Bravo, and Encore!

Here in Michigan, and especially in metro Detroit, the sky is falling. This is the worst recession that the majority of us will have ever lived through, and could potentially be the worst recession in Michigan’s history. Things are bleak; there’s no denying it.
But if you were at last week’s 10th Annual BravoBravo! fundraiser, you’d [...]

Detroit Windsor Dance Academy 25th Annual Spring Concert at the Opera House

[ June 13, 2009; 6:00 pm; ] Presenting “Golden Moments in Silver Times.”
 
Where: Detroit Opera House, Detroit
When: 6:00PM
Tix: $11.00-$50.00
http://detroitwindsordance.org

Anthony Hamilton and Musiq Soulchild at the Opera House

[ June 12, 2009; 8:00 pm; ] Also featuring Chrisette Michele.
 

Event Information:

Friday, June 12, 2009
8:00 PM – 12:00 AM
All Ages
cover: $55.00 | Tickets: $55 – $71 | Doors @ 7:00pm
music: Soul

Venue Information:

Michigan Opera House
1526 Broadway St.
Corner of John R & Madison
Detroit, MI 48226
313.961.3500
http://www.motopera.org
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Links:

http://www.anthonyhamilton.com
http://www.musiqsoulchild.com/

10th Annual BravoBravo! at the Opera House

[ June 5, 2009; 7:30 pm; ] In a time of funding cuts that are threatening the very existence of many of Metro Detroit’s arts organizations, a talented group of over 30 young professionals are taking the lead on filling the funding gaps left by state and corporate sponsorship budget cuts. The young professional’s group of the Michigan Opera Theatre Volunteer Association is hoping [...]

Ramsey Katynski at the Detroit Opera House

[ May 27, 2009; 7:00 pm; ] Promising young countertenor Ramsey Katynski will give a recital on stage at the Detroit Opera House on Wednesday, May 27, 2009 at 7 p.m. to benefit Michigan Opera Theatre’s Learning at the Opera House summer educational programs.  An alumnus of Learning at the Opera House programs, this will be Katynski’s debut recital on the Detroit [...]

Carmen at the Opera House

[ May 9, 2009 12:00 am to May 17, 2009 12:00 am. ] Michigan Opera Theatre concludes its 2008-09 “Casualties of Love” season with a tale of opera’s most infamous femme fatale, Carmen, in Georges Bizet’s Carmen.  The opera will be presented in six performances at the Detroit Opera House May 9-17, 2009.  An opera in three acts, Carmen will be sung in French with English supertitle translations [...]

BravoBravo! Still Set to Take Its Bow

At a time when so many other festivals and annual events are scaling back, if not outright cancelling, it is refreshing to see that the Detroit Opera House’s largest annual fundraiser, the ultra-trendy BravoBravo!, is still forging ahead with plans to be more glamourous than ever.
BravoBravo! is largely considered by young metro Detroiters to be [...]

Elixir of Love at the Opera House

[ March 27, 2009 12:00 am to April 4, 2009 12:00 am. ] Snap out of the winter doldrums and welcome spring with a lighthearted comedic opera sure to lift spirits!  Michigan Opera Theatre begins its 2009 spring opera season, presenting an all-new production of the witty comic opera with an ingenious plot and charming music – Gaetano Donizetti’s The Elixir of Love.  The opera will be presented [...]

An Evening with David Sedaris @ Detroit Opera House

[ April 21, 2009; 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm. ] “An Evening with David Sedaris”
April 21, 2009 at 8 p.m.
Detroit Opera House
DOH Box Office: (248) 645-6666
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WDET-FM, The Theater Council and Book Beat present “An Evening with David Sedaris” at the Detroit Opera House, April 21, 2009, at 8 p.m. Tickets are available now at the Detroit Opera House Box Office, or call (248) 645-6666 or [...]

Brundibar at the Detroit Opera House

[ March 21, 2009; 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm. ] The Michigan Opera Theatre Children’s Chorus presents its second full-scale opera production, Brundibar, on the Detroit Opera House main stage on March 21, 2009 at 12 p.m. and 5 p.m.  An allegory to give hope to children and adults in a seemingly hopeless time, Brundibar is a profound and moving teaching experience, originally performed by [...]