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Orchestra of St. Luke's (OSL) will enter into a new phase of development with a 2012/2013 season marked by notable artistic collaborations and chamber music programs and the Carnegie Hall main stage debut of its recently-appointed Principal Conductor Pablo Heras-Casado. The season kicks off with the free Subway Series and food drive, reflecting OSL's continuing commitment to community engagement throughout New York City and at its state-of-the-art new home, The DiMenna Center for Classical Music.

The Met's popular Summer HD Festival returns for its fourth year on August 25, with ten free outdoor screenings of acclaimed performances from the Met's award-winning Live in HD series. The festival, which more than 40,000 people attended last year, kicks off with a screening of the Met's recent world premiere hit The Enchanted Island, a Baroque pastiche which stars David Daniels, Joyce DiDonato, and Placido Domingo.

The Met's popular Summer HD Festival returns for its fourth year on August 25, with ten free outdoor screenings of acclaimed performances from the Met's award-winning Live in HD series. The festival, which more than 40,000 people attended last year, kicks off with a screening of the Met's recent world premiere hit The Enchanted Island, a Baroque pastiche which stars David Daniels, Joyce DiDonato, and Placido Domingo.

Single tickets go on sale to the general public today, Aug. 1, for Lyric Opera of Chicago's 58th season. The internationally renowned company will present grand opera with exceptional casts and productions in its beautiful home, the historic Civic Opera House. Lyric will offer 68 performances of 9 operas in the 25-week season, including 6 new-to-Chicago productions, Saturday, October 6, 2012, through Saturday, April 6, 2013.

Single tickets go on sale to the general public Wed., Aug. 1, for Lyric Opera of Chicago's 58th season. The internationally renowned company will present grand opera with exceptional casts and productions in its beautiful home, the historic Civic Opera House. Lyric will offer 68 performances of 9 operas in the 25-week season, including 6 new-to-Chicago productions, Saturday, October 6, 2012, through Saturday, April 6, 2013.

Contracted marriage, the lady kills her husband, goes 'mad' and dies, and then her real lover kills himself at her graveside. That's the formula for Lucia that showcases the great sopranos and tenors of the day in Lucia di Lammermoor, Donizetti's most popular opera, set to screen as part of the Metropolitan Opera's HD summer encores series.

Contracted marriage, the lady kills her husband, goes 'mad' and dies, and then her real lover kills himself at her graveside. That's the formula for Lucia that showcases the great sopranos and tenors of the day in Lucia di Lammermoor, Donizetti's most popular opera, set to screen as part of the Metropolitan Opera's HD summer encores series.

An diesem Wochenende geht mit dem Festival für Neue Musik INFEKTION! die Spielzeit 2011/2012 der Staatsoper im Schiller Theater zu Ende. Unter der Leitung von Jürgen Flimm und General­musikdirektor Daniel Barenboim konnte in der 2. Saison nach dem Umzug in das neue Quartier in Charlottenburg ein deutliches Besucherplus erreicht werden.

Today, July 14 at 10 A.M. EDT, medici.tv presents the world premiere of British composer George Benjamin's opera WRITTEN ON SKIN, recorded live at the Grand Theatre de Provence in Aix-en-Provence last weekend. The opera stars bass Christopher Purves, soprano Barbara Hannigan, countertenor Bejun Mehta,mezzo-soprano Victoria Simmonds and tenor Allan Clayton, with the composer conducting.

This Saturday, July 14 at 10 A.M. EDT, medici.tv presents the world premiere of British composer George Benjamin's opera WRITTEN ON SKIN, recorded live at the Grand Theatre de Provence in Aix-en-Provence last weekend. The opera stars bass Christopher Purves, soprano Barbara Hannigan, countertenor Bejun Mehta,mezzo-soprano Victoria Simmonds and tenor Allan Clayton, with the composer conducting.

ROYAL ALBERT HALL has announced its June 2012 listings. See details below. Box Office: +44 (0)20 7589 8212 - Open 7 days a week 9:00am - 9:00pm. Online booking is available for most events. Visit the website at www.royalalberthall.com.

Neuer Fotoband der Wiener Staatsoper 'Impressionen zur Spielzeit 2011/2012'

Dieser Don Giovanni ist ein ganz schöner Schwerenöter. Ein Hans-Dampf in allen Gassen, ein Schelm, ein Herzensbrecher. Aber er ist auch ein Mörder und Vergewaltiger. Zusammen mit seinem Diener und Weggefährten Leporello, einem Drogen konsumierenden Junkie, hat er sich in die Wälder zurückgezogen. Seiner Naturgewalt und seinem animalischen Trieben, verfallen die Damen reihenweise. Da hätten wir die bürgerliche Donna Anna, gelangweilt von ihrem Verlobten und seiner und ihr selbst aufgebauten Spießerwelt. Donna Elvira, die vornehbare Dame und edlem Haus, die ihrem Verflossenem Don Giovanni nachtauert und ihm überall hin bedingungslos folgt. Alkohol, Drogen und Gewalt spielen eine große Rolle in Claus Guth's Inszenierung von Mozart's 'Don Giovanni', die 2008 bei den Salzburger Festspielen Premiere feierte.

Wie zuvor bereits Plácido Domingo, Rolando Villazón, Sir Simon Rattle und zuletzt im Februar Anna Netrebko, konnte nun auch Anne-Sophie Mutter gewonnen werden, sich für die 2010 begonnene Sanierung der Staatsoper Unter den Linden zu engagieren. Am 4. Juli wird sie als eine der großen Geigerinnen der Gegenwart gemeinsam mit Daniel Barenboim und der Staatskapelle Berlin ein Benefizkonzert geben und Musik von Johannes Brahms inter­pretieren. Alle Beteiligten des Konzertes in der Philharmonie Berlin verzichten auf eine Gage.

Ildar Abdrazakov joins conductor Riccardo Muti - his friend and frequent collaborator- to sing Shostakovich's Suite on Verses of Michelangelo Buonarroti with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra from tonight, June 14 through June 19.

ROYAL ALBERT HALL has announced its June 2012 listings. See details below. Box Office: +44 (0)20 7589 8212 - Open 7 days a week 9:00am - 9:00pm. Online booking is available for most events. Visit the website at www.royalalberthall.com.

Ildar Abdrazakov will join conductor Riccardo Muti - his friend and frequent collaborator- to sing Shostakovich's Suite on Verses of Michelangelo Buonarroti with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra from June 14-19.

ROYAL ALBERT HALL has announced its June 2012 listings. See details below. Box Office: +44 (0)20 7589 8212 - Open 7 days a week 9:00am - 9:00pm. Online booking is available for most events. Visit the website at www.royalalberthall.com.

Anna Netrebko kann leider aus persönlichen Gründen nicht mehr an Claus Guths Inszenierung von Mozarts „Don Giovanni“ an der Staatsoper im Schiller Theater teilnehmen. Die Partie der Donna Anna übernimmt Maria Bengtsson. Die Produktion in Zusammenarbeit mit den Salzburger Festspielen ist mit der Staatskapelle Berlin unter der musikalischen Leitung von Daniel Barenboim am 24., 27. und 30. Juni sowie am 3. und 6. Juli 2012 in Berlin zu sehen. Die Vorstellung am 30. Juni wird im Rahmen der Reihe „Staatsoper für alle“ live auf den Bebelplatz übertragen.