Great Barrington, MA — BERKSHIRE OPERA FESTIVAL (BOF) announces its 2026 summer season under the vision of Co-founders Brian Garman (William E. Briggs Artistic Director) and Jonathon Loy (Director of Production), and new President and CEO Natalie Johnsonius Neubert. In its 11th year, the company remains unique in the culturally rich Berkshires for producing opera at the highest level. This season, Berkshire Opera…
Includes a Challenge Grant to Support Equitable Access to Local Arts and Culture Great Barrington, Mass.—The Avangrid Foundation, the primary philanthropic arm of Berkshire Gas’s parent company Avangrid, Inc. (NYSE: AGR), which supports cultural, environmental, educational, and community partnership programs that positively impact the communities it serves, has deepened its commitment to…
by Barbara Waldinger To celebrate their tenth anniversary, the Berkshire Opera Festival has selected one of the most beloved, most frequently produced operas in the Verdi canon: LA TRAVIATA. According to Maestro Brian Garman, Conductor, Artistic Director and Co-founder of the company, Berkshire audiences have often requested this masterpiece, and now the BOF has delivered…
Great Barrington, Mass.—For the third consecutive year, the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center invites participation in New York Theatre Workshop’s Mind the Gap, a free intergenerational collaborative performance-making program, June 23 through June 27. Mind the Gap’s primary goal is to use theatre as a creative tool to increase empathy and communication between generations and starts with the premise that we always have something to learn from…
Great Barrington, Mass.—The Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center is among eight recipients statewide of the Barr Foundation’s $3.3 million Cultural Evolution initiative, the Boston-based foundation recently announced in a statement. The Cultural Evolution initiative, part of the Barr Foundation’s Arts + Creativity program, seeks to support local arts anchors as they evolve by providing change capital grants and coaching support; fostering community among recipients; and supporting…
BERKSHIRE OPERA FESTIVAL (BOF), the ambitious company, which has restored world-class, fully-staged opera to the Berkshires with savvy productions and superlative casts, mounts a new mainstage production of Verdi’s masterpieceLA TRAVIATA on August 23, 26, 29Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center, Great Barrington, MA Soprano VANESSA BECERRA – Violetta ValéryTenor JOSHUA BLUE – Alfredo GermontBaritone DARREN DRONE – Giorgio GermontMezzo-soprano JOANNE EVANS – Flora BervoixTenor MAXIMILLIAN JANSEN –…
Includes a Challenge Grant to Support Equitable Access to Local Arts and Culture Great Barrington, Mass.—The Avangrid Foundation, the primary philanthropic arm of Berkshire Gas’s parent company Avangrid, Inc. (NYSE: AGR), which supports cultural, environmental, educational, and community partnership programs that positively impact the communities it serves, has deepened its…
Great Barrington, Mass.—The Berkshires/Columbia Counties Pay Equity Coalition will hold a FREE event on Wednesday, September 25, 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center to release their second report showcasing progress made and remaining barriers, according to employers and workers themselves. The Berkshire/Columbia County Pay Equity coalition is…
