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Month: November 2021

Theater UAB grad is co-producer of ‘The Gilded Age,’ an HBO drama set in the booming 1882 – Reuters

February 28, 2022February 28, 2022 Maria A. Rodriguez

The American period piece is “large scale” entertainment. Alumnus Luke Harlan helped shape the lavish new series, and he credits Read More…

Russian ballet and music performances canceled as arts venues back…

February 28, 2022February 28, 2022 Maria A. Rodriguez

February 28, 2022, 1:09 p.m. | Updated: February 28, 2022, 1:44 p.m. Read More…

Heggie’s Pluperfect Subjunctive – The Boston Musical Intelligencer

February 28, 2022February 28, 2022 Maria A. Rodriguez

Jacob O’Shea (Paul) causes chaos at the bar. (photo Annie Kao)Jack Heggie describes himself as a theater composer concerned with serving drama and exRead More…

Parkes Hosts Orchestra Rehearsals for Overture Concert with Young Central West Musicians | Keeper Cowra

February 27, 2022April 13, 2022 Maria A. Rodriguez

Parkes has never seen anything quite like Overture.If you think this is just a regular performance by a few headliners, think again. It’s as much abouRead More…

Loberg and Olmen Elected to Thrasher Opera House Board | Green Lake News

February 27, 2022February 27, 2022 Maria A. Rodriguez

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Ten tenors prove that “love is in the air” | The music

February 27, 2022February 27, 2022 Maria A. Rodriguez

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Good Shepherd Lutheran Church to Host International Women’s Day Concert

February 26, 2022February 26, 2022 Maria A. Rodriguez

Award-winning singers will take center stage at the International Women’s Day (IWD) concert celebrating this year’s theme, “Break the Bias”. The concRead More…

Clint Holmes brings a few years of Nat and a lot of years of Clint to the RRazz room – Times Square Chronicles

February 26, 2022February 26, 2022 Maria A. Rodriguez

When Clint Holmes steps onto any stage, the space immediately transforms into one of those Las Vegas super star entertainment spots, (ground zero foRead More…

Theater Works announces CHILDREN OF EDEN as first mainstream production of 2022 season

February 25, 2022February 26, 2022 Maria A. Rodriguez

Theater Works will kick off its first Mainstage 2022 production with “Children of Eden,” which opens June 10 and runs through the end of this montRead More…

What to see and experience in New York this spring

February 25, 2022February 25, 2022 Maria A. Rodriguez

‘CYRANO DE BERGERAC’ There is no shortage of variations on Edmond Rostand’s 19th century play “Cyrano de Bergerac”, in which the brilliant but big-nosRead More…

What is a payday loan?

February 25, 2022March 12, 2022 Maria A. Rodriguez

What is a payday loan?payday ready are generally short-term unsecured loans characterized by high interest rates that generally do not require aRead More…

Gergiev, friend of Putin, out of the US tour of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

February 25, 2022February 25, 2022 Maria A. Rodriguez

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It’s the most publicized challenge of a serious tenor’s career

February 24, 2022February 24, 2022 Maria A. Rodriguez

“I can honestly say I wouldn’t mind singing it once somewhere else, without that spotlight,” Polenzani said, adding, “I resisted putting myself in anyRead More…

Minnesota Chorale has been raising voices and connecting people for 50 years

February 24, 2022February 24, 2022 Maria A. Rodriguez

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Manhattan School of Music adds Met Opera artistic staff to faculty

February 24, 2022April 13, 2022 Maria A. Rodriguez

The Manhattan School of Music has named two Met Opera alumni and current staff to join its faculty.
Thomas Lausmann, who is the Met OpeRead More…

MalLabel Music Releases SPACE OPERA Compilation Featuring Some Of The Best Names In West Coast Underground Bass Music

February 23, 2022February 23, 2022 Maria A. Rodriguez

MalLabel Music – Space Opera The very first MalLabel digital industry event broadcast by MALCON on March 18th! Read More…

News from Pasco | News

February 23, 2022February 23, 2022 Maria A. Rodriguez

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Will Chicago theaters lift the mask and vax mandates on February 28?

