Articles tagged: opera
University of Michigan, UMS present a challenging 'Oresteia of Aeschylus'
Posted: Apr 05, 2013The ad might have looked something like this: Cast wanted: to bring to life three epic pieces of music, rarely performed; music requires epic forces—full complement of vocal soloists, huge chorus, giant orchestra plus massive ... Read more »
UMS, U-M presenting epic 'Oresteia of Aeschylus' trilogy, with album release planned
Posted: Mar 31, 2013Back in 2004, a package arrived at conductor Kenneth Kiesler’s studio at the University of Michigan School of Music. It contained three huge scores along with a note from the publisher: “Sent at the request ... Read more »
U-M Opera students stage laughs and longing in 'Ariadne auf Naxos'
Posted: Mar 30, 2013By Stephanie Kadel Taras For AnnArbor.com “The show must go on”—one theme of Richard Strauss’s 1916 opera "Ariadne auf Naxos"—was tested Friday night in this U-M School of Music, Theatre & Dance production. When guest ... Read more »
Opera favorite 'Ariadne auf Naxos' returns to U-M stage
Posted: Mar 23, 2013Serious opera meets comedy to the luscious music of Richard Strauss iin "Ariadne auf Naxos." Sung in German with a libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal, the University of Michigan Opera Theatre and University Philharmonia Orchestra ... Read more »
Arbor Opera Theater show to re-create spirit of a 1930s radio revue
Posted: Dec 26, 2012Arbor Opera Theater's Richard Knapp, baritone, and Sarah Ring, mezzo soprano. Tough times can be golden for entertainment. That was the case for Americans in the 1930s. The Great Depression, the Dust Bowl, the Hindenburg, ... Read more »
UMGASS visiting fairyland by way of 'Iolanthe'
Posted: Dec 01, 2012The University of Michigan Gilbert and Sullivan Society will present “Iolanthe” Dec. 6-9 at 8 p.m. at the Lydia Mendelssohn Theater, 911 N. University in Ann Arbor. Read more »
University of Michigan Opera Theatre shines with classic 'Don Giovanni'
Posted: Nov 09, 2012The University Opera Theatre cast a spell with Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's "Don Giovanni" Thursday night at the Power Center. The opera in two acts premiered in 1787, and the enduring power of its music is ... Read more »
U-M Opera Theatre to stage a Mozart masterpiece
Posted: Nov 02, 2012One of the greatest operas ever written—Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's "Don Giovannii"—will be presented by the University Opera Theatre Nov. 8-11 at the Power Center for the Performing Arts in Ann Arbor. Based on the story ... Read more »
Suzhou Kun bringing rare chance to hear Chinese opera to Ann Arbor
Posted: Sep 25, 2012Mention top-flight opera performances, and folks from just west of the Hudson to the West Coast and beyond may sing a tune about the Metropolitan Opera’s highly successful simulcasts of its Lincoln Center performances in ... Read more »
Column: This Week's Web Picks: Photo editing online; books too great to read; operatic archives; know-it-alls
Posted: Jun 16, 2012Editor’s note: This is the next installment of a weekly column by Paul Wiener designed to point readers to cool or useful websites. PicMonkey This is, for my money, the best and easiest DIY photo ... Read more »
U-M Opera Theatre delivers a sparkling 'Rake's Progress'
Posted: Mar 23, 2012The University of Michigan Opera Theatre presented a delightful production of Igor Stravinsky's "The Rake's Progress" Thursday evening at the Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre. It was a joy to watch the strong cast and orchestra carry ... Read more »
U-M Opera Theatre offering rare chance to see Stravinsky's 'The Rake's Progress'
Posted: Mar 16, 2012Stravinsky’s 1951 neo-classical opera “The Rake’s Progress” doesn’t find a place too often in professional opera houses. “It’s a wonderful opera, but it can be hard to find a way to program it in professional ... Read more »
Some reflections on a rare opportunity to see 'Einstein on the Beach'
Posted: Jan 23, 2012Time is what you make of it, depending where you are. It also seems it can run in many directions and at many speeds. “Einstein” is the proof of that. Read more »
Philip Glass, Robert Wilson discuss legendary 'Einstein on the Beach' at Michigan
Posted: Jan 16, 2012Now in Ann Arbor for a rare production of their groundbreaking work “Einstein on the Beach: An Opera in Four Acts,” composer Philip Glass and director Robert Wilson sat down Sunday to discuss the work ... Read more »
with video: Original creators, UMS bringing revolutionary opera 'Einstein on the Beach' back to life
Posted: Jan 14, 2012A rare production of the landmark "Einstein on the Beach" comes to Ann Arbor next weekend. A remounting of composer Philip Glass and director Robert Wilson’s groundbreaking and rarely performed “Einstein on the Beach: An ... Read more »
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