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THE CENTRAL PARK FIVE

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THE CENTRAL PARK FIVE, a new film from award-winning filmmaker Ken Burns, tells the story of the five black and Latino teenagers from Harlem who were wrongly convicted of raping a white woman in New York City

Detroit Opera Reveals 2024-25 Season Photo Detroit Opera Reveals 2024-25 Season
by Stephi Wild - March 15, 2024

Detroit Opera has announced its 2024–25 Opera and Dance seasons. Learn more about the full lineup here!...


VIDEO: Go Inside Rehearsal for X: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF MALCOLM X at the Metropolitan Photo VIDEO: Go Inside Rehearsal for X: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF MALCOLM X at the Metropolitan Opera
by Blair Ingenthron - October 22, 2023

Check out rehearsal video footage from Robert O'Hara's production of Anthony Davis's X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X at the Met Opera here!...


The Boston Modern Orchestra Project and Odyssey Opera Present the New England Premier Photo The Boston Modern Orchestra Project and Odyssey Opera Present the New England Premiere of MALCOLM X Opera
by Stephi Wild - May 09, 2022

The Boston Modern Orchestra Project (BMOP) and Odyssey Opera, two of today's leading innovators on the classical musical scene, present the New England premiere of Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Anthony Davis's seminal opera X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X (1986) on June 17, 2022, at the Strand ...


MUSE/IQUE And Special Guest Nikka Costa Explore LAUREL CANYON Photo MUSE/IQUE And Special Guest Nikka Costa Explore LAUREL CANYON
by A.A. Cristi - March 25, 2022

MUSE/IQUE continues its adventurous yearlong concert series, L.A. Composed: A Festival of Los Angeles Music, with “Laurel Canyon,” a musical journey into one of rock-n-roll’s most mythical neighborhoods, home to artists such as The Byrds, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Carole King, Joni Mitchell and ...


BWW Review: BREATHING FREE at Home Computer Screens Photo BWW Review: BREATHING FREE at Home Computer Screens
by Maria Nockin - February 11, 2021

On the evening of February 10, 2021, The Broad Stage presented Breathing Free, an auditory and visual online love letter to freedom produced by Heartbeat opera to tell the stories of those who who have experienced various versions of its absence. Through an inquisitive collaborative process with a d...


'Wrongful Conviction with Jason Flom' Spotlights Rob Will's 20-Year Death Row Saga Photo 'Wrongful Conviction with Jason Flom' Spotlights Rob Will's 20-Year Death Row Saga
by Sarah Jae Leiber - January 06, 2021

Rob Will was handcuffed when a police officer was shot. There are no eyewitnesses or forensic evidence pointing to his guilt....


New York City Opera to Produce the World Premiere of Ricky Ian Gordon's THE GARDEN OF Photo New York City Opera to Produce the World Premiere of Ricky Ian Gordon's THE GARDEN OF THE FINZI-CONTINIS
by Chloe Rabinowitz - August 13, 2020

New York City Opera under the direction of Michael Capasso, has announced plans to produce the world premiere of Ricky Ian Gordon's THE GARDEN OF THE FINZI-CONTINIS, a co-production with the National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene (Zalmen Mlotek, Artistic Director, Dominick Balletta, Executive Director)...


Long Beach Opera Announces 2022 Season Photo Long Beach Opera Announces 2022 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - August 12, 2021

Long Beach Opera has announced an audacious 2022 season that seeks to usher in a new era for the company. In addition to the recent announcements of James Darrah as Artistic Director and Derrell Acon as Associate Artistic Director, LBO has announced the appointment of conductor Christopher Rountree ...


VIDEO: Anna Caterina Antonacci, Martina Arroyo, Jon Burton, and More Take Part in UN Photo VIDEO: Anna Caterina Antonacci, Martina Arroyo, Jon Burton, and More Take Part in UN ZOOMO IN MASCHERA Fundraiser
by Chloe Rabinowitz - December 28, 2020

As the year 2020 draws to a close, stars past and present of New York City Opera (NYCO) have come to the aid of “The People’s Opera” by participating in Un Zoomo in Maschera, a word from the artists of New York City Opera, a special year-end fundraiser which was be released today....


VIDEO: Anna Caterina Antonacci, Martina Arroyo, Jon Burton, and More Take Part in UN Photo VIDEO: Anna Caterina Antonacci, Martina Arroyo, Jon Burton, and More Take Part in UN ZOOMO IN MASCHERA Fundraiser
by Chloe Rabinowitz - December 28, 2020

As the year 2020 draws to a close, stars past and present of New York City Opera (NYCO) have come to the aid of “The People’s Opera” by participating in Un Zoomo in Maschera, a word from the artists of New York City Opera, a special year-end fundraiser which was be released today....


Portland Opera Presents The Pulitzer Prize-Winning Opera THE CENTRAL PARK FIVE Photo Portland Opera Presents The Pulitzer Prize-Winning Opera THE CENTRAL PARK FIVE
by A.A. Cristi - February 18, 2022

Portland Opera continues the 2021/22 season with The Central Park Five, composed by Anthony Davis with a libretto by Richard Wesley. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Music in 2020, The Central Park Five is set in New York City in the late 80s—when five Black and Latino teenagers were falsely accused...


Fort Worth Opera Announces 75th Anniversary Season Photo Fort Worth Opera Announces 75th Anniversary Season
by Stephi Wild - July 13, 2021

After fourteen years of producing a nationally recognized Festival in the springtime, the organization will return to a year-round format, as it looks to expand its presence and visibility in the growing North Texas arts scene....