February 23, 2022February 23, 2022 Maria A. Rodriguez

The city and state’s mask and proof of vaccination mandates for entry to nearly every venue, restaurant and store may be history Monday, but that Read More…

A new adaptation of Dom Juan by Molière world premiere at Bard SummerScape 2022

February 22, 2022February 22, 2022 Maria A. Rodriguez

The eight-week festival will also feature the world premiere of a new dance commission. Bard SummerScape returns to the Hudson VallRead More…

Christophe Rousset plays rediscovered harpsichord classics

February 22, 2022February 22, 2022 Maria A. Rodriguez

One of the most “baroque” aspects of the work of our early music maestro Christophe Rousset is how prodigious he is. Since his internatiRead More…

Singer David Lee Brewer plans to buy Nick Chiles’ Topeka buildings

February 22, 2022February 22, 2022 Maria A. Rodriguez

International opera singer and vocal coach David Lee Brewera relative of Topeka’s first newspaper publisher, Nick Chiles, intends to purchase the aginRead More…

Messiah Festival Featured Soloists Announced

February 21, 2022February 21, 2022 Maria A. Rodriguez

By SALINA POSTLINDSBORG — The star soloists for this year’s Messiah Festival of Arts have been announced.The Bethany Oratorio Society performed HandRead More…

Livermore Valley Opera featuring Verdi’s classic ‘Otello’ | News

February 21, 2022February 21, 2022 Maria A. Rodriguez

Rising tenor Limmie Pulliam will play the title character in Livermore Valley Opera’s production of Verdi’s ‘Otello’. (Photo courtesy of LVO) TriRead More…

Opera Atelier’s “All Is Love” performs with heart

February 20, 2022February 20, 2022 Maria A. Rodriguez

Like a Valentine’s Day for Toronto, Opera Atelier’s “All Is Love” takes the thrilling state of being in love to musical heights. (Photo: Bruce Read More…

Starring in Off-Broadway Opera ‘Intimate Apparel’ Is a Childhood Dream Come True for Justin Austin – CBS New York

February 20, 2022February 20, 2022 Maria A. Rodriguez

NEW YORK (CBS New York) — The off-Broadway opera star ‘Intimate Apparel’ wows Lincoln Center audiences with her rich voice.Justin Austin tells CBS2′Read More…

Harvey Fierstein in conversation with Justin Vivian Bond – Times Square Chronicles

February 20, 2022February 20, 2022 Maria A. Rodriguez

Fisher Center and Oblong Books welcome Tony Award-winning artist and author Harvey Fierstein for an evening in honor of his new memoirs I was betterRead More…

Krystian Ochman will represent Poland at Eurovision 2022 with “River”

February 19, 2022April 13, 2022 Maria A. Rodriguez

Last year Rafał brought ‘The Ride’ to Rotterdam, but the real journey came this year with Poland’s abrupt change of plans regarding their trip to EurRead More…

How Princess Diana’s trip to New York put Brooklyn on the map in 1989

February 19, 2022February 19, 2022 Maria A. Rodriguez

In February 1989, Princess Diana came to Brooklyn. The 27-year-old royal arrived by motorcade in Fort Greene to attend a WRead More…

Dame Joan Sutherland visited the Manning for the Taree City Festival in 2002 and 2004 | Manning River Time

February 19, 2022February 19, 2022 Maria A. Rodriguez

news, local news, Twenty years ago, Manning Valley was abuzz with the impending visit of a woman who is still considered one of the greatest sopranos Read More…

Vivica Genaux, Philippe Jarousskey, Emöke Baráth, Iestyn Davies, Giulia Semenzato Headline Handel Festival Halle

February 18, 2022February 18, 2022 Maria A. Rodriguez

Händel Festival Halle has announced its 2022 roster, marking 100 years of the companyand birthday.
For the purposes of this article, wRead More…

In Fort Worth, the only black woman director of an opera company in the United States brings in “strangers”

February 17, 2022February 18, 2022 Maria A. Rodriguez

When Afton Battle took over the Fort Worth Opera end of 2020, she faced a daunting challenge: transforming thRead More…

Jennifer Toye, singer who switched from D’Oyly Carte choir to principal soprano – obituary

