PULSE BLOG: Music, food featured in weekend entertainment Nov 14, 2009
Catch Center Stage Operas Madama Butterfly at 7:30 p.m. tonight at the Eichelberger Performing Arts Center in York or 7:30 p.m. tomorrow night at the Womens Club of York. Samson et Dalila will be staged by Capitol Opera Harrisburg at 7:30 p.m. tonight and Saturday night, and 3 p.m. Sunday at William Penn Campus Auditorium, 2915 N. Third St., Harrisburg. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
New York City Opera revives ‘Esther’ in its return Nov 10, 2009
NEW YORK - Launching its comeback in perilous financial times, the New York City Opera might well have played it safe with a surefire crowd-pleaser, like its production of Puccini s Madama Butterfly. But Puccini s lush melodies will have to wait until spring. (Boston Globe)
Ewa Podles makes her Boston operatic stage debut in ‘Tancredi’ Oct 18, 2009
of Pinkerton and Cio-Cio San in a production of Madama Butterfly in a Warsaw opera house where her mother sang in the chorus. She did the part for more than a year, learning from her mother how to scream Mama to heartbreaking effect when she sees Cio-Cio San dying. (Boston Globe)
Salt Marsh Opera has some fun Oct 2, 2009
In each of its previous eight seasons, Salt Marsh Opera has enjoyed sold out productions, including Madama Butterfly, Tosca, Cosi fan tutte, La Boh;me, La Traviata, Il Barbiere di Siviglia and Lucia di Lammermoor. Salt Marsh Opera also presents operatic soir;es, rehearsals and lectures open to the public at local schools as it will this year for Die Fledermaus. (Westerly Sun, RI)
90 years later, opera's back on Bourbon Street Oct 1, 2009
Performances take place in a hotel lounge called the Puccini Bar, named for the composer of "Madama Butterfly." And spectators sip cocktails while listening to the free, informal shows, which include arias from "La Boheme" and "Carmen.". The lounge is located at The Inn on Bourbon, a hotel built on the site of the French Opera House. (Nola.com -- Sports)
Phoenix Opera's 'Carmen' taps rising star Sep 20, 2009
Madama Butterfly will be the season s second opera Feb. 12 and 14. Hungarian soprano Viktoria Vizin, who has performed at the Metropolitan Opera, will sing the role of Carmen with Rutkowski. (Phoenix Business Journal, AZ)
Get Your 'fille' For Free -- In Hd Aug 28, 2009
4 at 8), and Anthony Minghella's gorgeous "Madama Butterfly" with Patricia Racette as Cio-Cio-San, the poor forsaken mother of a bunraku puppet (Sept. 7 at 8). (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Upcoming arts events in Northwestern Pennsylvania Jul 19, 2009
The Met Opera: Live in HD will present "Madama Butterfly" Sunday at 1 p.m. in the Mary D'Angelo Performing Arts Center at Mercyhurst College. Cost: $10. (Erie Times-News, PA)
The Met: Live in HD Inaugural Season Favorites Il Barbiere Di Siviglia and the Magic Flute Return to the Big Screen in Special Nationwide Encore Presentations This Summer Jul 17, 2009
The 2008-09 season was the biggest yet with 11 LIVE, high-definition opera transmissions including the Mets Opening Night Gala starring Rene Fleming, Lucia Di Lammermoor and Madama Butterfly. The first Met: Live in HD opera, The Magic Flute, was seen in 56 theaters in December 2006. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
One opera, many opinions Jul 12, 2009
Plus, Tucker says, the opera is in English, it's topical, and it might appeal to someone not particularly interested in "Madama Butterfly" and "Don Pasquale," the company's other offerings this summer. "Anything we can do to break down the barriers," he says. (Albany Times Union)
Choral masterpiece brings Princeton Festival to close Jun 26, 2009
" Durufl; (1902-1986) began his studies as a pianist and organist at age 10 at the Cathedral Choir School of Rouen and stayed close to his ecclesiastical roots throughout his life. He served as principal organist at the Basilica of St. Clotilde in Paris, and later became organist at Notre Dame Cathedral. He also taught organ and composition at the Conservatoire de Paris. The busy organist found time to compose, but was very particular about his work and tended to revise extensively, never quite... (NJ.com -- Times)
Hytrek: USD professor lands big-time opera gig May 30, 2009
But a high school choir trip to see Madama Butterfly opened up a whole new world to her. The beauty of the voices and the orchestration of Puccini's opera hooked her. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Classics Get A Bit Wiggy May 29, 2009
