Renee Fleming to Round Out Carnegie Hall Perspectives Series with THE STRAND SETTINGS and More, 4/26 & Today
by BWW
News Desk - May 03, 2013
Renowned soprano Renee Fleming completes her Carnegie Hall Perspectives series with two concerts in Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage, April 26 and May 4. Appearing on Friday, April 26 at 8:00 p.m. with the New York Philharmonic and Music Director Alan Gilbert, Ms. Fleming performs the world premiere of a song cycle The Strand Settings by Swedish composer Anders Hillborg, commissioned by Carnegie Hall and the New York Philharmonic. (more...)
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First Lady of the Joffrey Ballet Dame Patricia Kennedy to Receive Ellis Island Medal of Honor
by BWW News Desk - May 01, 2013
An Ambassador for World Peace, Patricia Kennedy designed the Peace One Earth Medallion in 2008 as a tribute to our soldiers from past and present conflicts. The distinctive design of the medallion expresses gratitude to the defenders of our freedoms, while acknowledging the hope for a world at peace. The medallion has been presented to many dignitaries, public figures, and members of our military in honor of their efforts to improve the lives of our veterans, and their commitment towards world peace. The first recipient was Wayne Newton* for his dedication to our troops and veterans through his extraordinary work with the USO. Other notable recipients include Gary Sinise* Dr. Buzz Aldrin, Hugh O'Brian* , Stefanie Powers, Kate Linder, Ed Begley Jr., Mike Vogel, Luc Robitaille, Rick Monday and Antonio Villaraigosa, Mayor of Los Angeles. (names* are also recipients of the Ellis Island Medal of Honor) (more...)
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Adam Guettel Ends Pace Residency with Concert at Schimmel Center Tonight
by BWW News Desk - Apr 30, 2013
The Pace University Department of Performing Arts is producing a concert of works by Adam Guettel, performed Tony award-winning composer of the musicals The Light in the Piazza, Floyd Collins, Myths & Hymns and accompanied by Pace Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) Musical Theater students and alumni. (more...)
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Christoph Waltz To Direct Opera Starring Renee Fleming
by Pat Cerasaro - Apr 23, 2013
Two-time Academy Award-winning actor Christoph Waltz is set to direct a new production of the classic Richard Strauss opera DER ROSENKAVALIER at the Vlaamse Opera in Antwerp, Belgium later this year according to a new interview with Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. (more...)
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Adam Guettel to End Pace Residency with Concert at Schimmel Center, 4/30
by BWW News Desk - Apr 05, 2013
The Pace University Department of Performing Arts is producing a concert of works by Adam Guettel, performed Tony award-winning composer of the musicals The Light in the Piazza, Floyd Collins, Myths & Hymns and accompanied by Pace Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) Musical Theater students and alumni. (more...)
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Handel and Haydn Society Present VIVALDI VIRTUOSI, 4/5 & 7
by BWW News Desk - Apr 05, 2013
Handel and Haydn Society presents Vivaldi Virtuosi, led by Ian Watson tonight, April 5, 2013 at 8pm and Sunday, April 7, 2013 at 3pm at NEC's Jordan Hall, 30 Gainsborough Street, Boston, Mass. (more...)
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HBO's YOUNGARTS MASTERCLASS: Patti LuPone Airs Today, April 1
by Pat Cerasaro - Apr 01, 2013
Following the participation of Edward Albee, Liv Ullmann, Placido Domingo, Bill T. Jones and Jacques D'Amboise along with other artistic notables in previous seasons of the arts-based series, HBO and the National YoungArts Foundation will continue its educational YoungArts MASTERCLASS series with a spotlight on two-time Tony Award-winning theatrical legend Patti LuPone today, April 1. (more...)
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Renee Fleming to Round Out Carnegie Hall Perspectives Series with THE STRAND SETTINGS and More, 4/26 & 5/4
by BWW News Desk - Mar 27, 2013
Renowned soprano Renee Fleming completes her Carnegie Hall Perspectives series with two concerts in Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage, April 26 and May 4. Appearing on Friday, April 26 at 8:00 p.m. with the New York Philharmonic and Music Director Alan Gilbert, Ms. Fleming performs the world premiere of a song cycle The Strand Settings by Swedish composer Anders Hillborg, commissioned by Carnegie Hall and the New York Philharmonic. (more...)
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Handel and Haydn Society to Present VIVALDI VIRTUOSI, 4/5 & 7
by BWW News Desk - Mar 18, 2013
Handel and Haydn Society presents Vivaldi Virtuosi, led by Ian Watson on Friday, April 5, 2013 at 8pm and Sunday, April 7, 2013 at 3pm at NEC's Jordan Hall, 30 Gainsborough Street, Boston, Mass. (more...)
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BWW Reviews: STREETCAR with Renee Fleming Jumps the Rail at Carnegie Hall
by Richard Sasanow - Mar 18, 2013
Andre Previn's operatic version of Tennesee Williams's A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE, with a libretto by Andrew Littell, made its belated New York debut at Carnegie Hall on Thursday. It plays to Renee Fleming's vocal strengths, with her shimmering, lyric soprano and soaring high notes. This is not surprising since Previn wrote the role of Blanche specifically with her in mind and it shows with every note she sings.
