Alfred Lord Tennyson

Kate Soper to Release Recording Of Opera THE ROMANCE OF THE ROSE
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 20, 2024

Composer Kate Soper will release the world premiere recording of her opera, THE ROMANCE OF THE ROSE, featuring the Wet Ink Ensemble. This two-act opera delves into the complexities of love and desire.

Pianist Han Chen To Appear With Argento New Music At DiMenna Center In April
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 25, 2024

Join pianist Han Chen and Argento New Music Project for a chamber concert at DiMenna Center on April 6, 2024.

Interview: Neil Bartlett on the Writing Process, Gender Identity and Adapting ORLANDO for the Stage
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Nov 25, 2022

Adapted by Neil Bartlett, starring Golden Globe winner Emma Corrin and directed by Tony and Olivier winner Michael Grandage, the early-awaited stage version of Orlando is about to start previews. BroadwayWorld caught up with Neil ahead of opening night on 5 December to talk about the writing process, gender identity and the magic of language.

Big Sing McLaren Vale presents Karl Jenkins' The Armed Man â€" A Mass for Peace Next Week
by Grace Cutler - Jul 24, 2022

Karl Jenkins’ The Armed Man – A Mass for Peace on Sunday 31 July at 3 pm at Tatachilla Lutheran College Stadium, McLaren Vale with a choir of 300 voices.

Opera Legend Ben Heppner Enthralls Audience At Fundraiser For Collingwood Music Festival
by Stephi Wild - Jun 11, 2022

On Sunday afternoon, June 5th renowned Canadian tenor Ben Heppner and brilliant pianist Daniel Vnukowski performed a stirring rendition of Richard Strauss' Enoch Arden, based on the heart-wrenching poem by Alfred Lord Tennyson during his tenure as England's Poet Laureate in 1864.

Ben Heppner to Star in Collingwood Music Festival Fundraising Concert
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 13, 2022

The Collingwood Music Festival has announced that as of now, ticket sales are open for their third annual event! The festival brings exceptional performances to Collingwood each summer, featuring award-winning artists in the fields of classical, world, jazz and Indigenous genres.

BWW Review: THE PHLEBOTOMIST at 1st Stage
by Rachael F. Goldberg - Feb 23, 2022

'The Phlebotomist' is a fascinating look into how the world could be in the not-too-distant future, and it raises all the questions good science fiction can. 1st Stage’s production does the complex tale justice, and ensures that people will continue to ruminate on these topics for a long time – as we all should.

Austin Pendleton and Katharine Cullison Head Cast Of Five In THE DARK OUTSIDE By Bernard Kops
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 18, 2021

In 'The Dark Outside' by Bernard Kops, a birthday celebration for a one-armed East London tailor, who is in a life crisis, brings home his three grown children.

World Premiere Of THE DARK OUTSIDE to be Presented at Theater for the New City
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 8, 2021

In 'The Dark Outside' by Bernard Kops, a birthday celebration for a one-armed East London tailor, who is in a life crisis, brings home his three grown children.  All are facing traumatic changes.  It falls to his wife--the family matriarch and unfailing strength--to hold the clan together. 

Joe Lovano & Dave Douglas Announce Third Sound Prints LP 'Other Worlds'
by Sarah Jae Leiber - Feb 9, 2021

Saxophonist Joe Lovano and trumpeter Dave Douglas debuted their extraordinary Sound Prints quintet on Blue Note Records in 2013, the year of Wayne Shorter’s 80th birthday.

VIDEO: Helen Mirren Makes Stephen Colbert Cry With Poetry Reading
by Stephi Wild - Mar 10, 2018

The legendary dramatic actress Helen Mirren indulged Stephen Colbert with a reading of lines from the poem 'Ulysses' by Alfred Lord Tennyson, during last night's episode of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. Additionally, Helen and Stephen each divulge something that activates the waterworks. Check out the clips below!

