Benjamin Britten

Musica Sacra Announces 2024-25 Season with Carnegie Hall Holiday Program and More

Musica Sacra has announced its 2024-25 season featuring 'SurRound II,' a holiday program at Carnegie Hall, and a performance of 'Messiah' with the New York Philharmonic.

Caramoor Announces Fall 2024 �" Spring '25 Season

Caramoor's Fall '24 – Spring '25 season features pianist Marc-André Hamelin, period ensembles Le Consort and Twelfth Night, jazz performances, American Roots music, and more.

Michael Maloney Joins the Cast of the UK Tour of MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS

Michael Maloney will star as Agatha Christie’s famous Belgian detective, Hercule Poirot, in Lucy Bailey’s new production of the UK & Ireland Tour of MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS. 

Apollo Chamber Players Unveils 17th Season Featuring George Takei, World Premieres & More

Apollo Chamber Players' 17th season, We the People, will feature world premieres and more. Learn more about the season and see how to purchase tickets.

NoFit State Circus Show SABOTAGE is a Brighton Festival Extra This Summer

NoFit State and director Firenza Guidi will make a long-awaited return to Brighton this August as a special Brighton Festival Extra. This follows the company’s recent collaboration with Welsh National Opera on Benjamin Britten’s opera Death in Venice in which Guidi directed the critically acclaimed circus elements.​

International Pride Orchestra To Kick Off New York Pride Weekend

The International Pride Orchestra will perform on June 27 to kick off New York Pride Weekend, celebrating diversity and inclusion through music.

Opera Theatre of St. Louis Announces Their 50th Anniversary Festival Season

Opera Theatre of Saint Louis (OTSL) announced repertory and celebrations for a landmark 50th season in 2025, celebrating five decades of artistic innovation and discovery since the company’s founding in 1976. The 2025 Festival Season opens on May 24, 2025, with Johann Strauss II’s effervescent Die Fledermaus, which has not been seen at Opera Theatre since 1989. The season continues with the company’s 44th world premiere, This House, with music by Ricky Ian Gordon and libretto by Pulitzer Prize-winner Lynn Nottage and her daughter Ruby Aiyo Gerber. Next, Opera Theatre will present an all-new staging of Donizetti’s Don Pasquale — the very first opera that the company ever performed. Britten’s enchanting adaptation of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream rounds out the season. In addition to four mainstage productions, Opera Theatre will continue to present the annual young artist showcase, Center Stage. This concert shines a spotlight on the members of OTSL’s highly selective Young Artist Programs, accompanied onstage by members of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, which has served as OTSL’s Festival Season orchestra since 1978.

The New York Philharmonic Announces Updates To 2024�"25 Season

The New York Philharmonic has announced updates to its 2024–25 season.

International Stage Director Nancy Rhodes Releases MARY'S STORY

International stage director Nancy Rhodes brings Mary’s Story to life, exploring the poignant narrative with depth and creativity. Discover the compelling journey of Mary through this captivating production.

Final Cast Set For THE TURN OF THE SCREW at Hayes Theatre Co

Final cast members have been announced by producer Craig Baldwin in association with Hayes Theatre Co for the upcoming chamber opera The Turn of the Screw.

Suzan-Lori Parks, Twyla Tharp, Michael Cerveris & More Set for Little Island 2024 Summer Season

Little Island's annual, four-month-long summer season of world premieres, kicking off June 1, will feature a total of nine newly commissioned pieces. See programming!

Saint Paul's Choir School to Present Spring Concert Celebrating Motherhood

The singers of the Saint Paul's Choir School will present Canticum pro Matre tua: Music for Your Mother on May 12, 2024 at 3:00 PM. Featuring the music from an eclectic mix of composers such as Camille Saint-Saëns, Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, Anton Bruckner, Benjamin Britten, Franz Schubert, and more, the concert takes place on Mother's Day and centers on the themes of the Virgin Mary, motherhood, and springtime.

Sarah Ruhl's THE SEASONS and More Set For Boston Lyric Opera's 2024-25 Season

Sarah Ruhl's The Seasons and more are set for Boston Lyric Opera’s 2024/25 Season! The season will also include Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s MITRIDATE, Verdi’s AIDA, a major revival of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s CAROUSEL on its 80th anniversary, and more.

The Arts Partnership Announces Lineup For Ordway Inside Out In 2024

The four Arts Partnership organizations – Minnesota Opera, Ordway, The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, and Schubert Club – have announced that Ordway Inside Out, an initiative that utilizes digital technology to dramatically increase access to artistic programming in Saint Paul, will be returning for another year.

English Opera DIDO AND AENEAS To Be Performed Next Month In Morristown

On Saturday, May 4, 7:00 PM at St. Mary's Abbey of Morristown, a musical merger between the Somerset Hills Chorus of Music in the Somerset Hills (MISH) and the Trenton-based LOTUS Chorale is bound to generate an electric performance of Henry Purcell's Dido and Aeneas, one of the first English operas ever written.

Local Ensembles Perform Alongside Starry Guests at Cumnock Tryst's 10th Birthday Festival

The Cumnock Tryst will mark its 10th birthday in 2024, with world-renowned talent sitting alongside local musicians in a bumper celebration of what making music is all about. This year the festival adds an extra date, running from Wednesday 2 – Sunday 6 October.

Review: THE BALLAD OF HATTIE AND JAMES, Kiln Theatre

Somewhere in King’s Cross, a middle-aged woman sits at a piano and plays an original piece with surprising fluency. There begins Samuel Adamson’s tumultuous tale of two teenage musical prodigies whose lives become thoroughly entangled.

Columbus Symphony Unveils 24-25 Masterworks Season

Explore the upcoming 24-25 Masterworks Season by Columbus Symphony, featuring a diverse range of performances. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Waterperry Opera Festival Returns This August

Waterperry Opera Festival, the acclaimed celebration of opera and classical music, has announced its return for its annual ten-day event from August 9th to August 18th, 2024.

La Orquesta De Cámara De Bellas Artes Compartirá El Esplendor De Britten

Experience the splendor of Britten with La Orquesta de Cámara de Bellas Artes. Dive into the world of classical music with this renowned orchestra's latest performance.