NOTÍCIAS DOS EUA

The Metropolitan Opera: Remembering Benjamin Britten
Playbill Arts Thu, 21 Feb 2008 9:06 PM PSTFriends and colleagues recall the composer of Peter Grimes , an unlikely operatic hero of the 20th century. The Met's new staging of Grimes begins performances February 28.
Met opera draws crowds to theaters; except in Reno
Reno Gazette-Journal Fri, 22 Feb 2008 2:06 AM PSTNEW YORK -- Recently in Fargo, N.D., moviegoers had a choice among "Aliens vs. Predator," "The Great Debaters" -- and "Macbeth," live from New York's Metropolitan Opera.
Arts BriefsThe Express-Times Thu, 21 Feb 2008 9:15 PM PSTMetropolitan Opera mezzo-soprano Denyce Graves will perform 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at Foy Concert Hall, Moravian College, Bethlehem, as part of the college's Great Artist Series.
Oscar Night at the State
Traverse City Record-Eagle Fri, 22 Feb 2008 7:30 AM PSTLive from Los Angeles, the State Theatre presents the Oscars on Sunday night. Using the same live simulcast technology that makes it possible to beam in the Metropolitan Opera from New York City and events like important sports events, the State presents the Oscars in a benefit that includes catered snacks and hors d'oeuvres and all the popcorn and pop you can consume.
Opera on big screen well-Met
Arizona Daily Star Thu, 21 Feb 2008 11:13 PM PSTPopcorn with your Puccini? It's possible if you're sitting in the El Con theaters on a Saturday morning catching the live simulcast of the New York Metropolitan Opera.
Abuse on the High Seas
The New York Sun Thu, 21 Feb 2008 10:25 PM PSTOf all the many grisly killers who have made fine operatic heroes, few are as difficult to explain and as hard to like as Benjamin Britten's Peter Grimes. His anguished soul will be revived in a new Metropolitan Opera production by the British director John Doyle on February 28. The brooding fisherman Grimes is no mere cold-blooded killer, nor a gleeful assassin. He is a serial physical abuser ...
Local gallery to host Marc Chagall works
Williamsport Sun Gazette Thu, 21 Feb 2008 9:57 AM PSTMovie fans may remember Julia Robert´s comment on Marc Chagall´s painting "La Marie" in the movie "Notting Hill" - "Happiness just isn´t happiness without a violin-playing goat" - or Cher´s assessment that his murals at the Metropolitan Opera House are "kind of gaudy" in "Moonstruck."
Casting Complete for NYCO's Candide ; Gillett, Jackson and Samuel Join Cast
Playbill Fri, 22 Feb 2008 9:12 AM PSTComplete casting has been announced for the New York City Opera's upcoming production of Candide , which will be presented at the New York State Theater at Lincoln Center April 8-20.