John McVeigh

Palm Beach Opera to Present Puccini's TURANDOT For One Weekend Only

Palm Beach Opera will present Giacomo Puccini's iconic 'Turandot' at Kravis Center for the Performing Arts for one weekend only, on Jan. 24-26.

DCINY's Holiday Concerts At Carnegie Hall Include Messiah, and More!

As an annual holiday concert tradition, Maestro Jonathan Griffith, Distinguished Concerts International New York's (DCINY) Co-Founder and Principal Conductor, presents Sir Eugene Goossens/Sir Thomas Beecham's compelling symphonic re-orchestration of Handel's Messiah, Sunday, December 1, 2019, at Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage, Carnegie Hall. Tickets are $20 and may be purchased by visiting DCINY.org.

DCINY Presents Holiday Concerts At Carnegie Hall Starting November 17

Distinguished Concerts International New York (DCINY) celebrates the holiday season bringing traditional and new holiday music to Carnegie Hall's Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage. Concerts feature composers Joseph Martin and Heather Sorenson, Grammy Award winner Eric Whitacre, Mark Hayes and Pepper Choplin, and Maestro Jonathan Griffith. Tickets start at $20. For tickets and information, visit DCINY.

BWW Review: FIGARO is Brilliantly Married in St. Louis

Opera Theatre of St. Louis has opened its 44th festival season. This is St. Louis' prized centerpiece of opera, with a world-wide reputation. It is famous for its superb productions. The company's home is the beautiful and comfortable 763-seat Browning Theatre at Webster University. Gourmet picnic suppers may be enjoyed before the show on the lovely grounds of the theater. All operas are performed in English with super-titles.

DCINY Celebrates The Holidays With Ode To Joy, Symphony No. 9, and More

A special highlight of DCINY's 10th anniversary season is Beethoven's famed Ode to Joy, Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 12 and Fantasia in C minor, Op.80 ('Choral Fantasy').

DCINY Brings The Holiday Spirit To Carnegie Hall

Known for world-class concert presentations of choral music, Distinguished Concerts International New York (DCINY) celebrates the holiday season with four remarkable concerts, November 18, 25, and 26 andDecember 3, 2018, at Carnegie Hall's Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage. Tickets start at $20. For tickets and information, visitDCINY's website.

Brevard Music Center Presents Season-Long Leonard Bernstein Festival

Over the course of its 82nd season, the Brevard Music Center (BMC) will host a myriad of performances and special events saluting the centennial of celebrated American composer Leonard Bernstein. BMC's third "Festival Within a Festival" pays tribute to one of the most iconic composers of the 21st century whose in-depth creative output included music for Broadway, orchestra, ballet, chamber, and opera. Brevard Music Center's Leonard Bernstein Festival is supported in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.

Trinity Church's TIME'S ARROW Festival to Celebrate 250 Years of St. Paul's Chapel

Trinity Church Wall Street's annual series of concerts in January has long been a highlight of the musical season. Entitled 'Time's Arrow' to allude to Trinity's signature juxtaposition of early and modern music, the 2017 festival (Jan 1-12) celebrates the 250th anniversary of the opening of St. Paul's Chapel, the oldest church building in Manhattan.

Grammy-Winning Opera Stars Isabel Leonard & Nathan Gunn in 'Phineas McBoof Crashes the Symphony'

Phineas McBoof fans rejoice! Four years after the last Doctor Noize album comes the third installment in the award-winning Phineas McBoof series.

John Nelson to Conduct Chicago Bach Project's MASS IN B-MINOR with All-New Lineup of Vocal Soloists

SDG Music Foundation's 2016 Chicago Bach Project concert will feature J. S. Bach's monumental 'Mass in B Minor,' BWV 232, with Grammy Award-winner John Nelson conducting an all-new cast of soloists and the Chicago Bach Choir and Orchestra.

John Nelson to Conduct Chicago Bach Project's MASS IN B-MINOR with All-New Lineup of Vocal Soloists

SDG Music Foundation's 2016 Chicago Bach Project concert will feature J. S. Bach's monumental 'Mass in B Minor,' BWV 232, with Grammy Award-winner John Nelson conducting an all-new cast of soloists and the Chicago Bach Choir and Orchestra.

American Lyric Theater Alumni Series to Begin at National Sawdust Next Weekend

American Lyric Theater is proud to launch a new series, ALT Alumni: Composers and Librettists in Concert, celebrating the successes of its Composer Librettist Development Program. The series includes two upcoming concerts at the brand new National Sawdust, November 15, 2015 and February 7, 2016, each featuring excerpts from five different operas with scores and/or librettos written by alumni of the CLDP.

BWW Reviews: Puccini's LA RONDINE is a Winner at Opera Theatre of St. Louis

A rare Puccini receives a lovely production: 'La rondine' at Opera Theatre of St. Louis

BWW Reviews: LADY MACBETH OF MTSENSK is 'Opera Noir' and Utterly Wonderful at the Met

Compared to Dutch soprano Eva-Maria Westbroek as Katerina Ismailova in LADY MACBETH OF MTSENSK at the Met, Barbara Stanwyck and Lana Turner were couple of pikers in their film noir triumphs, “Double Indemnity” and “The Postman Always Rings Twice.” Westbroek kills her father-in-law with rat poison, strangles her husband with her lover's belt and, as the piece de resistence, drowns her lover's new girlfriend, while going under herself. And she has to do it all while effortlessly singing Shostakovich's demanding score. What a dame!

Lincoln Center Kicks Off 2013 White Light Festival Lineup Today

Ehrenkranz Artistic Director Jane Moss today announced the roster for Lincoln Center's fourth multidisciplinary White Light Festival, today October 24 through November 23, 2013.

Nicholas McGegan to Conduct Handel's L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato on NOVEMBER 21, 22, 23 @ 7:30 at DAVID KOCH THEATER

On November 21, 22, 23, 2013 at 7:30pm, at The David Koch Theater, British conductor and early music specialist Nicholas McGegan leads Handel's L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato. Mark Morris' luminous L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato, set to Handel's glorious oratorio, is one of the most beloved dance works of our time.

Lincoln Center Announces November Schedule; from DESH to Era la Notte & More

Lincoln Center Announces Updates to 2013 GREAT PERFORMERS and WHITE LIGHT FESTIVAL

A number of program changes and additions have been made to the performances, screenings, and events presented by Great Performers and the White Light Festival at Lincoln Center this season. Below is a final schedule of events for both series through June 4, 2013.

Suzanne Nance and Friends Perform at Maine State Music Theatre Tonight

Maine State Music Theatre is thrilled to present a one night only concert starring Suzanne Nance and Friends tonight, July 29 at 7:30 p.m.

Suzanne Nance and Friends to Perform at Maine State Music Theatre, 7/29

Maine State Music Theatre is thrilled to present a one night only concert starring Suzanne Nance and Friends on Monday, July 29 at 7:30 p.m. This intimate evening of song will showcase a variety of songs from opera including George Gershwin's, 'Summertime' from PORGY AND BESS; Leo Delibe's 'Lakme Duet (Flower Duet)' from LAKME; George Bizet's 'Au fond du temple saint' from THE PEARL FISHERS; Giacomo Puccini's 'O Soave Faciulla' from LA BOHEME; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's 'La ci darem la mano' from DON GIOVANNI; and Gioacchino and Rossini's 'The Cat Duet.'