Leon Botstein News
Bard SummerScape 2022 Announced
Bard SummerScape will return this year with eight weeks of live dance, theater, music, and opera in New York’s Hudson Valley, June 23–August 14, 2022.
Kimmel Cultural Campus to Present Reimagined OKLAHOMA!
The Kimmel Cultural Campus will present the Philadelphia premiere of the reimagined Rodgers & Hammerstein's OKLAHOMA!, running March 8 through March 20 at the Forrest Theatre.
The Orchestra Now Presents STRAVINSKY, PICASSO & CUBISM At Met Museum
The Orchestra Now presents the second program of the 2021-22 season in its popular Sight & Sound series at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on Sunday, February 20.
American Symphony Orchestra Performs U.S. Premiere of Sergei Taneyev's at THE READING OF A PSALM
The American Symphony Orchestra celebrates its return to Carnegie Hall and its 60th anniversary season in 2021-22 on Friday, January 28, 2022 at 8 PM.
Tickets to go on Sale Next Week for OKLAHOMA! at the North Charleston Performing Arts Center
The Best of Broadway will present the Lowcountry premiere of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s OKLAHOMA! at the North Charleston Performing Arts Center May 21 & 22, 2022.
The Orchestra Now Performs At The Metropolitan Museum Of Art And Peter Norton Symphony Space
The Orchestra Now performs two concerts in Manhattan in December, one with guest pianist Shai Wosner at The Metropolitan Museum of Art as part of the Orchestra’s popular Sight & Sound series (Dec.
American Symphony Orchestra Announces 60th Anniversary Season Lineup
The American Symphony Orchestra celebrates its return to the stage and its 60th anniversary season in 2021-22 with four full-orchestra programs at Carnegie Hall, Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Frederick P.
The Orchestra Now Announces First Carnegie Hall Concert of the Season, Featuring the World Premiere of BIRDS OF AMERICA
The Orchestra Now will give its first Carnegie Hall concert of the season on Thursday, November 18 at 7 pm.
Bard SummerScape Will Stream Chausson's KING ARTHUR on World Opera Day
One of the crowning glories of the 2021 Bard SummerScape season, the festival's lauded production of Ernest Chausson's only opera, King Arthur (“Le roi Arthus”), will be available for on-demand viewing from October 25 to November 1 on the Fisher Center's streaming service, UPSTREAMING.
The Orchestra Now Opens its NYC Season With Conductor Carlos Miguel Prieto and Singer Solange Merdinian
The concert features acclaimed guest conductor Carlos Miguel Prieto, Musical America’s 2019 Conductor of the Year and music director of both the Orchestra of the Americas and the Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional de México, the country’s most important orchestra.
Sasha Hutchings, Sean Grandillo, Sis & More to Star in the OKLAHOMA! National Tour
The cast of the national tour of Oklahoma! has been announced! The cast will feature Sasha Hutchings as Laurey Williams, Sean Grandillo as Curly McLain, Christopher Bannow as Jud Fry, Sis as Ado Annie Carnes, Hennessy Winkler as Will Parker, Benj Mirman as Ali Hakim, Barbara Walsh as Aunt Eller and
The Metropolitan Museum of Art Announces the New MetLiveArts Season of Performances
The Met today announced a new season of live performances with in-person audiences beginning fall 2021 and a new Artist in Residence, the acclaimed dancer and choreographer Bijayini Satpathy.
The Orchestra Now Announces 2021-22 Season
The Orchestra Now, the visionary orchestra and master’s degree program founded by Bard College president, conductor, educator, and music historian Leon Botstein, returns to the stage for its seventh season on September 11.
The Bard Music Festival Presents NADIA BOULANGER AND HER WORLD Weekend II
The Bard Music Festival continues its intensive exploration of “Nadia Boulanger and Her World” through the prism of her life and career.
KING ARTHUR to Open Sunday, July 25 at Bard SummerScape
Opening Sunday, July 25, Ernest Chausson’s only opera, King Arthur (“Le roi Arthus”), will receive its long overdue first fully staged American production at Bard SummerScape.
Live Bard Music Festival Explores NADIA BOULANGER & HER WORLD
The Bard Music Festival returns for its 31st season this August, with a rare and intensive two-week exploration of “Nadia Boulanger and Her World.
'In The Footsteps Of Chopin' Virtual Discussion to Take Place With Dr. Alan Walker And Daniel Vnukowski
Artistic Director of Collingwood Summer Music Festival Daniel Vnukowski will host Summer Solstice Series this month.
Chausson's Opera Presents KING ARTHUR Fully Staged U.S. Premiere, Live At Bard SummerScape
Committed since its inception to reviving important but neglected operas, Bard SummerScape has long proven itself “an indispensable part of the summer operatic landscape” (Musical America).
BARD SUMMERSCAPE Is Back with Adventurous Lineup of Live Performances in New York's Hudson Valley
Bard SummerScape returns to live performance with a wide-ranging and adventurous lineup this summer.
