Richard Strauss News

Madison Lyric Stage announces its 2024 season featuring the opera Elektra, the musical comedy The Fantasticks, and All That Jazz - The Music of Kander & Ebb. Season auditions will be held on January 27.

Automation is a cinematic concerto that explores the conflicts and connections between man and machine. Watch and listen as cellist Yves Dhar and his holographic Artificial Intelligence counterpart interact on stage with Symphony San Jose in a groundbreaking composition by Grammy-nominated, Emmy-winning composer Adam Schoenberg.

The Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylists Guild (MUAHS) has announced nominations for the 2024 MUAHS Guild Awards. The MUAHS Awards represent a spectrum of outstanding achievements in 23 categories of make-up and hair styling artistry in motion pictures, television, commercials, music videos and live theater.

Gabriel Feltz has been named Music Director of Germany's Oper Kiel. Learn more about Feltz and the opera company here!

The Coolidge Corner Theatre (‘the Coolidge’) has revealed the lineup for its Winter / Spring 2024 Dance at the Cinema and Opera at the Cinema series. 

Andris Nelsons leads the BSO in two dynamic programs at Symphony Hall and New York's Carnegie Hall, featuring pianist Seong-Jin Cho and a concert performance of Shostakovich's opera, 'Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk'.

Carnegie Hall has revealed a schedule of 100+ events for the Weimar Festival, January-May 2024.

The Curtis Institute of Music announces updates for the 2023-24 season, featuring newly commissioned works and tributes to composers George Lewis and Ned Rorem.

 Shriver Hall Concert Series (SHCS) — Baltimore’s premier presenter of chamber music ensembles and solo recitalists — welcomes soprano Julia Bullock as she makes her Baltimore recital debut alongside pianist Bretton Brown on Sunday, January 14, 2024 at 5:30pm.

Enjoy a festive start to the New Year with an exuberant New Year’s concert at the Opera House. Managing Director at The Royal Danish Theatre Kasper Holten will be your host for the evening, introducing the gala-clad orchestra members and soloists from the Royal Danish Opera.

Für drei hochkarätig besetzte Aufführungsabende ist Klaus Florian Vogt in der Partie des Paul in »Die tote Stadt« in der Semperoper zu erleben. An seiner Seite brillieren ab Freitag, den 15. Dezember 2023, Elena Guseva als Marie und Christoph Pohl als Frank in dieser wohl berühmtesten Oper Erich Wolfgang Korngolds.

Join the NY Philharmonic as conductor Bychkov leads an extraordinary performance featuring compositions by Dessner, Strauss, and Rachmaninoff. Don't miss this musical experience happening from November 30th to December 2nd. Get all the details on dates, venue, and how to attend.

As the season slowly shifts from the dappled colors of autumn to the softer shades of winter gray, the Utah Symphony presents Brahms' Symphony No. 2, led by the expert hand of returning guest conductor Markus Poschner—highlighting a vibrant program that mirrors the age-old cycle of the seasons.

Delve into the captivating world of composer Robert Müller-Hartmann as the ARC Ensemble uncovers his hidden chamber works in a series of world premieres. Experience the genius of this lost German-Jewish composer and his musical legacy in this extraordinary event.

The Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra will present a superb line-up of programmes led by Music Director Jaap van Zweden and Maestro Vasily Petrenko in November and December 2023. World-class soloists Yo-Yo Ma, Nobuyuki Tsujii, Elizabeth Watts and Lang Lang will share the stage with the HK Phil.

Enjoy a recital of lied and operetta by soprano Cristina Ortega and pianist Jozef Olechowski at Munal. Featuring works by Schumann, Schubert, Dvořák, Grieg, R. Strauss, Lehár, O. Strauss, and Kálmán.

Chamber Project St. Louis presents BOLD: uncommon spirit, a concert featuring big, bold, beautiful music for winds, strings, and piano that celebrates the human spirit. Join them on November 17th at the 560 Music Center in U City, MO. Tickets available now.

The Philharmonia Orchestra has announced the second half of its season as Resident Orchestra at London's Southbank Centre. The full orchestra of 80+ musicians will be joined in the Royal Festival Hall by Featured Artists Julia Bullock and Nicola Benedetti, alongside soloists Bruce Liu, Isabelle Faust, Alexandre Kantorow and more.

Soundbox Ventures announces its 2023-2024 season of the “Listen Hear” salon concert series in partnership with St. Boniface Episcopal Church. The three-event series begins with “Preludes with Marisa,” a world premiere of “12 Preludes for Solo Piano” by the Catalonian composer Marc Migó, on December 16.

Palm Beach Symphony, led by Music Director Gerard Schwarz at the podium, opens its Golden Anniversary Season with piano virtuoso Yefim Bronfman and a program featuring a world premiere commissioned for the occasion in the Dreyfoos Concert Hall at the Kravis Center on Sunday, November 19 at 3 p.m.