome on a silver platter and for the next 15-20 minutes, the lucky soprano , sings to, plays with, and kisses the head.

Golden Jubilee: Tom Quick opens home for party to celebrate operaa s success

The event took place Jan. 22 at Quick's Palm Beach home and honored the 50th anniversary gala council and committee members, the jubilee's major sponsors and the performing artists.

QA: 'Bering Sea Gold' star Emily Riedel tries to balance gold fever with ... opera?

When opera singer Emily Riedel joined the cast of Discovery's "Bering Sea Gold," her main intention was to make money and escape from her life of being a starving artist.

Opera company takes on Faust

The VIO's recital series schedule is confirmed with the first event of this year just around the corner but Tatiana Vasilieva is also planning her next big opera production.

Antwerp sparkles for world's diamond elite

A vendor holds up a 20.82 carats yellow diamond during the 3rd Antwerp Diamond Trade Fair in Antwerp January 31, 2012.

Photo Coverage: Master Class At The Vaudeville Theatre

Stephen Wadsworth 's new production of Terrence McNally 's Master Class starring Tyne Daly as the legendary opera soprano Maria Callas at the Vaudeville Theatre following its critically acclaimed, sell-out run on Broadway.

Andrew Lloyd Webber Unmasks 'Phantom' Sequel

Andrew Lloyd Webber has made his mark on Broadway with some of the world's most successful musicals .