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Renowned British director Paul Curran and production designer Gary McCann will treat audiences to lavish sets and a multitude of stylish factory girls, townsfolk, smugglers, soldiers, and toreadors. Prior to its May performances of Carmen, the company will hold a free panel discussion that will flip opera's depiction of the exotic "Other" on its head.
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WNO's Spring Season Arrives In Milton Keynes
by Stephi Wild - Feb 28, 2022
Welsh National Opera brings Spring 2022 Season to Milton Keynes which features Mozart's Don Giovanni and Janáček's Jenůfa. Staged without an audience in strict compliance with the latest health and safety government guidelines related to COVID-19, the competition takes place from June 12 – June 19, 2021 at St.
David's Hall in Cardiff. Other noted productions include Monteverdi's Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria (Lisbon), The Turn of the Screw (Salzburg) and the British première of The Magic Fountain by Frederick Delius (Scottish Opera).
In 2006, he became General Director of New Zealand Opera, working there until to 2014.
Finalists Announced for THE VOICE OF BLACK OPERA
by Blair Ingenthron - Nov 26, 2022
Black British Classical Foundation has announced the five singers who have been chosen to advance to the Grand Final Concert of the Voice of Black Opera competition to be staged at Birmingham Town Hall on 5 December 2022.
Aidan Lang
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Dechreuodd Aidan Lang ei yrfa fel Cyfarwyddwr Staff yn Glyndebourne, cyn ymuno ag Opera Cenedlaethol Cymru. On April 26, the company presents "Decolonizing Allure: Women Artists of Color in Conversation."
Seattle Opera Presents CARMEN
by A.A.
Cristi - Apr 4, 2019
Bizet's Carmen is often labeled as a sexy opera. Mae ei gynyrchiadau nodedig eraill yn cynnwys Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria gan Monteverdi (Lisboa), The Turn of the Screw (Salzburg) a’r perfformiad cyntaf erioed ym Mhrydain o The Magic Fountain gan Delius (Opera'r Alban).
Yn 2006, daeth yn Gyfarwyddwr Cyffredinol Opera Seland Newydd a bu yno tan 2014, pan symudodd i’r Unol Daleithiau i ddod yn Gyfarwyddwr Cyffredinol Opera Seattle.
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Seattle Opera Celebrates Milestone Season With 60th Anniversary Concert & Gala
by Stephi Wild - Apr 3, 2024
The crowning event in Seattle Opera’s 2023/24 season is the star-studded 60th Anniversary Concert and Gala, a festive jubilee featuring a selection of gems from the operatic repertoire performed by some of the company’s best and most beloved singers.
Welsh National Opera's General Director Aidan Lang Will Step Down
by Stephi Wild - Sep 26, 2023
Welsh National Opera’s General Director Aidan Lang will step down at the end of this year following four years in the role and more than 40 years working in opera globally. He will take up the role in early January 2024.
Each will be vying for the chance to be one of the five who will progress to the competition Final at Birmingham Town Hall on Monday 5 December, 2022. He also heralded the opening of a $60 million opera center in Seattle.
Prior to his post in Seattle, he had stints at Opera Zuid, Buxton Festival, New Zealand Opera (where he was also the General Director), and Glyndebourne.
From there he headed back to WNO in 2019 to take over its top position where he headed a digital program during the COVID-19 lockdown and continued his interest in bringing new opera to the stage.
“For me, like so many others, WNO is where my opera career truly began, and it has been an enormous privilege to head up this wonderful Company,” Lang said in an official press statement issued by the company.
Seattle Opera Presents DECOLONIZING ALLURE: WOMEN ARTISTS OF COLOR IN CONVERSATION
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 18, 2019
At one point in time, a Seattle Opera ticket offered a relatively predictable experience: an enchanted night out, a grand presentation, and often a familiar telling of a popular work.
Beginning in August 2019, she replaces Aidan Lang, who will become General Director of Welsh National Opera following the end of the 2018/19 season. Ar yr un pryd â hyn, roedd yn Gyfarwyddwr Cynhyrchu gydag Opera Teithiol Glyndebourne ac roedd yr operâu a gyfarwyddwyd ganddo yn cynnwys La bohème a’r perfformiad cyntaf erioed ym Mhrydain o Cornet Christoph Rilke's Song of Love and Death gan Siegfried Matthus.
Rhwng 2000 a 2006, ef oedd Cyfarwyddwr Artistig Gŵyl Buxton, ac roedd hefyd yn brysur fel cyfarwyddwr llawrydd yn gweithio ar gynyrchiadau ym mhob cwr o'r byd, gan gynnwys y cynhyrchiad cyntaf o Ring gan Wagner ym Mrasil, yn adeilad hanesyddol Teatro Amazonas ym Manaus.
He was responsible for the expansion of the company's reach beyond its initial performing centers in Auckland and Wellington to include Christchurch, thereby rebranding New Zealand Opera as a truly national company serving the entire country.
In 2014, he moved to the US to become General Director of Seattle Opera. The details announced include touring opera productions, engagement and outreach work and orchestral concert activity.
The Voice Of Black Opera Competition Set For December
by Stephi Wild - Oct 13, 2022
Black British Classical Foundation has announced the 12 singers selected from around the world who will be in Birmingham next month for intensive preparations for The Voice of Black Opera (VOBO) Semifinals on 24 and 25 November, 2022.
Welsh National Opera Reveals Christopher Barron as Interim General Director
by Stephi Wild - Dec 4, 2023
Welsh National Opera has announced the appointment of Christopher Barron as Interim General Director.
BWW Interview Part 1: Seattle Opera Eagerly Awaits New General Director
by Erica Miner - Apr 1, 2019
Christina Scheppelmann's name is eminently recognizable among opera aficionados worldwide
Christina Scheppelmann Appointed General Director Of Seattle Opera
by Stephi Wild - Mar 21, 2019
Christina Scheppelmann will become Seattle Opera's fourth General Director in the company's 56-year history.