Jean Claude News

This December, more of the world's top opera performances will be presented on medici.tv than ever before, enhancing the site's must-see schedule of live events and vintage programming.

The St. Jacobs Country Playhouse finishes its 2011 Season with one of the most cherished musicals of all time.

Following acclaimed performances internationally, Theatre for a New Audience, in association with Baryshnikov Arts Center, will present the New York premiere of C.I.C.T. / Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord's Fragments from the texts by Samuel Beckett for only 29 performances at the Baryshnikov Arts Center, 450 West 37th Street.

Following acclaimed performances internationally, Theatre for a New Audience, in association with Baryshnikov Arts Center, will present the New York premiere of C.I.C.T. / Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord's Fragments from the texts by Samuel Beckett for only 29 performances at the Baryshnikov Arts Center, 450 West 37th Street.

On October 9, for one night only, Mari Kimura, inventor of Subharmonics for the violin, will perform four new works for violin, electronics and integrative graphics in the culminating event of the New York Electronic Art Festival (NYEAF) at Roulette Performance Space, 509 Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn. Her concert is titled 'Eigenspace' after its centerpiece composition, a work of that name for Augmented Violin and Interactive Graphics composed by Kimura. It was commissioned by Harvestworks and features interactive graphics by Tomoyuki Kato, a noted Japanese visual artist and film director.

'The Capitalist Ventriloquist' is a new musical comedy about dynastic hedge funds, the demands of billionaire investors, misguided parental expectations, and the struggle of the son of an imperious hedge fund owner for self-determination.

The Shakespeare Center of Los Angeles (SCLA), a professional theater and arts education nonprofit organization that builds communities around the appreciation and production of Shakespeare, will present blockbuster film director Roland Emmerich and entertainment attorney and author Bert Fields with the Crystal Quill Award for their contributions to the Shakespeare authorship debate.

The Shakespeare Center of Los Angeles (SCLA), a professional theater and arts education nonprofit organization that builds communities around the appreciation and production of Shakespeare, will present blockbuster film director Roland Emmerich and entertainment attorney and author Bert Fields with the Crystal Quill Award for their contributions to the Shakespeare authorship debate.

Theater for the New City (Crystal Field, Artistic Director) has announced that it will present Too Much Too Soon, an evening of short plays by Nikole Beckwith, Dean Imperial, Nick Jones, Melissa Ross, Emily Schwend, and Ken Urban, beginning Thursday, September 29 and running through Sunday, October 9 at Theater for the New City, 155 First Avenue, between 9 and 10 Streets.

'The Capitalist Ventriloquist' is a new musical comedy about dynastic hedge funds, the demands of billionaire investors, misguided parental expectations, and the struggle of the son of an imperious hedge fund owner for self-determination.

Revelation Readings is an OBIE Award-Winning ongoing series presenting staged readings of new plays and rarely-performed classic texts.

Revelation Readings is an OBIE Award-Winning ongoing series presenting staged readings of new plays and rarely-performed classic texts.

On October 9, for one night only, Mari Kimura, inventor of Subharmonics for the violin, will perform four new works for violin, electronics and integrative graphics in the culminating event of the New York Electronic Art Festival (NYEAF) at Roulette Performance Space, 509 Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn. Her concert is titled 'Eigenspace' after its centerpiece composition, a work of that name for Augmented Violin and Interactive Graphics composed by Kimura. It was commissioned by Harvestworks and features interactive graphics by Tomoyuki Kato, a noted Japanese visual artist and film director.

Charles Aznavour's new studio album, titled Aznavour Toujours, will be released digitally on August 30 by Capitol/EMI. The album will be available for download purchase from all major digital service providers.

Lulu Gainsbourg, son of French icon and musician Serge Gainsbourg, makes a special guest appearance for the Serge Gainsbourg Tribute concert at the Hollywood Bowl on Sunday, August 28, at 7 p.m. Lulu will perform 2 songs - remakes of his father's 'L'eau a la bouche' and 'Couleur Café' - in the style of Lulu's first album, a Serge Gainsbourg Tribute, to be released in France in November 2011.

The Serge Gainsbourg Tribute concert at the Hollywood Bowl brings to life the provocative music of the late superstar Serge Gainsbourg on Sunday, August 28, 2011 at 7:00 p.m.

Charles Aznavour's new studio album, titled Aznavour Toujours, will be released digitally on August 30 by Capitol/EMI. The album will be available for download purchase from all major digital service providers.

Heart & Dagger Productions furthers and challenges audiences with MilkMilkLemonade by Joshua Conkel. The production runs June 30st -July 9th at the Factory Theatre, 791 Tremont Street, Boston, MA, 02118.

Lulu Gainsbourg, son of French icon and musician Serge Gainsbourg, makes a special guest appearance for the Serge Gainsbourg Tribute concert at the Hollywood Bowl on Sunday, August 28, at 7 p.m. Lulu will perform 2 songs - remakes of his father's 'L'eau a la bouche' and 'Couleur Café' - in the style of Lulu's first album, a Serge Gainsbourg Tribute, to be released in France in November 2011.

Singer China Forbes - who was scheduled to appear as a special guest for the Serge Gainsbourg Tribute with Jean Claude Vannier at the Hollywood Bowl and perform as lead singer with Pink Martini for New Year's Eve at Walt Disney Concert Hall - is taking an extended leave of absence of at least one year to undergo surgery on her vocal cords.