Photo Flash: First Look at Isabel Leonard, Lawrence Brownlee & More in Lyric Opera's CINDERELLA
by Matt Smith
- Oct 4, 2015
CHICAGO – A whimsical, wildly colorful production of Rossini's delightful opera Cinderella opens this Sunday afternoon at Lyric Opera of Chicago, with eight performances through Friday, October 30. Performance dates are October 4 and 30at 2pm, and October 7, 10, 13, 17, 23, 26 at 7:30pm. The familiar story (with a few different twists) make it a great first opera experience.
Photo Flash: CINDERELLA to Play the Lyric Opera
by Sally Henry Fuller
- Oct 2, 2015
A whimsical, wildly colorful production of Rossini's delightful opera Cinderella opens this Sundayafternoon at Lyric Opera of Chicago, with eight performances through Friday, October 30. Performance dates areOctober 4 and 30 at 2pm, and October 7, 10, 13, 17, 23, 26 at 7:30pm. The familiar story (with a few different twists) makes it a great first opera experience. Check out photos from the show below!
Lyric Opera's Ryan Opera Center Sets Singers for 2016-17 Ensemble
by Tyler Peterson
- Sep 30, 2015
Dan Novak, director of The Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Opera Center at Lyric Opera of Chicago, is pleased to announce that soprano Ann Toomey and mezzo-soprano Lauren Decker have been accepted into the prestigious program for its 2016-17 Ensemble.
Heartbeat Opera Presents the ONE ACT FESTIVAL, Now thru 3/22
by BWW News Desk
- Mar 18, 2015
Heartbeat Opera is a new company intent upon re-imagining opera in intimate spaces for a new generation. Employing a minimalism that allows the emotional integrity of the music to shine through, the company's work focuses on the body of the singer and the visceral power of the music. Co-Artistic Directors Louisa Proske and Ethan Heard, who trained together in the Directing program at the Yale School of Drama, are committed to nurturing the actor in every singer they work with. The company creates productions of classics and new pieces that are daring and visceral—productions that manifest the emotional grandeur and theatrical power of opera with minimal means. Heartbeat's one-act festival presentation of György Kurtág's Kafka-Fragments, directed by Heard, and the New York premiere of Jacques Offenbach's Daphnis & Chloé, in a new English translation directed by Proske, marks this young company's debut. Heartbeat Opera's resident music ensemble Cantata Profana, described by The New York Times as “a stylish early music ensemble,” will provide musical accompaniment.
Heartbeat Opera Presents the ONE ACT FESTIVAL, 3/18-22
by BWW News Desk
- Mar 11, 2015
Heartbeat Opera is a new company intent upon re-imagining opera in intimate spaces for a new generation. Employing a minimalism that allows the emotional integrity of the music to shine through, the company's work focuses on the body of the singer and the visceral power of the music. Co-Artistic Directors Louisa Proske and Ethan Heard, who trained together in the Directing program at the Yale School of Drama, are committed to nurturing the actor in every singer they work with. The company creates productions of classics and new pieces that are daring and visceral—productions that manifest the emotional grandeur and theatrical power of opera with minimal means. Heartbeat's one-act festival presentation of György Kurtág's Kafka-Fragments, directed by Heard, and the New York premiere of Jacques Offenbach's Daphnis & Chloé, in a new English translation directed by Proske, marks this young company's debut. Heartbeat Opera's resident music ensemble Cantata Profana, described by The New York Times as “a stylish early music ensemble,” will provide musical accompaniment.
Heartbeat Opera's One Act Festival Set for 3/18-22
by BWW News Desk
- Feb 12, 2015
Heartbeat Opera is a new company intent upon re-imagining opera in intimate spaces for a new generation. Employing a minimalism that allows the emotional integrity of the music to shine through, the company's work focuses on the body of the singer and the visceral power of the music.
