Richard Strauss

Boston Symphony Orchestra's 144th Season Single Tickets On Sale Tomorrow

Single tickets for the BSO's 2024–25 season go on sale tomorrow. Don't miss your chance to experience a diverse lineup of performances, including classical masterpieces and contemporary works.

San Diego Opera Appoints Ed Hofmeister As Director Of Marketing And Communications

Ed Hofmeister returns to the San Diego arts community, where he built his marketing and communications career at organizations like The Old Globe, Lamb's Players Theatre and Mainly Mozart.

Bard Music Festival To Present BERLIOZ AND HIS WORLD This August

The Bard Music Festival will present a celebration of French Romantic composer Berlioz with 11 themed concerts, 5 livestreams, and more, starting August 9.

Damien Sneed, Brandie Sutton, Justin Austin, and The Griot String Quartet Perform at Caramoor Tomorrow

Created and directed by composer, conductor, and multi-genre musician Damien Sneed, the showcase 'Our Song, Our Story: The New Generation of Black Voices' will pay homage to the legacies of operatic legends Marian Anderson and Jessye Norman.

Músicos De La Universidad Autónoma De Zacatecas Participan En El Ciclo Jóvenes En La Música En La Sala Manuel M. Ponce

Estudiantes destacados de la Unidad Académica de Artes de la Universidad Autónoma de Zacatecas ofrecerán dos conciertos el sábado 20 y domingo 21 de julio, a las 18:00 y 12:00 h, en la Sala Manuel M. Ponce del Palacio de Bellas Artes y en la Biblioteca Miguel Lerdo de Tejada, respectivamente, en el marco del ciclo Jóvenes en la música de la Coordinación Nacional de Música y Ópera del Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes y Literatura (Inbal).

Orion Ensemble Reveals 32nd Season Featuring Chicago Premieres & More

The Orion Ensemble is offering iconic chamber works—new and beloved—for its 32nd season, a four-concert series at three venues. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Review: VISIT FROM AN UNKNOWN WOMAN, Hampstead Theatre

The lights flash on, a writer stumbles into his scantly decorated flat. A woman follows, champagne on her breath, flirtatious glances smuggled between them. It’s late at night and the inevitability of retiring to the bedroom looms. But it is not what it seems.

Ted Stevens Young Alaskan Artist Award Recital 2024 Comes to Alaska PAC

Ted Stevens Young Alaskan Artist Award Recital 2024 comes to Alaska PAC this month. The performance is on Thursday, Jul 25, 2024 at 7:30 PM at UAA Recital Hall.

Kris Bowers's First Concerto, FOR A YOUNGER SELF, Featured on New Album by American Youth Symphony

On Friday, July 26, 2024, Academy Award-winning composer Kris Bowers and GRAMMY Award-winning violinist Charles Yang are spotlighted on a heartfelt new album, For A Younger Self, featuring the talented musicians of the American Youth Symphony (AYS) conducted by Carlos Izcaray.

The Dessoff Choirs Announces 2024-2025 And 100th Anniversary Season

The Dessoff Choirs celebrates its 100th anniversary with an exciting 2024-2025 season featuring diverse choral works and special events.

Canciones De Grandes Compositores Del Repertorio Internacional, En Las Voces De Cristina Ortega Y Héctor Gamaliel

Cristina Ortega and Héctor Gamaliel perform songs by renowned international composers. Enjoy an evening of diverse musical repertoire showcasing their exceptional vocal talents.

American Symphony Orchestra Reveals 2024-25 Season

The American Symphony Orchestra announced its 63rd season of four full-orchestra concerts at Lincoln Center’s David Geffen Hall, Carnegie Hall, and St. Bartholomew’s Church, featuring a free opening performance titled Beyond the Hall at Bryant Park on September 6, repeated and also free at the Kupferberg Center for the Arts in Queens on September 7. 

San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra Welcomes Conductor Radu Paponiu As New Wattis Foundation Music Director

The SF Symphony Youth Orchestra has announced Radu Paponiu as the new Wattis Foundation Music Director starting in the 2024–25 season.

OperaUpClose Reveals Their New Programme of Reinventions

OperaUpClose has announced its new programme of reinventions; a series of one-act operas by Ralph Vaughan Williams, Giacomo Puccini and Richard Strauss reimagined for the modern world.

Des Moines Metro Opera Reveals New Director for Strauss's SALOME

Des Moines Metro Opera has revealed a new director for their upcoming production of Strauss's SALOME, ensuring a fresh vision for the classic opera.

THE FOUNDLING is Now Playing at Old Cathedral Linz �" Ignatius Church

Franz Hummel zählt zu den bemerkenswertesten Komponistenpersönlichkeiten der letzten Jahrzehnte.

Review: Trauma in Two Nights, as SALOME follows TURANDOT to the Analyst's Couch in Vienna

I couldn’t help but wondering whether the scheduling last week of two recent productions at the Vienna State Opera, Claus Guth’s TURANDOT and Cyril Teste’s SALOME, on subsequent nights had anything more than the availability of the stars behind it. After all, both portrayed the title characters as abused women scarred by powerful men—not exactly the business-as-usual for these works by Puccini and Strauss, respectively—in pared-down productions that hearkened to the father of psychoanalysis, Sigmund Freud, as well as to #MeToo.

Scottish Opera Unveils 24/25 Season Featuring 13 Opera Offerings

Scottish Opera has unveiled its 2024/25 Season, which features 13 opera offerings. See full programming and learn how to purchase tickets.

The Cleveland Orchestra Promotes Daniel Reith To Associate Conductor

 The Cleveland Orchestra has announced the promotion of Assistant Conductor Daniel Reith to the position of associate conductor with immediate effect. Reith, who also serves as the music director of The Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra (COYO), will assume this role through the end of the 2024–25 season following a one-year contract extension. 

Cantus Announces 2024-25 Twin Cities Concert Season

Cantus has announced their 2024-25 season featuring five new programs in fourteen Twin Cities venues and a nationwide tour of Wanting Memories.