Musica Viva NY Presents 'Infinite Hope' on Sunday, April 8
by Julie Musbach - Feb 20, 2018

 Musica Viva NY presents Infinite Hope, commemorating the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s untimely death and celebrating his life and legacy, on Sunday, April 8, 2018 at 5:00 p.m.

Singer-Songwriter Shawn Colvin Premieres New Video'Minnie And Winnie'
by Caryn Robbins - Jan 24, 2018

GRAMMY-winning singer-songwriter Shawn Colvin has released a new video for the song 'Minnie And Winnie' from her forthcoming Amazon Original album The Starlighter.

Grammy-Winning Singer-Songwriter Shawn Colvin Announces New Album
by Caryn Robbins - Dec 13, 2017

GRAMMY-winning singer-songwriter Shawn Colvin has announced the upcoming release of the Amazon Original, The Starlighter, a new album of songs adapted from the children's music book 'Lullabies and Night Songs.'

Metropolis Ensemble Announces 2017-18 Season
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 20, 2017

Grammy-nominated Metropolis Ensemble looks forward to a prototypical season in 2017-18. This fall, Metropolis presents a five-concert piano mini-series at its loft (a former art gallery) in lower Manhattan in collaboration with long-time Metropolis associate, pianist David Kaplan. In December, the ensemble accompanies the film Bangsokol: A Requiem for Cambodia as part of BAM's Next Wave Festival. And early in 2018, Metropolis performs major new works by Timo Andres and Caroline Shaw (at the Met Museum) and William Brittelle (at Symphony Space). This formula of collaborative involvement from the earliest stages, when just the bare root of the ideas are being planted, to final culmination of the project (in collaboration with some of country's most prestigious presenters) has become a trademark of the organization.

Musica Viva NY to Present AN ELEGY FOR ALL HUMANITY at All Souls Church
by BWW News Desk - Mar 20, 2017

Musica Viva NY, led by Artistic Director Dr. Alejandro Hernandez-Valdez, closes its 2016-2017 season on Sunday, May 7 at 5:00 p.m. at All Souls Church with An Elegy for All Humanity, featuring a performance of Brahms' German-language masterpiece, Ein deutsches Requiem (A German Requiem) in a rarely heard chamber ensemble arrangement by Joachim Linckelmann with the Musica Viva NY choir and soloists soprano Devony Smith and bass-baritone Joseph Beutel.

TWILIGHT NOTES is Set to Enchant Your Evenings in 2017
by BWW News Desk - Jan 20, 2017

Premiering in 2017, Twilight Notes is set to enchant audiences with a collection of intimate musical discoveries in the Concert Hall, Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC) across six individual concerts, taking place from Wednesday 29 March to Monday 30 October 2017.

National Portrait Gallery Acquires Album from FATHER OF ART PHOTOGRAPHY
by Matt Smith - May 10, 2016

An extremely rare and important album of photographs by the celebrated early Victorian photographer, Oscar Gustav Rejlander, most of which have never been exhibited before, has been acquired by the National Portrait Gallery, it was announced today, Monday 9th May 2016. 

BWW Special: Busy Producer Promotes New Talent
by Backstage Bunny - Jan 18, 2016

One of the busiest people in San Antonio theatre right now is Nicole Erwin, who was recently appointed Executive Director of the Overtime Theatre. She is also executive director of Texas Light Opera, which is co-producing Make Me a Musical at Performing Arts San Antonio, and has launched her own production company, Aria Creative Productions, to produce independent play productions.

Photo Flash: First Look at Strawdog's ROBIN HOOD AND MAID MARIAN, Premiering Tonight
by BWW News Desk - Dec 1, 2015

Strawdog Theatre Company's second production in its 2015 - 2016 Hugen Hall season is the world premiere of ROBIN HOOD AND MAID MARIAN, adapted by Forks and Hope and based on Alfred Lord Tennyson's The Foresters, running now through December 29, directed by Matt Pierce at Hugen Hall in Strawdog Theatre Company, 3829 N. Broadway Street. The show opens tonight, November 30, and BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!