Peter Becker News

Parthenia, New York's premiere viol consort, will be in concert on Thursday, November 14 at 7:30 PM, presenting Al Naharot Bavel - By the Waters of Babylon - A Concert with ARTEK Early Music Ensemble at Temple Ansche Chesed, 251 W. 100th St. in Manhattan.

Parthenia, New York's premiere viol consort, will be in concert on Sunday, March 10 at 4:00 PM, performing By the Waters of Babylon (Al Naharot Bavel), with ARTEK vocal and instrumental ensemble at The Center for Jewish History, 15 West 16th Street in Manhattan. Al Naharot Bavel is a co-presentation of Yeshiva University Museum and Stern College for Women. 

The National Theatre announces new information, and recaps its upcoming season.

War Horse, based on Michael Morpurgo's beloved novel, a remarkable story of courage, loyalty and friendship, will return to the National Theatre 11 years after its NT debut for a limited run in November 2018. War Horse at the NT marks the centenary of the Armistice which brought World War I to an end.

New casting announced for the new National Theatre season. Full cast has been announced for Brian Friel's Translations including Colin Morgan and Ciaran Hinds, part of the Travelex season with thousands of tickets available at £15. Eric Kofi Abrefa and Thalissa Teixeira join Vanessa Kirby in the cast of Julie, part of the Travelex season with thousands of tickets available at £15. Sam Mendes directs The Lehman Trilogy, a co-production with Neal Street Productions, cast includes Adam Godley, Ben Miles and Simon Russell Beale. Full casting is announced for the award winning An Octoroon by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, transferring to the National Theatre in a co-production with the Orange Tree Theatre. The NT will tour to 30 venues in 27 towns and cities across the UK and Ireland, for a total of 83 playing weeks over the next year. Rufus Norris' Macbeth to tour to 18 venues across the UK and Ireland from autumn 2018. War Horse returns to the National Theatre marking the centenary of Armistice Day.

War Horse is nothing short of phenomenon. What started as an unlikely idea in the bowels of the National Theatre has become a worldwide hit. Last night, it celebrated its 10-year anniversary at the Bristol Hippodrome and on this evidence, is as fresh and vibrant as when it first galloped over the NT Olivier stage over a decade ago.

One of the most instantly noticeable things about War Horse is the diversity of its audience's ages: a children's book if enjoyed by many a parent or independent adult turned into a play and attended by schoolchildren, twenty-somethings and those, like Michael Morpurgo himself, who spent childhoods playing in the bomb sites created by the Second World War.

Rehearsals began this week for the 34-strong cast of a major tour UK tour of the National Theatre's internationally acclaimed production of War Horse, which begins performances on 15 September 2017 (with press night on 3 October) at the Marlowe Theatre in Canterbury and continues on a 15 city tour until February 2019.

Rehearsals began this week for the 34-strong cast of a major tour UK tour of the National Theatre's internationally acclaimed production of War Horse, which begins performances on 15 September 2017 (with press night on 3 October) at the Marlowe Theatre in Canterbury and continues on a 15 city tour until February 2019. Scroll down for photos of the cast at their first day of rehearsals!

The National Theatre's today (17 May 2017 ) announced the 34 strong cast for its acclaimed production of War Horse which begins a major tour of the UK on 15 September 2017.

Renowned actor Derek Jacobi stars with actor/director Richard Clifford and the acclaimed early musicians of Washington DC's Folger Consort in the world premiere performances of MEASURE + DIDO, celebrating the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare's legacy. Presented by NapaShakes and Folger Shakespeare Library, this extraordinary production combines dramatic readings of William Shakespeare's Measure for Measure with excerpts from Henry Purcell's chamber opera Dido and Aeneas to create a perfect depiction of the ecstasy and excesses of love. With a cast of 27 including Peter Becker (baritone), Molly Quinn (soprano), and Emily Noel (soprano), don't miss the first performances of this historic pairing of two monumental works, starring one of the world's most respected and beloved actors, before it moves to the Eisenhower Theater at Washington, DC's Kennedy Center in October.

Global media company Turner is launching the company's first direct-to-consumer product in the U.S. called FilmStruck.

The San Francisco Early Music Society will present MAGNIFICAT in a program featuring the brilliant polychoral music of Francesco Cavalli. A Venetian Christmas Mass sets Cavalli's Missa concertata, one of his grandest and most celebratory works, in liturgical sequence for the third mass on Christmas Day interspersed with Gregorian chant, as well as sacred motets and instrumental works by Claudio Monteverdi, Massimiliano Neri, Biagio Marini and Giovanni Gabrieli.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is extending invitations to join the organization to 271 artists and executives who have distinguished themselves by their contributions to theatrical motion pictures. Those who accept the invitations will be the only additions to the Academy's membership in 2014.

The San Francisco Early Music Society will present MAGNIFICAT together with early wind ensemble THE WHOLE NOYSE in a program of music featuring the brilliant polychoral music of Giovanni Gabrieli juxtaposed with the concertato music of Claudio Monteverdi. A Venetian Christmas Mass presents the works in liturgical sequence for the third mass on Christmas Day interspersed with Gregorian chant appropriate for the feast day.

The San Francisco Early Music Society will present MAGNIFICAT together with early wind ensemble THE WHOLE NOYSE in a program of music featuring the brilliant polychoral music of Giovanni Gabrieli juxtaposed with the concertato music of Claudio Monteverdi. A Venetian Christmas Mass presents the works in liturgical sequence for the third mass on Christmas Day interspersed with Gregorian chant appropriate for the feast day.

The Ghetto Film School (GFS), an award-winning, non-profit, independent film organization has announced that it will honor Peter Becker and The Criterion Collection at its 9th Annual Spring Benefit Dinner tonight, June 12, 2013, at The Standard High Line in New York City.

The Ghetto Film School (GFS), an award-winning, non-profit, independent film organization has announced that it will honor Peter Becker and The Criterion Collection at its 9th Annual Spring Benefit Dinner on June 12, 2013, at The Standard High Line in New York City.

SAUTER PIANOS presents NEW DIMENSIONS in LATIN JAZZ November 2 - December 2, 2010 at ZINC BAR, NYC

The Sauter Piano Company begins a nationwide piano partnership with significant venues of jazz, classical and alternative music with their presentation of Sauter Omega, 220 Firebird to Zinc Bar, a small but prestigious jazz club in Greenwich Village that until now has not had an acoustic piano. In conjunction with the installation of the piano, Sauter will sponsor the renowned performance series 'New Dimensions in Latin Jazz' at Zinc Bar from November 2nd through December 2nd 2010.