Paul Groves News

Según afirma en su blog, el actor Xavier Ribera-Vall encarnará al Dr Pangloss en la producción de Candide, de Leonard Bernstein, dirigido por Paco Mir y Manuel Coves, que se estrenará en San Lorenzo de El Escorial los dias 30 y 31 de Julio dentro del Festival de Verano y posteriormente pasará a los Teatros del Canal.

Chief Conductor Charles Dutoit and The Philadelphia Orchestra join together with arts and cultural organizations throughout the city for the inaugural Philadelphia International Festival of the Arts (PIFA)

The Dallas Opera is pleased to announce the sale of one-price, single reserved seats for the world premiere of a new song cycle by composer Jake Heggie and librettist Gene Scheer commissioned for the company's much-anticipated annual Spring Gala, UNVEIL.

Elizabeth Bishop will sing the title role in this evening's performance of 'Iphigénie en Tauride,' replacing Susan Graham, who is ill. Bishop made her Met debut in 1994 and has sung several roles with the company including Venus in Tannhäuser, Mother Marie in Dialogues des Carmélites, and Fenena in Nabucco.

Elizabeth Bishop will sing the title role in this evening's performance of Iphigenie en Tauride, replacing Susan Graham who is ill.

The Metropolitan Opera and The Juilliard School jointly announced plans today to stage Bed?ich Smetana's The Bartered Bride, the first co-production between the two arts institutions.

On February 12, the Grammy Award-winning mezzo Susan Graham returns to the Metropolitan Opera to sing the "role she was born to sing"*, starring opposite Placido Domingo in the title role of Gluck's Iphigenie en Tauride.

Gluck's Iphigenie en Tauride will be revived at the Metropolitan Opera beginning February 12 for a series of performances featuring three of the stars of the 2007 new production premiere: Susan Graham as Iphigenie, Placido Domingo as Oreste, and Paul Groves as Pylade.

On February 12, the Grammy Award-winning mezzo Susan Graham returns to the Metropolitan Opera to sing the "role she was born to sing"*, starring opposite Placido Domingo in the title role of Gluck's Iphigenie en Tauride.

Gluck's Iphigenie en Tauride will be revived at the Metropolitan Opera beginning February 12 for a series of performances featuring three of the stars of the 2007 new production premiere: Susan Graham as Iphigenie, Placido Domingo as Oreste, and Paul Groves as Pylade.

Paco Mir (Tricicle) prepara una nueva versión de la operetta cómica de Leonard Bernstein 'Candide' para su posible estreno en Julio de este año dentro del Festival de Verano de El Escorial.

On December 9, "peerless American mezzo"* Susan Graham joins Maestro Edo de Waart and the Orchestra of St. Luke's for a performance of Berg's Seven Early Songs at Carnegie Hall. Graham continues the holiday season on December 15-16 in "Christmas at the Basilica" with the Orchestre symphonique de Montreal, a concert that will be nationally televised in Canada.

Looking for a truly unique holiday gift this year? How about a once-in-a-lifetime experience? The upcoming Philadelphia International Festival of the Arts (PIFA), which holds the spotlight for three and a half weeks next spring (April 7 to May 1), has you covered, with a slate of unprecedented programming featuring virtually every artistic genre, targeted to the young and young-at-heart alike. Today, with an eye towards making this year's gift-giving season the easiest yet, festival organizers announce a full menu of special ticket packages sure to please everyone on your list. Additionally, PIFA Holiday Ticket Packages are discounted 10% when bought together vs. single ticket prices. Any or all of the Ten Holiday Ticket Packages, each including 3 diverse programs, can be purchased online at www.pifa.org, or at the Kimmel Center Box office, and the newly re-designed PIFA website provides easy access to detailed information on all PIFA partner organizations and events.

Looking for a truly unique holiday gift this year? How about a once-in-a-lifetime experience? The upcoming Philadelphia International Festival of the Arts (PIFA), which holds the spotlight for three and a half weeks next spring (April 7 to May 1), has you covered, with a slate of unprecedented programming featuring virtually every artistic genre, targeted to the young and young-at-heart alike.

On December 9, "peerless American mezzo"* Susan Graham joins Maestro Edo de Waart and the Orchestra of St. Luke's for a performance of Berg's Seven Early Songs at Carnegie Hall. Graham continues the holiday season on December 15-16 in "Christmas at the Basilica" with the Orchestre symphonique de Montreal, a concert that will be nationally televised in Canada.

Today we are talking to one of the top-tier talents in her field of producing theatre for television, the estimable Ellen Krass who is largely responsible for many of the greatest television captures of theatrical events in the last thirty years, starting with the filming of SWEENEY TODD and continuing with FOLLIES: IN CONCERT in the early 1980s, through to SWEENEY TODD: IN CONCERT, CANDIDE: IN CONCERT, COMPANY and last year's CYRANO starring Kevin Kline and Jennifer Garner. Tonight marks the PBS debut of SONHDEIM! The Birthday Concert and in honor of that momentous occasion, Ms. Krass joined me for a look back at her career that began backstage at the Dick Cavett show and will continue on into next year with COMPANY: IN CONCERT and far, far beyond to be sure!

The Metropolitan Opera celebrates the 40th anniversary of James Levine's company debut with James Levine: Celebrating 40 Years at the Met, two special boxed sets of 21 DVDs and 32 CDs featuring highlights from the longtime Music Director's record-breaking career with the company.

The Metropolitan Opera and The Juilliard School jointly announced plans today to stage Bed?ich Smetana's The Bartered Bride, the first co-production between the two arts institutions.

The Met: Live in HD, the Metropolitan Opera's Emmy and Peabody Award-winning series of live performance transmissions into movie theaters around the world, will expand in its fifth season to 1500 theaters (an increase of 300 theaters), while adding Egypt, Portugal, and Spain to its network of now 46 participating countries.

The Philadelphia Orchestra celebrates its 30-year musical partnership with Chief Conductor Charles Dutoit in the 2010-11 season. Highlights of Mr. Dutoit's nine subscription weeks with the Orchestra include the 2010-11 Opening Night with violinist Joshua Bell; the U.S. premiere of James MacMillan's Violin Concerto, co-commissioned by the Orchestra, with Vadim Repin; the world premiere of Jonathan Leshnoff's Flute Concerto with Principal Flute Jeffrey Khaner; and Berlioz's The Damnation of Faust with mezzo-soprano Susan Graham and tenor Paul Groves. Mr. Dutoit also leads the Orchestra in three performances at New York's Carnegie Hall and a performance at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C.