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Cape Cod Chamber Music Festival Names Ray Salva as Executive Director
by Stephi Wild - Mar 14, 2023


Cape Cod Chamber Music Festival (CCCMF), founded in 1979 by pianist Samuel Sanders, announces the appointment of Ray Salva as its new executive director. A seasoned non-profit professional and year-round resident of Osterville, he assumes the position from long-time Executive Director Elaine Lipton, who has been serving most recently in an emeritus role.

Parthenia Viol Consort Presents IT IS TIME TO DIE - Music For Voices and Viols at Manhattan's Corpus Christi Catholic Church
by Stephi Wild - Mar 9, 2023


Parthenia, New York's premiere viol consort, will present It Is Time To Die - Music for Voices and Viols, the second concert of their 2022-23 NYC series on Sunday, April 2 @ 4:00 PM at Corpus Christi Catholic Church, 529 W. 121st Street in Manhattan.

VIDEO: First Look at Leonard Bernstein's CANDIDE at Atlanta Opera
by Alan Henry - Mar 8, 2023


Get a first look at Leonard Bernstein's classic comedy operetta Candide, making its long-awaited debut at The Atlanta Opera, featuring an acclaimed cast of rising stars and veterans of the Metropolitan Opera in an all-new production.

Elisapie Shares Gentle 'Uummati Attanarsimat (Heart of Glass)' Cover of Blondie's Classic
by Michael Major - Mar 7, 2023


Nearly four years after the release of her stunning third solo album The Ballad of the Runaway Girl, Inuk singer-songwriter Elisapie has returned with “Uummati Attanarsimat (Heart of Glass)” an Inuktitut rendition of Blondie's 1979 hit. Translated from English to Inuktitut by Elisapie, and produced by her long-time collaborator Joe Grass.

Tom Jones, Soft Cell and Kool & The Gang to Perform at Hampton Court Palace Festival
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Mar 7, 2023


Historic Royal Palaces and IMG have announced three legendary additions to the Hampton Court Palace Festival 2023 line-up. Tom Jones, Soft Cell and Kool & The Gang will all take to the stage throughout June.

Flushing Town Hall to Present OCTOGENARIAN WOMEN OF JAZZ During Women's History Month
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 6, 2023


On Friday, March 24 at 8 PM, Flushing Town Hall will present Octogenarian Women of Jazz during Women’s History Month. 

Merle Dandridge, Michael Hayden, Jodi Long & More to Star in A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC at Pasadena Playhouse
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 2, 2023


Pasadena Playhouse has announced the cast for the 50th anniversary production of A Little Night Music. See who is starring, and how to purchase tickets!

Donna McKechnie, Taylor Iman Jones & More to Perform at 54 Below in March
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 28, 2023


Next month, 54 BELOW will present some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond.

Cape Cod Chamber Music Festival Previews 44th Season With New York Benefit Concert
by Stephi Wild - Feb 28, 2023


Cape Cod Chamber Music Festival (CCCMF), Cape Cod's foremost summer chamber music presenter since 1979, previews its 44th annual season with a “New York Benefit Concert” on Tuesday, March 28, 5:30 pm, in the Grand Gallery of the historic National Arts Club, 15 Gramercy Park South, New York. 

AVANT-GARDE-ARAMA is Coming to Kingston's Lace Mill Gallery in March
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 23, 2023


Avant-Garde-Arama Visits The Lace Mill, the latest iteration of a festival of short works of dance, music, performance art and video that originated in the Lower East Side in the '80s, will be coming to Kingston's Lace Mill Gallery.

GOD OF CARNAGE, CINDERELLA, THE EMPRESS, and More Set For Lyric Hammersmith's Autumn/Winter 2023-24 Season
by Stephi Wild - Feb 21, 2023


Lyric Hammersmith Theatre has announced Its Autumn/Winter 2023-24 season. Learn more about the full lineup here!

California Symphony Announces New Young American Composer-In-Residence Saad Haddad
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 16, 2023


California Symphony announces its 11th Young American Composer-in-Residence (YACR) Saad Haddad (2023–2026). Over the next three seasons, Haddad will work closely with the orchestra and Music Director Donato Cabrera to create, rehearse, premiere, and record three major orchestra compositions. 

