The foundation supported talented young singers (including a young unknown named Joan Sutherland) and helped stage and record opera in English.
Its biggest coup of the coming season, the European premiere of a new work from the world-renowned La La La Human Steps dance company, will be performed on the State Opera stage.
People remember the Clintons and they like to see what's happening in the next stage of that soap opera, if you like.
The arts centre in Cardiff Bay aims to provide a new world-class stage for full scale ballet, opera, musical theatre and dance.
The discussions, which are at an early stage, emerged after the Royal Opera House decided to show Monkey: Journey To The West in July.
While the Houston Grand Opera will continue to stage traditional productions, the company has created a new arm, called HGOco, whose goal is to bring musical storytelling into communities that traditionally haven't been exposed to opera.
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"It is important to give something back to help people's careers at a formative stage, " said Mr Hyman, an opera fan.
Theatre and opera director Sir Jonathan Miller is to stage his first play in the UK for five years.
In 1989, the Lyric Opera of Chicago banned him from the stage.
Its stage was also home to ground-breaking performances: Opera singer Marian Anderson made her New York debut there in 1935.
The members of the youth opera not only perform on the same home stage as WNO, but are also mentored by members of the company and other industry professionals.
Again, there is no denying that the stage arts want to dazzle, too: The vocal pyrotechnics in opera, repetitive turns in ballet, or melodramatic breakdowns in plays all result in "ta-da" moments that the audience rewards with applause.
As the de facto host to the Forbes event (the national government is also sponsoring but its leaders have been in political limbo), Keneally had two turns Tuesday before the 400 international attendees: at a lunch where she conversed on stage with Steve Forbes, and at a lavish dinner at the Sydney Opera House.
On May 17th, a black-tie audience at the Metropolitan Opera House applauded as a tall, jovial-looking billionaire took the stage.
As she was helped off the stage, the question of the night became whether she'd return to sing the rest of the opera.
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He moved on to the stage in London's West End, acting in shows including Lock Up Your Daughters and The Beggar's Opera.
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