Michael Torke News

New York City Ballet's 2012 Spring Gala tonight, May 10 will feature a one-time-only salute to France titled À La Francaise, and will feature two World Premiere ballets, one by NYCB's Ballet Master in Chief Peter Martins to a score by the French composer Marc-Andre Dalbavie; and one by French-born choreographer and former NYCB Principal Dancer Benjamin Millepied to a commissioned score by Nico Muhly. The evening will also include a major revival of George Balanchine's Symphony in C, which was created for the Paris Opera Ballet in 1947 to a score by the French composer Georges Bizet.

New York City Ballet announced today that its 2012 Spring Gala on Thursday, May 10 will feature a one-time-only salute to France titled À La Francaise, and will feature two World Premiere ballets, one by NYCB's Ballet Master in Chief Peter Martins to a score by the French composer Marc-Andre Dalbavie; and one by French-born choreographer and former NYCB Principal Dancer Benjamin Millepied to a commissioned score by Nico Muhly. The evening will also include a major revival of George Balanchine's Symphony in C, which was created for the Paris Opera Ballet in 1947 to a score by the French composer Georges Bizet.

The Metropolitan Opera's 2011-12 season will feature the world's leading singers, conductors, and stage directors in seven new productions, including a world premiere, a Met premiere, and the first complete performances of a new Der Ring des Nibelungen cycle conducted by Music Director James Levine and directed by Robert Lepage.

The Young People's Chorus of New York City™ and its Artistic Director and Founder Francisco J. Nuñez are currently celebrating the 10th anniversary of Transient Glory®, YPC's groundbreaking commissioning program, with a series of concerts, recordings, and other events culminating in February 2012 with a three-day Transient Glory Symposium presented in partnership with Carnegie Hall.

The Young People's Chorus of New York City™ and its Artistic Director and Founder Francisco J. Nuñez are currently celebrating the 10th anniversary of Transient Glory®, YPC's groundbreaking commissioning program, with a series of concerts, recordings, and other events culminating in February 2012 with a three-day Transient Glory Symposium presented in partnership with Carnegie Hall.

The Young People's Chorus of New York City™ and its Artistic Director and Founder Francisco J. Nuñez are currently celebrating the 10th anniversary of Transient Glory®, YPC's groundbreaking commissioning program, with a series of concerts, recordings, and other events culminating in February 2012 with a three-day Transient Glory Symposium presented in partnership with Carnegie Hall.

The Young People's Chorus of New York City™ and its Artistic Director and Founder Francisco J. Nuñez are currently celebrating the 10th anniversary of Transient Glory®, YPC's groundbreaking commissioning program, with a series of concerts, recordings, and other events culminating in February 2012 with a three-day Transient Glory Symposium presented in partnership with Carnegie Hall.

The Young People's Chorus of New York City™ and its Artistic Director and Founder Francisco J. Nuñez are currently celebrating the 10th anniversary of Transient Glory®, YPC's groundbreaking commissioning program, with a series of concerts, recordings, and other events culminating in February 2012 with a three-day Transient Glory Symposium presented in partnership with Carnegie Hall.

The University of Texas Butler School of Music in partnership with Texas Performing Arts presents the world-renowned Miró Quartet, performing with special guest percussionist Colin Currie, Tuesday, February 22 at 8:00 p.m. in the acoustic richness of Bates Recital Hall.

The Metropolitan Opera's 2011-12 season will feature the world's leading singers, conductors, and stage directors in seven new productions, including a world premiere, a Met premiere, and the first complete performances of a new Der Ring des Nibelungen cycle conducted by Music Director James Levine and directed by Robert Lepage.

The University of Texas Butler School of Music in partnership with Texas Performing Arts presents the world-renowned Miró Quartet, performing with special guest percussionist Colin Currie, Tuesday, February 22 at 8:00 p.m. in the acoustic richness of Bates Recital Hall.

Playwrights Horizons announced in December that it had commissioned FAR FROM HEAVEN, a new musical with book by Tony Award winner and two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist Richard Greenberg (Take Me Out, Three Days of Rain), music by Tony Award nominee Scott Frankel (Grey Gardens) and lyrics by Tony Award nominee Michael Korie (Grey Gardens, The Grapes of Wrath).

Playwrights Horizons (Tim Sanford, Artistic Director; Leslie Marcus, Managing Director) announced today that it has commissioned FAR FROM HEAVEN, a new musical with book by Tony Award winner and two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist Richard Greenberg (Take Me Out, Three Days of Rain), music by Tony Award nominee Scott Frankel (Grey Gardens) and lyrics by Tony Award nominee Michael Korie (Grey Gardens, The Grapes of Wrath). The musical is being adapted from the acclaimed, award-winning 2002 Focus Features/Vulcan Productions motion picture Far From Heaven, written and directed by Todd Haynes.

Playwrights Horizons (Tim Sanford, Artistic Director; Leslie Marcus, Managing Director) announced today that it has commissioned FAR FROM HEAVEN, a new musical with book by Tony Award winner and two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist Richard Greenberg (Take Me Out, Three Days of Rain), music by Tony Award nominee Scott Frankel (Grey Gardens) and lyrics by Tony Award nominee Michael Korie (Grey Gardens, The Grapes of Wrath). The musical is being adapted from the acclaimed, award-winning 2002 Focus Features/Vulcan Productions motion picture Far From Heaven, written and directed by Todd Haynes.

Opera Grows in Brooklyn Sunday, December 5th - 7:00 p.m. Galapagos Art Space 16 Main Street in DUMBO, Brooklyn

Opera Grows in Brooklyn Sunday, December 5th - 7:00 p.m. Galapagos Art Space 16 Main Street in DUMBO, Brooklyn

On Monday, November 1, 2010 at 8:00 PM, Eastman School of Music - one of the nation's premier music institutions, named 'Hottest School for Music' by Newsweek - presents its esteemed contemporary chamber ensemble Eastman BroadBand in concert at Columbia University's Miller Theatre. Principal conductor Juan Trigos will lead the orchestra and special guests soprano Tony Arnold, pianist Cristina Valdes, guitarist Dieter Hennings, harpsichordist Josephine Gaffke, and percussionist Michael Burritt.

On Monday, November 1, 2010 at 8:00 PM, Eastman School of Music - one of the nation's premier music institutions, named 'Hottest School for Music' by Newsweek - presents its esteemed contemporary chamber ensemble Eastman BroadBand in concert at Columbia University's Miller Theatre. Principal conductor Juan Trigos will lead the orchestra and special guests soprano Tony Arnold, pianist Cristina Valdes, guitarist Dieter Hennings, harpsichordist Josephine Gaffke, and percussionist Michael Burritt.

On Monday, November 1, 2010 at 8:00 PM, Eastman School of Music - one of the nation's premier music institutions, named 'Hottest School for Music' by Newsweek - presents its esteemed contemporary chamber ensemble Eastman BroadBand in concert at Columbia University's Miller Theatre. Principal conductor Juan Trigos will lead the orchestra and special guests soprano Tony Arnold, pianist Cristina Valdes, guitarist Dieter Hennings, harpsichordist Josephine Gaffke, and percussionist Michael Burritt.

On Monday, November 1, 2010 at 8:00 PM, Eastman School of Music - one of the nation's premier music institutions, named 'Hottest School for Music' by Newsweek - presents its esteemed contemporary chamber ensemble Eastman BroadBand in concert at Columbia University's Miller Theatre. Principal conductor Juan Trigos will lead the orchestra and special guests soprano Tony Arnold, pianist Cristina Valdes, guitarist Dieter Hennings, harpsichordist Josephine Gaffke, and percussionist Michael Burritt.