132 SF Symphony members go on strike 90 minutes before concert
On Thursday, 132 members of the San Francisco Symphony went on strike 90 minutes before the long-awaited Verdi Requiem ...
Review: Lyric’s ‘Rigoletto’ updates Verdi’s opera without lessening its vitality
Director Mary Birnbaum offers up a “Rigoletto” that’s partly revisionist yet has all the traditional pleasures of Italian ...
Newcity Stage1d
An Embarrassment of Riches: A Review of “Rigoletto” at Lyric Opera
Lyric Opera’s “Rigoletto” runs through October 6 at Lyric Opera House, 20 North Wacker (at Madison). Performance dates are ...
The Washington Post7h
Lucine Amara, stalwart soprano for the Metropolitan Opera, dies at 99
Ms. Amara, the American-born daughter of Armenian immigrants, debuted on the Met stage — or rather offstage, in the unseen role of the Celestial Voice — in the opening night performance of Verdi’s ...
BroadwayWorld12h
Houston Grand Opera to Open Season With Verdi's IL TROVATORE
Houston Grand Opera will open Il trovatore, Verdi's iconic masterpiece, in a new production from leading director Stephen Wadsworth. The production will offer a fresh vision of the composer's ...