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Watch footage from the first day of rehearsal of Anna Ledwich’s new production of Coram Boy, running at Chichester Festival Theatre from 24 May – 15 June and at The Lowry, Salford from 21 – 29 June in the video here!

The full cast has been announced for Anna Ledwich’s new production of Coram Boy, running at Chichester Festival Theatre from 24 May – 15 June and at The Lowry, Salford from 21 – 29 June.

BroadwayWorld Toronto spoke to ALL IS LOVE star Brueggergosman-Lee about her love for the show and the company, the importance of taking risks, and how her upcoming Governor General’s Lifetime Achievement Award is really an encouragement to keep creating.

Opera Lafayette, the only opera company presenting full seasons in both Washington, D.C. and New York City, has announced the performance lineup of its 29th season.

'Created and directed by composer, conductor, and multi-genre musician Damien Sneed, Our Song, Our Story is an evening of music highlighting some of the world's most well-known operatic arias, art songs and spirituals.

Created and directed by composer, conductor, and multi-genre musician Damien Sneed, Our Song, Our Story - the New Generation of Black Voices is an evening of music highlighting some of the world's most well-known operatic arias, art songs and spirituals.

Ballet Sun Valley announces today that it will present the debut of internationally acclaimed Boston Ballet led by Artistic Director Mikko Nissinen, June 24 and 25 at 7 pm in the Sun Valley Pavilion.

Guildhall Art Gallery is mounting a fascinating new exhibition examining the ways in which visual artists have taken inspiration from the literary arts.  Inspired: Art inspired by theatre, literature and music will explore the relationship between poetry, plays, novels and music with the visual arts.  

The ABT Studio Company Spring Festival was filmed at Kaatsbaan Cultural Park in Tivoli, New York following the Studio Company’s spring bubbles in March and April 2021 at Kaatsbaan and the Silver Bay YMCA Conference & Family Retreat Center in Silver Bay, New York. All works were created, rehearsed, and filmed following strict COVID-19 health and safety protocols.  

Johann Sebastian Bach, when he was appointed music director for the court of Prince Leopold of Anhalt-Köthen in 1717, had a pretty sweet gig. The pay was good, he had creative freedom, and his boss was an amateur musician.

The GRAMMY Award-winning Brooklyn Youth Chorus---recently featured in the New York Times, on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, on Jimmy Kimmel Live, and on Fox 5 News at Six with Ernie Anastos---performs four free/cheap shows for the home borough this holiday season next week. Locals can catch the starry Chorus for free at the Brooklyn Borough President's Tree Lighting (Dec. 11 at 5:15p), and with affordable tickets to three concert programs at Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph with Holiday Harmonies (Dec. 13th at 7:30pm and Dec. 14th at 2:30pm), as well as Winter's Eve (Dec. 14th at 7:30pm). The 28-year-old Brooklyn institution draws 7-17 year old singers from all five boroughs, and has established a national profile as the go-to youth choir for classical, pop, theatrical, and out-of-the-box collaborations with A-list artists and institutions like Bon Iver, The National, Beyonce & Jay-Z, Barbra Streisand, Elton John, the New York Philharmonic, Nico Muhly, and Caroline Shaw.

The Morris Choral Society presents its 16th Annual Holiday Spectacular Concert a?oeBaroque Jewels and Songs of the Seasona?? in two performances Saturday December 14 at 8PM and Sunday December 15 at 3PM at the historic United Methodist Church on the Green in Morristown, New Jersey.

Ars Lyrica Houston, the Grammy nominated early music ensemble, celebrates its 15th-year anniversary with the announcement of the 2019/20 season entitled "National Treasures." This season explores iconic moments in diverse European cultures, from Venice in the late 17thcentury through Madrid in the early 19thcentury. With a range of musical styles and genres accompanied by dance, visual art, and dramatization, this season illuminates defining moments in French, Italian, English, German, and Spanish cultural history. 

Were you among those who had to be turned away at the door for classical cellist Garfield Moore's last appearance at Bridge Street Theatre back in 2017? Don't miss out this time! This virtuoso performer returns to Catskill with pianist James Fitzwilliam on Sunday March 24 for a recital of masterworks including Antonio Vivaldi's "Largo for Cello and Piano", George Frederic Handel's "Sonata in G", Ludwig von Beethoven's "Sonata in A, Op. 69, #3", and Johannes Brahms' "Sonata in E for Piano and Cello, Opus 38".

The Royal Conservatory Of Music has announced its lineup of April Concerts.

With the theme of British Brass, the Philadelphia Youth Orchestra's (PYO) all-brass ensemble, Bravo Brass, will present a musical tour of the remarkable British Island on Saturday, December 1, 2018, at 7:30 p.m. It will take place at St. Mark's Church located at 1625 Locust Street, Philadelphia, PA., under the guidance of Paul Bryan, the Director of Bravo Brass.

While nobody onstage reminded us exactly what we were celebrating, Charlotte Symphony's MUSIC FOR A ROYAL CELEBRATION, commemorating the Queen City's 250th anniversary, was a concert fit for a king.

Glass Handel is one of two innovative and thought-provoking world premiere productions that highlight O18, the second edition of Opera Philadelphia's annual season-opening festival. Staged on September 22, 23 and 30 in the expansive Annenberg Court of Philadelphia's Barnes Foundation, home to O17's The Wake World, the new work is an immersive, multidisciplinary operatic installation headlined and created by American countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo – “a bona-fide star” (New Yorker) – in collaboration with producer Cath Brittan and avant-garde fashion/art company Visionaire. Under their curation, music by Baroque master George Frederic Handel and living legend Philip Glass meets the worlds of art, fashion, dance, and film through collaboration with a host of luminaries: fine artist George Condo; designer Raf Simons from fashion house Calvin Klein; choreographer Justin Peck; ballet dancers David Hallberg and Patricia Delgado; performance artist Ryan McNamara; and filmmakers including James Ivory, Maurizio Cattelan, Mickalene Thomas and Mark Romanek. Opera Philadelphia's world premiere production also marks the official launch of ARC, Costanzo's solo album debut, a collection of Glass and Handel arias due for September 21 release on Decca Gold.

Bargemusic proudly presents an evening recital with Brooklyn-based virtuoso pianist Beth Levin today, July 13th at 8pm. Levin is celebrated as a bold interpreter of challenging works, from the Romantic canon to leading modernist composers. The New York Times praised her "fire and originality," while The New Yorker called her playing "revelatory."  Part of the treasured Masterworks Series, this program will feature Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 29 in B-flat Major, Op. 106, "Hammerklavier" and Handel's Suite for keyboard No. 3 in D minor, HWV 428.

Bargemusic proudly presents an evening recital with Brooklyn-based virtuoso pianist Beth Levin on Friday, July 13th at 8pm. Levin is celebrated as a bold interpreter of challenging works, from the Romantic canon to leading modernist composers. The New York Times praised her "fire and originality," while The New Yorker called her playing "revelatory."  Part of the treasured Masterworks Series, this program will feature Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 29 in B-flat Major, Op. 106, "Hammerklavier" and Handel's Suite for keyboard No. 3 in D minor, HWV 428.