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Yves Abel of SAN DIEGO OPERA'S ROMEO AND JULIET at San Diego Civic Center

Yves Abel of SAN DIEGO OPERA'S ROMEO AND JULIET at San Diego Civic Center

by Ron Bierman — March 14, 2022
Conductor Yves Abel arrived in San Diego from Europe a few days ago to begin rehearsals for Romeo and Juliet by French composer Charles Gounod. The Maestro does get around a lot, even for an internationally in-demand musician. His wife and boys five and eight sometimes travel with him when he condu...
SAN DIEGO SYMPHONY Concertmaster Jeff Thayer at The Conrad In La Jolla

SAN DIEGO SYMPHONY Concertmaster Jeff Thayer at The Conrad In La Jolla

by Ron Bierman — March 6, 2022
Jeff Thayer was at the Dorland Mountain Arts Colony in Temecula when we spoke for an hour on Zoom. 'I'm usually here right before I have something big to do.' He was referring to upcoming performances of the ninth violin concerto of The Chevalier de St. George at The Conrad in La Jolla. As the San ...
Conducting ST. MATTHEW PASSION's Only One of James Conlon's Many Current Commitments

Conducting ST. MATTHEW PASSION's Only One of James Conlon's Many Current Commitments

by Gil Kaan — March 2, 2022
LA Opera’s next production St. Matthew Passion will open March 12, 2022, at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. LA Opera’s music director James Conlon conducts with choreographer John Neumeier staging Johann Sebastian Bach’s scared masterpiece with members of the Hamburg Ballet. The always busy Mae...
Dana Zimbric of CLASSICS 4 KIDS at San Diego's Balboa Theatre

Dana Zimbric of CLASSICS 4 KIDS at San Diego's Balboa Theatre

by Ron Bierman — February 23, 2022
In its most recent season, Classics 4 Kids reached nearly 37,000 people at 256 San Diego County schools, two thirds of them in lower income areas. You’d think Taylor Swift or Justin Bieber was performing the way more than 1000 young San Diego students cheer at a Classics 4 Kids concert. Music Dire...
Reginald Smith, Jr. in SAN DIEGO OPERA'S COSI FAN TUTTE at San Diego Civic Center

Reginald Smith, Jr. in SAN DIEGO OPERA'S COSI FAN TUTTE at San Diego Civic Center

by Ron Bierman — February 10, 2022
'I'm just Reggie from Atlanta' baritone Reginald Smith, Jr. explained during our hour-long discussion on Zoom. That may be how he would like to view himself, but it's hardly how most others do since he's also a Grammy winning opera star who's performed at the Met. Until high school, neither o...
David Bennett of THE SAN DIEGO OPERA

David Bennett of THE SAN DIEGO OPERA

by Ron Bierman — September 10, 2021
David Bennett is now six years into his job as general director of the San Diego Opera Association. When hired, he faced shaky finances, a loss of major donors, and huge turnover in the membership of the board of directors. The new board hired him with the understanding that downsizing and reinventi...
Michael Chioldi of TOSCA at St. Paul's Cathedral

Michael Chioldi of TOSCA at St. Paul's Cathedral

by Erica Miner — June 11, 2021
The New York City-based award-winning baritone and Pittsburgh, PA, native specializes in dramatic roles of Verdi, Puccini, and Strauss...
Up Close and Personal with Maestro José Serebrier

Up Close and Personal with Maestro José Serebrier

by Joanna Barouch — June 7, 2021
He is unique. One of a kind. And a musician of the highest caliber who just happens to live on New York City’s Upper West Side....
Steinway Pianist Charl Du Plessis To Perform in Aardklop Aubade Concert Series

Steinway Pianist Charl Du Plessis To Perform in Aardklop Aubade Concert Series

by Lindsay Kruger — June 1, 2021
Eleven years since being the youngest pianist in Africa to be named a Steinway Artist, Charl du Plessis has had an illustrious career both locally and internationally. Performing as part of Aardklop Aubade classical music concert series in collaboration with the Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool, Du Ple...
Artistic Director Marcus Desando on Presenting Second Edition of CANTIAMO - MZANSI OP

