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Experiments In Opera Presents A Double Bill Of World Premiere SOLOperas
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 6, 2025

Experiments In Opera has announced the world premiere of SOLOperas, two back-to-back operas written for and inspired by the self-accompanying solo performer.

New Amsterdam Singers Founder And Music Director Clara Longstreth To Retire After 57 Seasons
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 1, 2025

New Amsterdam Singers has announced the retirement of Music Director Clara Longstreth — who founded the chorus in 1968 and has led the group for 57 seasons.

Princeton Symphony Orchestra Principal Musicians Play Beethoven's Triple Concerto
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 1, 2024

The Princeton Symphony Orchestra will feature principal musicians Basia Danilow and Alistair MacRae, along with pianist Steven Beck, performing Beethoven's Triple Concerto on October 19-20.

Olivier Messiaen's HARAWI Comes to the Wallis
by Stephi Wild - Sep 17, 2024

Harawi realizes Olivier Messiaen’s deeply affecting, hour-long song cycle for voice and piano in a newly physicalized and dramatized dimension featuring AMOC* Company members soprano Julia Bullock, pianist Conor Hanick, choreographer/ dancers Bobbi Jene Smith and Or Schraiber, with direction by Zack Winokur.

Pianist Gabriela Montero And Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra Perform Mozart, Schubert, And More In May
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 24, 2024

Experience the season finale concert of the Philharmonic Society of Orange County with Grammy-winning pianist Gabriela Montero and the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra.

J. Smith-Cameron & Joe Morton Join MasterVoices' THE GRAPES OF WRATH At Carnegie Hall
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 4, 2024

Join actors J. Smith-Cameron and Joe Morton as they narrate MasterVoices' performance of THE GRAPES OF WRATH at Carnegie Hall on April 17. Don't miss this unique theatrical experience.

Cellist Trey Lee To Release New Album SEASONS INTERRUPTED in May
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 13, 2024

Internationally-acclaimed cellist Trey Lee is collaborating with the English Chamber Orchestra for his new album SEASONS INTERRUPTED. Learn how to purchase the album.

Nathan Gunn, Bryonha Marie & More to Star in THE GRAPES OF WRATH at Carnegie Hall
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 4, 2024

MasterVoices will close its 2023-24 season on April 17 at Carnegie Hall with a revised concert version of The Grapes of Wrath by composer Ricky Ian Gordon and librettist Michael Korie based on the epic novel of the same name by Nobel Prize winner John Steinbeck.

Young Performers Career Advancement Program 2024 Artists To Perform At Carnegie Hall On January 15
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 1, 2023

The Association of Performing Arts Professionals (APAP) announced today that five emerging classical music solo artists and a quartet of musicians from around the world have been selected to perform at Carnegie Hall's Weill Recital Hall as part of APAP's Young Performers Career Advancement Program (YPCA). 

Crypt Sessions to Present US Premiere Of Lowell Liebermann's Acclaimed Frankenstein Suite For Piano in October
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 20, 2023

Piano version of Lowell Liebermann's Frankenstein Suite will be premiered in the US on October 10, 2023. The performance will take place at the Crypt Chapel in New York City. Full program and ticket information available.

Max Chernin, Ashley Pérez Flanagan & More Join OUT OF MYSELF �" SONGS OF PETER FOLEY
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 24, 2023

Prospect Theater Company and the newly launched Peter Foley Music Project have announced final additional performers for Out of Myself—Songs of Peter Foley. Learn how to purchase tickets!

Sondheim & Shevelove's THE FROGS & More to be Featured in MasterVoices' 2023-24 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 11, 2023

MasterVoices has announced details of the celebrated chorus’ 82nd season, celebrating the power of the human voice to unite, inspire and connect since 1941.

Opera Parallele Announces Cast Changes in THE SHINING
by Stephi Wild - Mar 8, 2023

Opera Parallèle announced baritone singer Robert Wesley Mason will now sing the role of Jack Torrance and bass-baritone Kevin Deas will sing the role of Dick Hallorann in the company's upcoming West Coast premiere of The Shining, the critically acclaimed opera by Grammy Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning team of composer Paul Moravec and librettist Mark Campbell. Opera Parallèle welcomes both acclaimed singers in their company debut.

Opera Saratoga Names New General And Artistic Director Mary Birnbaum
by Stephi Wild - Feb 13, 2023

Opera Saratoga's board of directors has announced that Mary Birnbaum has been named the company's new general and artistic director. She succeeds former General and Artistic Director Lawrence Edelson, whose eight year tenure concluded at the end of the 2022 season. Birnbaum is the tenth general director in the Opera Saratoga's celebrated history.

92NY Presents Gabriela Montero, Piano: WESTWARD
by Stephi Wild - Jan 27, 2023

The 92nd Street Y, New York (92NY), one of New York's leading cultural venues, presents Gabriela Montero, piano: Westward, on February 10, 2023 at 7:30pm ET at the Kaufmann Concert Hall.

Miller Theatre Presents A Composer Portrait Of SUZANNE FARRIN This February
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 20, 2022

Miller Theatre at Columbia University School of the Arts continues its 2022-23 Composer Portraits series with Suzanne Farrin.

Aurea Ensemble Presents Dylan Thomas' A CHILD'S CHRISTMAS IN WALES 
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 29, 2022

Aurea Ensemble presents its annual holiday concert, A Child's Christmas in Wales on Sunday, December 11, 3pm at St. Martin's Episcopal Church, 50 Orchard Ave, in Providence.

AUREA ENSEMBLE TO PRESENT ANNUAL HOLIDAY CONCERT: A Magical Amalgamation of Music and Words
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 28, 2022

Aurea Ensemble will present its annual holiday concert, A Child's Christmas in Wales on Sunday, December 11, 3pm at St. Martin's Episcopal Church, 50 Orchard Ave, in Providence.

Perlman Music Program Suncoast Presents Acclaimed Violinist Randall Goosby At The Sarasota Opera House This Winter
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 17, 2022

Regional audiences will have the rare opportunity to see this highly acclaimed performer, accompanied by pianist Zhu Wang, as part of The Perlman Music Program Suncoast's “An Evening with Randall Goosby,” Thursday, December 8.

Esteemed Cassatt String Quartet Returns To Music Mountain Summer Festival September 18
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 6, 2022

The Cassatt String Quartet will return to the Music Mountain Summer Festival for an in-person recital on Sunday afternoon, September 18, 2022, 3 p.m., EDT, at Gordon Hall.