Giuseppe Verdi News

Pen, Paint and Pretzels' vision of a materialistic Egyptian queen probably wasn't what Giuseppe Verdi had in mind when he wrote Amneris' role in the opera "Aida" , but Elton John, co-writer of "Elton John and Tim Rice's Aida" , would likely applaud the group's more fabulous portrayal of the spoiled royal.

TWO UNFORGETTABLE GALA CONCERTS PRESENTED BY THE HELLENIC MUSIC FOUNDATION On November 7th, 2009 the Hellenic Music Foundation presented their 13th Annual Gala Concert at St.

Oklahoma's native opera singer Leona Mitchell will be the highlight of the 25th annual President's Holiday Concert at Langston University, 701 W. Sammie Davis Jr.

The members of Overtures, the Palm Beach Opera's young supporters group, headed south on A1A to kick off the 2009-2010 season.

A funny thing happened on the way through the program at the Richard Tucker Gala: The night's honouree, tenor Stephen Costello, nearly faded into the woodwork that panels Avery Fisher Hall.

Kai Talim, 16, takes a bow after performing Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 4 with the Portland Youth Philharmonic during a dress rehearsal at George Fox University.

Verdi's Otello War Memorial Opera House Friday, Nov. 13, 2009 Better than: Most professional athletes' returns from retirement Local opera fans may not realize it, but they owe a debt of gratitude to Giulio Ricordi and Arrigo Boito.

Greensboro Opera takes innovative approach to 'La Traviata' Valery Ryvkin, conductor and artistic director, leads the orchestra during a rehearsal for 'La Traviata' by the Greensboro Opera Company.

I HAVE STRONG RESERVATIONS about the effectiveness of live musical performances seen on video.

Experiencing a worthy performance of a great opera, such as Pittsburgh Opera's recent production of "Falstaff," is as much a matter of excitement as satisfaction.

Russian high society got an earful of what their riches can obtain this week when a Japanese violinist serenaded them on one of the most expensive violins ever sold at auction.

Baritone Marco Vratogna and soprano Zvetelina Vassileva co-star in Verdi's masterpiece opening this Sunday at the War Memorial Opera House By SeA n Martinfield Sentinel Editor and Publisher Photo by Lynn Imanaka San Francisco Opera presents Giuseppe Verdi's masterwork OTELLO , opening Sunday afternoon, November 8th, with six subsequent performances ...

"Everything in the world is a jest . . . We make each other crazy, all of us. But he who laughs well has the last laugh." - Sir John Falstaff Over the four years Giuseppe Verdi needed to craft Falstaff, his final - and, some experts say, most masterful - opera, the Italian composer called his main character "Big Belly." Writing music for Big Belly ...

When it comes to putting a season schedule together, an opera company can be damned if it does and damned if it doesn't. Not enough chestnuts and many patrons get heated.

Verdi saw the stuff of great literature for an opera when he first encountered Victor Hugo's failed play, 'Le roi s'amuse.' For a near-capacity audience Saturday night at the Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts, the mournful opening notes of the trumpets probably tempted viewers to surmise that it was not going to turn out warm and fuzzy, and ...

Mark Kanny can be reached via e-mail or at 412-320-7877. Ways to get us Laughter rang out repeatedly Saturday night at the Benedum Center, Downtown, when Pittsburgh Opera presented the first of four performances of Giuseppe Verdi's "Falstaff." The production features a fabulous portrayal of the title role by baritone Mark Delavan, who conveyed ...

Giuseppe Verdi's wildly popular opera "La Traviata" opens the Pioneer Valley Symphony's 71st season on Saturday at the Academy of Music.

Giuseppe Verdi's tragic opera La Traviata is based on the play La Dame aux Cornelias by Alexandre Dumas, fils .

Mark Kanny can be reached via e-mail or at 412-320-7877. Everyone ends up laughing in Giuseppe Verdi's "Falstaff." One of opera's mere handful of genuinely funny comic operas, it was the improbable farewell to the stage of the master of Italian operatic tragedy.

At 68, he's past the usual retirement age, but Placido Domingo is still adding to a remarkable resume that includes tenor, conductor and opera administrator.