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Dorte Lyssewski
Credit: Ruth Waltz

La Monnaie to Kick Off Brussels Season With Yvonne
Brussels' opera La Monnaie opens its season Sept. 9 with Philippe Boesmans' Yvonne, Princess of Burgundy, starring Mireille Delunsch, Paul Gay and Dorte Lyssewski. Full season details announced.

MetTalks Discussion Series Kicks Off on Sept. 22 with Lepage and Terfel on Das Rheingold
MetTalks, a series of panel discussions with the casts and creative teams of the Met's new productions, will begin Sept. 22 with a conversation about Das Rheingold. Director Robert Lepage and star Bryn Terfel chat with Met General Manager Peter Gelb.




New York City Opera Season Casting Announced

New York City Opera Season Casting AnnouncedNew York City Opera released full casting, creative team, and production details for the company’s 2010-2011 season. Lauren Flanigan, Stefania Dovhan, Mary Dunleavy, Cyndia Sieden and a host of Broadway favorites inhabit the roster.

Santa Fe Opera Preps for 2011 Season, With New Chief Conductor Frédéric Chaslin

Santa Fe Opera Preps for 2011 Season, With New Chief Conductor Frédéric ChaslinSanta Fe Oper will stage five productions during its 2011 festival season: Faust, Boheme, Griselda, Last Savage and Wozzek. Frédéric Chaslin will assume the Chief Conductor role starting Oct. 1, 2010.

Gabriel Bacquier Speaks Out on Tcherniakov's Giovanni

Gabriel Bacquier Speaks Out on Tcherniakov's GiovanniGabriel Bacquier, the French baritone legend and one of the great Don Giovannis of recent memory, has unloaded both barrels at the new production (available for free online viewing) of Mozart's masterpiece which headlined the Aix-en-Provence festival this July.

"The Balanchine Tapestries": Balanchine's Jewels Dances at Houston Ballet

"The Balanchine Tapestries": Balanchine's Jewels Dances at Houston BalletA ballet in three parts, George Balanchine's Jewels was premiered by New York City Ballet in 1967 and was hailed as the first plotless full-length ballet. It will be seen next month at Houston Ballet. Laura Jacobs profiles the work.

Contes d’Hoffmann, Tosca, La Bohème and Dr. Atomic to Be Screened Free at Lincoln Center

Contes d’Hoffmann, Tosca, La Bohème and Dr. Atomic to Be Screened Free at Lincoln CenterTony Award winner Bartlett Sher's Metropolitan Opera staging of Offenbach's Les Contes d’Hoffmann will be showcased as part of the Met's "Live in HD" summer series in Lincoln Center Plaza.

"An Everything Sandwich": Steel and Yim Discuss City Opera's Upcoming Season

"An Everything Sandwich": Steel and Yim Discuss City Opera's Upcoming SeasonGeorge Steel, City Opera’s general manager and artistic director, and his right-hand man, Edward Yim, Director of Artistic Planning, talk with Cori Ellison, NYCO’s Dramaturg, about their plans for the 2010–2011 season.

Recap: Valery Gergiev Takes the Spotlight at Verbier

Recap: Valery Gergiev Takes the Spotlight at VerbierThe Verbier Festival is always a celebration of music but to make a splash with "big names" is not always easy to pull off. Last year's finale - Don Giovanni with Bryn Terfel, Pape and Quasthoff - is still being talked about. This year it was the conductor, Valery Gergiev, who took center stage.

Fresh Rheingold, Nixon and Comte Ory Among 2010-11 Met Offerings

Fresh Rheingold, Nixon and Comte Ory Among 2010-11 Met OfferingsThe Met has unveiled its 2010-11 season, which will boast seven new productions, including two company premieres and the first two parts of a new Ring cycle.

"It's Like a Hollywood Party": People Watching at Verbier

"It's Like a Hollywood Party": People Watching at VerbierFrank Cadenhead reports from the Verbier Festival which, this year, is proving to be a veritable who's who of major players and celebrities in the world of classical music.

Cunningham, Jones, Corella and More Set for Fall for Dance Fest

Cunningham, Jones, Corella and More Set for Fall for Dance FestNew York City Center has announced the lineup for its seventh annual Fall for Dance festival, scheduled to run Sept. 28-Oct. 9. Highlights include Bill T. Jones, Merce Cunningham Dance Company, ABT and Corella Ballet Castilla y León.

RECAP: Jennifer Rowley Scores as Maria di Rohan at Caramoor

RECAP: Jennifer Rowley Scores as Maria di Rohan at CaramoorHaving attended the previous week's Norma, Alexandra Zalska headed back to Caramoor for the final Bel Canto offering of the summer: Donizetti's rarely-heard Maria di Rohan. She shares her experience and weighs in on the evening's performance.

Here Comes Mostly Mozart 2010

Here Comes Mostly Mozart 2010The 44rd Mostly Mozart Festival kicks off July 27. As always, the Fest will range from the classical to the contemporary with a variety of orchestral concerts, chamber music and solo recitals and dance events.

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