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Duke Ellington and Kurt Weill Works Featured on New American Composers Orchestra Album
by Josh Sharpe - Jul 6, 2026

The American Composers Orchestra (ACO) will release its next album, America in Weimar: On the Margins. The album was part of Carnegie Hall’s Fall of the Weimar Republic: Dancing on the Precipice, a citywide festival in 2024 exploring the thriving creative period in Germany between World War I and World War II.

Review: THE OLD MAID / QUEEN MARY / MARTHA GRAHAM at Spoleto
by Perry Tannenbaum - Jun 3, 2026

Scottish Ballet's MARY, QUEEN OF SCOTS is likely to stand as the most spectacular triumph at Spoleto Festival USA 2026, and festival founder Gian Carlo Menotti's 1939 radio opera, THE OLD MAID AND THE THIEF, will probably remain the best theatre.

League of Chicago Theatres Unveils Productions for Juneteenth and Pride
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 28, 2025

Throughout June, many Chicago theatres are presenting productions that encourage and celebrate Pride Month and Juneteenth. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

Carnegie Hall's FALL OF THE WEIMAR REPUBLIC: DANCING ON THE PRECIPICE Festival Continues This Spring
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 28, 2024

Experience the continuation of CARNEGIE HALL's FALL OF THE WEIMAR REPUBLIC: DANCING ON THE PRECIPICE festival this spring.

Baryshnikov Arts Unveils 2024 Spring Residency Artists
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 25, 2024

Baryshnikov Arts announces its 2024 Spring Residency Artists, providing space and support for creative investigation in all performing arts disciplines.

Carnegie Hall Presents ACO In AMERICA IN WEIMAR: ON THE MARGINS, March 12
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 24, 2024

On Tuesday, March 12, 2024 at 7:30pm, Carnegie Hall presents the American Composers Orchestra (ACO) in America in Weimar: On the Margins at Zankel Hall. 

Carnegie Hall to Present American Composers Orchestra in America in Weimar: On the Margins at Zankel Hall
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 24, 2024

Carnegie Hall presents the American Composers Orchestra in 'America in Weimar: On the Margins' featuring new works by John Glover, Kelley Rourke, Jerod Tate, and Tonia Ko. The program explores the United States' influence on the pre-World War II Weimar period.

Carnegie Hall to Present 100+ Events as Part of Weimar Festival
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 6, 2023

Carnegie Hall has revealed a schedule of 100+ events for the Weimar Festival, January-May 2024.

American Composers Orchestra Hosts 2nd Creative Catalyst Awards, Honoring Paquito D'Rivera, Dr. Indira Etwaroo, and Edward Yim
by Stephi Wild - Sep 22, 2023

The American Composers Orchestra (ACO) will present an evening of honors and performances during its second annual Gala and Creative Catalyst Awards on Wednesday, October 25, 2023 at 6:00PM. Learn more about the gala and find out how to attend here!

American Composers Orchestra to Host 2nd Annual Creative Catalyst Awards Honoring Paquito D'Rivera & More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 21, 2023

The American Composers Orchestra will present an evening of honors and performances during its second annual Gala and Creative Catalyst Awards on Wednesday, October 25, 2023 at 6:00PM.

American Composers Orchestra Announces 2023/2024 Season And National Collaborations
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 2, 2023

The American Composers Orchestra (ACO) announces an ambitious 2023/2024 season. In addition to annual performances at Carnegie Hall and a debut at New York City's brand new Perelman Performing Arts Center, ACO continues to act as a vital conduit for new voices in orchestral music through its national composer development program, EarShot: promoting diverse talent, cultivating the careers of emerging composers, and serving as the nation's first systemic program for building relationships between composers and orchestras nationwide.

American Composers Orchestra Reveals 2023/2024 Season And National Collaborations
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 2, 2023

Get the latest updates on the American Composers Orchestra's upcoming 2023/2024 season, featuring new works by renowned composers. Find out about the collaborations and concert series at Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall.

Conductor, Vocalist, Composer & Instrumentalist Raquel Acevedo Klein Sets Summer/Fall 2023 Engagements
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 11, 2023

Conductor, vocalist, composer, and instrumentalist Raquel Acevedo Klein has revealed her Summer/Fall 2023 engagements.

Review: AKHNATEN, London Coliseum
by Franco Milazzo - Mar 19, 2023

Who’s up for a three-hour long opera about the relatively unknown pharaoh Akhnaten? With the singing in Egyptian, Hebrew and Akkadian? With no surtitles? Based on the music of minimalist composer Phillip Glass? And with an entire troupe of jugglers? Us, that's who.

AKHNATEN Returns to the ENO With Anthony Roth Costanzo in the Title Role
by Stephi Wild - Feb 7, 2023

This spring, the Phelim McDermott production of Philip Glass's Akhnaten returns to the London Coliseum for its second English National Opera (ENO) revival since its premiere in 2016.

On Site Opera's Amahl and The Night Visitors Returns To Holy Apostles Soup Kitchen in December
by Stephi Wild - Oct 31, 2022

Now celebrating their tenth anniversary season, On Site Opera announces the return of their site-specific production of Gian Carlo Menotti's timeless one act opera Amahl and the Night Visitors at Holy Apostles Soup Kitchen December 8-10, following its critically acclaimed run in 2018 and 2019. 

BWW Review: AKHNATEN at the Met Opera
by George Weinhouse - May 26, 2022

One of the greatest successes of recent Met seasons is Philip Glass's AKHNATEN, first seen in 2019.I saw it three times that year and fell under its spell each time.It is being revived this season.

Brian Stokes Mitchell, the Delaware Symphony Orchestra & More to Take Part in New Year's Eve Concert at The Grand
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 20, 2021

The Grand, Delaware Symphony Orchestra, and OperaDelaware announced jointly today a New Year’s Eve Concert featuring the talents of their respective musicians and performers alongside Broadway legend Brian Stokes Mitchell.  

Opera North Announces 2021/22 Season and The Reopening Of The Howard Assembly Room
by Stephi Wild - Apr 21, 2021

Opera North today announces its 2021/22 season with five new productions opening at the Leeds Grand Theatre before touring to theatres and concert halls across the North of England.

Photo Flash: First Look at YARDBIRD from Pittsburgh Opera
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 9, 2021

Pittsburgh Opera will present the first-ever Pittsburgh performances of Charlie Parker’s Yardbird, based on the life of legendary jazz musician, at its headquarters in the Strip District from April 10th through 22nd.