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Gerard Mortier and the New York City Opera have commissioned Charles Wuorinen, an American composer, to turn Annie Proulx's Brokeback Mountain into a work for the operatic stage. Proulx wrote the libretto, and Wuorinen completed the opera in 2012. The premiere was postponed after New York City Opera's General Director, Gerard Mortier, resigned. The project was then again taken up by Mortier at the Teatro Real in Madrid and is set to premiere today, January 28, 2014.

A mystical Scottish village, which only appears one day every hundred years, is discovered by two American tourists in this rarely performed Broadway musical. With its rousing dance numbers and soaring, spine-tingling score with memorable songs including 'Once in the Highlands,' 'Come to Me, Bend to Me,' 'I'll Go Home With Bonnie Jean,' and 'Almost Like Being in Love,' plus magical special effects, 'Brigadoon' is a rare, enchanting and memorable theatrical experience for all ages.

Under the direction of Gerard Mortier, the Teatro Real is fast becoming one of the world's most innovative and exciting opera houses. With eight performances scheduled for early 2014-January 29 to February 11-Teatro Real will mount the first-ever production of Charles Wuorinen and Annie Proulx's BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN.

A mystical Scottish village, which only appears one day every hundred years, is discovered by two American tourists in this rarely performed Broadway musical. With its rousing dance numbers and soaring, spine-tingling score with memorable songs including 'Once in the Highlands,' 'Come to Me, Bend to Me,' 'I'll Go Home With Bonnie Jean,' and 'Almost Like Being in Love,' plus magical special effects, 'Brigadoon' is a rare, enchanting and memorable theatrical experience for all ages.

Under the direction of Gerard Mortier, the Teatro Real is fast becoming one of the world's most innovative and exciting opera houses. With eight performances scheduled for early 2014—January 29 to February 11—Teatro Real will mount the first-ever production of Charles Wuorinen and Annie Proulx's BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN.

The Mountain Play - 'A Great Outdoor Theatre Adventure' and the San Francisco Bay Area's most magical outdoor theater experience, presents the Tony Award-winning musical The Sound of Music directed by Jay Manley for its 100th season in 2013.

The Mountain Play - 'A Great Outdoor Theatre Adventure' and the San Francisco Bay Area's most magical outdoor theater experience, is proud to present the Tony Award-winning musical The Sound of Music directed by Jay Manley for its 100th season in 2013.

Virginia Opera, The Official Opera Company of the Commonwealth of Virginia, announces its 2013-14 Season that features four, brand-new mainstage productions and two Special Engagement productions that span comedy, drama, farce and grand opera. The Company's 39th Subscription Season will open with Falstaff in September, followed by The Magic Flutein November, Ariadne auf Naxos in February, and Carmen in March. Special Engagements next season will include performances of The Girl of the Golden West in January and Sweeney Todd in May.

Paul Lustig Dunkel's SOUNDSCAPES will be presented tonight, December 10th at 8 p.m. at Christ and St. Stephen's Church (120 West 69th Street).

Paul Lustig Dunkel's SOUNDSCAPES will be presented this Monday, December 10th at 8 p.m. at Christ and St. Stephen's Church (120 West 69th Street).

Founding Music Director George Rothman will lead critically acclaimed Riverside Symphony in three fascinating programs at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center in 2012-2013. The orchestra's widely admired programming will be on display in stimulating concerts blending old, new, familiar and lesser-known repertory.

Music Director George Rothman will lead Riverside Symphony in the opening concert of the orchestra's 32nd season on Saturday evening, November 3 at 7:30 p.m. at Lincoln Center's Alice Tully Hall. The program will feature soprano Heather Buck performing two song sets orchestrated from their original voice and piano versions.

Founding Music Director George Rothman will lead critically acclaimed Riverside Symphony in three fascinating programs at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center in 2012-2013. The orchestra's widely admired programming will be on display in stimulating concerts blending old, new, familiar and lesser-known repertory.

The North Carolina Symphony and WUNC 91.5FM have partnered to present great music for a summer evening all season long. Newly announced this week, the schedule has been extended to run every Monday, now through Sept. 3. Favorite Symphony performances from the past concert season will be broadcast on Monday night, 10:00 p.m. to midnight.

Among the awardees for the 54th annual Grammy Awards, which were announced Saturday evening in Los Angeles, was the Naxos Records recording of the Florentine Opera Company's 2010 Midwest Premiere of Elmer Gantry. The 2012 Grammy wins were Best Classical Contemporary Composition andBest Engineered Album, Classical.

The North Carolina Symphony's 2011/12 season promises the same masterful programming and compelling guest artists that concertgoers have come to expect of the state's premier performing arts organization.

Spoleto Festival USA 2010 came to a close on Sunday with strong attendance at the Festival Finale at Middleton Place. Despite temperatures soaring in the upper 90s, more than 3,000 people attended the annual event, which featured a Carolina Chocolate Drops concert followed by fireworks over the historic Ashley River plantation.

Tenor Anthony Kearns to Make American Operatic Debut in 'Romeo and Juliet: Then and Now' with Opera Naples on Feb. 20, 2010.