Outside it’s storming with wind and rain while inside the Newport Performing Arts Center the weather is perfect to enjoy performances of the Metropolitan Opera via HD TV. This past weekend we were treated to an encore performance of der Rosenkavalier by Strauss. Comedy, tragedy and romance all rolled into one with amazing [...]
The Met comes to Newport again with a stellar performance. Tony Award® winner Bartlett Sher (South Pacific) directs this new production. The opera is Offenbach’s fictionalized take on the life and loves of the German Romantic writer E.T.A. Hoffmann — a fascinating psychological journey.
10:00 AM 2:00 PM • December 19, 2009
Admission General $20 – Senior [...]
November 7, 2009 is the date for a much anticipated appearance by Lindsay Deutsch, a phenomenal young violinist, performing for the first time with the Newport Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Adam Flatt. The theme of this concert is Postcards featuring works by Claude Debussy, Ernest Bloch and George Gershwin.
In the week prior to [...]
Oregon Coast Council for the Arts, with generous support from Jeanette Hofer, presented Puccini’s Tosca to a Newport audience via HD simulcast live from New York City on Sunday. The new, state-of-the-art screen was a pleasure to watch in all the crisp detail and with excellent sound. Jess Smith, a local resident formerly living [...]
Saturday, September 26th is an excellent time to visit the Oregon Coast and participate in the opening concert of the 2009-2010 Newport Symphony Orchestra season. The anchor piece, conducted by Maestro Adam Flatt, will be Symphony No. 5 “Reformation” by Felix Mendelssohn. The NSO will be performing this magnificent work in celebration of Mendelssohn’s [...]
Newport and the Central Oregon Coast are in for a wonderful treat on Saturday August 29, 2009 when renowned jazz flautist Holly Hofman performs with Tall Jazz of Portland in a benefit concert for Jazz @ Newport. Holly is considered the leading jazz flautist in the entire world as she takes it to new [...]
Thanks to the generous support of Jeannette B. Hofer Fund of the Oregon Community Foundation, the Met returns to the Newport Performing Arts Center on March 21 with a simulcast performance of Bellini’s La Sonnambula. This performance follows Puccini’s Madame Butterfly which aired two weeks ago and left not a dry eye in the house. Patrons like [...]
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