But is she Blanche? Unfortunately, she's too healthy, too sane and too much a star to be the character that Williams created, a woman clings to a false gentility--and her sanity--from the moment that she arrives on stage. It also doesn't help that she has zero chemistry with New Zealand baritone Teddy Tahu Rhodes the Stanley Kowalski of the evening. Rhodes' muscular baritone carries the threat that Blanche should feel, but he might as well be playing to the Merry Widow. (more...)
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Semi-Finalists Announced For 60th Annual Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions
by BWW News Desk - Feb 28, 2013
Twenty young singers who won regional competitions around the United States will come to New York to sing on the Met stage in the semi-finals of the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions. The Met Auditions, this year celebrating their 60th anniversary, are a major stepping stone to a career as an opera singer and were crucial in introducing many of today's best-known stars, such as Renee Fleming, Susan Graham, Thomas Hampson, Samuel Ramey, Deborah Voigt, and Dolora Zajick. (more...)
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HBO's YOUNGARTS MASTERCLASS: Patti LuPone airing April 1
by Pat Cerasaro - Feb 28, 2013
Following the participation of Edward Albee, Liv Ullmann, Placido Domingo, Bill T. Jones and Jacques D'Amboise along with other artistic notables in previous seasons of the arts-based series, HBO and the National YoungArts Foundation will continue its educational YoungArts MASTERCLASS series with a spotlight on two-time Tony Award-winning theatrical legend Patti LuPone on April 1. (more...)
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Photo Flash: 25th Anniversary Gala of Young People's Chorus of New York City
by BWW News Desk - Feb 27, 2013
Beginning with a capacity-filled Carnegie Hall concert and followed by a gala reception in the Grand Ballroom of the Plaza Hotel, the February 11 gala benefit evening celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Young People's Chorus of New York City founded by Artistic Director Francisco J. Núñez has turned out to be the most successful in the chorus' history, benefiting an organization that has transformed the lives of thousands of children. BroadwayWorld has photos from the concert below! (more...)
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The Black Keys, Rihanna Take Home Pre-Telecast GRAMMY AWARDS; All the Winners Here
by BWW News Desk - Feb 10, 2013
Beginning at 4 p.m., three hours before the main awards show, the pre-telecast ceremony announced awards in 70 additional categories, including Best Musical Theater Album. In other theatre-related news, Safe & Sound (From The Hunger Games) by T Bone Burnett, Taylor Swift, John Paul White & Joy Williams beat SMASH's Let Me Be Your Star by Marc Shaiman & Scott Wittman for Best Song Written For Visual Media . (more...)
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Rob Ashford, John Caird and More Highlight Lyric Opera of Chicago's 2013-14 Season
by BWW News Desk - Feb 07, 2013
Lyric Opera of Chicago and its general director, Anthony Freud, announced the lineup for Lyric's 2013-14 season today. Joseph Calleja, Joyce DiDonato, Nathan Gunn, Thomas Hampson, Ana Maria Martinez, Matthew Polenzani, and Patricia Racette are among those headlining the new season's offerings. These comprise 67 performances of eight different operas, beginning October 5, 2013 and concluding March 23, 2014: new productions of Parsifal, La traviata, The Barber of Seville, and Rusalka (Lyric premiere); a revival of Otello; and new-to-Chicago stagings of Madama Butterfly, Die Fledermaus, and La clemenza di Tito. Lyric's music director, Sir Andrew Davis, will lead three operas, and guest conductors Marco Armiliato, Bertrand de Billy and Michele Mariotti will make their house debuts. Additionally, Lyric will present a new production of Rodgers and Hammerstein's The Sound of Music in the spring of 2014, continuing the company's American Musical Theater Initiative, and Davis will conduct a special Subscriber Appreciation Concert in March featuring Lyric's creative consultant - the star soprano Renee Fleming - with tenor Jonas Kaufmann. (more...)
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PARSIFAL, OTELLO, THE SOUND OF MUSIC and More Highlight Lyric Opera of Chicago's 2013-14 Season
by BWW News Desk - Feb 07, 2013
Lyric Opera of Chicago and its general director, Anthony Freud, announced the lineup for Lyric's 2013-14 season today. Joseph Calleja, Joyce DiDonato, Nathan Gunn, Thomas Hampson, Ana Maria Martinez, Matthew Polenzani, and Patricia Racette are among those headlining the new season's offerings. These comprise 67 performances of eight different operas, beginning October 5, 2013 and concluding March 23, 2014: new productions of Parsifal, La traviata, The Barber of Seville, and Rusalka (Lyric premiere); a revival of Otello; and new-to-Chicago stagings of Madama Butterfly, Die Fledermaus, and La clemenza di Tito. Lyric's music director, Sir Andrew Davis, will lead three operas, and guest conductors Marco Armiliato, Bertrand de Billy and Michele Mariotti will make their house debuts. Additionally, Lyric will present a new production of Rodgers and Hammerstein's The Sound of Music in the spring of 2014, continuing the company's American Musical Theater Initiative, and Davis will conduct a special Subscriber Appreciation Concert in March featuring Lyric's creative consultant - the star soprano Renee Fleming - with tenor Jonas Kaufmann. (more...)
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