December 2006: Madama Butterfly Named #1 Classical Music Event in New Hampshire for 2006
Classical countdown for ‘06:The year’s 10 best performances
December 2006: 9/11 and NYPD's 'Singing Cop' to perform in the city
The New York City police officer who moved the nation with his voice following the Sept. 11, 2001,
terrorist attacks will perform in Portsmouth next year.
December 2006: Metropolitan Opera Audition Winners Come to Portsmouth for a Night of Passion and Seduction!
The evening will feature one national winner and two national finalists of the prestigious Metropolitan Opera National Council Competitions, held each year throughout the country and culminating each Spring in a finale weekend at the Met in New York City.
December 2006: Break away-Opera Singer Miles Burns Burns' first experience with Granite State
Opera is what sealed his choice of career.
November 2006: Granite State Opera Announces Three New Trustees
Cherie LeBel, Mike Lenehan, and Jim Ramsay were voted in as new members at the company's August meeting.
October 2006: Granite State Opera subscriptions to more than triple! A Triumphant Butterfly and 06-07 blockbusters
Carmen and I Pagliacci credited
October 2006: A Smart "Carmen!" Granite State Opera's second sell-out in a row
Last week’s Granite State Opera production of “Carmen” nearly sold out Concord’s Capitol Center for the Arts, and this weekend brings “The Merry Widow” to the Palace Theatre in Manchester.
October 2006: Granite State Opera's 'Carmen' needed a dash more dazzle
The Granite State Opera presentation of 'Carmen' is a done deal. Yes, you've missed another one. This latest production was lovely, the vocals quite wonderful. But it never pushed the passion the piece calls for.
May 2006: Madama Butterfly a Fly Away Hit!
Opera is not about knowing Italian or German, and not about a certain education - though that’s a common misconception.
It’s art that, when done right, bypasses the intellectual and goes directly to the soul. Case in point, the Granite State Opera’s
"Madama Butterfly."
May 2006: A 'Butterfly' that soared-Capacity crowd cheers on GSO staging at Capitol Center
As Butterflies go, this wasn't a bold and daring reinterpretation. And that, I think, made all the difference.
April 2006: Portsmouth Computer Group Sings a New Tune
Granite State Opera is delighted to announce that PCG (Portsmouth Computer Group) has
agreed to become its Official IT Services Sponsor.
April 2006: All-star Cast and Legendary Director Help Granite State Opera’s Madama Butterfly Take Wing
Stars from the Metropolitan Opera,Chicago Lyric Opera and Lyric Opera of Cleveland join with local New England artists, legendary stage director James de Blasis and the Granite State Opera Orchestra under the baton of Artistic Director Philip Lauriat, to create a brand new production of one of Opera's all-time classics.
February 2006: Philip Lauriat's Goals for Opera
Philip Lauriat has some very ambitious goals for opera in New Hampshire and he's well on his way to succeeding.
January 2006: Granite State Opera’s work shop of new Oscar Wilde opera to be featured on W-BUR’s ‘Here and Now’
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