Puccini’s ‘Girl From the Golden West’ is latest Met live...
Mary Altaffer Marcello Giordani (foreground) portrays Ramerrez alongside Lucio Gallo (left) as Jack Rance, and Deborah Voigt as Minnie during the final dress rehearsal of Giacomo Puccini's "La...
View ArticleBegin with 'Boheme'
Opera is for the young. Just look at Giacomo Puccini's "La Boheme." The opera is about artists who are young and idealistic. They dream big, have trouble paying their rent, get together and break up....
View ArticleState Theatre to present Hub City Carnivale-a four-week winter festival
New Brunswick’s State Theatre is to present the 6th annual Hub City Carnivale, a four-week winter festival, January 27 - February 24, 2012, with performances ranging from The Temptations and The Four...
View ArticleDancing kicks off Miller Outdoor Theatre season
Houston Business Journal Date: Monday, March 14, 2011, 11:59am CDT Related News Miller Outdoor Theatre in Hermann Park will begin the first of 11 free performances this year on March 23 with "Swing,...
View ArticleFree San Francisco Chamber Orchestra performance at Vallejo's Empress Theatre
We just got wind of this freebie and it's a great deal should you be able to attend on February 21st (one night only). The will be giving a free performance at Vallejo's Empress Theatre. It's got an...
View ArticleMidsummer night's dream: free outdoor opera in NY
AFP - It is an opera lover's midsummer night's dream: a picnic blanket, a bottle of wine and blissful strains of Mozart, Verdi or Puccini in New York's Central Park. In a nearly 40-year tradition, city...
View ArticleRascal Flatts 2012 'Changed' Tour comes to the Woodlands on July 14, 2012
Rascal Flatts' 2012 'Changed' Tour, presented by Farmers' Insurance, comes to the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, at 7 p.m. on Saturday, July 14, 2012. Add to that performances by such heavy hitters...
View ArticleHD Opera in Cinema series at the State Theatre
The State Theatre, in New Brunswick New Jersey, has announced Opera New Jersey’s General Director Richard Russell as a guest speaker and host for the theatre’s new HD Opera in Cinema series which...
View Article'Hairspray' takes to Houston's always free stage, Miller Outdoor Theatre
Miller Outdoor Theatre in Hermann Park will always be one of the best free event venues that Houston has to offer. Beginning tomorrow (April 7) Houstonians can see the Tony Award winning musical,...
View ArticleTicket discounts offered now for next season's performances
Three of Tulsa's leading performing arts organizations are offering discounts this month on season tickets for their 2011-12 seasons. Tulsa Opera Tulsa Opera will waive the usual $10 handling fee on...
View ArticleJazz it up
Valerian Ruminski’s rich bass voice is good for more than opera. It’s also good for Al Jolson songs. And Frank Sinatra standards. Saturday, Ruminski is taking a break from his opera season — which...
View ArticleConcert Update: Adele forced to cancel U.S. tour dates due to illness
(New York, NY; Columbia Records; October 4, 2011) Adele has been forced to cancel her upcoming 10 city sold-out tour of the U.S. due to a haemorrhage into her vocal chord. Vocal chord issues forced...
View ArticleImpressionist's levity enlivens Opera Las Vegas fundraiser
Impressionist Rich Little provided the entertainment at a fundraiser for Opera Las Vegas on Aug. 9 in the theater on the Dr. Miriam and Sheldon G. Adelson Educational Campus. Little provided a preview...
View ArticleGet ready to enjoy a night at the opera
For many, the only exposure to opera has been through Bugs Bunny cartoons. You remember Bugs massaging Elmer Fudd's scalp to Rossini's "The Barber of Seville"? You enjoyed it — we all did. And "What's...
View ArticleNorthern Stars — Ravinia Festival has some surefire hits this season
If it’s June in the northern suburbs, it must be time for the Ravinia Festival in Highland Park to swing open its gates for another summerlong music extravaganza. Ravinia is the country’s oldest...