February 17, 2022February 17, 2022 Maria A. Rodriguez

Back in Britain, she appeared in pantomime as Cinderella, in the musical Lock Up Your Daughters in York, and with the music hall show Fol de Rols. SRead More…

The alternative to payday loans has its own risks

February 17, 2022April 13, 2022 Maria A. Rodriguez

Payday loans target consumers with no credit or low credit. According to industry research firm IBISWorld, the U.S. check cashing and payday lendRead More…

Conductor of Opera North for 44 years, David Greed is stepping down — Harrogate Informer

February 16, 2022April 13, 2022 Maria A. Rodriguez

“I just carried on,” laughs the violinist david the greedconductor of the Opera North Orchestra since its inception in 1978. NRead More…

UK festivals set to face ‘perfect storm’ in 2022 thanks to Brexit

February 16, 2022February 16, 2022 Maria A. Rodriguez

Festivals could face a “perfect storm” this year because of Brexit, an industry leader has said.Paul Reed, chief executive of the Association of IndepRead More…

Utah Symphony and Opera change policy after man’s wheelchair removed from Abravanel Hall

February 15, 2022February 16, 2022 Maria A. Rodriguez

SALT LAKE CITY — A Salt Lake City man is pushing for better access for people with disabilities after he said he got stuRead More…

Jeffrey L. Page choreographed for Beyoncé and taught opera at Juilliard. Now he’s in Philadelphia directing ‘Choir Boy’

February 15, 2022April 13, 2022 Maria A. Rodriguez

Occasionally Jeffrey L. Page choreographs and directs the performances of singers such as Beyonce, Mariah Careyand Jazmine Sullivan. Occasionally he Read More…

Best things to do around Sarasota from February 17 to February 23 | arts and entertainment

February 15, 2022February 15, 2022 Maria A. Rodriguez

Thusday Chamber Night 7: ‘Voices of Color’ 5:30 p.m. at Holley Hall, 709 N. Tamiami Trail $38-$48 Visit: SarasotaOrchestra.oRead More…

Drunk, high and sober reactions to Leo Carax’s “Annette”

February 15, 2022February 15, 2022 Maria A. Rodriguez

Michigan Daily editors do it all. In addition to being students with full course loads, they roll up their sleeves to consume media and writeRead More…

Review: Beethoven Returns For The Age Of Black Lives Matter

February 14, 2022February 14, 2022 Maria A. Rodriguez

Beethoven’s only opera, “Fidelio”, is not a fixed text. He wrote several possible openings for it and significantly reworked the score over the cRead More…

HER DAY, a new opera

February 14, 2022February 14, 2022 Maria A. Rodriguez

Tuesday, March 8, 2022, 7:30 p.m.Four women from Coventry, four different stories, a common neRead More…

What to do this week, from Valentine’s Day to Khuraki to Ireland

February 13, 2022April 13, 2022 Maria A. Rodriguez

What’s happening this week in Pittsburgh, February 14-20? Find out here. Be sure to pack your mask and visit each organization’s website Read More…

Building Community with United Way of Greater New Bedford Grants

February 13, 2022February 13, 2022 Maria A. Rodriguez

When it comes to helping others, United Way of Greater New Bedford certainly shoulders its share of the burden.Whether it’s providing healthy food forRead More…

Bell ringers ring with love songs

February 13, 2022February 13, 2022 Maria A. Rodriguez

Elsewhere in entertainment, events and the arts:ring in loveThe Praeclara Ringers, an ensemble of adult bell ringers from Second Presbyterian ChurRead More…

The Mansfield Operatic Society is returning to the stage soon with a sparkling production from Oklahoma!

