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Sunday September 07, 2025, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM. Mansion, Fairleigh Dickinson University, 285 Madison Ave, Madison, NJ. Tickets here. Step into the dazzling world of bel canto brilliance with The Roulades of Rossini, an opera concert celebrating the virtuosic sparkle and comic flair of Gioacchino Rossini. Known for his lightning-fast vocal runs, soari...

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Giacomo Puccini’s music is inseparable from the landscapes and spirit of Tuscany. Born in Lucca in 1858, Puccini grew up in a city of music, spirituality, and tradition. His father, also a musician, died young, and the family expected Giacomo to continue the musical line; it was in the churches and theaters of Lucca that Puccini first absorbed the...

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On the BOF mainstage this anniversary year is a new production of Giuseppe Verdi’s LA TRAVIATA, the timeless tale of love and sacrifice that has become one of the most beloved operas of all time. Violetta lives a life of decadence and grandeur until she finds true love for the first time with Alfredo. They leave high society for a life in the count...

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Concert Opera of Greater Chicago has announced its summer production of Gaetano Donizetti’s bel canto masterpiece, “La Favorita,” an Italian opera in four acts to be performed in concert version with English supertitles. The COGC chorus and orchestra will be conducted by Maestro William Intriligator; Music Director and Conductor of the Dubuque Symp...

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Operagoers have been warned they will be banned from entering Milan’s prestigious La Scala theatre if they turn up wearing shorts, tank tops or flip-flops. Kimonos, however, are acceptable. The venue’s management team reminded people how not to dress for an opera after complaints that some spectators were donning attire more suitable for the beach....

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Teatro Grattacielo is proud to present the revival of Pietro Mascagni's charming verismo opera, L'Amico Fritz. This new production aims to introduce a wider audience to the rarely performed masterpiece, last presented by the company in 2021 during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. The opera will be directed by Anna Laura Miszerak. Click here for...

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Cleveland’s Italian Cultural Garden is presenting “Opera in the Italian Garden” from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Sunday, July 27. In addition to music from the Cleveland Opera, attendees will enjoy dance from Cleveland Ballet Theater (not to be confused with The Cleveland Ballet). This year’s presentation at the historic garden includes dancers from New York Ci...

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What do these famous cultural references have in common? The fifth episode in the first season of the 1960s television show Batman, which introduced Cesar Romero as the Joker; the Agatha Christie short story, Swan Song; the Marvin Gaye song, (I’m Afraid) The Masquerade is Over; the 1970 hit by Smokey Robinson and the Miracles, Tears of a Clown; the...

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Riverside Opera Company will celebrate its 28th season with PoPera 2025, a joyful afternoon of opera and Broadway favorites performed outdoors on the lawn of the historic Garibaldi-Meucci Museum (420 Tompkins Avenue, Staten Island, NY) on Saturday, June 21 at 4:00 PM. This beloved annual tradition features a thrilling lineup of classical and crosso...

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Boston Summer Opera has unveiled its 2025 summer slate. The main opera of the company’s second summer season will be Verdi’s “Rigoletto,” which opens on July 11 and runs through the 13th. The first showcase is set to take place at Arlington Street Church at 7:30 p.m., and the second presentation will take the stage of The Arts at the Armory at 3 p....

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