This weekend, multi-Grammy award winner and 2018 Olivier Award recipient Joyce DiDonato brought her theatrical and colorfully imaginative opera to Bing Concert Hall. A mezzo-soprano singer, DiDonato ...
Not long ago, I was sitting in a café in midtown Manhattan with Beth Morrisson, president and creative producer of Beth Morrison Projects (BMP). BMP has been pushing the boundaries of traditional ...
Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by During a break at the Royal Opera House, Aigul Akhmetshina discussed her action-packed career, “Carmen” and her mission to spread her love of opera.
Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Fall Preview Osvaldo Golijov’s Lorca-inspired opera comes to New York, and the pianist Igor Levit plays with the Cleveland Orchestra, among other ...
This season sees Chicago’s major opera companies celebrating many anniversaries amid a time of leadership changes. The Lyric Opera of Chicago is not only commemorating its 70th anniversary season, but ...
Richard Strauss, a giant in his own right, stood between the influences of two other musical greats. He acknowledged one when, as he began work on Der Rosenkavalier in 1909, he said: “This time I ...
On Saturday and Sunday, local operatic group the Verdi Chorus concludes its 40th anniversary season with its spring concert, Star-Crossed!, featuring a mix of classics including sequences from ...
When Contralto Margarete Klose sang in Jenufa at Berlin’s Municipal Opera, she performed excellently. But along with the applause came a shrill of whistles and a thicket of catcalls. It had just been ...
First-ever collaboration of two student music groups shows the importance of arts to the Duke student experience The first-ever collaboration of Duke Opera with the Duke Wind Symphony came with many ...
For a band that announced their effective retirement three years ago, The Slants have been remarkably busy. The Portland-based dance-rock group’s charitable foundation continues to support Asian ...
At the end of June, opera music will echo through the Colorado Foothills as Central City Opera starts its 2025 Festival. Central City Opera was founded in 1932, making it the fifth oldest professional ...