Artistic Director Marcus Desando on Presenting Second Edition of CANTIAMO - MZANSI OPERA CELEBRATION

by Lindsay Kruger — April 13, 2021
After a highly successful debut hailed as 'an operatic musical extravaganza', CANTIAMO - MZANSI OPERA CELEBRATION returns to the Mandela Theatre this month. Directed by acclaimed artistic producer and director Marcus Desando, he discusses with BroadwayWorld his role as director in this celebratory s...
Emily Fons of San Diego Opera's THE BARBER OF SEVILLE at Pechanga Arena Drive-in.

Emily Fons of San Diego Opera's THE BARBER OF SEVILLE at Pechanga Arena Drive-in.

by Maria Nockin — March 19, 2021
Emily Fons received a Grammy nomination for her work on the recording of Jennifer Higdon’s opera Cold Mountain. Fons has been lauded for her virtuosic abilities in the Baroque and Bel Canto repertoires and for the dramatic commitment and musicality she brings to modern works. She has performed wi...
John Riesen Talks Upcoming Christmas Album CHRISTMAS AT HOME!

John Riesen Talks Upcoming Christmas Album CHRISTMAS AT HOME!

by Chloe Rabinowitz — November 10, 2020
John Riesen made headlines earlier this year when in the early days of the health crisis, he helped bring income to artists by creating the COVID-19 Artist Support - Pure Voice Spotify playlist, Now, Riesen is continuing to bring beautiful music into the world, this time through the release of his ...
VIDEO: Beth Malone Visits Backstage LIVE with Richard Ridge- Watch Now!

VIDEO: Beth Malone Visits Backstage LIVE with Richard Ridge- Watch Now!

by Backstage With Richard Ridge — October 29, 2020
Tune in right here today, October 29 (3pm ET), as he chats with one of Broadway favorite Beth Malone. Beth will soon join Seth Rudetsky for two very special concerts on Sunday, November 1 (8pm) and Monday, November 2 (3pm)....
VIDEO: Rafael Casal & Adrienne Warren Visit Backstage LIVE with Richard Ridge- Watch

VIDEO: Rafael Casal & Adrienne Warren Visit Backstage LIVE with Richard Ridge- Watch Now!

by Backstage With Richard Ridge — October 28, 2020
Tune in right here today, October 28 (12pm ET), as he chats with Rafael Casal and Adrienne Warren, who star in one-night-only virtual Halloween benefit concert presentation of The Nightmare Before Christmas, benefitting the Actors Fund and the Lymphoma Research Foundation. ...
VIDEO: LaChanze Visits Backstage LIVE with Richard Ridge- Watch Now!

VIDEO: LaChanze Visits Backstage LIVE with Richard Ridge- Watch Now!

by Backstage With Richard Ridge — October 21, 2020
Tune in right here today, October 21 (12pm ET), as he chats with one of Broadway's favorite leading ladies, LaChanze. LaChanze will soon join Seth Rudetsky for two very special concerts on Sunday, October 25 (8pm) and Monday, October 26 (3pm). ...
VIDEO: Company of STICKS & STONES Visits Backstage LIVE with Richard Ridge- Watch Now

VIDEO: Company of STICKS & STONES Visits Backstage LIVE with Richard Ridge- Watch Now!

by Backstage With Richard Ridge — October 16, 2020
Tune in right here as he chats with composer John McDaniel, Javier Muñoz, George Salazar, and Joshua Colley from Stick and Stones, which premieres today, October 16, 2020, as part of National Bullying Prevention Month....
VIDEO: Jennifer Holliday Visits Backstage LIVE with Richard Ridge- Watch Now!

