Sunset & Symphony tickets now on sale Oct 11, 2009
With this year s theme, Fanfare for Opera, the Orlando Philharmonic will perform selections from Candide by Leonard Bernstein, The Phantom of the Opera by Andrew Lloyd Webber, Can Can from Orpheus in the Underworld by Jacques Offenbach, Carmen Suite by Georges Bizet, The Barber of Seville by Gioacchino Rossini along with patriotic favorites and more under the direction of guest conductor Joseph Mechavich. Soprano Janette Zilioli will sing selections from La Boheme by Giacomo Puccini, The Merry... (Lake Wales News, FL)
Mozart comedy opens Arizona Opera season Oct 9, 2009
Nearly everybody s favorite, Puccini s La bohme runs Feb. 6-7, and the season concludes May 1-2 with Rossini s The Barber of Seville. Baritone Marian Pop has performed Figaro world-wide including Stuttgart, Santiago, Munich and Holland as well as with a number of companies in this country. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
The accidental opera Sep 16, 2009
About the same time, at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, the American mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato fell and broke her ankle on the opening night of The Barber of Seville; she sang her remaining Rosinas from a wheelchair. There is a reverse domino theory to such occurrences whereby one incident triggers memories of others. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Hefty resigns at Skylight amidst turmoil Jul 25, 2009
Several in the crowd criticized the board and management s lack of transparency, asking for more information about who will perform the roles in the upcoming play, The Barber of Seville. Dillner said management is in the process of finding a new cast. (Milwaukee Business Journal, WI)
Opera show goes on after fracture Jul 8, 2009
Mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato will perform in a wheelchair in the Royal Opera House's The Barber of Seville after fracturing her leg on stage. The US singer was playing Rosina in Rossini's opera on Saturday night when she slipped in the first act. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
A 'Potter' premiere Jul 8, 2009
Royal Opera House spokesman Christopher Millard said DiDonato was singing the role of Rosina in Rossini s The Barber of Seville last night from a spot visible to the audience, but that another actor was acting out her role on the stage. DiDonato slipped on opening night Saturday. (Boston Globe)
#30 HANOVER, NEW HAMPSHIRE May 15, 2009
HOT TIP The nearby Lebanon Opera House is the go-to for your dose of culture throughout the summer -- this season, it's "Waiting for Godot," Bizet's "Carmen," Shakespeare's "Comedy of Errors" and "The Barber of Seville." Once a meeting house, you'll find the venue just of Lebanon's village green, just five miles or so from Hanover. LEARN MORE. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
The Hot Seat: Leon Krasenstein Mar 28, 2009
" Inspired by Spanish architect Antoni Gaudi and painter Salvador Dali, Krasenstein's designs for Opera Australia's The Barber Of Seville were based on the notion of a complete absence of straight lines. The gnarly woodwork, gargoyles and coloured glass windows of the 1930s health spa on stage prompted one critic to write: "The star of the show was the huge set. " Next, Krasenstein put a ballerina in a strait-jacket in an insane asylum for Alice, Simon Dow's rollercoasting take on Alice In... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Musicians show their humanity, with fine results Mar 4, 2009
The program opened with Rossini's Overture to "The Barber of Seville," a ubiquitous piece that's often used in popular culture to stand in for all things classical. You'd recognize the melody, even if only from the Bugs Bunny cartoon "Rabbit of Seville," in which Elmer Fudd chases Bugs into a performance of the opera. (Anchorage Daily News)
'Cinderella' moment for chorus master Feb 22, 2009
Late that Friday he got word that William Hicks -- who had led the first two performances of the company's recent production of "The Barber of Seville" -- was ailing but still intended to take the podium for the sold-out show. "At 7 p.m., an hour before curtain, our stage manager Ann Aurbach called me from the theater and said, 'You're on.' I said, 'OK, do I have time to run home and get something to wear besides the Carhartts I'm currently sporting?' "I ran home from the opera office to quickly... (Anchorage Daily News)
Opera teaches history lesson Feb 20, 2009
In addition to A Dream Fulfilled, Opera Iowa performed Rossini's The Barber of Seville that evening to members of the community. To explore February's Black History Month Damm said students have been learning about George Washington Carver in their classrooms and have talked about opera in music. (Forest City Summit, IO)
Fat lady is singing for opera Feb 16, 2009
Dr. Krauss said the opera was $205,000 behind where it needed to be to stage its last two productions, Tosca in March and The Barber of Seville in May. He said an additional $25,000 in administrative bills was outstanding. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Comic flourish enlivens 'Barber' Feb 10, 2009
Dress rehearsal for the Anchorage Opera production of The Barber of Seville Feb. 4, 2009, at the Discovery theater of the Alaska Center for the Performing Arts ... THE BARBER OF SEVILLE ... "The Barber of Seville," presented by Anchorage Opera, (in Italian with English titles) will be presented at 7 p.m. Wednesday, 8 p.m. Friday and 4 p.m. Feb. 15 at the Discovery Theatre. (Anchorage Daily News)
Building 'Barber' Feb 7, 2009
The chorus and soloists rehearse for the Anchorage Opera production of The Barber of Seville in the Mountain View Service Center, which is under renovation ... It takes a couple of minutes for James Taylor (the young baritone, not the old pop singer) to belt out Figaro's show-stopping aria in Act I of "The Barber of Seville." It takes a couple of hours to present the whole show ... THE BARBER OF SEVILLE. (Anchorage Daily News)
Photos: Building the "Barber of Seville" Feb 7, 2009
Dress rehearsal for the Anchorage Opera production of The Barber of Seville on Wednesday February 4, 2009 at the Discovery theater of the Alaska Center for the Performing Arts. 1 of 55. (Anchorage Daily News)
