Review: What the Hades â€" the Met Brings Back Morris's Lovely ORFEO with Costanzo
by Richard Sasanow - May 19, 2024
Considering all the productions in the Met’s repertoire that have been conceived (or, perhaps more justly, concocted) by directors from other media who don’t seem to understand or like opera, Mark Morris is a gem. So is his concept for Gluck’s ORFEO ED EURIDICE, the myth of a man who is permitted to go to the land of the dead to retrieve his beloved wife, which was seen in a revival that opened the other night with countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo and soprano Ying Fang in the title roles.
San Francisco Ballet's NUTCRACKER Returns This December
by Stephi Wild - Sep 15, 2023
San Francisco Ballet’s Nutcracker returns to the War Memorial Opera House December 13–30 with special performances including the second-annual Sensory Friendly Performance and school-time performances for young children. Learn more about the performance and find out how to get tickets here!
EMMA BOVARY and ONEGIN Come to The National Ballet of Canada
by Stephi Wild - Sep 13, 2023
The world premiere of Emma Bovary will mark the first partnership between The National Ballet of Canada and award-winning choreographer, director and dancer, Helen Pickett. Learn more about the production and how to get tickets here!
NUTCRACKER to Return to San Francisco Ballet in December
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 18, 2022
This winter, from December 8–27, San Francisco Ballet will return to the stage with thirty-three performances of Helgi Tomasson’s Nutcracker, a Bay Area tradition of the past eighteen years.
The Broad Stage Presents Mark Morris Dance Group & Music Ensemble in MOZART DANCES
by A.A. Cristi - May 17, 2022
The Broad Stage presents the venue debut of Mark Morris Dance Group (MMDG) with the MMDG Music Ensemble in Mozart Dances, June 9 through 12. The program features a world premiere chamber arrangement of Piano Concerto No. 27 by MMDG Music Director Colin Fowler, along with Piano Concerto No. 11 and Sonata for Two Pianos, all performed live on The Broad Stage's mainstage.
Northrop Presents Paul Taylor Dance Company Next Month
by Stephi Wild - Jan 28, 2022
Now under the leadership of Artistic Director Michael Novak the company continues to be one of most famous and dynamic modern dance ensembles of our time. In this program, the Company premieres a new work by Peter Chu, a Northrop Centennial Commission, paired with two classic Taylor works, the sublime masterpiece, Airs, and Promethean Fire, set to three keyboard works by Bach as richly orchestrated by Stokowski