Shirley Verrett, the veteran opera singer "who overcame racial prejudice to bring fearless power, scrupulous musicianship and keen dramatic instincts to opera stages throughout the world, has died" at the age of 79. Opera Chic
Shirley Verrett, the vocally lustrous and dramatically compelling...
This week we're celebrating the birth of a brilliant composer, a virtuosic pianist who has made history for both his music and for the size of his huge hands and feet.Happy Birthday, Franz Liszt! What better way to celebrate the man...
Anyone fortunate enough to have tickets to see Mozart's Così fan tutte or Rossini's Le Comte Ory at La Scala di Milano this week just got struck by some bad luck. This evening's production of Così fan tutte has been officially cancelled,and the opening...
Salvatore Licitra
NYTimes Report of his death
This concert will take place on October 31, 2011 at the Merkin Concert Hall, New York City.
For more information visit www.marcellogiordani-foundation.org - Tickets available at www.merkinconcerthall.org
Another day, another not-for-profit arts organization shutting its doors because of accumulated debts, inflated operating costs, and dwindling audiences. Opera Lyra Ottawa brought culture to the Nation's Capital, and helped launch and support the careers of many of Canada's greatest singers...
There has been a lot of discussion about the financial situation at The Metropolitan Opera in recent months. The media has been bombarded with remarks from Metropolitan Opera General Manager, Peter Gelb, citing the demise of opera, its imminent death and...
This looks like a really interesting workshop for any performers interested in the business side of being an artistic entrepreneur. I've included info from their website below. Let me know if you have a chance to attend, I'd love to hear...
Patrice Chéreau, groundbreaking opera and film director, died of cancer on October 7, 2013. He was 68 years old.
Chéreau is the French theatre director best known...
There has been a lot of discussion about the financial situation at The Metropolitan Opera in recent months. The media has been bombarded with remarks from...
1. OPERA AMERICA: IN CONVERSATION WITH STEPHANIE BLYTHE
Mezzo-soprano Stephanie Blythe is one of the most celebrated and critically acclaimed opera artists of our time. She has...
Opera is enlivened by difference. Diverse artists, audiences, trustees and staff all bring powerful perspectives to our industry and make opera stronger. An inclusive...
Here is the beautiful, airy photo spread by Karl Lagerfeld of model Candice Swanepoel, for Harper’s Bazaar Korea, December 2011.
Photo credit: Karl Lagerfeld for Harper’s...
Patrice Chéreau, groundbreaking opera and film director, died of cancer on October 7, 2013. He was 68 years old.
Chéreau is the French theatre director...
Opera Philadelphia presents its first-ever digital festival this summer with free on-demand streams of past productions. Enjoy opera on the couch with their first-ever Digital Festival O, featuring streams of Denis & Katya, We Shall...
Since quarantine began, London's National Theatre has been streaming some of their top productions for free on YouTube. Every week there is a new offer, and this week, couch-bound audiences are being served...
Tafelmusik hosts a musical party with glamorous musicians, a comedic servant and a good dose of artistic personality.
Sometimes the simplest ideas are the...
Book review of “The Hard Bargain: Music, Medicine and My Father (Richard Tucker, Opera Legend)” Authors David Tucker and Burton Spivak. Xlibris, 2018. By Diana Di Mauro
What happens when a push for social justice, and comedic one-liners tips the scales so far that liberalism becomes equated with conformity and close-mindedness? Have the snowflakes or the capitalists taken over? Is...
The Canadian Opera Company premieres An Opera For Our Time
The Canadian Opera Company took a exciting risk by commissioning an opera from Rufus Wainwright about the fascinating history of the Roman Empire, and one of...
ANOTHER BRICK IN THE WALL: THE OPERA
Based on the lyrics and music of Roger Waters’ The Wall
Operatic version composed by Julien Bilodeau
Concept & Stage direction by Dominic Champagne
Toronto – Award-winning Another Brick In The Wall:...
Festival Verdi
For the series of operas from ‘Festival Verdi’, the Istituto Italiano di Cultura presents Due Foscari by director Joseph Franconi Lee and conductor Donato Renzetti. In the cast: Leo Nucci (Francesco Foscari), Roberto de...
Toronto's acclaimed indie opera company Against the Grain Theatre present Kevin Lau’s newly commissioned opera BOUND v. 2 in a concert performance
TORONTO – Against the Grain Theatre (AtG) has matched one of opera's most dramatic...
1. Mariinsky Orchestra, VALERY GERGIEV, conductor ALEXANDER TORADZE, piano
The legendary Mariinsky Orchestra of St. Petersburg, established over 200 years ago, is “the world’s first...