VIDEO: Jennifer Holliday Visits Backstage LIVE with Richard Ridge- Watch Now!

by Backstage With Richard Ridge — October 16, 2020
Tune in right here today, October 16 (12pm ET), as he chats with Broadway's original Dreamgirl, Jennifer Holliday, who celebrates her 60th birthday in concert on Monday, October 19 (8pm)!...
VIDEO: Keala Settle Visits Backstage LIVE with Richard Ridge

VIDEO: Keala Settle Visits Backstage LIVE with Richard Ridge

by Backstage With Richard Ridge — October 15, 2020
Tune in right here today, October 15 (4:30pm ET), as he chats with Broadway beltress Keala Settle. Keala will soon Seth Rudetsky for two very special concerts on Sunday, October 18 (8pm) and Monday, October 19 (3pm)....
VIDEO: Jenn Colella & Chilina Kennedy Visit Backstage LIVE with Richard Ridge

VIDEO: Jenn Colella & Chilina Kennedy Visit Backstage LIVE with Richard Ridge

by Backstage With Richard Ridge — October 14, 2020
Tune in right here today, October 14 (5pm ET), as he chats with Broadway couple Jenn Colella and Chilina Kennedy about Divas For Democracy: United We Slay, which streams this Sunday, October 18 (8pm). ...
VIDEO: Heidi Schreck & Oliver Butler Visit Backstage LIVE with Richard Ridge

VIDEO: Heidi Schreck & Oliver Butler Visit Backstage LIVE with Richard Ridge

by Backstage With Richard Ridge — October 14, 2020
Tune in right here today, October 14 (3:30pm ET), as Richard chats with Heidi Schreck and Oliver Butler, whose What the Constitution Means to Me premieres Friday on Prime Video!...
VIDEO: Kate Rockwell Visits Backstage LIVE with Richard Ridge

VIDEO: Kate Rockwell Visits Backstage LIVE with Richard Ridge

by Backstage With Richard Ridge — October 14, 2020
Tune in right here today, October 14 (12pm ET), as Richard chats with the wonderful Kate Rockwell. Kate who headlines a concert with Radio Free Birdland on Thursday, October 15 at 7PM ET....
VIDEO: Tiler Peck Visits Backstage LIVE with Richard Ridge

VIDEO: Tiler Peck Visits Backstage LIVE with Richard Ridge

by Backstage With Richard Ridge — October 13, 2020
Tune in right here today, October 13 (3:30pm ET), as Richard chats with New York City Ballet Principal Dancer, Tiler Peck, curates and stars in A New Stage. Available to stream starting October 16, A New Stage gives you a front-row seat to experience world-class artistry from the comfort of you...
VIDEO: Beth Leavel Visits Backstage LIVE with Richard Ridge- Watch Now!

VIDEO: Beth Leavel Visits Backstage LIVE with Richard Ridge- Watch Now!

by Backstage With Richard Ridge — October 8, 2020
Tune in right here today, October 8 (12pm ET), as he chats with Tony winner Beth Leavel who will headline concerts with Seth Rudetsky on October 11 (8pm) and 12 (3pm)....
VIDEO: Boy•Friends' Noam Ash, Mike Heslin and Jay Armstrong Johnson Visit Backstage

VIDEO: Boy•Friends' Noam Ash, Mike Heslin and Jay Armstrong Johnson Visit Backstage LIVE with Richard Ridge

by Backstage With Richard Ridge — October 7, 2020
Tune in right here today, October 7 (12pm ET), as Richard Ridge chats with Noam Ash, Mike Heslin and Jay Armstrong Johnson from the new web series, BoyFriends....
VIDEO: Orfeh & Andy Karl Visit Backstage LIVE with Richard Ridge

VIDEO: Orfeh & Andy Karl Visit Backstage LIVE with Richard Ridge

by Robert Diamond — October 1, 2020
Tune in right here today, October 1 (12pm ET), as he chats with Broadway's favorite couple, Orfeh and Andy Karl, who will headline concerts with Seth Rudetsky on October 4 (8pm) and 5 (3pm)....
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