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• Movie Review: 'Quartet' _{2013-01-17, 02:41 am}
  ... The plot, such as it is: three members of the titular foursome must convince an aging and reclusive prima donna of an opera singer, played by the inimitable Maggie Smith -- who was once the group's solo star and was briefly married to one of the two ...
• DiDonato luminous in Metropolitan Opera's 'Maria Stuarda' _{2013-01-17, 02:09 am}
  In this photo provided by the Metropolitan Opera, Joyce DiDonato plays Maria Stuarda and Matthew Polenzani is Leicester during a dress rehearsal of Donizetti's "Maria Stuarda." NEW YORK - The Metropolitan Opera may have pretty much turned opening night over to the glamorous Anna Netrebko, but New Year's Eve belonged to a very different diva - Joyce ... (more)
• Opera star home for talent search _{2013-01-17, 02:06 am}
  ... professionals in the field. Joining Madlala on the panel is South African-born British operatic lyric mezzo-soprano, opera director and educator, Sally Burgess, and pianist, William Vann. I spent a day with the remaining contestants at they ...
• Houston Grand Opera to show Valencia Ring Cycle _{2013-01-17, 01:58 am}
  The Houston Grand Opera plans to present the futuristic Fura dels Baus productions of Wagner's four Ring Cycle operas over four consecutive seasons starting with "Das Rheingold " in 2013-14. Sixty-seven-year-old Mezzo-soprano Frederica von Stade will come out of retirement for the world premiere of Ricky Ian Gordon's "A Coffin in Egypt," the ... (more)
• EVITA Kicks Off Eight-City Tour in Israel Tonight _{2013-01-17, 01:51 am}
  ... For the first time in English in Israel, opening tonight, Jan 17th for an eight city tour. Evita is a musical theater opera, with some of the most haunting and evocative music Andrew Lloyd Webber has ever written. The lyrics by Tim Rice are sharp ...
• 'American Idol' Recap: Nicki Minaj & Mariah Carey Fight At Auditions _{2013-01-17, 01:12 am}
  ... will remain just that - dreams. The 25 year old sang/mumbled a disturbingly high-pitched version of "Phantom of the Opera." I was confused, scared and horribly entertained. Let's just say it was hard for both Nicki and me to keep the laughs ...
• Tons of Art and Music With Your WOO Card _{2013-01-17, 01:09 am}
  ... all his friends from Sesame Street for six shows. Let's make some music! Link Sunday, January 20th Greater Worcester Opera presents The Magic Flute at Briarwood 65 Briarwood Circle , Worcester Greater Worcester Opera presents a semi-staged concert ...
• Vesuvius Ensemble gives a blast from Italy's past _{2013-01-17, 01:06 am}
  ... it as a boy, and according to him, turned pro at age nine, singing at weddings every weekend. He later veered into opera, singing in the chorus and appearing in tenor roles at Milan's La Scala for five years. "I learned all this music with the ...
• Innovative Michigan-based Eisenhower Dance ensemble leaps back to Detroit Opera House _{2013-01-17, 01:00 am}
  Now in its 17th year, the Michigan Opera Theatre's dance season brings top companies from all over the world to the stage of the Detroit Opera House.
• Virginia Opera presents 'Camelot' _{2013-01-17, 12:26 am}
  ... Richard Burton, Julie Andrews and Robert Goulet , three powerful performers who kept the focus on the music. When an opera company tackles a Broadway musical, the emphasis needs to stay on the music as well, says Greg Ganakas, stage director of ...
• DiDonato rules stage in Metropolitan Opera's 'Maria Stuarda' _{2013-01-17, 12:10 am}
  Never before performed at the Metropolitan Opera, "Maria Stuarda," the second opera in Donizetti's so-called "Three Queens" trilogy, portrays the lethal conflict between Mary, deposed queen of Scotland, and Queen Elizabeth I of England.
• 'Maria Stuarda' - Live from the Met, in select theaters, Saturday, January 19th _{2013-01-17, 12:04 am}
  San Francisco-trained soprano Elza van den Heever made her Metropolitan Opera debut as "Elisabetta" in the company's new David McVicar production of Donizetti's Maria Stuarda this past New Year's Eve alongside mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato and tenor Matthew Polenzani.
• Far Away Places: Live at 54 BELOW _{2013-01-17, 12:00 am}
  ... LuPone: Far Away Places" Live From 54 BELOW CD and digital formats Broadway Records / 54 BELOW Bryan Hymel is one of opera's most in-demand tenors, but he remembers his days as a starving artist when studying music in Philadelphia. This week he ...
• Quartet _{2013-01-16, 10:53 pm}
  ... that made The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel such a hit. Newly arrived at Beecham House, a fictional retirement home for opera singers, legendary soprano Jean Horton (Maggie Smith) finds herself amidst old colleagues (Billy Connolly, Pauline Collins) ...
• Hexaphone and Via Choralis join up for Northern Reflections _{2013-01-16, 10:52 pm}
  ... Together the two groups will end the concert with the song Prayer and Temple Dance from Norweigian Edward Grieg's opera Olav Trygvason . The show takes place in Sidney on Sunday, Feb. 3 at St. Elizabeth's Church (10030 Third St.) Tickets are $15 for ...
• 'Pirates of Penzance' opens at Wheaton College _{2013-01-16, 09:52 pm}
  When Wheaton College's Opera Music Theater presents Gilbert and Sullivan's comic opera "The Pirates of Penzance" this week, theatergoers can expect a performance that sticks faithfully to the original, as performed in 1879.
• Theatrical music coming to a Prince Albert stage _{2013-01-16, 08:51 pm}
  ... scene while Burgess acted as Jean Valjean in Les Miserables and Caine acted as Christine Daae in Phantom of the Opera. "About a year-and-a-half ago it just tuned up among friends that we thought we might do some concerts together, and it's worked ...
• Houston Grand Opera announces impressive 2013-2014 season _{2013-01-16, 08:31 pm}
  While the Dallas Opera presumably will limp along with yet another three-production season, Houston Grand Opera has announced a pretty impressive lineup of eight operas for 2013-2014. The offerings include the world premiere of Ricky Ian Gordon's "A Coffin in Egypt" and the North American premiere of Polish/Russian composer Mieczyslaw Weinberg's ... (more)
• Staging An Exhibition _{2013-01-16, 08:02 pm}
  ... MVT and local favorite Rap's Hawaii (1/11) at HTY. Religious art always impresses. We select the interestingly titled opera Dialogues of the Carmelites (2/15) by modern French composer/librettist Francis Poulenc, at HOT. A group of nuns during the ...
• Elementary students experience their first opera _{2013-01-16, 07:28 pm}
  Sneakers shuffled along Maple Street and voices rose with excitement as more than 300 people lined up to see the Los Angeles Opera.