Dallas Opera 2018-19 To Include Gregory Kunde, Anja Kampe & Angela Meade

https://operawire.com/dallas-opera-2018-19-to-include-gregory-kunde-anja-kampe-angela-meade/

The Dallas Opera has announced its 2018-19 season, which is set to include five classic operas and numerous international stars. The season kicks off on Oct. 12, 2018 with Wagner’s “The Flying Dutchman” starring Greer Grimsley in the title role, Anja Kampe in her Dallas debut, and Jay Hunter Morris. Music director Emmanuel Villaume conducts. Performance Date: Oct. 12-20 (4 {…}

News

Dallas Opera Names Interim General Director & CEO

https://operawire.com/dallas-opera-names-interim-general-director-ceo/

The Dallas Opera has announced the appointment of an interim General Director and CEO. The company announced that longtime Dallas Opera Board member, Executive Committee member, and former Board Chairman Kern Wildenthal would be the interim General Director and CEO of the company. He will serve in a volunteer capacity, with no compensation, until a permanent general director is appointed. Wildenthal has {…}

News

Weekend Preview – USA (10/27-29): Dallas Opens ‘La Traviata’ While Pacific Opera Project Showcases ‘The Medium’

https://operawire.com/weekend-preview-usa-1027-29-dallas-opens-la-traviata-while-pacific-opera-project-showcases-the-medium/

The weekend will be jam-packed with a slew of unique operas, some of them appearing for the first time this season. Giancarlo Menotti’s “The Medium” opens on Friday, with subsequent performances on Saturday over at Pacific Opera Project. Canadian Opera Company continues its run of “L’Elisir d’Amore” on Friday and Sunday and finishes off its run of “Arabella” on Saturday. {…}

News

Weekend Preview – USA (10/20-22): Dallas Opera Offers Olga Borodina in ‘Samson et Dalila’ While Other Companies Open Productions

https://operawire.com/weekend-preview-usa-1020-22-dallas-opera-offers-olga-borodina-in-samson-et-dalila-while-other-companies-open-productions/

Another operatic weekend. Another set of opening performances around North America. The big one on the radar is “Samson et Dalila” at the Dallas Opera, which is set to star Olga Borodina. The opera opens on Friday with another performance set for Sunday. Houston Grand Opera opens its production of “La Traviata” on Saturday. Additionally, the Florentine Opera opens its {…}

News

Weekend Preview (3/10-12) – USA: Dallas, Minnesota, San Diego & Naples Audiences Get New Operas to See

https://operawire.com/weekend-preview-310-12-usa-dallas-minnesota-san-diego-naples-audiences-get-new-operas-to-see/

Many opera companies get back in on the action this weekend from all around the country in one of the busier weekends of the season. The Dallas Opera makes its great return on Friday, March 10 with a production of Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly.” Hui He stars in the leading role with Gianluca Terranova, Lucas Meachem and Manuela Custer rounding out the {…}

News

Cast Change: Andriana Chuchman Joins Canadian Opera Company’s ‘La Traviata’

https://operawire.com/cast-change-andriana-chuchman-joins-canadian-opera-companys-la-traviata/

The Canadian Opera Company has announced a cast change for its production of “La Traviata.” The company said that Andriana Chuchman will sing the role of Violetta on Sept. 27, Oct 2, and 9, replacing Lucia Cesaroni. Chuchman made her Canadian Opera Company as as Gilda in “Rigoletto” last season and has performed at the Metropolitan Opera, Vancouver Opera, San {…}

News, Season Announcement

Freddie Ballentine, Kevin Short, Janai Brugger, Kathryn Lewek & Matthew White Lead Cincinnati Opera’s 2027 Season

https://operawire.com/freddie-ballentine-kevin-short-janai-brugger-kathryn-lewek-matthew-white-lead-cincinnati-operas-2027-season/

The Cincinnati Opera has announced its 2027 Summer Festival. The season opens with “John Lewis: Good Trouble” by Maria Thompson Corley and Diana Solomon-Glover. The opera will star Freddie Ballentine, Kevin Short, Marietta Simpson, Victoria Okafor, Sirgourney Cook, Ron Dukes, Markel Reed, and Andrew Turner. Timothy Douglas serves as stage director and dramaturg, with Everett McCorvey, founder and music director of {…}

News

Boston Lyric Opera Announces 16th Annual Emerging Artists Roster

https://operawire.com/boston-lyric-opera-announces-16th-annual-emerging-artists-roster/

Boston Lyric Opera has announced the 16th annual roster of its Jane & Steven Akin Emerging Artists Initiative. The 2025-26 cohort includes returning artists Alexandra Dietrich, a stage director from Freeport, Maine; mezzo-soprano Mary Kray of Boston; and bass-baritone Zizhao Wang of Qingdao, China. New members are soprano Claire Burreson (Seattle), conductor Clancy Ellis (Boston), mezzo-soprano Juliette Kaoudji (Boston), baritone {…}

News

Isabel Signoret Wins Opera Verace Foundation Grant

https://operawire.com/isabel-signoret-wins-opera-verace-foundation-grant/

The Opera Verace Foundation has awarded its second annual Young Artist Career Development Grant of $10,000 to mezzo-soprano Isabel Signoret, recognizing her exceptional vocal artistry and compelling stage presence. The grant was established to support emerging singers who embody the foundation’s commitment to “opera verace” – genuine, truthful opera – the grant specifically targets artists who have recently graduated from {…}

632 search results for…

Dallas Opera 2018-19 To Include Gregory Kunde, Anja Kampe & Angela Meade

Dallas Opera Names Interim General Director & CEO

Weekend Preview – USA (10/27-29): Dallas Opens ‘La Traviata’ While Pacific Opera Project Showcases ‘The Medium’

Weekend Preview – USA (10/20-22): Dallas Opera Offers Olga Borodina in ‘Samson et Dalila’ While Other Companies Open Productions

Weekend Preview (3/10-12) – USA: Dallas, Minnesota, San Diego & Naples Audiences Get New Operas to See

Cast Change: Andriana Chuchman Joins Canadian Opera Company’s ‘La Traviata’

Freddie Ballentine, Kevin Short, Janai Brugger, Kathryn Lewek & Matthew White Lead Cincinnati Opera’s 2027 Season

Boston Lyric Opera Announces 16th Annual Emerging Artists Roster

Isabel Signoret Wins Opera Verace Foundation Grant