Vienna State Opera Announces NABUCCO DebutsJanuary 17, 2013Zahlreiche Debüts gibt es in den drei Vorstellungen von Giuseppe Verdis 'Nabucco' ab 20. Jänner 2013: Elisabete Matos debütiert als Abigaille an der Wiener Staatsoper. Ihre Rollendebüts im Haus am Ring geben Andrzej Dobber in der Titelpartie, Monika Bohinec als Fenena, Michele Pertusi als Zaccaria und Jinxu Xiahou als Abdallo. Marian Talaba singt den Ismaele.
Clancestry 2013 Headliner Black Arm Band Tickets Now On SaleJanuary 17, 2013Black Arm Band the headline act for the Queensland Performing Arts Centre's (QPAC's) brand new event Clancestry is now on sale; Clancestry is a festival celebrating the arts and cultural practices of the worlds' First Nations' peoples.
MoMA Announces Winter Open House, 1/20January 17, 2013Sunday, January 20, 12-6PM MoMA hosts its Winter Open House to celebrate the opening of the exhibitions Cyprien Gaillard: The Crystal World, Ed Atkins, Metahaven: Islands in the Cloud, Jeff Elrod: Nobody Sees Like Us, and CONFETTISYSTEM: 100 Arrangements. On the occasion of the exhibition openings, Ed Atkins presents Depression, a performance which explores death, bodies, and disintegrating matter at 3PM and Cyprien Gaillard presents a performance program featuring Egyptian Lover and special guests at 4PM.
Tennessee Rep Presents CABARET, Opening 2/16January 16, 2013Tennessee Repertory Theatre will present the multiple Tony Award-winning musical Cabaret with book and lyrics by Joe Masteroff and Fred Ebb and music by John Kander. Cabaret runs February 16 - March 9 at TPAC's Johnson Theater (with preview performances February 14 - 15).
Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons to Play the Kentucky Center, 3/8January 16, 2013 1962 as the lead singer of the Four Seasons, is hotter than ever in the 21st century. Thanks to the volcanic success of the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical Jersey Boys, which chronicles the life and times of Frankie and his legendary group, such classic songs as "Big Girls Don't Cry," "Walk Like a Man," "Rag Doll," and "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" are all the rage again. As the play enters its third sold-out year on Broadway, and two touring companies of Jersey Boys travel around the U.S., the real Frankie Valli is packing concert halls coast to coast, from the Rose Theater, home of Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City, to L.A.'s Dolby Theatre, home of the Academy Awards.
Home 'Sweet' Homewood Chocolate Fest Set for 2/16January 16, 2013 The Village of Homewood will present the 11th Annual Chocolate Fest on Saturday, Feb. 16 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the H-F Park District Auditorium, 2010 Chestnut Road. Homewood Chocolate Fest features live music, children's activities, vendor booths and a variety of sweets, desserts and gourmet baked goods. Admission is free and open to the public.
Comedian Erik Griffin Signs to SideOneDummy RecordsJanuary 16, 2013Comedian and actor Erik Griffin has joined forces with SideOneDummy Records to release his debut comedy album, Technical Foul: Volume One on March 12, 2013 marking the first ever comedic signing for the renowned indie/punk rock record label.
Guggenheim Schedule of Exhibitions Through Spring 2014January 16, 2013This retrospective of Indian-born American artist Zarina Hashmi is the first major exploration of the master printmaker's career, charting a developmental arc from her work in the 1960s to the present and including many seminal works from the late 1960s and early 1970s, woodblock prints, etchings and lithographs, and a small selection of related sculptures in bronze and cast paper.
Singer/Composer Molly Holm Debuts With PERMISSION Album, 2/19January 16, 2013Molly Holm has been a visionary presence on the Bay Area music scene-as an original member of Bobby McFerrin's Voicestra, as a featured singer with Terry Riley and Zakir Hussain, as a Mills College adjunct faculty member-for more than three decades. Her far-ranging artistic pursuits, however, have not included recording an album of her own-until now. Holm's overdue and highly anticipated debut, 'Permission,' showcases her unique, fully-formed jazz vocal artistry. The CD will be released February 19 on her Rinny Zin imprint.
Clogs to Release 'The Sundown Song' EPJanuary 16, 2013Post-classical chamber group Clogs will release their new digital-only The Sundown Song EPFebruary 5th on Brassland. Plotting a unique course between outsider art and the avant-garde, composed music and popular song since 2000, The Sundown Song EP presents Clogs at their most intimate and personal, as well as in a new trio incarnation of Padma Newsome (vocals, viola), Rachael Elliott (bassoon) and Thomas Kozumplik (percussion). The trio will perform works from the EP as well as old favorites on February 6th at NYC's Ecstatic Music Festival in a uniquecollaborative evening with composer Sarah Kirkland Snider and Orchestra for the Next Century (part of the New Sounds Live series).
MCCC Gallery to Kick Off County's 175th Anniversary with MAPPING MERCER Exhibit Jan. 23 to Feb. 14January 16, 2013The County of Mercer officially kicks off a yearlong celebration of its 175th Anniversary year with "Mapping Mercer!", an exhibition of historic and contemporary maps that trace some of the history of Mercer County, New Jersey. The exhibit will be on display at The Gallery at Mercer County Community College, 1200 Old Trenton Road, from Jan. 23 through Feb. 14. It starts with an Opening Reception on Wednesday, Jan. 23, from 5 to 7:30 p.m.
The Crighton Players Open THE LION IN WINTER, 1/25January 16, 2013Continuing the winter theme, The Crighton Players follow their immensely popular production of Irving Berlin's White Christmas with James Goldman's classic tale of a historical dysfunctional family,The Lion in Winter. Nominated for two Tony Awards, the original Broadway production debuted in 1966 and was followed with the 1968 motion picture starring Peter O'Toole and Katherine Hepburn, earning 7 Oscar nominations and giving Hepburn her 3rd Academy Award for Best Actress and Goldman his 1st for Best Adapted Screenplay.
TRU's January Panel, PROJECTING THE FUTURE, Will Take Place 1/22January 16, 2013Theater Resources Unlimited (TRU) announces the addition of some new speakers to its previously announced panel, Projecting the Future: When and How to Use New Technology on Tuesday, January 22, 2013 at 7:30pm at The Players Theatre's Steve & Marie Sgouros Theatre, 3rd floor, 115 MacDougal Street, NYC. Doors open at 7pm for networking and refreshments, panel starts promptly at 7:30pm.
Kronos Quartet and Laurie Anderson to Present SCENES FROM MY NEW NOVEL, 2/1 & 2January 16, 2013Kronos Quartet and Laurie Anderson join their distinct personalities and musical styles in Scenes From My New Novel, a new work that combines text and music in a radical way on February 1 and 2 at 8 p.m. in the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center's Kay Theatre. The Clarice Smith Center is one of several arts supporting organizations commissioning the work.
Museum of the Moving Image Announces Upcoming Guest Speakers: Ruby Dee, Ben Vereen and MoreJanuary 16, 2013Museum of the Moving Image has announced two special programs in Changing the Picture, an ongoing series of screenings and discussions sponsored by Time Warner, Inc. The series celebrates and explores the work of film and television artists of color who are bringing diverse voices to the screen. On Monday, January 21, at 4:00 p.m., for the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day holiday, the Museum will present "Tongues Untied, True Tales Told" featuring the legendary Ruby Dee, S. Epatha Merkerson (currently featured in Steven Spielberg's Lincoln), and Barbara Montgomery (who will screen excerpts from her new film Mitote), in a "town hall" discussion about the past, present, and future of African-American women in film and television.