James Levine News

Anna Netrebko will reprise her celebrated portrayal of Norina, the irresistible and clever romantic heroine of Don Pasquale, in a revival of Donizetti's comic opera that begins performances Friday, October 29.

Conducted by CSO chorus master Ronald J. Jenkins, the Columbus Symphony ushers in the holidays with the Columbus Symphony Chorus and several celebrated soloists in Messiah, one of the most popular works in Western choral literature and one of Handel's most famous works.

Having kicked off the 2010-11 season singing Manon on a tour of Japan with the Royal Opera House, Anna Netrebko returns to the Metropolitan Opera this week to reprise her acclaimed portrayal of Norina, the scheming heroine of Donizetti's comic opera Don Pasquale.

Labor Records today released Music of Tribute: Berg, an hom age to Viennese composer Alban Berg. 2010 marks both the 125th anniversary of the birth, and 75th anniversary of the death, of this towering figure of early 20th-century mod­ernism.

On Wednesday, October 27, the Metropolitan Opera Guild presents the second installment of its exciting new series: 'The Met Mastersingers'.

Grammy® Award-winning clarinetist Richard Stoltzman will make four New York City appearances in four very different venues during the 2010/11 season.

Tenor Paul Appleby is joined by pianist Brian Zeger for a solo recital as the winner of Juilliard's 14th annual Alice Tully Vocal Arts Recital Award on November 30 at 8 PM in Alice Tully Hall (Broadway at 65th Street). The program features Schubert's song cycle, 'Die schöne Müllerin', on poems by Wilhelm Müller.

Verdi's Il Trovatore opens at The Metropolitan Opera on Tuesday, October 26.

David McVicar's production of Verdi's Il Trovatore will return to the Metropolitan Opera on Tuesday, October 26, headlined by Met stars Marcelo Álvarez as Manrico and Patricia Racette in her house role debut as Leonora.

The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Opera Honors awards ceremony and concert was held on Friday, October 22, at 7:30 p.m. at the Kennedy Center Opera House, Washington D.C. This year's honorees-soprano Martina Arroyo, general director David DiChiera, composer Philip Glass and music director Eve Queler-were acknowledged for their exceptional contributions to opera in America. Produced in cooperation with Washington National Opera and OPERA America, the NEA Opera Honors awards ceremony and concert was free and open to the public; approximately 2,000 people attended the event.

Anna Netrebko will reprise her celebrated portrayal of Norina, the irresistible and clever romantic heroine of Don Pasquale, in a revival of Donizetti's comic opera that begins performances Friday, October 29.

La MaMa ETC in association with La Criatura Theater presents the World Premiere of THE ORPHANS by Karina Casiano.

The Italian Academy of Columbia University presents the world premiere of Jonathan Dawe's Cracked Orlando, Dramma per Musica e Fractals.

David McVicar's production of Verdi's Il Trovatore will return to the Metropolitan Opera on Tuesday, October 26, headlined by Met stars Marcelo Álvarez as Manrico and Patricia Racette in her house role debut as Leonora.

The Italian Academy of Columbia University presents the world premiere of Jonathan Dawe's Cracked Orlando, Dramma per Musica e Fractals.

The Collegiate Chorale, led by music director James Bagwell, announces its 69th season, including Brahms' Alto Rhapsody and A German Requiem, featuring Stephanie Blythe, Erin Morley, and Eric Owens, on October 13, 2010 at 7pm at Carnegie Hall; Knickerbocker Holiday on January 25 and 26, 2011 at 8pm at Alice Tully Hall; and two special events: We Remember Them: Choral Music from the Camps and the Ghettos on March 10, 2011 at 7pm at Central Synagogue, and Something Wonderful - A Night of Broadway with Deborah Voigt, conducted by Ted Sperling, on May 19, 2011 at 7pm at Carnegie Hall.

Violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter joins the New York Philharmonic in the 2010-11 season as The Mary and James G. Wallach Artist-in-Residence. In this role she will perform three concerts with the Orchestra, conducted by Alan Gilbert, Michael Tilson Thomas, and Michael Francis (in his Philharmonic debut); two chamber concerts - with violist Yuri Bashmet and cellist Lynn Harrell in the first - and double bass player Roman Patkoló and Philharmonic musicians in the second; and a recital with her long-time collaborator, pianist Lambert Orkis. Ms. Mutter's programs will reflect a mix of eras, offering established violin repertoire alongside new works.

A new production conducted by James Levine, starring Bryn Terfel. Broadcast live in HD at Town Hall Theater on October 9 at 1:00 pm.

On Wednesday, October 27, the Metropolitan Opera Guild presents the second installment of its exciting new series: 'The Met Mastersingers'.

The Italian Academy of Columbia University presents the world premiere of Jonathan Dawe's Cracked Orlando, Dramma per Musica e Fractals.