Assisting are unflappable accompanist Sergio Zawa (Met assistant conductor Lucy Arner) and sassy mezzo-soprano Carmelita Della Vaca-Browne (Johnny Maldonado), who steals scenes from "Madama Butterfly" and "La Traviata.". At the end of the show, Vera recalls the celebrated German soprano Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, whose intense performance of the song "Morgen" so enthralled a Carnegie Hall audience that it sat in rapt silence long after the final note faded. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
OPERA REVIEW: 'Butterfly' a high-wattage match of singer, staging May 14, 2009
Cio-Cio San, with her faithful servant Suzuki kneeling by her side, stands vigil overnight, waiting for her husband, Lt. Pinkerton, to return in San Diego Opera's "Madama Butterfly." (Photo courtesy of Ken Howard). Uraguayan tenor Carlo Ventre, as Lt. Pinkerton, and American soprano Patricia Racette, as Cio-Cio San, share a love duet in San Diego Opera's "Madama Butterfly." (Photo courtesy of Ken Howard) ... When San Diego Opera first presented Francesca Zambello's visually stunning production... (North County Times)
Bohemian, no rhapsody on stage of Beijing May 7, 2009
For the rest of this opera season, Puccini's Turandot will be revived from May 21-24; Bizet's Carmen May 28-30; Puccini's Madama Butterfly June 4-7 and Verdi's Rigoletto June 18-21. In between, several local revolutionary operas will provide an interesting contrast. (Xinhuanet, China)
Opera and oratorio highlight weekend's events Apr 18, 2009
You know you are living the good life when in one weekend, without boarding a train or a plane, you can enjoy two illustrious musical dramas: Giacomo Puccini's 1904 tragic opera, "Madama Butterfly," and Johann Sebastian Bach's stirring 1724 oratorio "The St. John Passion." ... "Madama Butterfly," ostensibly based on real events that occurred in the 1890s, had its start as a short story by John Luther Long, graduated to a play by David Belasco, and was quickly snapped up for an opera by Puccini... (NJ.com -- Times)
NY City Opera returns to stage in November Apr 2, 2009
The spring season includes revivals Chabrier's L'Etoile (opening March 18, 2010), Puccini's Madama Butterfly (March 19) and Handel's Partenope (April 3) with Cyndia Sieden in the title role. The season will be preceded by a gala concert Nov. 5 that will include the New York City Ballet. (USA Today -- Life)
Ala Moana's Shop a Le'a a shopping playground Mar 28, 2009
Honolulu fashion designer Anne Namba, asked to create costumes for "Madama Butterfly" at the Savonlinna Opera Festival in Finland, was so inspired by the experience that she created a new line of ready-to-wear clothing for men and women called "The Butterfly Collection." Local folks can now see a collection of the costumes, and the clothing line, at Macy's Ala Moana ... Roxie Cassidy, Anne Namba's daughter, models a costume from the Finnish production of "Madama Butterfly." Namba has a similar... (Honolulu Advertiser)
Your views: Letters to the editor Mar 14, 2009
Madama Butterfly telecast from the Metropolitan Opera at Lincoln Center, New York City, to the Cobb Theater in little old Merritt Island. It happened March 7. (Florida Today)
Weekend Events Mar 6, 2009
Opera lovers can view "Madama Butterfly," live from the Metropolitan Opera in New York, Saturday at 1 p.m. at Mercyhurst College's Mary D'Angelo Performing Arts Center. Cost: Front Row Balcony $30, adults $18, senior citizens/students $15, youth $10. (Erie Times-News, PA)
Opera finery for Finland, from Isles Mar 2, 2009
See Anne Namba's designs for 'Madama Butterfly' at Halekulani ... When Finland decided to stage Giacomo Puccini's "Madama Butterfly," a creative team from Hawai'i was asked for help ... "I wanted to design costumes for Madama Butterfly that were not traditional Japanese wear, yet wanted it very apparent that it was Japanese inspired," Namba said. (Honolulu Advertiser)
SM Philharmonic to offer ‘La Traviata’ Feb 10, 2009
In 2008 he was the tenor soloist in Beethoven s 9th Symphony in the Valley Symphony Orchestra, sang the part of Duca de Mantua in Rigoletto at the Center Sate Opera, and as B.F. Pinkerton in Madama Butterfly at the Redlands Bowl. Alfredo s father, Giorgio Germont, is performed by strong baritone Roberto Gomez. (Santa Maria Times)
Dancers work their magic again Feb 8, 2009
Lyric-soprano Melissa Wolfmann and pianist Matthew Horton -- both well-known names on the local scene -- team up at 3 p.m. Feb. 15 for a recital of some of opera's most heart-wrenching arias, including "Madama Butterfly," "Turandot" and "Cavalliera Rusticana." (How appropriate for the day after Valentine's Day. Tickets: $12, $7 seniors. (Fresno Bee)
