Astor Piazzolla News

New York City's leading center for complete ballet education, Ballet Academy East (BAE) today announced its 13th annual Winter Performance series taking place at New York Live Arts, March 1-3, 2019.

The Hoff-Barthelson Music School Faculty Concert Series continues today, February 8, 2019, at 7:30 pm with a "Musical Potpourri" - an eclectic mix of musical selections, both familiar and new.

The internationally renowned saxophone quartet presents an exciting, spicy taste of the world of Argentinean Tango in a unique and inspiring performance of classic and new works. The much-awaited return concert from the colourful and hugely popular all-saxophone foursome will feature pieces by composers such as Astor Piazzolla, Carlos Gardel, Gerardo Rodriguez and Fernando Lerman.

The duet Christos Zenios (saxophone) and Marianna Georgiou (piano), present their third concert for piano and saxophone at Technopolis 20, on Friday, 15th of February 2019, at 8pm.

Coloratura Alisa Jordheim will be debuting in the role of Gilda with baritone Stephen Powell in a San Diego Opera production of Verdi's Rigoletto. This is the fifth time he's sung the lead. The first time was in a Cincinnati Opera production in which Jordheim had only a few lines as a page. 'I feel like I've graduated. That was in 2011, and I was a graduate student at CCM (the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music). It was a wonderful experience for me just to soak up everything in the rehearsal process. One of my favorite singers, Sarah Coburn, was the Gilda. Just getting to see her portray that character and to work with Stephen was a master class.'

The Hoff-Barthelson Music School Faculty Concert Series continues on Friday, February 8, 2019, at 7:30 pm with a "Musical Potpourri" - an eclectic mix of musical selections, both familiar and new.

Sydney-based duo Andrew Blanch and Ariel Nurhadi have fast made a reputation for themselves with exciting work and innovative directions. Now they make their much anticipated return to North Sydney's elegant Independent Theatre on 27 January to open the 2019 Prelude in Tea series.

Rialto has announced its schedule of February events.

The Chi Phil Chamber Players are ready to serve up another season of innovative chamber concerts designed for audiences of all ages and backgrounds in 2019, starting with Caf Culture on January 27. This one-of-a-kind concert in a casual venue includes folk-inspired music from around the world. Among the featured pieces are selections from the Johannes Brahms' Roma-inspired Hungarian Dances, a light-hearted compositional departure for the composer. Also from Eastern Europe's rich music traditions is Czech composer Anton n Dvo k's Slavonik Dances. Traditional tunes from Italy, Hungary, and Russia, tangos from Argentine tango nuevo composer Astor Piazzolla, and hits from George Gershwin's Great American Songbook complete the international program.

Ute Lemper's new show is based on a phone call and exchange between Marlene and Ute in 1988 in Paris, 30 years ago. After receiving the French Moliere Award for her performance in Cabaret in Paris, Ute had sent a postcard to Marlene, essentially apologizing for all the media attention comparing her to Marlene Dietrich. Ute was just at the beginning of her career in theatre and music, whereas Marlene looked back on a long, fulfilled life of movies, music, incredible collaborations, love stories and stardom.

Música para piano y violonchelo de grandes compositores como Felix Mendelssohn, Sergei Rajmaninov, Maurice Ravel y Antonín Dvo?ák, entre otros, conforman el programa Grandes encores II, que podrá disfrutarse en dos importantes recintos del Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes y Literatura.

In Music for Change: The Banned Countries—a program that highlights the rich diversity of artistic voices from Muslim majority countries—Kronos Quartet explores musical traditions and soundscapes from more than ten predominantly Muslim nations, including Afghanistan, Egypt, Iran, Lebanon, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen. The concert on Friday, February 8 at 9:00 p.m. in Zankel Hall features Iranian vocalist and activist Mahsa Vahdat.

It's wintertime West Michigan, but things are about to heat up downtown in DeVos Performance Hall. The Grand Rapids Symphony presents the rich and fiery flavor of Latinx music and dance in Rhythm of the Dance.

This winter, The Atlanta Opera presents the company premiere of Jake Heggie and Terrence McNally's Dead Man Walking in an original production "of the very highest level" (Opera News) from General & Artistic Director Tomer Zvulun. Georgia native Jamie Barton - winner of the Beverly Sills Artist Award, Richard Tucker Award, and BBC Cardiff Singer of the World Competition - makes her eagerly anticipated role debut as Sister Helen Prejean, and Michael Mayes reprises the iconic portrayal of condemned murderer Joseph De Rocher that the composer himself has called "definitive," anchoring an all-star cast that also features Maria Zifchak, Wayne Tigges, Kevin Burdette, and Jay Hunter Morris. Marking the second presentation in Atlanta's mainstage season, the opera will be mounted in four performances led by Kentucky Opera principal conductor Joseph Mechavich at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre (Feb 2-10).

New York City's leading center for complete ballet education, Ballet Academy East (BAE) today announced its 13th annual Winter Performance series taking place at New York Live Arts, March 1-3, 2019.

OPERA America, the national service organization for opera and the nation's leading champion for American opera, is proud to announce the 2019 finalists of the Robert L.B. Tobin Director-Designer Showcase, a biennial program offered as part of OPERA America's continuing commitment to foster emerging opera artists. The showcase, made possible through generous support from the Tobin Theatre Arts Fund, was established to bring promising talent to the attention of field leaders and connect up-and-coming directors and designers with those who are in a position to advance their careers.

The Western Wind vocal sextet will present Holiday Light - Joyous Music for the Holidays on Saturday, December 8 at 8:00 PM at Christ & St. Stephen's Church, 120 West 69th Street, in Manhattan.

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, New York City Center's Principal Dance Company, returns to the theater's stage from November 28 - December 30, 2018 for a milestone season. During the Company's Ailey Ascending 60th Anniversary celebration, Artistic Director Robert Battle leads Ailey's 32 extraordinary dancers during this five-week holiday engagement that will elevate a legacy of excellence in artistry with premieres by some of today's most revered and prolific choreographers, including world premieres by Rennie Harris and Ronald K. Brown; a company premiere by Wayne McGregor; a new production of by Robert Battle; the return of a recent premiere by Jessica Lang, and special performances of rarely seen works by Alvin Ailey himself.

Tangueros del Sur, direct from Buenos Aires (Natalia Hills, Artistic Director / Choreographer), will play the Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for the Performing Arts (The Soraya) onSaturday, November 17, 2018 at 8:00pm.

Bethel Woods Center for the Arts is pleased to announce The Neave Piano Trio featuring mezzo-soprano and Metropolitan Opera singer Carla Jablonski performing the music of Astor Piazzolla on Sunday, April 14 at 3:00 PM in the magnificent, indoor Event Gallery at Bethel Woods. Part of the PLAY: The Classics series presented in collaboration with Shandelee Music Festival, the goal of this series is to encourage and foster young talented emerging artists, help to build and cultivate a younger audience and increase attendance of all ages.