It wasn't so long ago that countertenors were still considered an oddity; today, you can't turn around without tripping over one, or more. Last year, for instance, when the English Concert did Handel's RINALDO at Carnegie Hall there were, indeed, three countertenors. One of them was the young Polish singer--he's 28--Jakub Jozef Orlinski, who just made his New York debut at Carnegie's Weill Recital Hall to what I can only describe as a rapturous reception. I totally agreed.
The MacDowell Colony has awarded fellowships to 86 artists from 18 states and nine countries. Fellows will arrive from Texas, Maine, and Montana, and from as far as Chile, Australia, China, and Israel. They are working in seven disciplines, and 29 percent identify as culturally diverse. The fellowships are for upcoming late winter and spring residencies at one of the nation's leading contemporary arts organizations.
In its latest offering, LA CAGE AUX FOLLES, the Short North Stage presents a musical that is a fine cocktail of flamboyance and subtlety and leaves its audience with a powerful, timely message without overtly stating it.
Marsyas Productions presents Austrian guitarist Yvonne Zehner, collaborating with New York-based musicians for a 1-day guitar festival on Friday, November 2, 7:30pm at Leonard Nimoy Thalia Theater, Symphony Space (95th & Broadway). Come to any number of Sets beginning at 7:30, 8:15 and 9pm.
Wright State University Theatre concludes its 43rd season in the Festival Playhouse with the Tony Award-winning musical: The Mystery of Edwin Drood, running from March 15th - April 8th. The Mystery of Edwin Drood is a musical inspired by the unfinished novel by Charles Dickens. Drood became a Broadway smash hit, winning Tony's for Best Musical, Best Book and Best Score - all by Rupert Holmes in a tour-de-force creation.
For the second year, the Four Nations Ensemble will make its home at Merkin Concert Hall to present three programs of chamber and vocal music by Bach and his contemporaries, from Handel to Couperin to Vivaldi. The programs, each on Monday evenings, will be held January 30, March 13, and May 8, 2017 at 8:00 PM.
Salon/Sanctuary Concerts presents Monica Huggett and New York Baroque Incorporated in 'The Virtuosi of Cothen' tonight, October 26th at 8 p.m. at The Abigail Adams Smith Auditorium, 417 East 61st Street between First and York Avenues.
Phylloxera Productions and The Players' Ring have announced the seventy-fifth anniversary recreation of the most notorious radio broadcast of all time - Invasion from Mars! BroadwayWorld has a sneak peek at the cast below!
Salon/Sanctuary Concerts presents Monica Huggett and New York Baroque Incorporated in 'The Virtuosi of Cöthen' on Saturday, October 26th at 8 p.m. at The Abigail Adams Smith Auditorium, 417 East 61st Street between First and York Avenues?.
Phylloxera Productions and The Players' Ring have announced the seventy-fifth anniversary recreation of the most notorious radio broadcast of all time - Invasion from Mars! BroadwayWorld has a sneak peek at the cast below!
New York Baroque Incorporated - Groove Theory: A Folk Journey with Monica Huggett, will be presented by Gotham Early Music Scene (GEMS) today, March 21, 2013 at 1:15pm at Saint Peter's Lutheran Church, 619 Lexington Avenue (at 54th Street), New York, NY.
New York Baroque Incorporated - Groove Theory: A Folk Journey with Monica Huggett, will be presented by Gotham Early Music Scene (GEMS) on Thursday, March 21, 2013 at 1:15pm at Saint Peter's Lutheran Church, 619 Lexington Avenue (at 54th Street), New York, NY.
