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Festival Opera Reveals Lineup For 2024 Season
by Stephi Wild - May 3, 2024


Festival Opera has announced details of the company’s 2024 season highlighted by an innovative double bill of two one-act operas that are centered on the theme of love and loss. Learn more about the season here!

English Opera DIDO AND AENEAS To Be Performed Next Month In Morristown
by Blair Ingenthron - Apr 28, 2024


On Saturday, May 4, 7:00 PM at St. Mary's Abbey of Morristown, a musical merger between the Somerset Hills Chorus of Music in the Somerset Hills (MISH) and the Trenton-based LOTUS Chorale is bound to generate an electric performance of Henry Purcell's Dido and Aeneas, one of the first English operas ever written.

Les Violons du Roy Comes to Midwest Trust Center in May
by Stephi Wild - Apr 22, 2024


Les Violons du Roy  with Jonathan Cohen, Music Director and Miloš, Guitar comes to Yardley Hall  in May. The performance is at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 2, 2024.

Interview: Measha Brueggergosman-Lee of Opera Atelier's ALL IS LOVE
by Ilana Lucas - Apr 8, 2024


BroadwayWorld Toronto spoke to ALL IS LOVE star Brueggergosman-Lee about her love for the show and the company, the importance of taking risks, and how her upcoming Governor General’s Lifetime Achievement Award is really an encouragement to keep creating.

Over 1,300 Performances Added to the 2024 Edinburgh Festival Fringe Lineup
by Stephi Wild - Apr 4, 2024


A new batch of shows to be staged at the 2024 Edinburgh Festival Fringe has been revealed. Learn more about the full lineup here!

Opera Atelier to Present ALL IS LOVE This Spring at Koerner Hall
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 12, 2024


Opera Atelier will present the return of ALL IS LOVE, the fully staged mixed program celebrating love in all its splendour at Koerner Hall. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Oregon Symphony to Present Selections From Curtis Stewart's OF LOVE
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 8, 2024


The Oregon Symphony Orchestra will present composer and violinist Curtis Stewart's 'of Love' - A Personal Requiem. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Ralph Vaughan Williams's RIDERS TO THE SEA (Homens ao Mar) Opens Theatro Sao Pedro 2024 Season
by Claudio Erlichman - Feb 23, 2024


The opera season at Theatro Sao Pedro, will begin with the premiere of Riders to the Sea, by Vaughan Williams, considered the greatest British symphonist. With musical direction by Claudio Cruz and scenic direction by Caetano Vilela, the opera will be preceded by the instrumental work Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis, by the same composer.

The Dessoff Choirs to Present Valerie Capers' Sojourner in February
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 25, 2024


The Dessoff Choirs will return to Union Theological Seminary on Saturday, February 24, 2024 at 4:00pm.

William Brittelle Announces New Mini-Album 'Alive In The Electric Snow Dream'
by Michael Major - Jan 24, 2024


Developed and recorded during the pandemic with Metropolis Ensemble, Alive in the Electric Snow Dream features Jenn Wasner (Wye Oak, Bon Iver), Holland Andrews, and Eliza Bagg (Roomful of Teeth, Lisel) on vocals, Immanuel Wilkins on sax, Ben Cassorla on guitar, Paul Wiancko (Kronos Quartet, OWLS) on strings.

CMS Winter Festival: Quartet Panorama to Feature Performances by Calidore, Schumann, Cremona, and Escher Quartets
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 22, 2024


CMS Winter Festival: Quartet Panorama, taking place in February and March showcases the future of string quartets. Learn how to purchase tickets!

Long Beach Opera World Premiere Of ISOLA At The Compound Long Beach, February 3, 10, 11
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 17, 2024


ISOLA–a prismatic meditation on time, mental health and isolation– is the new opera by composer Alyssa Weinberg with a text by poet J. Mae Barizo that launches Long Beach Opera's 2024 Season.

Solistas Ensamble Celebra Su 40 Aniversario Con La Presentación De King Arthur, De Henry Purcell
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 17, 2024


Solistas Ensamble celebrates its 40th anniversary with the performance of King Arthur by Henry Purcell. Concerts will take place on January 19 and January 21 in Mexico City.

Hofesh Shechter Company Reveals 2024 Cohort For The Shechter II Company Performing FROM ENGLAND WITH LOVE
by Stephi Wild - Dec 11, 2023


Hofesh Shechter Company has announced the eight dancers selected to join the prestigious company Shechter II. The selected dancers represent the very best of the next generation of contemporary dance artists and will be performing in Hofesh Shechter's compelling new work, From England with Love.

Johannes Weisser and Oslo Circles Come to Den Norske Opera
by Stephi Wild - Dec 8, 2023


Baroque violinist Astrid Kirschner and her musicians in the critically acclaimed baroque ensemble Oslo Circles are back at the Opera.

New Collection RAIN From Late Vocalist Nora York Out Now
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 17, 2023


Good Mood Records returns with the new album RAIN from the groundbreaking late vocalist and songwriter NORA YORK.

Aires Otoñales Ofrecerá Un Viaje Por Las Emociones Humanas En El Museo Mural Diego Rivera
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 9, 2023


Discover the emotional journey of human emotions in the concert 'Aires otoñales' at the Museo Mural Diego Rivera. Mezzosoprano Estefanya Márquez and soprano Alejandra Toledo will present arias from the opera tradition. Free admission on November 10th at 6:30 PM.

Tafelmusik Chamber Choir Inaugurates Its 2023/24 Season with A CHORAL KALEIDOSCOPE: FROM MONTEVERDI TO BACH
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 19, 2023


Tafelmusik Chamber Choir inaugurates its 2023/24 season with A Choral Kaleidoscope: from Monteverdi to Bach.

Good Mood Records to Release Posthumous Collection RAIN by Vocalist and Songwriter Nora York
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 12, 2023


Good Mood Records is set to release 'RAIN,' a posthumous collection of songs by the late vocalist and songwriter Nora York. The album, produced by Emmy winner Jamie Lawrence, features a blend of contemporary jazz and pop music. Get ready for an innovative musical experience.

The Sebastians And Yale Voxtet Perform Charpentier Pastoral Chamber Opera Next Month
by Stephi Wild - Oct 12, 2023


On Saturday, November 18, 2023, at 5PM, New York-based early music ensemble the Sebastians teams up with the esteemed Yale Voxtet to present Voices of Versailles, a program of French baroque vocal repertoire.

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