Heartbeat Opera Launches ONE ACT FESTIVAL Featuring New Works, 3/18
by Christina Mancuso
- Feb 12, 2015
Heartbeat Opera is a new company intent upon re-imagining opera in intimate spaces for a new generation. Employing a minimalism that allows the emotional integrity of the music to shine through, the company's work focuses on the body of the singer and the visceral power of the music. Co-Artistic Directors Louisa Proske andEthan Heard, who trained together in the Directing program at the Yale School of Drama, are committed to nurturing the actor in every singer they work with. The company creates productions of classics and new pieces that are daring and visceral—productions that manifest the emotional grandeur and theatrical power of opera with minimal means. Heartbeat's one-act festival presentation of György Kurtág's Kafka-Fragments, directed by Heard, and the New York premiere of Jacques Offenbach's Daphnis & Chloé, in a new English translation directed by Proske, marks this young company's debut. Heartbeat Opera's resident music ensemble Cantata Profana, described by The New York Times as “a stylish early music ensemble,” will provide musical accompaniment.
The Ryan Opera Center at Lyric Opera of Chicago Announces Its 2015-16 Ensemble
by BWW News Desk
- Sep 23, 2014
Dan Novak, director of The Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Opera Center at Lyric Opera of Chicago, is pleased to announce that soprano Diana Newman, mezzo-sopranos Lindsay Metzger and Annie Rosen, tenors Alec Carlson and Mingjie Lei, baritone Takaoki Onishi, and bass Patrick Guettihave been accepted into the prestigious program beginning April 27, 2015.
NYFOS Presents PORT OF CALL: AN ITINERARY OF SONG Tonight
by BWW News Desk
- Mar 18, 2014
New York Festival of Song marks its sixth annual residency at the Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts with PORTS OF CALL: AN ITINERARY OF SONG, to be performed tonight, March 18 and Wednesday March 19, 2014 at 7:00PM at Opera America's National Opera Center in New York, NY.
NYFOS Presents PORT OF CALL: AN ITINERARY OF SONG, 3/18-19
by BWW News Desk
- Feb 20, 2014
New York Festival of Song marks its sixth annual residency at the Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts with PORTS OF CALL: AN ITINERARY OF SONG, to be performed on Tuesday, March 18 and Wednesday March 19, 2014 at 7:00PM at Opera America's National Opera Center in New York, NY.
'Prostate Cancer' to Get 4 Week Run at Powerhouse Theatre
by BWW News Desk
- Mar 17, 2008
Hal Ackerman takes a frank look at his own mortality in his play Testosterone: How Prostate Cancer Made a Man of Me. The playwright also takes center stage in his autobiographical work, joined by supporting cast members Dennis Lee Kelly and Lisa Robins. Michael Arabian directs a four-week run at The Powerhouse Theatre in Santa Monica April 18 through May 10.
The Catskill Sonata, Helmed by Mazursky, Extends L.A. Run
by BWW News Desk
- Mar 26, 2007
The Catskill Sonata, directed by Paul Mazursky, garnering critical acclaim upon its March 9 debut, will now have its April 14 run extended through April 29, it was announced today by The Hayworth Theater
Photo Flash: Mel Brooks at Catskills Sonata Opening
by BWW News Desk
- Mar 15, 2007
Acclaimed film director Paul Mazursky, whose career spans the last four decades, having directed such films as Bob, Carol, Ted & Alice, Down and Out in Beverly Hills, Harry and Tonto, and An Unmarried Woman, is the director of a new play, The Catskill Sonata, which debuted March 9th at The Hayworth Theatre.
Film Director Mazursky to Direct Catskill Sonata in L.A.
by BWW News Desk
- Feb 27, 2007
Acclaimed film director Paul Mazursky, whose career spans the last four decades, having directed such films as Bob, Carol, Ted & Alice, Down and Out in Beverly Hills, Harry and Tonto, and An Unmarried Woman, is the director of a new play, The Catskill Sonata, which will debut March 9th at The Hayworth Theatre
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