English National Opera To Give Out Free Tickets

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The English National Opera has announce that it will offer under-18s free Saturday night tickets. The new move is a “Seismic” initiative to attract a new generation and encourage younger audiences to attend the opera. In a press statement Stuart Murphy, the former channel controller of the youth channel BBC Three who joined ENO as CEO in March, said the initiative {…}

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Opera Profile: Philip Glass’ Magnus Opus, ‘Einstein on the Beach’

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“Einstein on the Beach,” which had its world premiere on July 25, 1976 at the Avignon Festival, is one of Philip Glass’ famous operas. It is the first of the “Portrait Trilogy” which also includes “Akhnaten” and “Satyagraha.” The work aims to explore the character of Einstein across a unique dramatic landscape. The work was created in collaboration with Robert {…}

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Nicole Cabell, Anthony Roth Costanzo & Nathan Gunn Headline English National Opera’s 2018-19 Season

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The English National Opera has announced its 2018-19 season with five new Productions including a World Premiere, four revivals, and two collaborations. The season will include contemporary pieces and bold new takes on seminal works to audience-favorite classic stagings. The season kicks off with a new production of Strauss’ “Salome” by Adena Jacobs. Conductor Martyn Brabbins leads the production with Allison {…}

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Plácido Domingo, Ana María Martinez & Adela Zaharia Lead Ambitious 2018-19 LA Opera Season

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LA Opera has announced the productions that will make up its 2018-19 season, undoubtedly making for an exciting few months for audiences in the Los Angeles region. Highlights include not only new productions of beloved works, but the world premiere of several projects through LA Opera’s Off Grand initiative. Mainstage Productions Giuseppe Verdi’s “Don Carlo” – This revival production will {…}

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Q & A: Countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo on Pergolesi’s ‘Stabat Mater,’ Handel & Philip Glass

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Most countertenors make their careers out of singing traditional baroque repertoire. The voice type, so popular during the art form’s formative years, was extremely popular in its day with the major composers assigning leading roles to the countertenor. But that is no longer the case today, the countertenor is seen more as a novelty than a bonafide fixture in the {…}

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Countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo Signs Contract With Decca Gold

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Countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo has signed a contract with Universal Music Group’s US-based classical label, Decca Gold. Costanzo’s first album for the label will be released in the fall of 2018 and will include arias by Handel and works by Philip Glass. The album will be recorded this summer with Les Violons du Roy, conducted by Jonathan Cohen. The works {…}

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A Philip Glass Opera Confirmed For Metropolitan Opera Premiere in 2019

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Philip Glass’ “Akhnaten” is now confirmed for the Metropolitan Opera in 2019. The opera was previously rumored to appear with the company, but has now been confirmed by a New York Times article with countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo. This run of performances would be the opera’s premiere with the company and it will be staged by Phelim McDermott with Costanzo {…}

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Opera Parallèle Review 2017: Les Enfants Terribles Aren’t So Terrible After All

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Once again, San Francisco offers us an original, Opera Parallèle’s “Les Enfants Terribles” by celebrated American composer Philip Glass. In 1996, Glass adapted the story from the novel (1929) and film (1950) of the same name by the famous French artist and toast of the town Jean Cocteau, who himself took the myth of eternal youth as his starting point. Glass’s opera-ballet {…}

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Olivier Awards 2017: English National Opera Production Wins Top Opera Award

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The prestigious Olivier Awards were handed out on April 9 and while “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” dominated the awards, the opera community had something to celebrate. Mark Wigglesworth, who conducted “Don Giovanni” and “Lulu” at London Coliseum, won the outstanding achievement in opera award beating out Stuart Skelton and Renée Fleming. Meanwhile, the New Opera Production was awarded to Phillip {…}

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English National Opera To Give Out Free Tickets

Opera Profile: Philip Glass’ Magnus Opus, ‘Einstein on the Beach’

Nicole Cabell, Anthony Roth Costanzo & Nathan Gunn Headline English National Opera’s 2018-19 Season

Plácido Domingo, Ana María Martinez & Adela Zaharia Lead Ambitious 2018-19 LA Opera Season

Q & A: Countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo on Pergolesi’s ‘Stabat Mater,’ Handel & Philip Glass

Countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo Signs Contract With Decca Gold

A Philip Glass Opera Confirmed For Metropolitan Opera Premiere in 2019

Opera Parallèle Review 2017: Les Enfants Terribles Aren’t So Terrible After All

Olivier Awards 2017: English National Opera Production Wins Top Opera Award