Giovanni Battista Pergolesi

Review: MR PUNCH AT THE OPERA, Arcola Theatre
by Franco Milazzo - Aug 22, 2024

It’s not every show that hands out party poppers as you go in. Aimed at young audiences, Mr Punch At The Opera whips together the iconic hand-puppets with a musical amuse-bouche.

Boston Ballet Presents SPRING EXPERIENCE Concert This May
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 4, 2024

Experience the magic of spring with Boston Ballet's latest performance, featuring works by William Forsythe, Jiří Kylián, and a world premiere by Ken Ossola.

PIEDAD Comes to Gran Teatro Nacional Next Week
by Stephi Wild - Mar 22, 2024

Como parte de las celebraciones por la Semana Santa, el Coro Nacional del Perú, en compañía de la Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional y el Coro Nacional de Niños presentan “Piedad”, un programa dirigido para toda la familia que incluye las obras ‘Stabat Mater’ de Pergolessi y el ‘Requiem’ de Fauré, de quien se conmemora el centenario de su fallecimiento.

New Jersey Youth Chorus Presents Winter Concert On January 21
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 10, 2024

Join the New Jersey Youth Chorus for their Winter Concert on January 21. Enjoy a variety of beautiful and artistic repertoire performed by nearly 200 talented choristers. Tickets available at NJYC.org.

TENET Vocal Artists Unveils 2024 Winter/Spring Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 8, 2024

TENET Vocal Artists announces their 2024 Winter/Spring Season featuring performances of 'Forces of Nature,' 'Stabat Mater,' 'Power of Mythology,' and J.S. Bach's Mass in B Minor.

Libero Canto Performs October Concert in Manhattan
by Stephi Wild - Sep 27, 2023

Salve mater fons amoris, a concert of Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater, Scarlatti’s Salve Regina, and a rare Isabella Leonarda Trio will be performed in Manhattan - A Libero Canto Project. Learn more about the concerts here!

LIGHT IN THE DARK Comes to Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre in October
by Stephi Wild - Jun 27, 2023

The season opener tells powerful stories of tragedy, hope and human connection. The program’s central work, Sounds of the Sun, is a world premiere by Jennifer Archibald, which celebrates the life of Florence Waren, a Jewish dancer who lived in Paris and worked with the French Resistance during World War II. 

World Premiere of Annie Rigney's …SHE WAS BECOMING UNTETHERED is Coming to 92NY
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 14, 2023

The 92nd Street Y Harkness Dance Center’s 2022/23 Studio Series will present …she was becoming untethered., a world premiere from choreographer Annie Rigney, who was first introduced to 92NY as a finalist in the 2021  Future Dance Festival.

New Jersey Symphony To Perform Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto June 1�"4 in Newark, Princeton and New Brunswick
by A.A. Cristi - May 11, 2023

Acclaimed violin virtuoso Randall Goosby is set to solo in the New Jersey Symphony's upcoming performance of Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto, June 1—4, led by Music Director Xian Zhang. The program also features the world premiere of Chen Yi's Landscape Impression and Stravinsky's Suite from Pulcinella.

Four World Premieres & More Set for Boston Ballet 2023�"2024 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 19, 2023

Boston Ballet has announced programming for the 2023–2024 season, which celebrates the evolution of the living artform of ballet.

Review: Edmonton Opera Re-Imagines STABAT MATER in an Avant-Garde New Production
by Sarah Dussome - Apr 2, 2023

Adapted from a 13th-century hymn, Stabat Mater is Giovanni Battista Pergolesi’s 1736 operatic testament to the lamentation of Mary following Jesus’s crucifixion.

Edmonton Opera's STABET MATER Sells Out In First Week Of Rehearsals
by Stephi Wild - Mar 14, 2023

Edmonton Opera’s three performances, March 30, 31 and April 1, 2023, of Giovanni Battista Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater at the Jubilee Auditorium sold out during the first week of rehearsals.

The Dryden Ensemble Presents PERGOLESI & BACH In Solebury And Princeton This Month
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 3, 2023

The Dryden Ensemble presents “Pergolesi and Bach” on Saturday, March 25 at 3:00 p.m. Trinity Episcopal Church Solebury, 6587 Upper York Road, Solebury, PA and on Sunday, March 26 at 3:00 p.m. at Seminary Chapel, located on the campus of the Princeton Theological Seminary, 64 Mercer Street, Princeton, NJ.

Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre Sets 2023�"2024 Season Featuring THE NUTCRACKER, BEAUTY AND THE BEAST & More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 9, 2023

Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre has announced the company’s exciting 2023-2024 season lineup, featuring three full-length story ballets and two mixed repertory programs.

Opera Lafayette to Present PERGOLESI! as Part of 2022/23 Season Dedicated to The Era of Madame de Pompadour
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 6, 2023

On Thursday, February 2, 2023 at 7:30pm, Opera Lafayette will present Pergolesi!, part of their 2022/23 season dedicated to The Era of Madame de Pompadour.

Ragazzi Boys Chorus to Present Holiday Concert MAGNIFICENT WONDERS in December
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 4, 2022

Led by Artistic and Executive Director Kent Jue, Magnificent Wonders will perform 1pm PST Saturday, December 3 2022 at First United Methodist Church in Palo Alto and 4pm PST Sunday, December 11, 2022 at Old First Church in San Francisco.

Stabat Mater Concert Changes Date and Location Due to Covid
by Marissa Tomeo - Apr 7, 2022

The soprano Vasiliki Constantinou, the mezzo soprano Anoki von Arx, and the pianist Zara Bakhoudarian are to present a concert dedicated to the Stabat Mater sequence, a 13th-century Christian hymn to Mary. The piece, which portrays her suffering as Jesus Christ's mother during his crucifixion, will now take place at Technopolis 20, on Wednesday, April 27, at 7pm. The title comes from its first line, Stabat Mater dolorosa, which means 'the sorrowful mother was standing' and has been set to music by many Western composers, including Giovanni Battista Pergolesi, whose work is going to be presented. 

Technopolis 20 Presents Easter Concert 'Stabat Mater' This Week
by Stephi Wild - Apr 4, 2022

We are entering the Holy Week of Easter with a concert dedicated to the Stabat Mater sequence, a 13th-century Christian hymn to Mary, which portrays her suffering as Jesus Christ's mother during his crucifixion.

Theatro Sao Pedro Opens Lyrical Season with Two Operas by GIOVANNI BATTISTA PERGOLESI
by Claudio Erlichman - Mar 14, 2022

The production is conducted by Luis Otavio Santos, who commands the Orquestra do Theatro Sao Pedro, and stage direction by Mauro Wrona. The show will also be streamed free of charge on the internet.

Chatham Baroque to Present Giovanni Pergolesi's 'Stabat Mater'
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 1, 2022

For the first time since 2010, Chatham Baroque will present Giovanni Battista Pergolesi's (1710-1736) immortal setting of the Stabat Mater – a Lenten hymn to Mary, mother of Jesus – along with music by Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741) and Johann Heinrich Schmelzer (1623-1680).