Usher News

'A Celebration of American Creativity: In Performance at the White House' is a PBS music special taped in the East Room of the White House. President and Mrs. Obama will host the all-star music tribute celebrating the cultural resonance of art and literature in unique American musical forms.

A riot of color roars in Miami to usher in Art Basel season as the exhibition Walls of Color: The Murals of Hans Hofmann opens today, October 10 at the Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum FIU, the Smithsonian affiliate in Miami (on view through January 3). This exhibition is the first-ever to showcase a vital aspect of the mid-century Modern Master's art, his large-scale public mural projects.

San Francisco Opera today announced cast changes for the Company's new production of Gaetano Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor, presented October 8–28, 2015, and for Mozart's The Magic Flute, presented October 20–November 20, at the War Memorial Opera House. German soprano Diana Damrau has withdrawn from the Lucia production, in order to remain on vocal rest for the next six weeks. American soprano Nadine Sierra—who performed Lucia last spring at the Zurich Opera House to critical acclaim and, more recently, as the Countess in San Francisco Opera's The Marriage of Figaro—will now sing the title role for all seven performances.

Filipinos, by tradition, are great fans of both music and good storytelling. The appreciation of the latter may not be as evident as the former, but that's only because it's yet to be given a chance to grow in the minds of the new generation. Fortunately, young people may be getting that long-awaited chance with the current resurgence of musicals in the country.

Last night Saturday 3 October 2015, a lot of firsts occurred. For the first time Australia's premier singing competition for classical and opera singers was held in the Concert Hall, The Concourse, Chatswood and for the first time ever the major prize was won by a counter tenor, 23 year old MAXIMILIAN RIEBL from Victoria.

A riot of color roars in Miami to usher in Art Basel season as the exhibition Walls of Color: The Murals of Hans Hofmann opens October 10 at the Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum FIU, the Smithsonian affiliate in Miami (on view through January 3).

The Leonia Chamber Musicians Society, Inc., a nonprofit, tax-exempt organization, will hold its annual Home Gala Benefit on Sunday, October 25, 2015 at 7:30 p.m.

In celebration of its historical debut, Garbage's special 20th Anniversary Edition of their critically acclaimed self-titled debut album is available in stores and at all digital retailers today. The new version has been re-mastered from the original analog tapes and features all of the remixes and previously unreleased tracks from the lauded album. 

SAN FRANCISCO (October 1, 2015) –– San Francisco Opera brings back to the War Memorial Opera House Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's The Magic Flute in Jun Kaneko's colorful multimedia production directed by Harry Silverstein. Featuring an accomplished cast of young operatic talent, these performances are presented using General Director David Gockley's English singing translation, with additional material by Ruth and Thomas Martin, and are led by prominent American conductor Lawrence Foster in his San Francisco Opera debut. 

The Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, in association with Live Nation, presents Nephew Tommy appearing at 8:00 p.m. in the Walt Disney Theater tonight, October 2, 2015.

Garbage announced they will release a special 20th Anniversary Edition of their critically acclaimed self-titled album in celebration of its historical debut.

Unbound Productions Executive Director Jonathan Josephson, Artistic Director Paul Millet, and Producing Artistic Director Jeff G. Rack have announced the line-up for WICKED LIT 2015, the company's 7th annual immersive theatre event that will for the 6th year take place at Mountain View Mausoleum and Cemetery in Altadena, California. Get a sneak peek at THE EBONY FRAME, left!

A riot of color roars in Miami to usher in Art Basel season as the exhibition Walls of Color: The Murals of Hans Hofmann opens October 10 at the Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum FIU, the Smithsonian affiliate in Miami (on view through January 3). This exhibition is the first-ever to showcase a vital aspect of the mid-century Modern Master's art, his large-scale public mural projects.

Today, Loh speaks exclusively with BWW about his passionate Facebook post and shares how his fellow cast members and Lincoln Center have responded to the tremendous reaction it has elicited.

Pioneer Theatre Company has just announced the  key cast members for this year's production of THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW - CONCERT VERSION, which will run for four performances October 22-24, 2015. Broadway's Will Swenson will play 'Dr. Frank N. Furter'.

San Francisco Opera today announced cast changes for the Company's new production of Gaetano Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor, presented October 8-28, 2015, and for Mozart's The Magic Flute, presented October 20-November 20, at the War Memorial Opera House.

San Francisco Opera today announced cast changes for the Company's new production of Gaetano Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor, presented October 8–28, 2015, and for Mozart's The Magic Flute, presented October 20–November 20, at the War Memorial Opera House.

Chicago Opera Theater (COT) kicks its 2015/16 season off with the Chicago premiere of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's passionate story of love, power, bloody conspiracies and revenge, 'Lucio Silla' at the Harris Theater for Music and Dance (205. E. Randolph Drive) Sept. 26 - Oct. 4, 2015. Directed and designed by COT General Director Andreas Mitisek and conducted by the acclaimed Francesco Milioto, the opera, was written by the musical prodigy as a teenager for Milan's Teatro Regio Ducal in 1772.

TOKYO, JAPAN - After much anticipation, The Ritz-Carlton, Tokyo has completed its multi-phase transformation. The luxury hotel is located 45 floors up in Tokyo's tallest building, Midtown Tower, and overlooks the vibrant Roppongi District, making this a destination that one will not want to miss. Led by distinguished Asia-based DESIGN STUDIO SPIN, the beauty of Japanese culture and landscape has been infused in the design, with the scent of the west blending seamlessly with the east.

September will be a busy month for Erica Papillion-Posey described as '...a living tribute and testimony to the memory of the great Ms. Marian Anderson, the legendary opera superstar and African-American trailblazer [Denver Weekly News]. The celebrated mezzo-soprano will usher in autumn with a number of performances throughout the Denver Metro area.