BWW Review: ROCKTOPIA - A CLASSICAL REVOLUTION at The Broadway Theater
BWW Review: ROCKTOPIA - A CLASSICAL REVOLUTION at The Broadway Theater
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BWW Review: Spectacular RINALDO by Handel at Carnegie with Bicket and the English Concert
Just about the most spectacular opera event of the season so far arrived at Carnegie Hall Sunday afternoon, with the English Concert and Harry Bicket making their annual foray into Handel territory, with a superb RINALDO.
BWW Review: ORPHEUS CHAMBER ORCHESTRA at Carnegie Hall
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra and violinist Lisa Batiasvhili presented a concert of Schubert and Prokofiev riches on March 24,2018.
BWW Review: LA TRAVIATA with Philharmonia Orchestra Of New York - Innovation for Innovation's Sake
As classical music presentations continue to innovate in the 21st century, it's paramount that a keen eye remains focused on the purpose of this innovation.
BWW Review: SAN DIEGO OPERA'S FLORENCIA EN LA AMAZONAS at San Diego Civic Center
The San Diego Opera's production of Daniel Catan's Florencia en el Amazonas was premiered Saturday at San Diego's Civic Center.
BWW Review: LA JOLLA MUSIC SOCIETY PRESENTS THE ACADEMY OF ST MARTIN IN THE FIELDS at San Diego's Jacobs Music Center
The Academy of St Martin in the Fields chamber orchestra, with first violinist and music director Joshua Bell, performed Friday night at San Diego's Jacobs Music Center as part of the La Jolla Music Society's ongoing Orchestra Series.
BWW Review: THE SAN DIEGO SYMPHONY CONDUCTED BY EDO DE WAART at the Jacobs Music Center
Edo de Waart has become a welcome repeat guest-conductor for the San Diego Symphony Orchestra.
BWW Review: NJ SYMPHONY PERFORMS BRAHMS AND MAHLER at Bergen PAC
BWW Review: NJ SYMPHONY PERFORMS BRAHMS AND MAHLER at Bergen PAC
BWW Review: SAN DIEGO OPERA'S TURANDOT at the Civic Center
The San Diego Opera's new production of Puccini's Turandot held rapt attention throughout its three acts in spite of a dark plot that's implausible even for opera, and a lead character less loveable than Lady Macbeth.
BWW Review: CORIGLIANO @ 80 at National Sawdust
Having your artistic brain-children paraded before you in celebration of your life must be a surreal experience - one that John Corigliano is, now, very familiar with.
BWW Review: THE AMERICAN BRASS QUINTET at Paul Recital Hall At The Juilliard School
In most music schools, faculty recitals are a standard part of student life.
BWW Review: THE SAN DIEGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA at The Jacobs Music Center
Sameer Patel, Associate Conductor of the San Diego Symphony Orchestra, made his subscription series debut with Liszt's Les Preludes, the fifth symphony of Sibelius, and the world premiere of Adam Schoenberg's violin concerto Orchard in Fog.
BWW ALBUM REVIEW: Andrew Lloyd Webber's 70'th Birthday Is To Be Celebrated With The Release of ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER: UNMASKED: THE PLATINUM COLLECTION
BroadwayWorld Sydney was given an exclusive taste of ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER: UNMASKED: THE PLATINUM COLLECTION ahead of it's release on 16th March 2018 through Universal Music.
BWW Review: ORPHEUS CHAMBER ORCHESTRA at Carnegie Hall
An Orpheus concert can always be counted on to be a rich, exciting experience for the audience.
BWW Review: NY City Opera's Moving, Lively CRUZAR and 'What is an Opera?'
In many areas of the arts in New York, January is a quiet month.
BWW Review: CANDIDE at Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
On January 27, 2018, Los Angeles Opera presented the Bernstein work at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion with a cast that included Emmy-winning television star Kelsey Grammer.
BWW Review: THE SAN DIEGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA at The Jacobs Music Center
Conducting with a combination of precise hand signals and smooth sweeping arm gestures, Jader Bignamini went all-out to please and entertain in his guest appearance with the San Diego Symphony Orchestra, and he succeeded.
BWW Review: KING'S SINGERS: GOLD at St. Ignatius Loyola
Ok, y'all…I'm going to be honest.
BWW Review: Jonas Kaufmann Returns to Carnegie and the Audience Rejoices
After a string of cancellations--including the Met's new TOSCA--tenor Jonas Kaufmann made a triumphant return to New York last Saturday at Carnegie Hall, in a recital with his frequent collaborator Helmut Deutsch.
BWW Review: JANINE JANSEN at CARNEGIE HALL - The Perfect End to a Weekend Celebrating Women
On the weekend of the women's march, it was refreshing to see a female at the helm of Carnegie's Sunday afternoon programming.
BWW Review: ROYAL CONCERTGEBOUW Brings Wagner & Bruckner to Carnegie Hall
BWW Review: ROYAL CONCERTGEBOUW WAGNER AND BRUCKNER at Carnegie Hall
BWW REVIEW: Sydney Symphony Orchestra Presents A Beautiful Backing To MEOW MEOW'S PANDEMONIUM.
Australian cabaret performer Melissa Madden Gray, otherwise known as Meow Meow, returns to the Sydney Opera House to join forces with the wonderful Sydney Symphony Orchestra (SSO) for MEOW MEOW'S PANDEMONIUM.
BWW Review: JONAS KAUFMANN at Carnegie Hall
Wondering if Jonas Kaufmann is going to go out onstage on any given night is something of a parlor game for many opera fans.
BWW Review: SAN DIEGO SYMPHONY at Jacobs Music Center
Venezuelan conductor Rafael Payare opened his San Diego Symphony Orchestra guest appearance with Berlioz's Roman Carnival Overture.
BWW Review: NEW JERSEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, WITH PIANIST GEORGE LI at Bergen PAC
Occasionally a concert of stalwart popular favorites reminds you of what made them so special in the first place - providing a fresh look at a familiar landscape.