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New York City Opera Opens Season With American Voices Featuring Special Guest Rufus Wainwright
New York City Opera returns to the renovated David H. Koch Theater to open their season with American Voices. The program features performances by special guest Rufus Wainwright and stars from the operatic stage in selections from American opera and musical theater by Barber, Bernstein, Bolcom, Floyd, Gershwin, Golijov, and Stravinsky.
Nov. 03, 2009Leif Ove Andsnes Performs World Premiere of Thomas Larcher's What becomes on Pictures Reframed
Pianist Leif Ove Andsnes performs the world premiere of Thomas Larcher's What becomes in Andsnes' collaborative project with visual artist Robin Rhode entitled Pictures Reframed. The performances take place on November 13 and 14 at Lincoln Center's Alice Tully Hall.
Nov. 03, 2009Fantastic Mr. Fox and Where the Wild Things Are Premiere on the Silver Screen; They're Operas too!
Nov. 02, 2009This fall Roald Dahl's Fantastic Mr. Fox and Maurice Sendak's Where the Wild Things Are see new life as major motion pictures. These two classic children's stories have already been made into operas by Tobias Picker and Oliver Knussen.
David Sawer's Rumpelstiltskin Ballet Begins Tour of UK
David Sawer's ballet Rumpelstiltskin opens its world premiere tour in the UK at the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Center on November 14. The ballet is the result of collaboration between Sawer with director Richard Jones and designer Stewart Laing.
Oct. 30, 2009Ursula Oppens Performs World Premiere of Tobias Picker's Three Nocturnes for Ursula
Ursula Oppens performs the world premiere of Tobias Picker's Three Nocturnes for Ursula on November 11 at City University of New York's Elebash Recital Hall in New York City.
Oct. 30, 2009Lee Hoiby's Last Letter Home Sees World Premiere in New String Orchestra Version
Steven Townsend leads the Orchestra of St. James by the Sea through the world premiere of Lee Hoiby's Last Letter Home in its new version for string orchestra. The performance takes place in La Jolla, California on Sunday November 8.
Oct. 30, 2009James Adler Premieres New Work with the Lesbian and Gay Big Apple Corps Symphonic Band
Oct. 30, 2009Brian P. Worsdale leads the Lesbian and Gay Big Apple Corps Symphonic Band through the world premiere of James Adler's Allegro Scherzando: A Celebration for Piano and Concert Band on Saturday, November 14 in New York City.
Kurt Weill and Threepenny Opera Featured on BBC Radio 3, with a New Production by the BBC Philharmonic
Oct. 15, 2009Renowned Austrian composer HK Gruber conducts members of the BBC Philharmonic in a new production of the Weill/Brecht masterpiece The Threepenny Opera, for broadcast on BBC Radio 3 on …
New Highlights in the Holiday Canon by Lee Hoiby and Nigel Hess
Schott NY/EAM is proud to offer two new exciting additions to the holiday repertoire with Lee Hoiby's The Christmas Tree and Nigel Hess's A Christmas Overture. Hoiby's The Christmas Tree sees its world premiere on December 12 by the Cathedral Choral Society at the Washington National Cathedral in Washington D.C. led by J. Reilly Lewis. Both works are available for performance this holiday season.
Oct. 07, 2009Alvin Singleton's Argoru III Featured at UCLA's Herb Alpert School of Music
Laura Falzon performs Alvin Singleton's Argoru III for solo flute on October 22 at the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music as part of the third annual Africa Meets North America International Symposium and Festival.
Oct. 06, 2009