Benjamin Britten News

When Opera Philadelphia's inaugural Festival O launched the present season, the opera world responded with a standing ovation, welcoming it as "one of the most enjoyable additions to the fall calendar in years"

Electronic vs. orchestral music? Forget the 'vs.' The Young Musicians Foundation's Debut Chamber Orchestra (DCO), for the final concert of its 2017/18 season, will transcend the boundaries of these sonic landscapes by juxtaposing and combining the music of L.A.-based DJ, electronic musician and film director Flying Lotus alongside the works of Benjamin Britten and Igor Stravinsky.

Phoenix Chorale brings its final concert of the season,  SING OF SPRING, a wondrous bouquet of music inspired by nature and the season.

Madison Lyric Stage, an award-winning, professional theater company serving the Connecticut Shoreline, will hold its season fundraiser on Saturday, April 7 at 7:00 p.m. at its new home, the Deacon John Grave House in Madison's historic town center.

Irish Repertory Theatre (Charlotte Moore, Artistic Director and Ciaran O'Reilly, Producing Director) announced today two upcoming special events Irish Rep Theatre (132 West 22nd Street).

Lyric Opera of Melbourne's 2018 season opens with Francis Poulenc's wacky comedy Les Mamelles de Tiresias (The Breasts of Tiresias). In what must be the craziest opera to ever take to the stage, the heroine explodes gender norms, biological constraints and even her own breasts!

Allan Clayton's performance as Hamlet is riveting.

Ukrainian piano virtuoso Alexander Romanovsky, whose extraordinary technique and interpretive acumen have garnered critical plaudits in the United States and Europe, will perform Franz Liszt's incandescent first piano concerto with the Santa Barbara Symphony, under the baton of Maestro Nir Kabaretti, on Saturday, March 24, and Sunday, March 25.

When soprano Anna Caterina Antonacci walked on stage at Zankel Hall for her recital the other night, I thought I had wandered into an Antonioni movie, with a ravishing diva (usually played by Monica Vitti) about to perform for a rapt audience. Then she opened her mouth and sang the first of a series of songs by Debussy (texts by Verlaine) and I knew I was in the right place: heaven.

Regent's Park Open Air Theatre have today announced their full programme of MOREoutdoor events to complete their 2018 season. Joining the already announced (and sold-out) Joe Lycett, the one-off comedy and film events all take place on Sunday evenings.

As part of the CSO's Concerts for Kids series, CSO Music Director Rossen Milanov and the Columbus Symphony have teamed up with the acting troupe Really Inventive Stuff to present The Toy Symphony at the Ohio Theatre on Sunday, March 18. Professor Tympanium van Hammer zee Trumpeterclangor, a whimsical Austrian sound scientist who travels the world with his amazing acoustical laboratory, needs help to complete the melody of The Toy Symphony. Plus, meet the instruments of the orchestra with Benjamin Britten's classic introduction, The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra. Children are encouraged to bring their favorite toy to the concert, and bring a new toy to donate to the Columbus Symphony's The Toy Symphony Toy Drive benefiting Nationwide Children's Hospital.

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Madison Lyric Stage, an award-winning, professional theater company serving the Connecticut Shoreline, announced that its 2018 mainstage season will include the religious thriller Agnes of God in April, the Stephen Sondheim/George Furth musical comedy Company in July, and the Benjamin Britten suspense opera The Turn of the Screw in October. For the first time, the company will produce, in May, a young artist production of the Stephen Schwartz musical Godspell.

This March, the Chestnut Street Singers, Philadelphia's cooperative chamber choir, presents a program that explores the power of musical storytelling. WHERE THE TRUTH LIES will be performed at 8PM on Saturday, March 24 at the Historic St. George's Methodist Church (235 N 4th Street, Philadelphia) and at 3PM on Sunday, March 25 at First Unitarian Church (2125 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia).

Opera Grand Rapids announces upcoming performances of STABAT MATER by Gioachino Rossini and FOUR SACRED SONGS by Giuseppe Verdi on Saturday, March 24 - 3:00 PM at Christ Memorial Church, Holland and Sunday, March 25 - 7:30 PM at First Park Congregational Church, Grand Rapids.

Sarasota Opera will celebrate its 60th anniversary season in 2018/2019 as it announced today at a press conference held on the main stage of the Sarasota Opera House in Sarasota, FL. The event was overseen by Maestro Victor DeRenzi, artistic director and principal conductor, and Richard Russell, Executive Director. Performances were offered by soprano Kara Shay Thomson who sang "In questa reggia" from Puccini's Turandot and bass Young Bok Kim who sang "La calunnia" from Rossini's The Barber of Seville. In addition, the audience participated in a community sing of the famous chorus "Va, pensiero" from Verdi's Nabucco.

Washington National Opera (WNO), led by Artistic Director Francesca Zambello, announces its 2018-2019 season, one that continues its focus on bold productions of classic operas, fascinating contemporary perspectives, and the best in American artistry. The season includes a new WNO production of Verdi's classic romantic drama La traviata, the company premiere of Kevin Puts's and Mark Campbell's Pulitzer Prize-winning Silent Night, Tchaikovsky's epic Eugene Onegin, Gounod's devilishly entertaining Faust, and Puccini's towering masterpiece Tosca. The season also features a weekend of four world premieres during the American Opera Initiative Festival; a revival of WNO's hit world-premiere holiday family opera The Lion, the Unicorn, and Me; a special Domingo-Cafritz Young Artist performance of La traviata; and other exciting vocal events, including the annual Mars, lnc.'s Opera in the Outfield.

 Fresh off a year that saw five weeks of successful international tour dates and two Grammy nominations, t he Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra ( CSO ) and Music Director Louis Langre e announced the Orchestra's highly - anticipated 2018 - 19 season at the recently renovated and widely celebrated Cincinnati Music Hall. In addition to the 20 - concert program subscription s eason, the CSO will present a one - night - only, all - orchestral gala performance on September 22 with Mr. Langree on the conducting podium that kicks off the fall arts season in Cincinnati. This gala concert is an all - French program that includes audience favorites by Ravel, Debussy, and Dukas. The 2018 - 19 season not only showcases great orchestral repertoire, exciting new works, and acclaimed artists from around t h e globe but also features seven CSO musicians as featured soloists.

The Soaking WET series is pleased to add guest ELIZABETH KEEN to the cast of Program B.   The veteran artist will perform her  'the Song and the Short of It,' a words-and-movement solo that takes a bemused look/attack on what's going around.  The new dance joins earlier talking solos 'Recipe' and 'Red Sweater Dance.'

The San Francisco Conservatory of Music (SFCM) will be represented by faculty and student musicians in two uniquely compelling concerts at Carnegie Hall this February. Founded in November 1917, SFCM marks its centennial this season as the oldest and most prestigious stand-alone conservatory in the American West.