View ArticleRavinia Festival has some surefire hits this season
If it’s June in the northern suburbs, it must be time for the Ravinia Festival in Highland Park to swing open its gates for another summerlong music extravaganza. Ravinia is the country’s oldest...
View ArticleTickets now on sale for Little Big Town and Rascal Flatts at the Woodlands
Ticketmaster has just announced ticket sales are now open now for the Farmers Insurance presentation of Rascal Flatts, Little Big Town, Edens Edge and Thompson Square at the Cynthia Woods Mitchell -...
View Article>Minn. Opera to stage free outdoor performances
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Opera plans to present free outdoor concerts next month. "Opera Under the Stars" will...
View ArticleCarnival Connection - Free at Miller Outdoor Theatre
A celebration of exciting Gulf Coast and Caribbean music and dance, with a screening of the film “Carnaval Dominicano”. Carnival Connection explores the customs and historic relationships between...
View ArticleTop line-up of natural talent
Opera singer, Amelia Farrugia. Photo: Marco Del Grande Voices in the Forest: It sounds like a fairy tale and indeed there'll be magic in the music and wizardry in its performance by a thrilling...
View ArticleCrosby, Stills & Nash coming to Portsmouth in July
One of the Baby Boomer generation's favorite American bands will play Portsmouth in July, concert promoters announced. Crosby, Stills & Nash will perform at the nTelos amphitheter Saturday, July 7....
View ArticleHouston offers summer fun for all ages with art, food, music and theatre
This summer take some time to enjoy a little music, art, drama or food in a city where choices are aplenty. The sky is the limit for Houstonians looking for things to do and try. MUSIC: LaCenterra at...
View ArticleVideo: Houston's Freedom Over Texas 2010
Are you planning your 4th of July holiday right now? Even with the burn ban, many area celebrations will still be taking place, while others have been cancelled. Do you know where to go and what to do?...
View ArticleLucca, Italy: the lands of Giacomo Puccini
Related topics LuccaItalian RestaurantsTamar Alexia Fleishman's articles Advertisement Lucca, Italy’s prodigal son Giacomo Puccini lived from 1858-1924 and was the composer of such operas as La Boheme...
View ArticleVideo: The Music Of The Eagles
A Must-See Rock Symphony at The Pavilion north of Houston in The Woodlands on July 2! Enjoy an evening of classic rock music with a symphonic edge at The Music of The Eagles with the Houston Symphony...
View ArticleStrauss' 'Ariadne,' Puccini's 'Boheme' both please
Click photo to enlarge In this picture taken July 28, 2012, Piotr Beczala as Rodolfo the poet and Anna Netrebko as Mimi perform during rehearsals for the opera 'La Boheme' by Italian composer Giacomo...
View ArticleArt briefs, Nov. 4
Local artists exhibit at Emporium Local artists Marcia Goldenstein and Jean Hess display their work at the Emporium Center, 100 S. Gay St., through Dec. 2. Hess shows a series of collage paintings in...
View ArticleNew National Theatre, Tokyo, opens season with Puccini classic
The New National Theatre, Tokyo, (NNTT) is opening its 2012 opera season with a classic by Italian composer Giacomo Puccini. The Puccini piece, "La...
View ArticlePoperazzi's Concert In Conjuction With The Houston Symphony
It's an evening of all things Italian for the program titled Poperazzi with the Houston Symphony and the fabulous "pop-opera" vocal trio straight from Vegas, also called Poperazzi, at The Pavilion...
View ArticleThe Grass Roots Return to Houston-Free Miller Outdoor Theatre Concert Set
Let the parties begin! Nothing makes college students happier than to finish a semester. Late night cramming for finals, endless cups of coffee, and bleary eyes will be replaced by lawn chairs, ice...
View ArticleWVU Symphony Orchestra to perform first concert of season Sept. 27 (West...
The West Virginia UniversitySymphony Orchestra, conducted by Mitchell Alan Arnold, will present its opening concert of the 2012-13 season on Thursday, Sept. 27, at the Creative Arts Center. The program...
