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Pacific Symphony Presents LA TRAVIATA Reimagined
by A.A. Cristi - April 29, 2021
How do you stage an opera that's a love story without the characters making any physical contact? That was stage director Robert Neu's challenge when Carl St.Clair contacted him last winter about collaborating on a production of Verdi's “La Traviata” that takes into account the complicated covid...
Experience Summertime At The Cathedral Of Saint John The Divine With ACT Camp Sessions
by A.A. Cristi - April 29, 2021
Advancing the Community of Tomorrow, the Cathedral of St. John the Divine's preschool, afterschool and summer program for youths ranging from toddlers to teens, has kept kids engaged and active throughout the past year of the pandemic....
LA Philharmonic Association Names David Ford, Alfred Fraijo, Antonia Hernandez And Rich Raffetto To Board Of Directors
by A.A. Cristi - April 29, 2021
The Los Angeles Philharmonic Association has added four additional members to its Board of Directors over the past year – David Ford, Alfred Fraijo, Antonia Hernandez and Rich Raffetto....
The Shanghai Isaac Stern International Violin Competition Officially Relaunches After One Year Postponement
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 29, 2021
The third Shanghai Isaac Stern International Violin Competition, which has been postponed for one year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, kicks off on August 12, 2021. The competition received 102 applications from 31 countries and regions around the world and now the list of 36 contestants selected for ...
Daniel Bernard Roumain to Become New Jersey Symphony Orchestra Resident Artistic Catalyst
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 29, 2021
The New Jersey Symphony Orchestra is welcoming composer, performer, educator and activist Daniel Bernard Roumain to its artistic leadership team as Resident Artistic Catalyst, a new role that will further the NJSO’s leading commitment to transforming all aspects of the organization to meaningful...
BWW Review: THE SAN DIEGO OPERA'S BARBER OF SEVILLE at Pechanga Sports Arena
by Ron Bierman - April 29, 2021
The San Diego Opera continued its quixotic foray into parking-lot adventures with The Barber of Seville by Rossini, social distancing once again forcing substantial changes to a production's length and cast size. Revisions to libretto, costumes, set and lighting went all out for a zany farcical effe...
Opera Festival Scotland Postpones to 2022
by Stephi Wild - April 29, 2021
Due to the ongoing uncertainty surrounding Covid-19 and live indoor performances this year, the Board of Opera Festival Scotland have made the decision to reschedule festival dates to 2022....
'Harmonium Symphonique' Limited Edition Vinyl Set Out Now
by A.A. Cristi - April 28, 2021
Quebec-based record company GSI Musique is offering a new super-deluxe limited-edition vinyl set of the acclaimed double album Histoires sans paroles –...
October Project Releases New Single 'Meadow'
by A.A. Cristi - April 28, 2021
October Project has announced the release of their third single 'Meadow' from their upcoming album The Book of Rounds. ...
Catalyst Quartet Returns to 'Lot of Strings' With UNCOVERED
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 28, 2021
The Catalyst Quartet will return to Lot of Strings after a triumphant performance of their rendition of Bach’s Goldberg Variations and Philip Glass’s String Quartet No. 3 last Summer. On May 16th, the program will include two pieces by Florence Price, Negro Folksongs in Counterpoint and Str...
The Boston Symphony Orchestra to End its BSO NOW Season with an All-Strauss Program
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 28, 2021
In the final episode in the BSO’s 2020-21 BSO NOW streaming season, releasing tomorrow at noon, BSO Music Director Andris Nelsons will return to a focus of his recent conducting activity: music of Richard Strauss. Strauss was only 18 when his Serenade for Winds, Op. 7, was premiered in Dresden....
The Dallas Opera Launches New Streaming Platform
by Stephi Wild - April 28, 2021
Available starting today, the website brings together TDO’s full catalogue of existing video content—which ranges from full opera productions for audiences of all ages to musical conversations and original opera-themed sit-com style episodes to artist-hosted series that spotlight their interests...
Discover Sibelius Enchanting Works With The Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra
by A.A. Cristi - April 27, 2021
The Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra will delight the audience with a programme devoted entirely to famous works by the Finnish composer, Jean Sibelius on Saturday, 1 May 2021 at 3.00 pm at Dewan Filharmonik PETRONAS (DFP), KLCC....
