Teresa Berganza, Charismatic Star of the Opera Stage, died at the age of 89.

[ad_1] Ms. Berganza turned to José Rifá, a Spanish priest who had long admired her singing, for spiritual guidance. She left the priesthood to marry him and regularly introduced herself as Mr. Berganza she. They divorced 10 years later. Full information about the survivors was not immediately available. Miss Berganza made her operatic debut as …

Break A Leg But Never Whistle: How Stage Superstitions Live

[ad_1] Theaters are places of superstitions, legends, ceremonies and supplications. And no stage superstition has more adherents than the one covering Shakespeare’s Scottish play: Anyone who says the name Macbeth aloud in a theatre, except in a rehearsal or performance of the play, risks disaster. “I said the name of the Scottish play on stage,” …

‘Macbeth’ Actor Takes Stage After Testing Positive for Virus

[ad_1] Determined to keep going even as actors continue to test positive for the coronavirus, a new Broadway production of “Macbeth” came up with an unusual solution Thursday night: The director replaced an actor who was absent. Director, Sam Gold, played a Scottish character named Lennox, as well as another role played by the same …

Different Ways to Stage the Truth at the FIND Festival

[ad_1] BERLIN – Here on Tuesday evening, outside a small stage in the Schaubühne theater, a sign says “Chilean production”Oasis of la Impunidad” (“Oasis of Impunity”) contained flashing lights and onstage nudity. In retrospect, this warning looked funny, like warning viewers that a Tarantino movie could be a little gory. During the 90-minute duration of …

‘CODA’ Takes Victories, but Slap on Stage Takes Center Stage at Oscars

[ad_1] Remarkably, there was no mention of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine at the opening of the jolly show, which included a DJ, a second stand-up routine from Schumer, and a sketch from Hall, who found a shirtless Chalamet and other male stars on stage. Three sports stars – Tony Hawk, Kelly Slater and Shaun White …

‘CODA’ Being Developed By The Deaf West As A Stage Musical

[ad_1] The Oscar-nominated film “CODA,” in which a hearing child of a deaf parent follows his passion for singing, is being turned into a stage musical by the producers. Deaf West Theatera respected Los Angeles-based not-for-profit organization with a strong track record in musical theatre. The project, which does not yet have a creative team …

On a Stage 5,000 Miles Away, He Singed For His Family In Ukraine

[ad_1] Sometimes lately, when he’s not rehearsing Verdi or Tchaikovsky at the Metropolitan Opera or practicing Italian with a diction coach at Zoom, bass-baritone Vladyslav Buialskyi pulls out his phone and sends a one-word text message: “Mom. ” The message is addressed to Buialskyi’s mother, who is 5,000 miles away in her hometown of Berdyansk, …