Saratoga Springs, NY (Sept. 4) – To kick off a year-long celebration of Opera Saratoga/Lake George Opera Festival’s 65th anniversary, Opera Saratoga announces the first holiday opera in the company’s history. Opera Saratoga will produce a special 80-minute concert version of Giacomo Puccini’s “La Bohème” at Universal Preservation Hall 7 p.m. Friday, Dec.…
(July 18, 2024–Chatham, NY) The Mac-Haydn Theatre continues its summer season with Jonathan Larson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning musical “Rent,” running July 18 through July 28. The groundbreaking story inspired by Puccini’s “La Bohème,” returns to the Mac-Haydn stage, captivating audiences with its raw, resonant storytelling and remarkable rock score that defined…
(July 4, 2024–Chatham, NY) The Mac-Haydn Theatre continues its summer season with Jonathan Larson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning musical “Rent,” running July 18 through July 28. The groundbreaking story inspired by Puccini’s “La Bohème” returns to the Mac-Haydn stage, captivating audiences with its raw, resonant storytelling and remarkable rock score that defined…
by Roseann Cane Today one of the most frequently performed operas in the world, La Bohème premiered in 1896 in Turin, conducted by the 28-year-old Arturo Toscanini. Set in Latin Quarter of Paris in the 1830s, it focuses on four young, impoverished bohemian artists, Marcello, a painter (baritone Benjamin Taylor);…
The Capital District Arts Initiative (CDAI) is thrilled to announce auditions for: Jonathan Larson’s, RENT Produced and Choreographed by: Corey John Snide Director: Francesco C. Archina Co-Producer: Jenna Snide Musical Director: Cameron Clarke Stevens Stage Manager: Sara Fredericks About The Show: RENT is a rock opera with music, lyrics, and…
Selections from operas by Puccini, Mozart, Verdi, others accompanied by UMass Symphony AMHERST (Mass.) – The UMass Opera program at the University of Massachusetts Amherst Department of Music and Dance is pleased to present their annual performance on Sunday, February 12 at 3 p.m. in Bowker Auditorium. Love and Lust: Lost and Found will feature arias,…
