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Wichita Grand Opera Prepares To Open "The Mikado"
It was so popular the first time, it's back for more. The Wichita Grand Opera's reviving its production of the Gilbert & Sullivan play "The Mikado." Click to read more about Gilbert and Sullivan But this time around, it won't be exactly the same.
Valley Light Opera presents 'The Pirates of Penzance' in Amherst
This weekend's production of "The Pirates of Penzance" by Valley Light Opera at Amherst Regional High School celebrates two milestones - the 35th anniversary of the local opera and the 125th anniversary of the Gilbert and Sullivan classic.
Verdi's Ernani at Lyric Opera, 2009-2010
Victor Hugo is one of the great jewels of French literature. It's sad that, in America at least, he's mostly thought of as the provider of plot lines for the musical Les Miserables and for Verdi operas.
Wichita opera takes on LOOK production
Wichita Grand Opera is getting at look at what Light Opera Oklahoma does with Gilbert & Sullivan.
Comedy, drama star in Tri-Cities Opera season
The Tri-Cities Opera hopes its mix of productions and cost- containment measures will lead to a successful 61st season.
Laura Bush, Otello Open Dallas's Dazzling Red Opera House: Jeremy Gerard
Under a brilliant Texas sun, Dallasa s wealthiest arts patrons -- among them oilman Bruce Calder, mergers and acquisitions super-lawyer Hal Brierley and art collector and philanthropist John Dayton -- thronged the citya s fantastic new opera palazzo on Friday night for the premiere of its inaugural production, Verdia s a oeOtello.a Many women wore ...
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SINGING Handel's Messiah with a shocking mohican haircut perhaps isn't the typical path towards a successful career in opera, but Alice Coote's punk phase did give her a taste for the theatrical.
Concert preview: ASO's performance of the 'Phantom of the Opera'
It's the American dream for any girl who craves the spotlight - a rags-to-riches story, an overnight success, a star is born on the Great White Way in one transcendent performance.
Polish contralto brings signature Rossini role of 'Tancredi' to Boston
Late in the second act of Rossini's "Tancredi," Ewa Podles lets forth a prolonged F below middle C - a note of such visceral power and purity that its resonance seems to pin the audience back in their seats.
SOPRANO: Stirring Empire songs for Trafalgar Night in Haslemere
West Wittering soprano Lisa Swayne will be helping Opera South celebrates its silver jubilee at its Trafalgar Night extravaganza, Sing A Song Of Empire on Saturday, October 24 at Branksome Place, Hindhead Road, Haslemere.
Craig Revel Horwood has taken some liberties with Gilbert and Sullivan's hit musical, but his new version of the Hot Mikado provides an evening of great fun and delightfully zany routines.
Levine's Return To BSO Further Delayed
The return of Boston Symphony Orchestra conductor James Levine after back surgery has been delayed a second time.
Opera Worcester starts season with a powerful 'Rigoletto'
Verdi saw the stuff of great literature for an opera when he first encountered Victor Hugo's failed play, 'Le roi s'amuse.' For a near-capacity audience Saturday night at the Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts, the mournful opening notes of the trumpets probably tempted viewers to surmise that it was not going to turn out warm and fuzzy, and ...
Dramatic - Otello' Opens Dallas Opera's Season
A dramatic performance of Verdi's Otello opened the Dallas Opera's season on Friday night.
Opera review: The Italian Girl In Algiers ROSSINI was only 21 when he ...
ROSSINI was only 21 when he wrote The Italian Girl in Algiers, a heady will-they-won't-they saga centred on the love life of the rich and powerful Mustafa, a story ripe for modernisation.
Alan Peppard: Laura Bush to attend opera's premiere at Winspear Opera House
By ALAN PEPPARD / / The Dallas Morning News / apeppard@dallasnews.com apeppard@dallasnews.com Though the late Bill Winspear would have loved last week's grand opening at the AT&T Performing Arts Center, he wrote that $42 million check because he was an opera fan who wanted to liberate the Dallas Opera from Fair Park Music Hall.
Faerie Queene a journey into opera's past
The Young People's Opera Society of B.C. - " which, in earlier presentations, has explored the realms of fantasy and celebrated B.C. history - " will take audiences on a trip to the early days of the opera with its upcoming production, The Faerie Queene, at Surrey Arts Centre Oct.
Giuseppe Verdi gets the last laugh in Pittsburgh Opera's 'Falstaff'
Mark Kanny can be reached via e-mail or at 412-320-7877. Everyone ends up laughing in Giuseppe Verdi's "Falstaff." One of opera's mere handful of genuinely funny comic operas, it was the improbable farewell to the stage of the master of Italian operatic tragedy.
Placido Domingo excited about operatic debut as baritone in Berlin
At 68, he's past the usual retirement age, but Placido Domingo is still adding to a remarkable resume that includes tenor, conductor and opera administrator.
Aria group expands season of opera
At a time when many arts and performance organizations are contracting, Rochester Aria Group is expanding as it prepares for an 11th season of presenting opera selections in Rochester.
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