May Festival Director Of Choruses Robert Porco To Conclude 35-Season Tenure In 2023-24 Season
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 15, 2023


The Cincinnati May Festival has announced that Director of  Choruses Robert Porco will conclude his remarkable 35-season tenure with the May Festival in the 2023-24 season, after which he will be named Director of Choruses Emeritus. 

Music Academy Celebrates LOWENTHAL'S LEGEND, March 9
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 15, 2023


The internationally acclaimed American pianists Ursula Oppens and Jerome Lowenthal will perform in an Music Academy concert on Thursday evening, March 9, 2023, at 7 PM, PST, at Music Academy of the West's Hahn Hall (1070 Fairway Road Santa Barbara, CA 93108). This concert, entitled 'Lowenthal's Legend,' honors and celebrates the extraordinary pianist and preeminent pedagogue Jerome Lowenthal, who has served as a Music Academy teaching artist for half a century.

Leonard Bernstein's CANDIDE Makes Its Atlanta Opera Debut 
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 14, 2023


Leonard Bernstein's classic comedy operetta Candide makes its long-awaited debut at The Atlanta Opera, featuring an acclaimed cast of rising stars and veterans of the Metropolitan Opera in an all-new production.  

MTC's 2023 Ted Snowdon Reading Series to Feature Work by Lloyd Suh, Else Went & More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 13, 2023


Manhattan Theatre Clubhas announced the lineup for the 2023 Ted Snowdon Reading Series.

Fifth Class of the Capital Region Hall of Fame Announced
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 3, 2023


Eight individuals will be inducted into the fifth class of the Capital Region Music Hall of Fame Monday, March 27 at Universal Preservation Hall.

THE VILLAGE! A DISCO DAYDREAM Reopens Tonight at Dixon Place
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 2, 2023


The Village! A Disco Daydream returns to Dixon Place after a sold-out premiere run last fall. The encore engagement will be performed for four weekends opening tonight – Thursday, February 2 at 7:30 PM – and running through Friday, February 24.

ENNIO: THE LIVING PAPER CARTOON Enters Final Week of Performances at Club Fugazi
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 31, 2023


Ennio: The Living Paper Cartoon enters its final week, wrapping up its run at San Francisco’s Club Fugazi next Sunday, February 5, 2023.

Previews: IL PICCOLO PRINCIPE al TEATRO SISTINA
by Ettore Farrattini - Jan 26, 2023


IL PICCOLO PRINCIPE al TEATRO SISTINA La storia più letta al mondo in un allestimento teatrale di grande effetto in scena dal 1 al 12 febbraio al Sistina e in tour in tutta Italia

Sharjah Art Foundation Announces Awardees Of $200K In Grants
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 25, 2023


Sharjah Art Foundation has shortlisted 10 artists, duos and collectives for its 2022 Production Grant. In this 8th cycle of the Foundation's biannual Production Grant, a total of 200,000 USD will be distributed to provide core funding and professional support for the realisation of the grantees' proposed projects.

Sarasota Orchestra Receives $65,000 Grant From Community Foundation Of Sarasota County
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 23, 2023


Sarasota Orchestra has received a $65,000 Strategic Partnership Grant from the Community Foundation of Sarasota County, which comes from the Martha Leiter and Nancy Streetman Fund II.

Veteran Stage Director Susan Moore Jordan Publishes 'And This Shall Be For Music'
by Stephi Wild - Jan 23, 2023


Susan Moore Jordan is a stage director and voice teacher based in Stroudsburg, PA, who just recently observed her 85th birthday.

Graham Phillips & Krystina Alabado to Star in SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE at Pasadena Playhouse
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 12, 2023


Pasadena Playhouse has announced the cast for Sunday in the Park with George, the first production of the theater’s six-month-long celebration of Stephen Sondheim. See performances dates and how to purchase tickets!

THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW 50th Anniversary Tour Announces Final Cast Members For Sydney and Melbourne
by Stephi Wild - Jan 12, 2023


​​​​​​​The 50th Anniversary production of iconic Rock 'N' Roll musical The Rocky Horror Show has confirmed the final cast members for its Australian Tour which kicks off global celebrations at Theatre Royal Sydney on February 14 before seasons at Adelaide Festival Theatre from April 13 and Melbourne's Atheneum Theatre from May 18.  Full casting for the Adelaide season will be confirmed soon.

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