Feature: Director Mary Birnbaum Readies EMIGRE�"Oratorio by Zigman, Campbell and Walsh�"for US Debut at Geffen Hall
by Richard Sasanow
- Feb 27, 2024
“I think the story is about survival, and about people sheltering one another,” director Mary Birnbaum told me in our conversation about EMIGRÉ, the oratorio that features what she called “composer Aaron Zigman’s sweeping score” and the “complex storytelling” by librettist Mark Campbell and lyricist Brock Walsh. The work makes its US debut on February 29 at the New York Philharmonic in Geffen Hall, under conductor Long Yu.
Review: PACIFIC OVERTURES, Menier Chocolate Factory
by Cindy Marcolina
- Dec 5, 2023
Matthew White’s latest creation is stunning and Sondheim’s score remains beautiful. White doesn’t pull any punches when it comes to condemning the actions depicted, though at the very end his vision seems to suddenly shift all the violence into the necessary evil that kick-started Japan’s technological advancement. Questionable, but interesting.
The RPO Announces Final 2022-23 Season Concerts
by Stephi Wild
- Mar 27, 2023
The Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO) will close its 99th season with one of the greatest symphonies of all time – Mahler's “Resurrection” – on Thursday, June 1 at 7:30 PM and Saturday, June 3 at 8 PM in Kodak Hall.
Male Soprano Samuel Mariño Makes Canadian Debut With Tafelmusik
by A.A. Cristi
- Mar 16, 2023
Tafelmusik will welcome male soprano Samuel Mariño to Jeanne Lamon Hall, Trinity-St. Paul's Centre for what promises to be a highlight of the Toronto concert season: Higher Love: Virtuoso Arias, April 28 at 8pm and April 29 at 2pm.
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