‘A story that needs to be told’: KC’s Lyric Opera to do iconic show for 1st time

What: George and Ira Gershwin’s quintessential American opera features “Summertime,” “It Ain’t Necessarily So” and other ...
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Catch the first broadcast of Canadian-made children’s opera ‘The Monkiest King’

“The Monkiest King” will be broadcast for the first time on August 29 on the CBC radio show “Saturday Afternoon at the Opera with Ben Heppner.” A couple of years ago, the classic Chinese figure of the ...
Yahoo

As a First-Time Soap Opera Watcher, Here Are 5 Ways “Beyond The Gates” Exceeded My Expectations (and 1 That Could Be Improved)

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On Tuesday, July 29, the show is reaching its 100th episode, a major milestone for the hourlong daytime soap opera that follows ...
CBC.ca

Lost Vivaldi opera performed for first time in 278 years

A long-lost opera by Italian composer Antonio Vivaldi has been performed in Prague Castle for the first time in 278 years. Argippo premiered in the Czech capital in 1730. Shortly after, the score ...
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‘Diligence and determination’: The first Black woman conductor in Canadian opera history will lead an all-Black orchestra in Toronto

There’s nothing quite like the sound of classical music being played by an orchestra and anyone who has ever had front row seats to a live show can attest to this. Now, imagine standing face to face ...
The Globe and Mail

Toronto opera audience about to get first look at Arabella – and the Austrian idea

The last collaboration between composer Richard Strauss and librettist Hugo von Hofmannsthal, Arabella is, on first reading, a light piece with elements of operetta. It is, however, marked by personal ...
Winnipeg Free Press

The adrenaline rush of Tosca

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