Spokane Opera celebrated its silver anniversary with a vibrant, steamy production of Leoncavallo’s “Pagliacci” Friday at The Martin Woldson Theater at The Fox. There were those in Friday’s audience, ...
Opera houses possess long memories. Their walls absorb voices, scandals, revolutions, and applause with equal patience. Every so often a ...
RUNTIME: About two hours, including one intermission and on-stage extra performances (see below). THUMBNAIL SKETCH: In the long history of the performing arts, traveling troupes would go from town to ...
ANCHOR INTRO: San Diego Opera kicks off its 2014 season with “Pagliacci.” KPBS arts reporter Beth Accomando says the story plays out like a classic horror film. TAG: San Diego Opera’s production of ...
Opera Vermont will present “Pagliacci,” Collier’s adaptation of Leoncavallo’s “I Pagliacci” with music from Mascagni’s “Cavalleria Rusticana,” at 7 p.m., Friday and Saturday, Feb. 21 and 22, at the ...
GRAND RAPIDS -- Tenor John Horton Murray will be on stage this weekend, as the unhappy clown singing the aria "Vesti la giubba" in If you've seen a lot of movies or watch a lot of TV, you've probably ...
“This opera is a masterclass in emotional storytelling,” said Utah Opera's Artistic Director Christopher McBeth. “It delivers the intensity and thrill of a drama while showcasing some of the most ...
Opera is dramatic. Opera is tragic and funny, full of betrayal and steamy passion. Opera is big and bold, dripping with emotions sung to the last row. • But is opera outdated? Is opera difficult to ...
Leoncavallo's "Pagliacci" is as easy to dismiss as it is to praise. Certainly, it is not a subtle piece of theater and just as certainly it possesses more telling music than much longer operas. After ...
Lyric Opera of Kansas City General Director and CEO Deborah Sandler Kemper today announced the 2023-2024 season-opening production, a double bill of ALL NEW productions of Cavalleria rusticana and ...
A single cast was announced Aug. 24 for "I Pagliacci (The Clowns)," which opens the 20th season of Opera in the Heights Sept. 18 at Lambert Hall. The 1892 "comic thriller" by Ruggero Leoncavallo will ...