Tanglewood OPERA GALA PROGRAM Begins 8/26
by A.A. Cristi
- Aug 9, 2017
On Saturday, August 26, at 8 p.m. soprano Kristine Opolais and bass-baritone Sir Bryn Terfel join BSO Music Director Andris Nelsons, the Boston Symphony Orchestra, and the Tanglewood Festival Chorus for an evening of opera and song,including Act II of Puccini's Tosca. In addition to Ms. Opolais in the title role and Sir Bryn as Scarpia, the Tanglewood Festival performance of Tosca will feature tenor Russell Thomas as Cavaradossi, bass-baritone Sir Bryn Terfel as Scarpia, tenor Matthew DiBattista as Spoletta, and baritone Douglas Williams as Sciarrone (in his BSO debut). Ms. Opolais and Sir Bryn recently performed Tosca in concert together at the Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod on July 4, 2017, under conductor Gareth Jones.
Stephanie Blythe Joins Tanglewood's DAS RHEINGOLD
by Julie Musbach
- Jul 5, 2017
On Saturday, July 15, at 8 p.m., BSO Music Director Andris Nelsons leads the Boston Symphony Orchestra in one of the great highlights of the 2017 Tanglewood season: the orchestra's first-ever complete concert performance of Wagner's epic Das Rheingold, the first of the four dramas from Wagner's masterpiece Der Ring des Nibelungen, and a tour de force milestone for the festival.
Joan Baez to Reissue Complete Gold Castle Masters as Special Edition Box Set
by Richard Best
- Mar 8, 2017
Legendary artist and activist, Joan Baez, will reissue three previous recordings—originally released on Gold Castle Records—as a special edition three-CD box set with extensive liner notes and additional material on April 7. The 30 collective tracks contained on Recently (originally released July 1987), Diamonds and Rust in the Bullring (recorded live in Bilbao, Spain, 1988, released April 1989) and Speaking of Dreams (November 1989) hold their own as some of the greatest song selection sequences of Joan's entire discography.
Luther Burbank Center for the Arts Announces Five News Shows Added to 2017 Lineup
by A.A. Cristi
- Jan 30, 2017
Today, Luther Burbank Center for the Arts (the LBC) announced the addition of five new shows and events to its 2017 lineup. On Sunday, March 19, 2017 at 2 p.m., In the Mood, a fully staged tribute to Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey, Benny Goodman, Sinatra and the big band greats of the '40s, returns to the LBC with 19 performers on stage, including six singer-dancers. The Grammy-winning duo Indigo Girls bring their signature sonic blend of folk and rock to Santa Rosa on Thursday, March 23, 2017 at 8 p.m. for an outstanding program of fan favorites from across their groundbreaking career.
Indigo Girls at Add Second Show at SOPAC
by A.A. Cristi
- Oct 20, 2016
The Indigo Girls (Amy Ray and Emily Saliers) will be appearing at South Orange Performing Arts Center on October 28 at 10:30 p.m. This performance was added after the first show sold out in record time.
2016 Picnic with the Pops Series to Kick Off in June
by Tyler Peterson
- May 11, 2016
The Columbus Symphony will kick off the 2016 Nationwide Insurance Picnic with the Pops with Ch Ch Ch Changes - A Symphonic Tribute to the Music of David Bowie, on Friday, June 17, and the Indigo Girls on Saturday, June 18. This will be the 33rd season for the series and the 5th season downtown at the Columbus Bicentennial Pavilion in the Columbus Commons.
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