February 13, 2022February 13, 2022 Maria A. Rodriguez

Don’t miss Oklahoma!, presented by the Mansfield Operatic Society at the Mansfield Palace Theater from March 9-13. (Photo by David Stringfellow)The cRead More…

Kirklees Concert Season announce Dewsbury dates in 2022 program

February 12, 2022February 12, 2022 Maria A. Rodriguez

The North Opera OrchestraThe Kirklees Concert Season is a unique partnership between Kirklees Council and Opera North in which the Opera North OrchestRead More…

Marian Anderson’s Love Letters to be Performed at the Penn Museum Ahead of Valentine’s Day

February 12, 2022February 12, 2022 Maria A. Rodriguez

One of the most prominent black opera singers of the 20th century and an outspoken civil rights activist, Marian Anderson’s contralto voice could swayRead More…

A shape-shifting opera singer with a debut to match

February 11, 2022February 12, 2022 Maria A. Rodriguez

Still, they were supportive, and Petersen’s piano teacher exposed her, she recalls, to “everything from Bach to Hindemith.” In a school music class, Read More…

UGA Opera Theater will present a comic opera by Mozart

February 11, 2022February 11, 2022 Maria A. Rodriguez

Join the Hugh Hodgson UGA Opera Theater School of Music because it presents Mozart’s comic opera “Così fan tutte”. The semi-organized concert wilRead More…

Opera Australia 2022 review: The Marriage of Figaro

February 11, 2022February 11, 2022 Maria A. Rodriguez

Photo credit: Prudence Upton
Opera Australia’s latest production for its 2022 summer season, an Andy Morton revival of David McVicar’s Read More…

Alt-J – The Dream Review: Still Super Clever, But A Bit Forgettable

February 11, 2022February 11, 2022 Maria A. Rodriguez

Review at a glanceAAfter nearly a decade of releasing music, Alt-J remains in the enviable category of bands that can play it both ways: independent cRead More…

Marathon Runners, Opera Singers and SFA Band Highlight Lake Houston Events

February 10, 2022February 10, 2022 Maria A. Rodriguez

It’s been a busy two weeks in the Lake Houston area with the Humble Rodeo, awards banquets, not to mention sporting events with students from across tRead More…

Rochdale News | News Headlines | Toad Lane Concerts: Heather Buckmaster soprano and Joseph Buckmaster tenor Tim Kennedy piano

February 10, 2022February 10, 2022 Maria A. Rodriguez

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The Philadelphia Orchestra plays Florence Price

February 9, 2022February 10, 2022 Maria A. Rodriguez

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Anchorage Opera postpones performances of “Missing”

February 9, 2022February 9, 2022 Maria A. Rodriguez

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) — A difficult decision has been made to postpone the opera “Missing.” The opera about a missing and murdered woman is a plRead More…

DUET BEHAVIOR announced at National Sawdust

February 9, 2022February 9, 2022 Maria A. Rodriguez

Continuing a proud tradition of showcasing the iconic artists of our time, National Sawdust proudly presents Duet Behavior 2022, an intimate evening fRead More…

Lynn Nottage on ‘MJ’, ‘Intimate Apparel’ and how lockdown changed her

February 8, 2022February 8, 2022 Maria A. Rodriguez

Lynn Nottage had a hat-trick of performances on New York stages this season: the new opera “Intimate Apparel”, the Michael Jackson musical “MJ”Read More…

Everything you need to know about Jonathan Bailey, hero of Bridgerton’s second season

February 8, 2022February 8, 2022 Maria A. Rodriguez

At the age of five, after seeing the production of his local town hall of Olivier !, Jonathan Bailey knew, quite passionately apparently, that he wantRead More…

The Chicago Philharmonic Orchestra will present FANFARE CHICAGO

February 7, 2022February 8, 2022 Maria A. Rodriguez

The Chicago Philharmonic Society will present its third of four concerts in its 32nd season, Fanfare Chicago, on March 27, 2022 at the Harris Theater Read More…

Found in a basement, his pre-war opera heads to Germany – J.

