Charles Anthony

Review: B Street Theatre's BROKE-OLOGY Reminds Us of Our Riches

The most shocking thing about getting older is that everyone else is getting older, too. Our parents, who once seemed so strong and commanding, reverse their roles and become the dependents. How do we care for them as they once cared for us? How do we find a balance between duty to them and staying true to ourselves? These are central themes explored in Nathan Louis Jackson’s Broke-ology, now playing at the B Street Theatre.

Distinguished Concerts International New York Presents A Cathartic Three-Act Concert At Carnegie Hall

On Saturday April 29, Distinguished Concerts International New York (DCINY) will present Mozart's Requiem, a three-act performance that begins with the world premiere of Bradley Ellingboe's newest work, A Place Called Home.

Grammy Award-Winning Composer And Conductor Eric Whitacre Joins Cleveland Orchestra Choruses For Week-Long Residency 

It's an exciting time to join the Cleveland Orchestra Choruses. Audition appointments are now open for The Cleveland Orchestra Chorus, The Blossom Festival Chorus, The Cleveland Orchestra Youth Chorus, and The Cleveland Orchestra Children's Choruses.

The OR Festival 2023 Lineup Announced, Featuring Original 10-Minute Plays

'To be OR not to be?' We choose 'Or.' The unexpected and surprising! The Or Festival features the world premiere of ten original 10-minute plays written, dramaturged, directed and performed by diverse, dynamic Vancouver artists.

New Developmental Production of ANIMAL FARM: THE MUSICAL to be Presented at the Tribeca Performing Arts Center

A new developmental production of Animal Farm: The Musical will be presented at the Tribeca Performing Arts Center, BMCC Campus, from November 16 - 20, 2022, from creative team Steve Wallace (composer), Daniel Abrahamson (lyricist), Sarah Mucek (book writer) and Charles Anthony Burks (director).

Eric Whitacre Conducts Sydney Philharmonia Choirs, The Sacred Veil, Sydney Premiere, Sydney Opera House Concert Hall Next Month

In 2016, after a visit from his long-time collaborator and friend, lyricist and poet Charles Anthony Silvestri, composer Eric Whitacre found a poem Silvestri had left for him sitting on his piano. Silvestri had lost his wife and soul mate to cancer 12 years previously, leaving him to bring up their two young children.

First Annual Orlando Sings Choral Fest Announced

Orlando Sings is one of Central Florida’s newest professional arts organizations and has already had an exciting and successful first season.  Led by Artistic and Executive Director Dr. Andrew Minear, Orlando Sings serves as an umbrella organization for a family of singing groups including two professional ensembles, the Orlando Sings Symphonic Chorus and the Solaria Singers. This young organization has already had a great start to its first season with full and sold-out houses for each of the three concerts they have presented as well as a successful, sold-out gala fundraiser.

Travis T. Kornegay Will Present AFRICAN AMERICAN EXCELLENCE IN MUSIC CONCERT

This unique concert will focus on the performance and history of excellence in African American music. Performances will include well-known and a few obscure pieces by black performers, black composers, and black folk idioms.

BEAUTIFUL- THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL, and More On Sale Now at Dr. Phillips Center

The Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts welcomes an assortment of shows, events and performances across all three theaters. 

Sydney Philharmonia Choirs Announces 2022 Season

Programmed by long-standing Artistic & Music Director, Brett Weymark OAM, this richly diverse season traverses choral classics by Mozart, Bach, Haydn and Handel; the glorious colours of Puccini; living repertoire by Pēteris Vasks and Eric Whitacre; and six newly commissioned short works from local Sydney composers Jessica Wells, Aija Draguns, Tomas Parrish-Cheynoweth, Aiden Rosa, Maria Lopes, and Melbourne’s Stuart Greenbaum.

Columbia School Of The Arts Presents THE VIEW

Columbia University School of the Arts will present Keenan Tyler Oliphant's '21 production of The View.

Houston Chamber Choir Presents A TIME TO DRAW CLOSER Next Month

On May 9, the Grammy Award-winning Houston Chamber Choir, led by Founder and Artistic Director Robert Simpson, presents A Time to Draw Closer, the season finale of the 2020-2021 virtual season, featuring the world premiere of a work by noted Houston composer Mark Buller. The Mother's Day concert presents Buller's 'The Passion of St. Cecilia,' specially commissioned by the Houston Chamber Choir to celebrate its 25th anniversary.

Inaugural New Music Prize Announces Four Winning Compositions And Online Performance

Washington National Cathedral, leading choral publisher Walton Music and Grammy-winning, British vocal ensemble The King's Singers announce the 4 winning composers of their inaugural New Music Prize (for the US and Canada), as well as 4 honorable mentions and 11 commended compositions out of the staggering 347 submitted. 

Metropolitan Opera Releases LEONTYNE PRICE AT THE MET

The Metropolitan Opera presents Leontyne Price at the Met, a 2-CD collection that features 34 live recordings highlighting soprano Leontyne Price's great Met performances. The collection is available for purchase beginning September 18, 2020,

Los Angeles Master Chorale Releases Eric Whitacre's THE SACRED VEIL

On August 28, 2020, the Los Angeles Master Chorale will release its recording of The Sacred Veil on Signum Classics. This powerful, thought-provoking 12-movement work is scored for SATB choir, cello, and piano by composer Eric Whitacre and poet-lyricist Charles Anthony Silvestri. Silvestri's wife, Julie, died of ovarian cancer at age 36 in 2005, leaving two young children. His texts (written collaboratively with Whitacre) and the intimate, compelling score tell a story of courtship, love, loss, and the search for solace. 

Los Angeles Master Chorale Postpones 2020-21 Season; Extends Contract for Artistic Director Grant Gershon

The Los Angeles Master Chorale announced today that it will postpone the originally scheduled 2020-21 season at Walt Disney Concert Hall to the 2021-22 season due to the pandemic.

Virtual Theatre This Weekend: July 11-12- with Audra McDonald, Andrea Burns & More!

This weekend (July 11-12) in live streaming: Audra McDonald sings with Seth Rudetsky, Andrea Burns takes over at Stars in the House and so much more!

17,572 Singers From 129 Countries Joined Together To Perform In The Largest Ever Virtual Choir

Moved by the breadth of the pandemic and effect on society, one of the world's most performed composers, Eric Whitacre, composed a new piece especially for his Virtual Choir - 'Sing Gently.'

The Alternative Theater Company Announces The Cast Of BelieveAbility Reading

The Alternative Theater Company presents BELIEVEABILITY, the July 12th Second Virtual Reading in a series of 10-minute original plays that explore  the subject of faith from refreshing and relevant points of view. 

Houston Grand Opera Will Present Opera Camps for Students in Grades K-12

Houston Grand Opera's HGOco has announced four unique summer opera camps designed for specific age groups and experiences, in partnership with American Festival for the Arts (AFA) and special sessions by DACAMERA. All camps are held at Houston Grand Opera located in the Wortham Theater Center. Registration is now open. For grades K - 2, there are options of one-week or two-week sessions, while the camps for grades 3 - 12 are two weeks long.