Two-Time Grammy-Winner Sasha Cooke Comes To Kaufman Music Center, May 25
by A.A. Cristi
- May 2, 2023
Many musicians were out of work in 2020, and during a time of uncertainty and unemployment, mezzo-soprano Sasha Cooke raised funds to commission over 30 artists to create 17 new songs. These composers and librettists collaborated with her to create the GRAMMY-nominated album how do i find you.
Chicago Opera Theater Announces 50th Anniversary Season In 2023/24
by A.A. Cristi
- Apr 20, 2023
Chicago Opera Theater (COT), Chicago's foremost producer of new and reimagined opera, has announced its 50th Anniversary season in 2023/24. Reflecting on the company's first fifty years, the golden anniversary offers all the hallmarks that have made COT a staple in the Chicago community and the greater opera world including World Premieres, boldly reimagined classics from the opera canon, and underperformed masterpieces.
Camerata Pacifica Presents Flute Virtuoso Emi Ferguson And RUCKUS In All-Bach Program At Four SoCal Venues, February 28 - March 5
by A.A. Cristi
- Feb 10, 2023
Camerata Pacifica, considered one of the nation's leading chamber ensembles, presents acclaimed flute virtuoso Emi Ferguson, and RUCKUS, 'the world's only period-instrument rock band' (San Francisco Classical Voice), in a lively performance of a selection of Bach's transcendent Sonatas and Preludes. According Ferguson, these idiosyncratic performers reimagine Bach for the 21st-century, infusing his music “with equal parts tradition, funk, whimsy, and fun.”
Santa Fe Opera Named Festival of the Year at The International Opera Awards
by Stephi Wild
- Nov 29, 2022
The Santa Fe Opera has been recognized as Festival of the Year at the International Opera Awards ceremony held at the historic Teatro Real in Madrid, Spain. The company was additionally honored to be nominated in the World Premiere category for its 2022 Season production of M. Butterfly 蝴蝶君 by Huang Ruo and David Henry Hwang.
Japan Society Presents One Night Only Talk with Basil Twist Next Month
by Stephi Wild
- Oct 26, 2022
In this live in-person talk at Japan Society, puppet artist extraordinaire Basil Twist sits down to discuss his creative role in Joe Hisaishi and the Royal Shakespeare Company's current staging of the beloved Studio Ghibli animated feature film, My Neighbour Totoro, in collaboration with Improbable and Nippon TV.
American Composers Orchestra Announces 22-23 Season
by Stephi Wild
- Aug 25, 2022
American Composers Orchestra (ACO) announces its 2022-2023 season, under the leadership of Artistic Director Derek Bermel and President Melissa Ngan. ACO is dedicated to the creation, celebration, performance, and promotion of orchestral music by American composers, with a commitment to diversity, disruption, and discovery.
Washington Performing Arts Announces 2022-23 Season
by Stephi Wild
- Jun 15, 2022
Washington Performing Arts announces its 2022/23 Season with the theme of The World in Our City, running from October of 2022 through June of 2023 and featuring artists from 19 nations.
BWW Review: Timeless Myths from MOUNTAINS & SEAS Mesmerize St. Ann's Audience
by Richard Sasanow
- Mar 17, 2022
Another work salvaged from this year’s Covid-aborted Prototype Festival has shown up in New York--at Brooklyn’s St. Ann’s Warehouse, this time--and it couldn’t have been further away from the last I experienced, Taylor Mac’s THE HANG, if it tried. BOOK OF MOUNTAINS & SEAS is the work of composer/librettist Huang Ruo (music influenced by Chinese folk melody, Western avant-garde and other styles, but unlike anything else you’ve heard) and director/designer puppeteer Basil Twist (a MacArthur “genius grant” winner in 2015). The four tales included in the piece, which Huang describes as “abstract and eternal,” kept the audience in its thrall for 80 minutes.
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