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Portland's newest opera company, OrpheusPDX, kicks off its second season on August 3 with Mozart's charming and irresistible opera, The Royal Shepherd (Il Re Pastore). All performances will take place in Portland State University's Lincoln Performance Hall, hailed by Opera News as the best venue for opera in the city.

Opera Orlando’s Baseball: a Musical Love Letter takes the field at Harriett’s Orlando Ballet Centre this Friday and Sunday, May 19 and 21, with a cast of local favorites joined by legendary American folk singer and songwriter Danny Cox.

Opera Orlando concludes its 2022-23 Opera Everlasting season On the Town with something a little different—Baseball: a Musical Love Letter.

OrpheusPDX General and Artistic Director, Christopher Mattaliano, has officially announced the details of the 2023 season, the company's  second. Performances of Mozart's masterwork The Royal Shepherd (Il Re Pastore)  and Nico Muhly's compelling Dark Sisters will take place in Portland's 475-seat  Lincoln Hall, where opera is experienced at its best—up close and personal. 

Lyric Opera of Kansas City is returning to live productions this spring with two upcoming performances set for April and May 2021.

ROSIE'S THEATER KIDS celebrated their 15th anniversary by honoring Tony and Grammy Award-winning actor, singer, director, composer, and playwright, Billy Porter. Hosted by Rosie O'Donnell featuring performance by Rosie's Theater Kids, the event welcomed stars of stage and screen. See photos from the event below!

Opera Omaha will open its 61st season in the Orpheum Theater with Pagliacci, a quintessential Italian verismo opera, featuring the famously recognizable aria "Vesti la giubba". Pagliacci will be performed at the Orpheum Theater on Friday, October 19th at 7:30pm and Sunday, October 21st at 2:00pm.

Strong women are in the spotlight as Opera Theater of Pittsburgh announces its 2016 SummerFest season of opera, musical theater, concerts and cabarets, June 22-July 24.

ASH LAWN OPERA ANNOUNCES ITS 2015 SEASON with performances of Madama Butterfly in July, My Fair Lady in August, and Amahl and the Night Visitors in December at The Paramount Theater

ASH LAWN OPERA ANNOUNCES ITS 2015 SEASON with performances of Madama Butterfly in July, My Fair Lady in August, and Amahl and the Night Visitors in December at The Paramount Theater

In anticipation of Mozart's delightful production of The Magic Flute, Arizona Opera and the Children's Museum of Phoenix have partnered to bring families a fun, interactive series of programs to discover Mozart's magical opera, coming to Symphony Hall February 27 thru March 1st.

OUT OF OUR HEADS is brought to you by the award-winning songwriting team Michael Kooman and Christopher Dimond. Be the first to hear the exciting new additions to their songbook, as well as some of their classics. Join Kooman & Dimond for an evening of songs of love, loss, stalkers, and candy bars. Catch this one-night-only performance before it travels to the Kennedy Center as part of the Next Generation of Musical Theater series.

This week, The Drama League presents DirectorFest 2007, the 24th annual presentation of one-act plays staged by the Fall Directing Fellows of The Drama League Directors Project. The following is Dan Rigazzi' own personal take on this year's DirectorFest program, the Drama League Director's Project and The 100 Most Beautiful Names of Todd.

The Drama League proudly announces complete details for DirectorFest 2007, the 24th annual presentation of one-act plays staged by the Fall Directing Fellows of The Drama League Directors Project.