Vengeance, Murder, More On Stage As Opera San José Presents RIGOLETTO, February 17- March 3
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 13, 2024
Opera San José's 40th anniversary season continues with a thrilling production of Verdi's Rigoletto. Boasting some of opera's most memorable music, including the signature aria “La donna è mobile,” this gripping work follows the jester Rigoletto, his innocent daughter Gilda, and the corrupt Duke of Mantua whose callous treatment of women launches a storm of vengeance, murder, and tragic self-sacrifice.
Opera San José's 40th Anniversary Season Continues With RIGOLETTO
by Stephi Wild - Nov 2, 2023
Opera San José’s 40th anniversary season continues with a thrilling production of Verdi’s Rigoletto. Boasting some of opera’s most memorable music, including the signature aria “La donna è mobile,” this tragic work follows the hunchback jester Rigoletto, his beautiful daughter Gilda, and the licentious Duke of Mantua whose callous treatment of women sets into motion a plot for vengeance that ends in tragedy.
Composer Lisa Bielawa Curates Residency at The Stone
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 5, 2022
Composer, vocalist, and producer Lisa Bielawa returns to The Stone at The ew School from Wednesday, November 2, 2022 to Saturday, November 5, 2022, for her third curated residency, a performance initiative founded by John Zorn,with concerts held each night at 8:30pm.
Lisa Bielawa to Release BLUEPRINTS I, Featuring Ten World Premiere Recordings
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 23, 2020
On August 14, composer, vocalist, and producer Lisa Bielawa releases Blueprints I, a digital-only album featuring ten world premiere recordings of Bielawa's compositions. Her five-concert residency at The Stone (a performance initiative founded by John Zorn) in NYC was to take place the very week in March 2020 that the city went into lockdown.
Pacific Symphony Ravel Presents The Magical One-Act Opera, THE CHILD & THE MAGIC SPELLS
by Stephi Wild - Apr 26, 2019
Unleash your inner-child as Pacific Symphony offers another unique concert experience, with a double-bill of both Prokofiev's symphonic fairy tale "Peter & The Wolf" and Ravel's one-act opera "L'enfant et les sortileges." No stranger to producing elaborate and magical stagings, Robert Neu is once again the stage director, returning after his fantastic work on "The Magic Flute." (He will return next season to direct Verdi's "Otello"!) Longtime artistic partner Pacific Chorale, led by Artistic Director Robert Istad, will join the Symphony on stage again, as well as the CSUF Singers and Southern California Children's Chorus. Returning mezzo-soprano Tess Altiveros plays the lead role, "The Child," in Ravel's "L'enfant."
SFEMS Presents Cappella SF In Concerts Of Josquin, Allegri, Couperin & Schutz
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 31, 2018
The San Francisco Early Music Society's 2018-19 concert season continues next month with the Bay Area's own Cappella SF. Directed by Ragnar Bohlin, Cappella SF has taken the choral world by storm in just four years, acclaimed both at home and abroad. In their debut program for SFEMS, Neither From Heaven Nor From Earth, Cappella SF will perform works spanning a period from Josquin through Allegri, Schutz and Couperin.
Leandra Ramm Featured on Fred Coscia's Holiday Single 'Magical Christmas Cheer'
by BWW News Desk - Dec 13, 2012
Composer Fred Coscia has announced the release of his holiday single, 'Magical Christmas Cheer' featuring vocals by renowned actress and vocalist Leandra Ramm. Fred Coscia wrote 'Magical Christmas Cheer' in 2011 as an expression of the joy he has experienced during the holiday season. Coscia has re-recorded the song with Leandra Ramm in hopes of bringing this heart warming new holiday classic to audiences across the globe.
Leandra Ramm Makes Lifetime TV Premiere in MY LIFE IS A LIFETIME MOVIE Tonight; Hosts Viewing Party at Gizzi's
by TV News Desk - Nov 28, 2012
Actress Leandra Ramm's life story will be featured in Lifetime's 'My Life is a Lifetime Movie,' an original hybrid unscripted series focusing on people who could have been the subject of one of its trademark telefilms. The series will feature re-creations and interviews with women who recount their experiences that are said to be so unbelievable that they must be true. Leandra's story will be aired tonight, November 28, at 10pm EST.