BWW Opera Preview: If You're Dreaming of Live Opera, Here Are Some to Think About Thi Photo BWW Opera Preview: If You're Dreaming of Live Opera, Here Are Some to Think About This Spring
by Richard Sasanow - January 18, 2022

Can we talk—about live opera in New York and elsewhere on the East Coast in the coming months?...


Berkshire Opera Festival Announces 2024 Season: FAUST And Anthony Davis's THE REEF Photo Berkshire Opera Festival Announces 2024 Season: FAUST And Anthony Davis's THE REEF
by A.A. Cristi - February 21, 2024

Berkshire Opera Festival has announced its 2024 season in Great Barrington, MA and New York City. ...


World Premiere Ken Burns Film Festival Debuts This February In Gettysburg; Guest Spea Photo World Premiere Ken Burns Film Festival Debuts This February In Gettysburg; Guest Speakers Announced
by A.A. Cristi - October 20, 2022

Gettysburg College's Majestic Theater has announced guest speakers and breakout sessions scheduled for the first-ever film festival dedicated solely to the work of award-winning documentarian Ken Burns next February 10-12, 2023 in the historic theater located in Gettysburg, Pa....


American Dance Guild Festival Week 5 Features Joan Myers Brown, Douglas Dunn and Bill Photo American Dance Guild Festival Week 5 Features Joan Myers Brown, Douglas Dunn and Bill Evans
by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 05, 2020

NEXT WEEK, Nov. 9 through Nov. 15, the 2020 ADG Virtual Festival will stream WEEK FIVE, a special tribute to choreographers Joan Myers Brown, Douglas Dunn and Bill Evans, honorees at American Dance Guild Festival 2014. Video footage each week will be live from 10am Monday to 11:59pm Sunday ET. To be...


Long Beach Opera to Stage and Release Recording of THE CENTRAL PARK FIVE Photo Long Beach Opera to Stage and Release Recording of THE CENTRAL PARK FIVE
by Marissa Tomeo - May 29, 2022

Long Beach Opera announced today that in addition to two performances of Anthony Davis’ Pulitzer Prize winning opera The Central Park Five that they premiered in 2019, LBO will create the world premiere recording of the piece, which will be released this fall. Additionally, LBO released details abou...


Dr. Derrell Acon Appointed As Opera Philadelphia's First Vice President Of People Ope Photo Dr. Derrell Acon Appointed As Opera Philadelphia's First Vice President Of People Operations & Inclusion
by Stephi Wild - December 16, 2021

Opera Philadelphia announced today the appointment of award-winning activist, arts administrator, and bass-baritone Dr. Derrell Acon to the position of Vice President of People Operations & Inclusion. ...


Santa Barbara Symphony Presents FANFARE FOR THE COMMON MAN Photo Santa Barbara Symphony Presents FANFARE FOR THE COMMON MAN
by A.A. Cristi - April 13, 2021

This concert celebrates American music and showcases a diverse range of composers and performers and builds upon the Santa Barbara Symphony's commitment to spotlighting the range of symphonic music created in America....


Portland Opera To Receive $30,000 Grant From The National Endowment For The Arts Photo Portland Opera To Receive $30,000 Grant From The National Endowment For The Arts
by A.A. Cristi - January 12, 2022

Portland Opera has been approved for a $30,000 Grants for Arts Projects award to support the company's upcoming production of The Central Park Five. ...


Long Beach Opera Announces Alexander Gedeon as New Minister Of Culture Photo Long Beach Opera Announces Alexander Gedeon as New Minister Of Culture
by Stephi Wild - January 25, 2021

Long Beach Opera is adding new artistic staff member Alexander Gedeon to the team to serve in a newly created position: Minister of Culture. Additionally, the young director will be producing and starring in a new video podcast called Towards a New Opera!, creating 21 episodes in 2021 which will exp...


Portland Opera Announces TOSCA, WHEN THE SUN COMES OUT & More As Part of 2021-2022 Se Photo Portland Opera Announces TOSCA, WHEN THE SUN COMES OUT & More As Part of 2021-2022 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 30, 2021

 It is a new chapter at Portland Opera, as the company shares a rearticulated vision for the future, built on foundational progress accomplished during COVID-19 closures, and upcoming programming shaped by a new mission and values for the organization. ...


Jeffrey Sweet's KUNTSLER Makes European Premiere in May Photo Jeffrey Sweet's KUNTSLER Makes European Premiere in May
by Stephi Wild - February 27, 2024

Famous for defending the Chicago Seven, William Kunstler was America’s leading radical lawyer and a Civil Rights activist.  Jeffrey Sweet’s play introduces Kunstler, the legendary legal renegade, to European audiences this spring at The White Bear Theatre. ...


Oakland Ballet Presents GRAHAM LUSTIG'S THE NUTCRACKER at The Paramount Theatre Photo Oakland Ballet Presents GRAHAM LUSTIG'S THE NUTCRACKER at The Paramount Theatre
by Stephi Wild - November 18, 2022

Returning to Oakland's historic Paramount Theatre December 17 - 18, Oakland Ballet Company is delighted to present its annual production of GRAHAM LUSTIG'S THE NUTCRACKER, Saturday at 1 p.m. and 5 p.m., and Sunday at 1 p.m. ...


International Contemporary Ensemble to Perform Works By Anthony Davis And Leila Adu-G Photo International Contemporary Ensemble to Perform Works By Anthony Davis And Leila Adu-Gilmore At NYU Skirball
by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 23, 2024

International Contemporary Ensemble Performs Works by Anthony Davis and Leila Adu-Gilmore at NYU Skirball. Experience a captivating evening of chamber music featuring the world premiere of Adu-Gilmore's Mahakala Oratorio....






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