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• ENO Makes BIG Splash with Mini Comp

  

  If writing for opera sounds like something you’ve always wanted to try, but you never dreamed you’d have a chance to try it, you need to know about English... Read more

  Posted on 29 March 2012 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA

• Singer Sunday: a Baritone Hits the Books

  

  Editor’s Note: What makes a classically trained performer go the academic route? Baritone W.A. “Andy” Stuckey talks about the challenges involved in taking his... Read more

  Posted on 25 March 2012 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA

• COC’s Spring 2012 Double Bill: ‘A Florentine Tragedy’ and ‘Gianni Schicchi’

  

  Preliminary set maquette by Wilson Chin, set designer for the Canadian Opera Company production of A Florentine Tragedy, 2012. Read more

  Posted on 07 March 2012 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA

• Soprano Rochelle Hart: Following Her Heart Back to the Opera Stage

  

  Meet Rochelle Hart, a self-described “slightly grumpy, bel canto singing Soprano. Yank ex-pat &  failed Roman archaeologist who loves wine, food, shoes,... Read more

  Posted on 06 March 2012 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA

• on Carmen’s Anniversary, We Celebrate Its Arias

  

  Carmen is hardly my favorite opera. As a storyteller, it’s damned hard for me to like Carmen as the central figure in this opera. She’s hard, calculating,... Read more

  Posted on 03 March 2012 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA

• Romantic Arias for Girls AND Boys . . .

  

  Want to listen to some romantic arias, sip some wine, and slip into a private little heaven?In honor of Valentine’s day, I have two lovely arias for you:First,... Read more

  Posted on 14 February 2012 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA

• All About Opera Manhattan Per a ‘bel Canto Bear’

  

  Opera Manhattan Repertory Theatre (OMRT), a young opera company that puts the new in New York (compared to the 132-year-old Met), is offering some ironic... Read more

  Posted on 07 February 2012 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA

• Opera is the New Black

  

  Opera glasses are the new nerd glasses. Trouser roles are the new ties for women. Arabella is the new Adele. Opera fudge is the new cupcake. Agrippina is the ne... Read more

  Posted on 06 February 2012 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA

• ‘Werther’ Live Webcast with James Valenti on Sunday, February 5

  

  James Valenti in Werther live webcastMinnesota Opera together with collaborators SoundQue and Opera Music Broadcast.com invite you to tune in for the first... Read more

  Posted on 04 February 2012 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA

• “Louise,” an Opera Premiere to Celebrate

  

  Editor’s note: Louise premiered on February 2, Groundhog Day, in 1900, in Paris, France. (This is a Golden Operatoonity post). My classmate Ginger found a... Read more

  Posted on 02 February 2012 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA

• for Mozart’s Birthday, I’m Putting on a Few Airs

  

  "Had this man Mozart lived, none of the rest of us would earn a crust of bread for our operas." - Antonio SalieriWolfgang Amadeus [Amadé] Mozart was born... Read more

  Posted on 27 January 2012 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA

• ‘1003 in Spain Alone. Boy, and I Thought I Had a Misspent Youth!’

  

  (As part of the run-up to Mozart’s birthday tomorrow, I am delighted to share with you some reflections on Don Giovanni in today’s guest post from the esteemed... Read more

  Posted on 26 January 2012 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA

• Bachtrack Launches One Stop Arts, New Arts Listings and Review Site Showcasing...

  

  Shakespeare's King John at the Union TheatreToday, Bachtrack unveiled its classy new website called “One Stop Arts” at onestoparts.com, which aims to do for... Read more

  Posted on 25 January 2012 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA

• an Opera Poll for Mozart’s Upcoming Birthday

  

  Friday, January 27, is the anniversary of the incomparable W. A. Mozart’s birth! Some early birthday wishes for Wolfgang Amadé! Read more

  Posted on 25 January 2012 THEATRE & OPERA

• Bravo, COC: a Blue-ribbon, 21st-century Opera Organization

  

  Earlier this week, the Canadian Opera Company (COC) announced their 2012-13 season. In case you missed the slate of productions on tap, here’s the slick... Read more

  Posted on 21 January 2012 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA

• Tosca Premiered Today and Where Would We Be Without It?

  

  Today in 1900, Giacomo Puccini‘s Tosca premiered in Rome, Italy. And aren’t we glad that it did? Why is Tosca so loved? It combines beauty and savagery. Both th... Read more

  Posted on 14 January 2012 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA

• Alagna? Netrebko? Who Do You Love? There’s a Page for That

  

  Thanks to an awesome site maintained by Opera Glass, there’s a compendium of fan pages for many of the world’s best loved opera singers, past and present.... Read more

  Posted on 07 January 2012 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA

• Bywords for Year’s End on Operatoonity? Profiles Galore!

  

  Operatoonity.com boasted lots of new interviews and profiles in 2011.Why, you may be asking?To my mind, interviews comprise the Best of Operatoonity.com 2011,... Read more

  Posted on 31 December 2011 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA

• The COC Presents Tosca

  

  One of the most popular operas of all time, Giacomo Puccini’s Tosca, opens the Canadian Opera Company’s 2011/2012 winter season. Read more

  Posted on 12 December 2011 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA

• 100 Greatest Operas . . . Really?

  

  Couldn’t resist posting this list I found (in cyberspace) of the 100 greatest operas ever written. What do you think about this list? How did the list maker... Read more

  Posted on 11 December 2011 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA