Christoph Willibald Gluck News

BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival is pleased to present a free performance by the world-renowned and ever-creative dance company, Pilobolus, on Thursday, July 6. The performance will take place at the Prospect Park Bandshell (9th St. & Prospect Park West), is free to the public (with a suggested $5 contribution at the gate) and begins at 8:00 P.M.

Under the leadership of General Director and CEO Susan T. Danis, Florida Grand Opera's 2017-18 season continues the upward trajectory of the past few seasons.

Florida Grand Opera (FGO) is pleased to welcome the singers who will make up the company's 2017-18 Young Artist Program. Twelve performers in all, chosen from the nearly 550 who applied, will arrive in early October to become an integral part of the seventy-seventh season of Florida Grand Opera, the state's longest continuously running performing arts institution.

Florida Grand Opera (FGO) General Director and CEO Susan T. Danis today unveiled plans for the company's 2017-18 season. Anchored by the theme 'Divas to Die For,' FGO's seventy-seventh season will boast a diverse range of works about women on dangerous emotional journeys.

Ashley Wheater, Artistic Director of The Joffrey Ballet, proudly announces an impressive 2017-18 season including a world premiere by Joffrey Ballet Master Nicolas Blanc, the North American Premiere of Midsummer Night's Dream by acclaimed chorographer Alexander Ekman plus Chicago Premieres by George Balanchine, Lola de Ávila and Jerome Robbins. 

Boston Ballet Artistic Director Mikko Nissinen announces the programming for the 2017-2018 season at the Boston Opera House, to begin in November. The 54th season will open with the North American premiere of Wayne McGregor's "forcefully resonant" Obsidian Tear (Roslyn Sulcas, The New York Times), a co-production with The Royal Ballet.

RIOULT Dance NY presents a preview of Pascal Rioult's work in progress set to 1970's progressive rock music at the Manhattan Movement and Arts Center on December 2, 2016.

RIOULT Dance NY presents a preview of Pascal Rioult's work in progress set to 1970's progressive rock music at the Manhattan Movement and Arts Center on December 2, 2016.

KS Juan Diego Florez gestaltet am Mittwoch, 28. September 2016 das erste Solistenkonzert in dieser Spielzeit an der Wiener Staatsoper: Anlasslich seines 20jahrigen Buhnenjubilaums prasentiert er, am Klavier begleitet von Vincenzo Scalera, Werke von Gioachino Rossini, Ruggero Leoncavallo, Christoph Willibald Gluck, Gaetano Donizetti und Jules Massenet.

KS Juan Diego Florez gestaltet am Mittwoch, 28. September 2016 das erste Solistenkonzert in dieser Spielzeit an der Wiener Staatsoper: Anlasslich seines 20jahrigen Buhnenjubilaums prasentiert er, am Klavier begleitet von Vincenzo Scalera, Werke von Gioachino Rossini, Ruggero Leoncavallo, Christoph Willibald Gluck, Gaetano Donizetti und Jules Massenet.

The Chicago Philharmonic announces its 2016-17 season: Love. Throughout five concerts, the season explores orchestral favorites and lesser known offerings representing varying expressions of love. Guest performers include conductor Gerhardt Zimmermann, Visceral Dance Chicago, and a range of renowned vocalists and instrumental soloists. Scott Speck leads the orchestra in his fourth season as artistic director.

Odyssey Opera presents WHEN IN ROME, its third annual opera festival comprising fully staged productions of Christoph Willibald Gluck's Ezio and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Lucio Silla from June 3-12 at the Boston University Theatre. Ezio and Lucio Silla are both composed in the grand tradition of opera seria, with plots revolving around the timeless themes of honor, betrayal, and passion revealed in soul-baring arias. Both operas take place in Ancient Rome and are based on historical generals or dictators. Led by conductor Gil Rose, the Odyssey Opera Orchestra is joined by some of the nation's most extraordinary opera singers, including mezzo- sopranos Brenda Patterson and Jennifer Rivera, and countertenors Michael Maniaci and David Trudgen.

Opera Grand Rapids is delighted to present the Midwest premiere of Christoph Willibald Gluck's 1774 Paris opera version of "Orpheus and Eurydice" (Orphee et Eurydice), an opera so influential in its style that it set the stage for several subsequent operas and influenced countless composers from Mozart and Beethoven to Wagner.

The Mariinsky Ballet at Brooklyn Academy of Music performed a Tribute to Maya Plisetskaya

Composer Paola Prestini, the Creative and Executive Director of the National Sawdust (NS), announces the initial programming for the non-profit's winter 2016 season in its acclaimed new home -- a $16 million, 13,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art chamber hall in the heart of Williamsburg, Brooklyn.

Composer Paola Prestini, the Creative and Executive Director of the National Sawdust (NS), announces the initial programming for the non-profit's winter 2016 season in its acclaimed new home -- a $16 million, 13,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art chamber hall in the heart of Williamsburg, Brooklyn.

Zum Abschluss der Spielzeit 2014/15 und wahrend der Art Basel prasentiert das Theater Basel ab 16. Juni 2015 in Halle 3 der Messe Basel eine Intervention des international bekannten Kunstlers Romeo Castellucci. «The Parthenon Metopes» ist ein raffiniertes Spiel um Kunst und Realitat, das die grossen Menschheitsfragen stellt: Woher kommen wir, wohin gehen wir? Und welche Macht bestimmt uber unser Leben? Wieder einmal erweist sich als wahr, was Kleists Alraune in der «Hermannsschlacht» dem romischen Feldherrn Varus, der mit seinem Heer im Sumpf des Teutoburger Walds feststeckt, auf seine Frage, wo er sich befinde, antwortet: 'Hart zwischen Nichts und Nichts!' Das Ratsel des Lebens ist nicht zu losen.

Dance Against Cancer raised more than $200,000 for the American Cancer Society on Monday, May 5, 2014. Proceeds from the evening will benefit research initiatives and patient and family service programs. More than 500 guests attended the fourth annual Dance Against Cancer. VIP guests enjoyed cocktails, preferred seating, and a gift bag in addition to the performance and post-event reception. The performance featured new work by Brian Reeder created for American Ballet Theatre's Isabella Boylston with New York City Ballet's Chase Finlay and Amar Ramasar, Paul Taylor Dance Company in its first appearance at the benefit, Charles 'Lil Buck' Riley performed with students from National Dance Institute, and included the NYC premiere of Justin Peck's Sea Change. Scroll down for photos from the performances!

Located on the shores of Lake Michigan and the Green Bay waters is one of the most beautiful communities in the Midwest - Door County, Wisconsin. The Door Peninsula is a place with picturesque views overlooking the second largest of the Great Lakes. Offering over 300 miles of scenic shoreline, it is a haven for boating, camping, and enjoying the rich tapestry of colorful foliage.

Located on the shores of Lake Michigan and the Green Bay waters is one of the most beautiful communities in the Midwest - Door County, Wisconsin. The Door Peninsula is a place with picturesque views overlooking the second largest of the Great Lakes. Offering over 300 miles of scenic shoreline, it is a haven for boating, camping, and enjoying the rich tapestry of colorful foliage.