Dominick Argento

Young Concert Artists Unveils Spring 2025 Highlights In NYC And DC
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 3, 2025

Young Concert Artists has revealed their Spring 2025 season highlights. See bass-baritone Joseph Parrish, violinist Oliver Neubauer and YCA's first guitar duo, Ziggy & Miles, at Kaufman Music Center, plus more.

New York City Opera to Present Concert Production of TOSCA at Bryant Park
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 15, 2024

New York City Opera will present a concert production of TOSCA at Bryant Park, honoring the 100th anniversary of Giacomo Puccini's passing. Learn how to attend.

Lights On Theatre to Present MISS HAVISHAM'S WEDDING NIGHT in Debut Australian Performance
by Blair Ingenthron - Aug 11, 2024

After honing their craft in Manchester, UK, Lights On Theatre will make their Australian debut at Sydney Fringe 2024 with Dominick Argento's 1981 mono-opera Miss Havisham's Wedding Night.

Young Concert Artists Reveals 2024-2025 Season Featuring a Carnegie Hall Performance and More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 13, 2024

Young Concert Artists has revealed its 2024-2025 season featuring debuts by early-career artists in New York and Washington D.C., including a finale at Carnegie Hall. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

Seaglass Theater Company to Present NOT AFRAID TO DARE This Month
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 9, 2024

Catch the Seaglass Theater Company's presentation of NOT AFRAID TO DARE, a concert featuring Black composers' contributions to classical music. Learn how to purchase tickets!

MRS. KRISHNAN'S PARTY & More Lead Boston's April 2024 Top Theatre Shows
by Team BWW - Apr 1, 2024

Boston is never lacking outstanding theatre, whether epic Broadway shows, engrossing dramas or bold fringe offerings. BroadwayWorld is rounding up our top recommended theatre every month. Selections for April 2024 include Mrs. Krishnan's Party, Jagged Little Pill and more!

Brooklyn Art Song Society Presents CIRCLES V: THE MINNESOTA CONNECTION
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 17, 2024

Brooklyn Art Song Society (BASS) continues its seasons on Friday, February 2 at 7:30PM at First Unitarian Church of Brooklyn with Circles V: The Minnesota Connection.

Odyssey Opera Performs THE VOYAGE OF EDGAR ALLAN POE in April
by Stephi Wild - Jan 16, 2024

Odyssey Opera, in partnership with the Boston Modern Orchestra Project (BMOP), presents the New England premiere of Dominick Argento’s opera The Voyage of Edgar Allan Poe, on Friday, April 5, 2024, in Poe’s birthplace of Boston.

Brooklyn Art Song Society to Present CIRCLES IV: LES SIX at First Unitarian Church of Brooklyn
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 4, 2023

Brooklyn Art Song Society presents Circles IV: Les Six, a program exploring the rebellious French composers who revolutionized music in the early 20th century. Don't miss this unique musical experience.

Soundbox Ventures Opens Season of LISTEN HEAR Salon Concerts in December
by Stephi Wild - Nov 22, 2023

 Soundbox Ventures opens its season of the “Listen Hear” Salon Concerts at St. Boniface Episcopal Church with “Preludes with Marisa,” Saturday, December 16, 7 p.m. The program features the world premiere of the young Catalan composer Marc Migó’s “L’illa deserta,” a collection of 12 preludes for solo piano performed by the Paris-based American pianist Marisa Gupta

Brooklyn Art Song Society Announces 2023�"24 Season
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 11, 2023

Brooklyn Art Song Society (BASS) announced its 2023-24 season, which features Circles, a six-part series following friendships between composers throughout history, as well as the return of the Dichter Project and New Voices Festival. Led by Artistic Director Michael Brofman, the organization, which plays a vital role in keeping the tradition of art song alive, presents ten full-length concerts highlighting 37 composers and 56 performers.

VocalEssence Announces 2023-2024 Season: "Together We Sing"
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 7, 2023

​​​​​​​VocalEssence, one of the world's premier choral music organizations, is gearing up for its 'speed limit' season-55 years of making music and celebrating the joy of singing together. In honor of this auspicious occasion the new season will feature collaborations with the St. Olaf Choir, the Bach Society of Minnesota, and Northrop, as well as exciting commissions by vocal activist Melanie DeMore, Latvian composer Ēriks Ešenvalds, and Minnesotans Jocelyn Hagen and Kyle Pederson.

VIDEO: Susan Graham On How She Got Her Start
by Alan Henry - Mar 29, 2023

Legendary mezzo-soprano and LAO Young Artist Artist Director Susan Graham is back on the DCP stage in her role debut as Geneviève in 'Pelléas and Mélisande.' We sat down with her to ask about her inspiring start in opera, her role as a mentor, and the advice she has for the up-and-coming generation of singers.

Michael Schelle Wins Crossroads Of America: Composer Competition
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 12, 2023

On Sunday, January 8, 2023, at the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center, Michael Schelle won the South Bend Symphony Orchestra's first Crossroads of America: Composers Competition!

Verdi's FALSTAFF to be Presented at Opera San José in February
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 11, 2023

Women take charge in Opera San José’s rollicking production of Verdi’s Falstaff. Adapted from Shakespeare’s The Merry Wives of Windsor and scenes from Henry IV, Parts 1 and 2.

Boston Opera Collaborative Presents LOVE IN THE TIME OF Next Month
by Stephi Wild - Oct 21, 2022

Boston Opera Collaborative returns to live, indoor performances with Love in the Time Of, a musical pairing of Robert Schumann's Dichterliebe with a brand-new song cycle commissioned during the pandemic.

�"PERA: O CANTO DO CISNE | PALESTRA SOBRE PÁSSAROS AQUÁTICOS Comes to Theatro Sao Pedro
by Stephi Wild - Aug 18, 2022

O Theatro São Pedro apresenta duas obras com libretos adaptados de Anton Tchekhov: a primeira estreia mundial de O Canto do Cisne, de Leonardo Martinelli e Palestra sobre Pássaros Aquáticos, de Dominick Argento. Composta em 1974, Palestra sobre Pássaros Aquáticos foi inspirada na peça Os Males do Tabaco, de Tchekhov.

Pegasus Opera Company In Association With Hagemann Rosenthal Associates Presents THE ASPERN PAPERS
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 21, 2022

Hagemann Rosenthal Associates has announced their first full opera composed by Philip Hagemann in association with Pegasus Opera Company.

National Opera Association Awards Four Inaugural Dominick and Carolyn Bailey Argento Fellowships at Annual Conference
by Stephi Wild - Feb 2, 2022

The National Opera Association (NOA) awarded the first ever Argento Fellowships to four recipients at the closing awards ceremony of the NOA 2022 Conference which took place recently in St. Augustine, Florida.

WEST SIDE STORY and THE THREEPENNY OPERA Announced Among the Attractions of Theatro Sao Pedro's 2022 Season
by Claudio Erlichman - Dec 22, 2021

Theatro Sao Pedro announces its 2022 season. The lyrical series will include eleven titles: La Serva Padrona; Livietta and Tracollo; The Capulets and the Montechios, by Bellini; West Side Story; Lecture on Waterbirds; Threepenny Opera, by Weill; Ariadne in Naxos, by Strauss; Viva La Mamma, by Donizetti and El Barberillo de Lavapies, among others.