The Verdi Chorus to Present FROM VERDI TO VERISMO
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 30, 2026
The Verdi Chorus opens its 43rd season with a concert featuring operatic sequences from Verdi's works alongside selections from Leoncavallo and Puccini at the First Presbyterian Church in Santa Monica.
Amir ElSaffar and Susie Ibarra to Perform at Harvard
by Stephi Wild - Sep 25, 2026
Trumpeter and percussionist Amir ElSaffar and Susie Ibarra will present an evening of contemporary music at Harvard's Ming Mei Residency Concert, featuring ElSaffar's New Quartet and Ibarra's Pulitzer Prize-winning SKY ISLANDS.
CONCERTO NO. 2: ANTHEM To Be Performed At Carnegie Hall
by Marissa Faith Curley - Aug 25, 2026
Grammy-nominated creator, curator, and performer Davóne Tines brings the New York premiere of his Concerto No. 2: ANTHEM, to Carnegie Hall’s Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage with the Columbus Symphony conducted by Music Director Rossen Milanov.
Long Beach Opera to Host THE CENTRAL PARK FIVE OPERA Spring Gala
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 27, 2026
Long Beach Opera will present its Spring Gala celebrating THE CENTRAL PARK FIVE OPERA. The event will include performances by original cast members and remarks from composer Anthony Davis and librettist Richard Wesley. The gala will take place in Long Beach.
Interview: Gregory Butler of CHICAGO at Broadway In Thousand Oaks
by Jonas Schwartz-Owen - Nov 4, 2025
When Gregory Butler walked into 8th Avenue Studios on February 10, 1997 for rehearsal, he had no idea that the next three decades of his life would be defined by the sharp jazz lines and sly sensuality of the long running revival of Chicago the Musical.
Review: BBC PROMS: MENDELSSOHN'S VIOLIN CONCERTO, Royal Albert Hall
by Franco Milazzo - Jul 25, 2025
From the moment the first note rang out, this was no ordinary Proms night. Four wildly different pieces, one restless thread: mischief. Mendelssohn is the marquee name here but really this was a foray into the world of fairytale birds, lyrical longing, mythological monkeys and death-defying pranksters.