A Deadly Night in the Boxing Ring Is Grist for an Evening at the Opera
A Deadly Night in the Boxing Ring Is Grist for an Evening at the OperaNew York Times (blog)His story is now moving from the ring to the opera stage. The jazz trumpeter, band leader and composer Terence Blanchard is composing an opera based on Griffith's life called “Champion,” with a libretto by the playwright Michael Cristofer.and more »
BWW Reviews: Rebecca Caine Delivers a Heartfelt, Funny and Touching Evening of ...
BWW Reviews: Rebecca Caine Delivers a Heartfelt, Funny and Touching Evening of ...Broadway WorldMs. Caine is best known to Toronto audiences for originating the role of Christine in our production of The Phantom of the Opera, as well as being the original Cosette in the UK production of Les Miserables. She has had an illustrious career as a ...
May Festival concludes with stunning evening of Tchaikovsky
May Festival concludes with stunning evening of TchaikovskyCincinnati.com (blog)It was an evening of noble choruses and stunning arias, as well as substantial music for the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, which played magnificently. The program made a dramatic crescendo from the music of operas “Iolanta,” “Eugene Onegin” and “Pique ...
RIP Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Herbert Breslin
RIP Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Herbert BreslinWashington Post (blog)Backstage after the opening of Visconti's production of “Falstaff” at the Vienna State Opera, 1966. From left to right: Luchino Visconti, the mezzo Regina Resnik, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, and Leonard Bernstein, who conducted.Remembering Dietrich Fischer-DieskauPBS NewsHour (blog)all 250 news articles »
English Language Operas
English Language OperasPatch.comWe'll even hear a truly modern opera, 'What Next?,' by the oldest living American composer, Elliott Carter, who at 103 is still going strong). We'll finish the evening with a complete one-act chamber opera from the great Italian-American opera composer ...