FAUST Comes to the Paris Opera This September
by Stephi Wild
- Apr 18, 2024
Faust comes to Paris Opera this September. Selling his soul to the devil for eternal youth is Faust’s – inevitably risky – gamble. By joining forces with the diabolical Mephistopheles, the elderly scholar recovers a youthfulness that allows him to win over the beautiful Marguerite, but at what cost?
Semperoper Dresden Announces 2024/25 Programme
by A.A. Cristi
- Mar 15, 2024
Discover the 2024/25 programme of the Semperoper Dresden. Get the latest updates on performances, artists, and premieres in the upcoming season at one of Germany's most renowned opera houses.
Review: ROMEO ET JULIETTE at Arizona Opera
by Herbert Paine
- Mar 5, 2024
Arizona Opera's revival of Charles Gounod’s ROMEO ET JULIETTE is, by all measures, a triumph of staging and performance. Following its performances in Phoenix, the production moves to the Temple of Music and Art in Tucson AZ (March 9th and 10th).
Brenda Huitzil Conjuntó Literatura Y Música En La Capilla Alfonsina
by Blair Ingenthron
- Feb 25, 2024
Con un repertorio de piezas musicales que vinculan a literatura y la música, la soprano Brenda Huitzil ofreció un concierto en la Capilla Alfonsina, de la Coordinación Nacional de Literatura (CNL) del Instituto Nacional de Bellas Ares y Literatura (Inbal), en colaboración con la Fundación CIM DARA.
Five New Productions Announced For Canadian Opera Company's 2024/2025 Season
by Joshua Wright
- Feb 22, 2024
The Canadian Opera Company announced its 2024/2025 season with exciting programming comprised almost entirely of new-to-Toronto productions including the first-ever COC staging of Verdi’s Nabucco, the world premiere of a new production of Gounod’s Faust, and the Toronto premiere of La Reine-garçon, a new creation from Canadians Julien Bilodeau and Michel Marc Bouchard.
Musica Viva NY Performs BECAUSE: A Choral Concert Featuring Works by Beethoven, Bach, Fauré, Gounod, and The Beatles, March 3
by A.A. Cristi
- Jan 22, 2024
New York City's leading chamber choir, Musica Viva NY, presents a one-night only concert on Sunday, March 3, 2024, 5:00 p.m., at Manhattan's All Souls. Performed by 30+ singers, conductor and pianist Alejandro Hernandez-Valdez and organist Trent Johnson, the beautifully interwoven program centers on adaptation—works that repurposed harmonies and melodies by composers of the past.
Review: ROMEO AND JULIET at Kennedy Center
by David Friscic
- Nov 7, 2023
The oft-told tale of William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet which has been beloved throughout the ages and been interpreted and showcased in so many films, stage productions and even a ballet ---has been mounted by the Washington National Opera in an odd sort of manner. In composer Charles Gounod’s opera, the music is bewitching and should be the glory of the opera, but it should be paired with a text that is respected.
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