View Article'Turandot' is opera on a grand scale
For the Lyric Opera, the time has come to embrace the new normal. The opera company earlier this year was liberated from its home of 41 years, the Lyric Theatre, and made ready to open its first...
View ArticleMiller Outdoor Theatre offers kids’ programming
The Miller Outdoor Theatre offers professional-caliber performances free to the public as part of their mission to provide cultural enrichment to Houston’s diverse communities and tourists. It is, in...
View ArticleOpera Tampa director Daniel Lipton flexes baton with casting choices
John FlemingTampa Bay Times In Print: Tuesday, November 6, 2012 ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Story Tools Print this story Purchase reprints Contact the editor Email Newsletters What does Daniel Lipton...
View ArticleHouston and nearby cities plan music, parades and, of course, fireworks
Country singers Billy Currington and Sara Evans headline Freedom Over Texas, the city's largest July 4th celebration. Located at Eleanor Tinsley Park on Buffalo Bayou, the downtown festival features...
View ArticleCulture Scene: May 16-22
THEATER Spamalot: Theatre Under The Stars stages the Tony-winning musical spoof of Arthurian legend (and musicals), "lovingly ripped-off" from the movie "Monty Python and the Holy Grail." When: 7:30...
View ArticleMiller Theatre: tops, with an asterisk
Earlier this week, I reported that the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion in The Woodlands was the No. 2 ticket-selling concert amphitheater in the world. Through Sept. 30, the Pavilion sold 307,265...
View ArticleLa vie boheme
Nickel City Opera is going bohemian for its annual summer production, which this year is Giacomo Puccini’s “La Boheme.” This poignant drama about a group of struggling young artists in 19th century...
View ArticlePicture-perfect weather
Springtime in Houston. If there's not an advertising campaign for it, there should be. The people on this page were out and about this month, enjoying April's mild temperatures. And there's plenty more...
View ArticleHouston Ballet cancels Friday show at Woodlands
Can't have a shiver in those fluttering muscles. With record low temperatures in the 40s expected Friday evening, Houston Ballet has cancelled Friday's performance of "Madame Butterfly" at the Cynthia...
View ArticleMiller Outdoor Theatre's free for all
If the movie title is correct and the best things in life are free, then Miller Outdoor Theatre could well be the best thing in Houston. The Hermann Park institution is a draw even when the stage is...
View ArticleCulture scene: May 23
THEATER Spamalot: Theatre Under The Stars stages the Tony-winning musical spoof of Arthurian legend (and musicals), "lovingly ripped-off" from the movie "Monty Python and the Holy Grail." When: 7:30...
View ArticleHouston's Top 5 Large Music Venues
5. TOYOTA CENTER Aeros, Rockets and concerts. Oh my! Houston's Toyota Center is built to impress and hosts big-time, all-star performances, ranging from Justin Bieber and Lady Gaga to Metallica and...
View ArticleMiller Outdoor Theatre: HGOco's Daniel and the Dreamcatcher & HGO's La bohème...
Houston Grand Opera Takes Productions to the Outdoor Stage Houston Grand Opera - Press Release: HGOco and Studio Artists stage free performances of Daniel and the Dreamcatcher and La bohème Daniel and...
View ArticleHGO heads to Miller Outdoor Theatre for free performances
Houston Grand Opera will take to the outdoors beginning Monday, performing at the Miller Outdoor Theatre in Hermann Park and later at the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion in The...
View ArticleGladstone Theatre in Park turns 25
Susan Pfannmuller The 25th season • "Hello, Dolly, '" July 6, 7 and 8 • "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat," Aug. 3, 4 and 5 Shows are at 8:30 p.m. in the Oak Grove Park Amphitheatre at...
View ArticleMinn. Opera to stage free outdoor performances
The Minnesota Opera plans to present free outdoor concerts next month. "Opera Under the Stars" will feature a...
View ArticleWoodlands pavilion is keeping vision alive
The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion is a popular spot for performing arts in The Woodlands - and a destination for music lovers around the state. The outdoor amphitheater opened 23 years ago. While it...
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