Callas News

Six rising stars from the Metropolitan Opera and European stage will perform a benefit concert on Sunday, Nov.

A stalwart of the New York stage since the mid-1960s, Terrence McNally has gained distinction on and off Broadway as a playwright and, to a much lesser extent, as a screenwriter.

"It takes a village to make a solo," Monique Jenkinson, a.k.a. Fauxnique, quips over drinks at the Lone Palm, before finding a sequin from her blouse in the peanut jar.

Colorado State University School of the Arts will present internationally-acclaimed mezzo-soprano Joy Davidson for one night only in 'Maria: The Life and Loves of Maria Callas' at 4 p.m. Sunday in the Organ Recital Hall at the University Center for the Arts, 1400 Remington St.

It was my pleasure and privilege to attend the stunning performance of the Fort Collins Symphony on Oct.

A few days ago, I got an email from our editor here at Bay Area Bites asking me if I would incorporate "in my own very special way" a Halloween theme into this week's post.

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 ...

The last time I interviewed Oscar winner Faye Dunaway , I asked her what was taking so long with her proposed film adaptation of Master Class , in which she would recreate her L.A. stage role of opera diva Maria Callas.

She calls Cedar Lake home, but Brenda Roberts is an opera singer with artistic experiences that extend way beyond Hoosier soil.

Actress Faye Dunaway has been in Detroit for a month prepping for her film 'Master Class.' Filming starts next week.

Actress Faye Dunaway really was scouting locations a few months ago when she had a private party at the Book-Cadillac Hotel's champagne bar.

"MASTER CLASS," through Nov. 8, Salt Lake Acting Company, 801-363-7522. Running time: two hours 15 minutes .

Theremin phenomenon Armen Ra will be presenting an excerpt from METAL, a tribute to Maria Callas, at the REDCAT Fall Studio 09 Program in the Roy and Edna Disney/CalArts Theater , part of the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles.

Will Oldham, a.k.a. Bonnie 'Prince' Billy. Some of the most powerful, most musical voices we hear are the ones that aren't technically perfect.A This is even true in opera, where the great Maria Callas remains an iconic figure even though her most ardent fans will acknowledge there were some technical flaws in that dramatic, emotive instrument of ...

Dallas Opera WinspearInaugurated with a concert by Maria Callas, the Dallas Opera, then called Dallas Civic Opera, was one of the most prominent of numerous regional opera companies founded in the 1950s.

Even in conversation about the upcoming production of "Master Class," Anne Cullimore Decker and David Mong fall into character.

Lyric Opera of Chicago had the good sense to retain Franco Zeffirelli's production of Giacomo Puccini's "Tosca," created for Maria Callas and Tito Gobbi at Covent Garden, to open its 55th season on Sept.

She turned in an energetic and sometimes affecting performance, but vocally the role doesn't suit her.

Silverman, Mike - This Sept. 17, 2009 file photo shows Marcelo Alvarez, center, performing as Caravadossi alongside Karita Mattila, right, performing the title roll and George Gagnidze, left, performing as Scarpia during the final dress rehearsal of Giacomo Puccini's "Tosca," at the Metropolitan Opera in New York.

Renowned as a peerless parliamentary sketchwriter, the Telegraph's Frank Johnson also had a passion for opera.