Benjamin Britten News

The formidable talents of The Hartt School Choruses (Edward Bolkovac, director), Hartt Symphony Orchestra (Christopher Zimmerman, director), Connecticut Children's Chorus (Stuart Younse, director), Hartford Chorale (Richard Coffey, director), and the choir of the Cathedral of St. Joseph (Jeffrey Douma, director) combine to perform Benjamin Britten's War Requiem, conducted by Christopher Zimmerman. Presented by The Hartt School, this concert will take place on Sunday, May 2, at 5:00 PM

In March, the Washington University Opera will celebrate Jolly Stewart's upcoming retirement with an 'all-star' performance of DER FLEDERMAUS (1874), the beloved operetta by Johann Strauss II (1825-99). The production will feature nine returning alumni - all of whom now sing professionally - as well as celebrated baritone Ian Greenlaw, teacher of applied music in Arts & Sciences.

Houston Grand Opera General Director and CEO AnthonyFreud announced today the company's 2010-2011 season, which runs from October 22, 2010 toMay 10, 2011 with thirty performances of six operas.

The LA Opera's 2010-2011 season has been announced, and will begin on September 23 with the world premiere of Daniel Catán's IL POSTINO (THE POSTMAN). IL POSTINO will play through October 16 and star Placido Domingo. Ron Daniels will direct with scene and costume design by Riccardo Hernandez (Tony Award winner) and lighting design by Jennifer Tipton (two-time Tony Award winner).

Madison Opera continues the 2009-2010 season with Benjamin Britten's haunting chamber-opera The Turn of the Screw in The Playhouse at the Overture Center for the Arts, Jan. 28 - 31, 2010.

Gotham Chamber Opera, in partnership with the American Museum of Natural History and in association with American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.), presents Il mondo della luna (The World on the Moon) by Joseph Haydn, in a new production staged by Diane Paulus, director of Hair, which received the 2009 Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical.

The Joffrey Ballet's 2009-2010 'Season of Legends' continues with Sir Frederick Ashton's Cinderella, back by popular demand. Widely considered one of the greatest ballet interpretations of this timeless fairytale, Ashton's Cinderella is an enchanting fantasy full of splendor, humor and magic. The Chicago Sinfonietta, the official orchestra of The Joffrey Ballet, under the baton of conductor Scott Speck, will provide live musical accompaniment of Sergei Prokofiev's classic score.

Gotham Chamber Opera, in partnership with the American Museum of Natural History and in association with American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.), presents Il mondo della luna (The World on the Moon) by Joseph Haydn, in a new production staged by Diane Paulus, director of Hair, which received the 2009 Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical.

The Joffrey Ballet under the direction of Ashley C. Wheater, Artistic Director, presents 'Cinderella'. Choreography by Sir Frederick Ashton. Music by Serge Prokofiev. 'Cinderella' will be performed from January 28 to 31, 2010 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion.

Gotham Chamber Opera, in partnership with the American Museum of Natural History and in association with American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.), presents Il mondo della luna (The World on the Moon) by Joseph Haydn, in a new production staged by Diane Paulus, director of Hair, which received the 2009 Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical.

Madison Opera continues the 2009-2010 season with Benjamin Britten's haunting chamber-opera The Turn of the Screw in The Playhouse at the Overture Center for the Arts, Jan. 28 - 31, 2010.

The UK Daily Mail is reporting that Alan Bennett's The Habit of Art is hoping to move to Broadway in the Spring of 2011. The production began playing at the National Theatre's Lyttleton Theater in November 5, 2009 and will be broadcast in April 2010 live to cinema screens worldwide. It's expected that the leads, Richard Griffiths, Alex Jennings and Frances de la Tour would accompany the production as well.

The Georgia Regional Girls Choir joins MOS in a concert that will include Benjamin Britten's Ceremony of Carols and Antonio Vivaldi's Gloria. Along with these great works, the concert will include traditional carols, secular favorites and even an opportunity for the audience to join in the music-making!

Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus ... and a sugar plum fairy, not to mention five gold rings, seven swimming swans and a partridge in a pear tree too!

ChoralSounds Northwest brings A Merry Olde Christmas to Burien this holiday season. In its first quarter century ChoralSounds has grown to one of the South End's most beloved holiday traditions. This year conductor David Spring directs Benjamin Britten's classic Ceremony of Carols and a fun-filled revue of the holiday season entitled What the Dickens?.

For the first time ever, the Los Angeles based, but internationally known Vox Femina is offering a holiday concert. Far from the typical holiday fare, however is an event that will present the unique Vox perspective on the season of love, renewal, and peace.

ChoralSounds Northwest brings A Merry Olde Christmas to Burien this holiday season. In its first quarter century ChoralSounds has grown to one of the South End's most beloved holiday traditions. This year conductor David Spring directs Benjamin Britten's classic Ceremony of Carols and a fun-filled revue of the holiday season entitled What the Dickens?.

SING! CHOIRS OF ANGELS With the Georgia Regional Girls Choir This weekend the Georgia Regional Girls Choir joins MOS in a concert that will include Benjamin Britten's Ceremony of Carols and Antonio Vivaldi's Gloria.

The Georgia Regional Girls Choir joins MOS in a concert that will include Benjamin Britten's Ceremony of Carols and Antonio Vivaldi's Gloria. Along with these great works, the concert will include traditional carols, secular favorites and even an opportunity for the audience to join in the music-making!

SING! CHOIRS OF ANGELS With the Georgia Regional Girls Choir This weekend the Georgia Regional Girls Choir joins MOS in a concert that will include Benjamin Britten's Ceremony of Carols and Antonio Vivaldi's Gloria.