Donizetti News

A current Evangel University student and two Evangel alumnae recently performed as young artists with Opera Theatre of the Ozarks in the children's opera "Billy Goats Gruff," at the Library Center in Springfield.

The Vienna State Opera says star tenor Rolando Villazon will appear on its stage next March.

NOW that the preening and posturing is over, we're almost a billion dollars in the hole, with several hundred useless banners proclaiming 'Where the world meets' and a Prime Minister nursing an over-extended arm from patting himself on the back.

The Virginia Opera's new production of Gaetano Donizetti's "La Fille du Regiment" is a charming way to ease into this hectic holiday season.

New London - Entering its seventh season, the Connecticut Lyric Opera continued nicely along its growth curve Saturday night by filling the stage at the Garde Arts Center with a musically and comically satisfying performance of Donizetti's "L'Elisir d'Amore." This ever-popular bel canto comedy, the story of the village youth Nemorino who buys a ...

Some opportunities to hear tenor Joseph Calleja: -Recordings: Calleja has released two solo albums, Tenor Arias and The Golden Voice , both on Decca Classics, and is heard on complete recordings of Donizetti's "Maria Stuarda" and Bellini's "I Capuleti e I Montechhi" . -You Tube: More than 100 audio and video clips of Calleja singing.

TWO Welsh singers take centre stage this week. Bryn Terfel, one of the world's most acclaimed bass-baritones, sings songs from his new CD, Bad Boys, featuring some of opera's greatest villains, at the Festival Hall and on tour.

Dinzetti crew at Bucharest Opera Hause after Donizetti premier together with Diva Mariana Nicolesco.

As part of Scottish Opera's unashamedly Italianate autumn season, most people would expect to see The Elixir Of Love around Valentine's Day instead.

In past seasons, Opera Tampa audiences have enjoyed performances by a petite young soprano named Rachel Watkins.

Interested in boning up before seeing the The Sacramento Opera's upcoming production of Donizetti's "Elixir of Love"? A good primer is the 1992 Metropolitan Opera performance of the work, with Luciano Pavarotti as Nemorino.

The Metropolitan Opera is showing free selections on Met Player , its online service that streams over 250 opera performances on demand, in celebration of National Opera Week.

The Israel Opera has a proud history of outreach through community-based opera productions in which professional singers take the principal roles and people from the neighborhood, the rest.

The tenor aria "Pour mon ame" is just over two minutes long. Aside from a couple of interesting harmonic turns, there's nothing really remarkable in its composition.

Bryn Terfel arrived in the capital armed with countless sneers and as many ways to make mischief.

Donizetti wrote Maria di Rohan for Vienna in 1843 following on from the success of Linda di Chamounix in the same city.

Donizetti's 1836 opera about the Siege of Calais in 1346-7 had only a brief outing during his lifetime, limping along in the Neapolitan repertoire for four years before vanishing completely until it was revived in modern times.

The Elixir of Love It takes over an hour and a half before the magic potion finally takes effect at Houston Grand Opera and Gaetano Donizetti 's sparkling opera starts to fizz.

Saturday, October 31, 2009 The Damrau Effect Maybe it's Diana Damrau's fault. Five years ago, in June, 2004, I attended a performance of Arabella at Covent Garden.

The Tri-Cities Opera hopes its mix of productions and cost- containment measures will lead to a successful 61st season.