Opera

Plácido Domingo conducts two stellar casts in John Pascoe's fascinating new take on the legendary womanizer Don Juan

New York, NY, October 1, 2007 — The Metropolitan Opera has made a deal with EMI Classics to release the first of its new and acclaimed high-definition (HD) transmissions on DVD. EMI has secured exclusive worldwide DVD distribution rights for an initial selection of five performances from the Met’s ground-breaking new series, all chosen from next season’s schedule of eight productions.    » read more »

New York, NY, October 3, 2007 -- The New York City Opera, where Beverly Sills first achieved international celebrity, and with which she was affiliated as prima donna, General Director, and board member for well over three decades, will officially launch its celebrations of her life and legacy on Saturday, October 27, at the opening matinee of its new production of Massenet's Cendrillon. The performance, dedicated to Ms. Sills’s memory, will be followed by a brief musical tribute on stage after which the audience will be invited to a toast on the promenade of the New York State Theater.    » read more »

Italian Opera Tenor Dead at 71

Free Public Event to Feature Performances by Natalie Dessay, Anna Netrebko, Nathan Gunn, and James Levine
- Speakers to Include Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, Carol Burnett, Plácido Domingo, Henry Kissinger, Julius Rudel, and Barbara Walters

“Washington National Opera on XM” to feature performances by Plácido Domingo, Heinz Fricke, Sonia Ganassi, Alan Held, Hei-Kyung Hong, André Previn, and Verónica Villarroel