Winners of Frost School Artist Launch Award Competition to Perform at Carnegie Hall in Early 2022
by A.A. Cristi - April 27, 2021
The Frost School of Music at the University of Miami has announced the stellar student winners of the Inaugural Artist Launch Award Competition....
The Handel and Haydn Society Presents Haydn + Saint-Georges
by A.A. Cristi - April 27, 2021
The Handel and Haydn Society will celebrate two Classical masters with their final performance of the spring season. ...
Santa Barbara Symphony's Historic Pandemic Season Culminates In Triumphant Finale
by A.A. Cristi - April 27, 2021
The Santa Barbara Symphony performs its season finale, “Triumph,” celebrating its most innovative, inspirational and creative season ever in its six-decade history....
Lorin Latarro, Denis Jones and JoAnn M. Hunter to Serve as Mentors for New York Theatre Barn's Choreography Lab
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 27, 2021
New York Theatre Barn will present its first Choreography Lab of 2021, 1 Show/3 Choreographers, on Wednesday, May 19th, 2021 at 7PM EDT. Three choreographers will be chosen to create conceptual choreography for a new musical in development called The Lesson....
San Francisco Symphony Returns to Live Performances on May 6 With a First Responders Concert
by Stephi Wild - April 27, 2021
The San Francisco Symphony returns to live performances on May 6 with a First Responders concert....
Wolf Trap Announces 50th Anniversary Season
by Stephi Wild - April 27, 2021
Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts announces plans to welcome audiences back with its first set of concerts for summer. Re-emerging from a one-year pandemic closure of the Filene Center and Children's Theatre-in-the-Woods, Wolf Trap will celebrate the 50th anniversary season at Wolf ...
Houston Grand Opera Presents Jeanine De Bique: In Concert
by A.A. Cristi - April 26, 2021
This marks De Bique's second appearance this season with HGO, as she also stars as Maria in HGO's live, socially distanced singalong My Favorite Things: Songs from The Sound of Music....
Online, Pre-Recorded Auditions Being Accepted For PYO's Music Institute's 2021-2022 Season
by A.A. Cristi - April 26, 2021
For the upcoming 2021-2022 season, Philadelphia Youth Orchestra Music Institute will be accepting virtual auditions through an online portal available at www.pyomusic.org. ...
Wadada Leo Smith's 'Symphony No. 2 Winter' Live Streamed From The New School
by A.A. Cristi - April 26, 2021
The inaugural MM Performer-Composer class will perform Wadada Leo Smith's Symphony No. 2 Winter in a live streamed, multi-location presentation....
5BMF and The Noguchi Museum Present the Argus Quartet in NOISE/SILENCE, Out Now
by A.A. Cristi - April 26, 2021
Five Boroughs Music Festival and The Noguchi Museum co-present the daring and innovative Argus Quartet in a digital world premiere concert,...
Dreamstage + Audible Present Yo-Yo Ma In Recital May 1
by A.A. Cristi - April 26, 2021
DREAMSTAGE + AUDIBLE will present Yo-Yo Ma live in recital on the industry's only HD audio/video livestream concert platform, Saturday, May 1 at 2pm EST/11am PST. ...
PYO Music Institute Student Musician Ensembles Return To In-Person Rehearsals
by A.A. Cristi - April 26, 2021
After extensive research and rigorous attention to detail following CDC Guidelines, the Philadelphia Youth Orchestra Music Institute COVID-19 Response Committee determined best practices for a return to in-person activities for the music ensembles of the Institute....
Sarasota Music Festival Announces 2021 Schedule
by A.A. Cristi - April 26, 2021
Sarasota Orchestra has announced the re-imagining of the Sarasota Music Festival (SMF), which will take place over eight days in June 2021. Four concerts and a lecture will showcase faculty artists and former fellows. All performances will follow safety protocols practiced by the Sarasota Orchestra ...
Met Opera Announces New Streams Including 1984 Telecast of VERDI'S SIMON BOCCANEGRA & More
by Alan Henry - April 26, 2021
The Met has announced themed lineups for two weeks of its Nightly Met Opera Streams, the company’s ongoing series of encore Live in HD presentations and classic telecasts streamed on the its website during the coronavirus closure. ...
The Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra Presents A Momentous May with Mahler and More
by A.A. Cristi - April 23, 2021
The exhilarating season continues on Saturday, May 1st with Conductor Bramwell Tovey's triumphant return to lead String Kingdom....
Acclaimed Virtuoso Jazz Harpist Edmar Castañeda Releases New Album 'Family', May 21
by A.A. Cristi - April 23, 2021
Every instrument unearths a master musician who thoroughly redefines the boundaries of what's musically possible with its utility. In the same breath as the Yo-Yo Ma's of the world, virtuoso jazz harpist Edmar Castañeda fearlessly stuns audiences and critics alike with his unbridled talents as a pl...
TOSCA to be Presented by Gulfshore Opera
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 23, 2021
Puccini's Tosca, a grand opera production with professional orchestra and chorus, is scheduled for April 26, 2022 at the Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall in Ft. Myers. Gulfshore Opera returns to Barbara B. Mann after their successful debut of La Bohème in January, the first production since Cov...
Da Capo Chamber Players Presents 'Musical Offerings For Human Rights'
by Stephi Wild - April 23, 2021
The internationally heralded New York-based Da Capo Chamber Players will present Musical Offerings for Human Rights, three-concert virtual series through YouTube Premiere....
CMIM Piano Edition Announces Semifinal Performance Order
by Stephi Wild - April 23, 2021
The Concours musical international de Montréal (CMIM) unveiled the order of performance for the semi-final recitals. For the 26 participating pianists, their scheduled performance time represents THE moment when the Concours musical international de Montréal (CMIM) audience can finally bear witnes...
The Cathedral Of St. John The Divine Presents TUESDAYS AT 6: Raymond Nagem
by A.A. Cristi - April 22, 2021
In response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the difficulties of presenting in-person concerts, the Cathedral of St. John the Divine has launched a weekly series of online music recitals, Tuesdays at 6, on the Cathedral's Facebook page and YouTube channel....
Rhythm Method Performs HIDDEN MOTHERS At The Morris Museum On Mother's Day
by A.A. Cristi - April 22, 2021
Whether you are a mother, have a mother or any combination thereof, instead of waiting to get into an overpriced restaurant with limited seating, why not treat yourself to this innovative, tuneful concert on Mother's Day? You can bring a picnic basket filled with your favorites, take in the sunset a...
Colibrí Entertainment Presents DÍA DE LAS MADRES
by A.A. Cristi - April 22, 2021
Colibrí Entertainment has brought some of the biggest names in mariachi to The Ford’s stage. This Mother’s Day, enjoy a serenata with the special women in your life with this lookback at memorable ballads, boleros and rancheras. ...
Sonoran Desert Chorale Announces Auditions For 21/22 Season
by A.A. Cristi - April 22, 2021
Sonoran Desert Chorale will be holding auditions for new members to join the East Valley group....
The Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra to Close Out 2020–2021 Season With AN AMERICAN CELEBRATION
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 22, 2021
The Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra will return to Orlando’s Festival Park to close out the 2020–2021 Season with An American Celebration, part of the OPO’s Pops Series, on Saturday, May 8. Music Director Eric Jacobsen will lead the orchestra in a season-ending celebration of America....
The Boston Pops Announces its First-Ever All-Virtual Spring Pops Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 22, 2021
For the first time in its 136-year history, the one-and-only Boston Pops, under the direction of Keith Lockhart, is presenting its spring season completely online, bringing the style and energy cherished by audiences at its live concerts at Symphony Hall to an online season filled with a wide-rang...
VIDEO: Celebrate Earth Day With The NY Philharmonic In Central Park
by Alan Henry - April 22, 2021
Take a virtual visit to Central Park set to the second and third movements of Mahler's Symphony No. 3, in partnership with Central Park Conservancy which was recorded almost exactly one year ago. ...
Renée Fleming to Perform World Premiere of VOCAGAMMIFIED With Cal Performances
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 22, 2021
Legendary soprano Renée Fleming will perform a new version of Tod Machover’s Gammified, titled VocaGammified, written for her and presented as part of Cal Performances’ digital series Illuminations—“Music and the Mind.”...
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