February 7, 2022February 7, 2022 Maria A. Rodriguez

Later this month, Jan Agee will leave his home in Davis, board a plane and fly 6,000 miles to Germany just to attend an opera. And she’s not evenRead More…

LA Opera announces details for 2022/23 season

February 7, 2022February 7, 2022 Maria A. Rodriguez

LA Opera President and CEO Christopher Koelsch today announced details of the company’s groundbreaking 37th season. Musical director James Conlon wilRead More…

Push and pull opera in the present

February 7, 2022February 7, 2022 Maria A. Rodriguez

A scene from Yuval Sharon’s 2019 production The magic fluteA recent study published in Biological examinations argues that Earth’s sixth mass extinctRead More…

Review: Mother of the Maid at the Main Street Theater

February 6, 2022February 6, 2022 Maria A. Rodriguez

Jane Anderson, playwright of the Main Street Theater’s latest production maid’s motheris a prolific award-winning actress and television screenwrRead More…

Queen’s Platinum Jubilee: Doncaster opera singer Lesley Garrett composes anthem in honor of 70 years of reign

February 6, 2022February 6, 2022 Maria A. Rodriguez

EIIR: The Platinum Record, which was announced to mark the historic day of the monarch’s accession, will be released on the Queen’s 96th birthday in ARead More…

3 best couples of the soap opera

February 5, 2022April 13, 2022 Maria A. Rodriguez

Passions is a popular soap opera that aired from 1999 to 2008 on NBC and later on DirecTV. While the show was famous for its supernatural aRead More…

Singapore’s Lirica Arts presents L’INGANNO FELICE by Rossini, March 5-6

February 5, 2022February 5, 2022 Maria A. Rodriguez

Lirica Arts Singapore presents its first fully staged opera with Gioacchino Rossini’s highly acclaimed one-act masterpiece L’inganno Felice (The BlissRead More…

Composer Marco Beltrami reinvents preludes in “Bach by Beltrami”

February 5, 2022February 5, 2022 Maria A. Rodriguez

On March 3, 2022, Oscar-nominated composRead More…

OU School of Music welcomes a composer | News

February 4, 2022February 4, 2022 Maria A. Rodriguez

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Masked Singer fans are convinced the famous musical star is Traffic Cone after spotting a clue on Saturday’s show

February 4, 2022February 4, 2022 Maria A. Rodriguez

Fans of THE Masked Singer have come up with a possible new identity for Traffic Cone – opera singer and TV star Alfie Boe.
Throughout the series, seveRead More…

New York’s WQXR Announces New Roster of Artist Propulsion Lab Members

February 4, 2022February 4, 2022 Maria A. Rodriguez

WQXR, the famous New York classic radio station, along with New Sounds and The Jerome L. Greene Performance Space have announced the arRead More…

Review: Manassas Ballet’s Nutcracker delights audiences with music, dance and choreography | Lifestyles

February 3, 2022February 3, 2022 Maria A. Rodriguez

For eight performaRead More…

Ludovico Einaudi: why is the musical phenomenon still struggling to gain acceptance in the world of classical music?

February 3, 2022February 3, 2022 Maria A. Rodriguez

Ludovic Einaudi has a special manuscript displayed in his studio. It’s a student piece by him, with corrections from a surprising Read More…

A payday loan vs an installment loan

February 3, 2022April 13, 2022 Maria A. Rodriguez

To figure out which one will best suit your needs, take some time and do some research first so you can decide with all the facts at your fingRead More…

Review of the Palau de les Arts 2021-22: The Tales of Hoffmann

February 3, 2022February 3, 2022 Maria A. Rodriguez

After battling the general increase in COVID infections, the Palau de Les Arts managed to raise its curtain to present “The Tales of HoRead More…

Enter the Lincoln Center Theater Intimate Apparel Opening Night

February 2, 2022February 2, 2022 Maria A. Rodriguez

The cast and creative team celebrated the opening of the Off-Broadway opera on January 31. The new lyrical adaptation of RespondentRead More…

Best pastoral music: 5 works inspired by the countryside

February 2, 2022February 2, 2022 Maria A. Rodriguez

What is pastoral music?
Derived from the Latin word “pastor” – which means “shepherd” – pastoral music is, in short, thRead More…

Here’s a look at Black History Month TV and streaming programming in February

February 1, 2022April 13, 2022 Maria A. Rodriguez

Tasos Katopodis/Getty ImagesSeveral TV stations and streaming platforms are celebrating Black History Month, which kicks off on Tuesday, February 1 wRead More…

The black songwriter’s life was the swashbuckling stuff Hollywood dreams are made of

February 1, 2022February 1, 2022 Maria A. Rodriguez

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