ONE NIGHT WITH YOU Plays United Solo Theatre Festival Tonight, 11/11
by BWW News Desk - Nov 11, 2012
United Solo Theatre Festival presents One Night With You, performed by Leandra Ramm. Starring in a new Lifetime series 'My Life is a Lifetime Movie' and with her new book 'Stalking a Diva' due out this fall, Leandra Ramm tells her amazing life story in an unforgettable one night engagement. The show focuses on the chilling cyber stalking experience that left her feeling imprisoned and helpless without protection from the U.S. legal system. Despite seemingly insurmountable obstacles, Leandra's perserverance and determination led her to eventually win her legal case. Begining with her unique origins from ' The Genius Sperm Bank', followed by her world traveling adventures, Leandra's life has been nothing short of exciting. One Night With You was written by Dagmar Spain and will be directed by Andrew Lonsdale.
ONE NIGHT WITH YOU Plays United Solo Theatre Festival, 11/11
by Kelsey Denette - Oct 12, 2012
United Solo Theatre Festival presents One Night With You, performed by Leandra Ramm. Starring in a new Lifetime series 'My Life is a Lifetime Movie' and with her new book 'Stalking a Diva' due out this fall, Leandra Ramm tells her amazing life story in an unforgettable one night engagement. The show focuses on the chilling cyber stalking experience that left her feeling imprisoned and helpless without protection from the U.S. legal system. Despite seemingly insurmountable obstacles, Leandra's perserverance and determination led her to eventually win her legal case. Begining with her unique origins from ' The Genius Sperm Bank', followed by her world traveling adventures, Leandra's life has been nothing short of exciting. One Night With You was written by Dagmar Spain and will be directed by Andrew Lonsdale.
United Solo Festival Presents One Hundred Productions in Third Year, Now thru 11/18
by BWW News Desk - Oct 11, 2012
The world's largest solo theatre festival, established in 2010 at Theatre ROW on 42nd Street in Manhattan, has grown to more than twice its original size. One hundred solo productions will be presented between today, October 11 and November 18, 2012, among them fifteen shows by artists who successfully performed at the United Solo Festival in the past.
A FOR ADULTERY Runs Now thru 9/30 at Little Times Square Theatre
by BWW News Desk - Sep 14, 2012
'A for Adultery,' a dramatic musical based on Hawthorne's 'The Scarlet Letter' by veteran composer/playwright Paul Dick, will be presented tonight, September 14 to 30, 2012 by Passajj Productions at Little Times Square Theatre (of Roy Arias Studios & Theatres,) 300 W 43rd Street (4 fl.), Manhattan, directed by Marlene Thorn Taber.
A FOR ADULTERY Runs 9/14-30 at Little Times Square Theatre
by Kelsey Denette - Aug 14, 2012
'A for Adultery,' a dramatic musical based on Hawthorne's 'The Scarlet Letter' by veteran composer/playwright Paul Dick, will be presented September 14 to 30, 2012 by Passajj Productions at Little Times Square Theatre (of Roy Arias Studios & Theatres,) 300 W 43rd Street (4 fl.), Manhattan, directed by Marlene Thorn Taber.
United Solo Festival Presents One Hundred Productions in Its Third Year, 10/11-11/18
by Alyssa Holcomb - Aug 1, 2012
The world's largest solo theatre festival, established in 2010 at Theatre ROW on 42nd Street in Manhattan, has grown to more than twice its original size. One hundred solo productions will be presented between October 11 and November 18, 2012, among them fifteen shows by artists who successfully performed at the United Solo Festival in the past.
Briana Davis Plays Don't Tell Mama, 8/3
by Kelsey Denette - Jul 18, 2012
Michael Martinez and Fred Coscia have announced a special appearance by vocalist Briana Davis (Smokey Joes Cafe, The World Goes Round) at An Evening of Music and Comedy at Don't Tell Mama on August, 3, 2012. This showcase and variety show will also feature singers Tara Bruno, Michelle Guadalupe, Leandra Ramm and Joanna Schubert. Producer Michael Martinez has previously presented showcases at Birdland, Don't Tell Mama and theaters in New York City. Fred Coscia is an television host, producer and entertainment manager.