The Teatro Municipal Jorge Eliecer Gaitán is not among the most aesthetically pleasing of auditoriums in the city of Bogotá, Colombia. Dedicated to one of the great tragic figures in Colombian history, a man known for his support of the disenfranchised (his assassination led to one of the most prominent massacres in Colombian history), the theater is rather minimal in {…}
In memory of the victims of the victims of the Grenfell Fire, Opera Holland Park is slated to give a performance of Verdi’s Requiem on Tuesday, August 1 at 8 p.m. local time. The performance will be given with the aid of the Rugby Portobello Trust with the intention of helping the community after the tragic incident. “We are enormously {…}
The Houston Grand Opera has announced the second half of its 2016-17 season, which kicks off in January with the 30th anniversary of John Adams’ “Nixon in China.” The opera originally made its world premiere with Houston Grand back in 1987, though this new production is slated to play up the media and technology themes of modern-day. The opera, which {…}
