William Powers News

Pittsburgh Opera is proud to announce the promotion of long-time Artistic Administrator Robert Boldin to the role of Director of Artistic Operations. In a related move, Pittsburgh Opera is now seeking qualified applicants for the position of Manager of Artistic Administration. Detailed information about the position can be found at pittsburghopera.org/jobs.  

The Mildred Miller International Voice Competition was founded in 2011 to identify and nurture talented young singers. The competition is named for Pittsburgh Festival Opera founder Mildred Miller Posvar, who sang for 26 illustrious seasons at the Metropolitan Opera and other world capitals. Miller's acclaimed recordings include Mahler's Das Lied von der Erde with conductor Bruno Walter, Mozart's Le Nozze de Figaro with Erich Leinsdorf, and the commemorative concert and album celebrating the Boston Pops Orchestra 100th anniversary with Arthur Fiedler.

Los Angeles Philharmonic Music & Artistic Director Gustavo Dudamel and CEO Simon Woods today announced the 2019/20 Walt Disney Concert Hall season.

Theatre NOVA, Ann Arbor's professional theatre with an exclusive focus on new plays and playwrights, presents the world premiere of "The Elves and the Schumachers" by Carla Milarch and R. MacKenzie Lewis.

Theatre NOVA, Ann Arbor's professional theatre with an exclusive focus on new plays and playwrights, presents the world premiere of "The Elves and the Schumachers" by Carla Milarch and R. MacKenzie Lewis.

Theatre NOVA, Ann Arbor's professional theatre with an exclusive focus on new plays and playwrights, presents the world premiere of "The Elves and the Schumachers" by Carla Milarch and R. MacKenzie Lewis.

The LA Phil celebrates its centennial year with LA Fest, a genre-spanning exploration of the sounds of the city that has inspired it for the last 100 years. Across six performances between October 4 to 14, LA Fest will offer a glimpse into Los Angeles' complex musical makeup, featuring orchestral collaborations, led by Gustavo Dudamel, with some of LA's most world-renowned musicians, including Herbie Hancock, Andrew Bird, and Moby; the world premiere of Sustain, a new work by Andrew Norman; additional world premieres of LA Phil-commissioned pieces; performances from LA favorites La Santa Cecilia and Cuco; and more at Walt Disney Concert Hall. Highlighting the LA Phil's commitment to new music, programs will open with performances of LA Phil-commissioned works from past seasons by Esa-Pekka Salonen, Steven Stucky, Gabriela Ortiz, Julia Adolphe, and John Adams.

The Los Angeles Philharmonic Association announced today the extension of Herbie Hancock's contract as the William Powers and Carolyn Powers Creative Chair for Jazz through the 2021 season at Hollywood Bowl and the 2020/21 season at Walt Disney Concert Hall.

Are you 'good people'? Find out as the Bergen County Players (BCP), NJACT's 2015 Community Theatre of the Year, kicks off 2016 with GOOD PEOPLE, by award-winning playwright David Lindsay-Abaire and directed by Peter Colletto, a BCP life member who has directed eight previous productions for the group.

Are you 'good people'? Find out as the Bergen County Players (BCP), NJACT's 2015 Community Theatre of the Year, kicks off 2016 with GOOD PEOPLE, by award-winning playwright David Lindsay-Abaire and directed by Peter Colletto, a BCP life member who has directed eight previous productions for the group.

Get out of the cold and into Raue Center For The Arts! The theatre is proud to announce its holiday events, which feature a little something for everyone.

Get out of the cold and into Raue Center For The Arts! The theatre is proud to announce its holiday events, which feature a little something for everyone.

Herbie Hancock, the Los Angeles Philharmonic Association's William Powers & Carolyn Powers Creative Chair for Jazz, will join an all-star line-up of special guests for Jaco's World, and host the evening at the Hollywood Bowl tonight, August 12, 2015.

Herbie Hancock, the Los Angeles Philharmonic Association's William Powers & Carolyn Powers Creative Chair for Jazz, will join an all-star line-up of special guests for Jaco's World, and host the evening at the Hollywood Bowl on Wednesday, August 12, 2015.

Ebenezer Scrooge's heart is hard as stone, but a handful of ghosts and one special little boy will teach him what Christmas really means when Meadow Brook Theatre presents its 33rd annual production of Charles Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol.' Scroll down for a sneak peek at the cast!

Verismo Opera Theater, a professional opera company based in Chicagoland's Oak Park, Illinois, is preparing a production of Verdi's masterpiece “La Traviata” staged in 1915 Oak Park. The sets, costumes and atmospheric elements will all reflect the signature style of world-renowned architect and Oak Park native Frank Lloyd Wright.

Fourth Arts Block (FABnyc) in partnership with World Policy Institute, First Street Green, NYC Parks, and New York City artists, will present WPI's second installation of THE 12X12 PROJECT at First Park, 33 E. 1st Street, in Manhattan's East Village. An opening event, cosponsored by First Street Green and FABnyc, will kick off the Manhattan installation on August 10 from 5-7PM.The installation will be open to the public Tuesdays through Sundays from 12:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. today, August 6 through September 1.

Fourth Arts Block (FABnyc) in partnership with World Policy Institute, First Street Green, NYC Parks, and New York City artists, will present WPI's second installation of THE 12X12 PROJECT at First Park, 33 E. 1st Street, in Manhattan's East Village. An opening event, cosponsored by First Street Green and FABnyc, will kick off the Manhattan installation on August 10 from 5-7PM.The installation will be open to the public Tuesdays through Sundays from 12:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. August 6 through September 1.

Verismo Opera Theater, a professional opera company based in Chicagoland's Oak Park, Illinois, is preparing a production of Verdi's masterpiece “La Traviata” staged in 1915 Oak Park. The sets, costumes and atmospheric elements will all reflect the signature style of world-renowned architect and Oak Park native Frank Lloyd Wright.