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Roxanna Panufnik Sees a World Premiere in Philadelphia and a United States Premiere in Indianapolis
Mar. 06, 2007For its 25th Anniversary Concert the Choral Arts Society of Philadelphia has commissioned a work from Roxanna Panufnik as a memorial to a former member of the Society. The work …
James Conlon's "Recovered Voices" Program at Los Angeles Opera
Mar. 06, 2007Los Angeles Opera presents the first installment of a multi-year project titled "Recovered Voices," a program which features works of composers who were affected by the Holocaust and whose music …
Tobias Picker's Thérèse Raquin Opens Strong in New York Premiere
Mar. 06, 2007Chamber Versions of Fantastic Mr. Fox as well as Emmeline and An American Tragedy Available Soon
Tobias Picker’s opera Thérèse Raquin saw its New York premiere on February 16, 2007 …
Kurt Weill Around the World
Mar. 06, 2007Kurt Weill continues to dominate music news in recent months with three new productions of The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny: at Los Angeles Opera (pictured …
United States Premiere of Gavin Bryars' And so ended Kant’s travelling in this world…
Mar. 06, 2007On Friday, March 16, 2007 the choral ensemble Boston Secession presents "Surprised by Beauty: Minimalism in Choral Music." The program will feature a set of choral works of meditative quality, …
Lee Hoiby Composer-in-Residence at Austin Peay University
Mar. 06, 2007Hoiby Residency to Feature World Premiere of New Band Work, American Parade
Lee Hoiby will be composer-in-residence at Austin Peay State University in Clarksville, TN from March 19 through March …
The "World of Joji Yuasa" at Merkin Hall
Mar. 01, 2007On March 3 the ensemble Music from Japan will present a program exclusively comprised of the music of Joji Yuasa in their “The World of Joji Yuasa” program. Featuring both …
Gian Carlo Menotti Dies at Age 95
Feb. 01, 2007Gian Carlo Menotti, the two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning composer and founder of the Spoleto arts festivals in Italy and the United States, died Thursday at a hospital in Monaco. He was …
Red Light New Music Present Morton Feldman's Three Voices as Part of Galapagos' Darmstadt Night in Brooklyn
Feb. 01, 2007Red Light New Music will presnt Morton Feldman’s Three Voices, featuring soprano Daisy Press, at the Williamsburg, Brooklyn art space Galapagos as part of their Darmstadt series. The hour …
Leos Janácek's Jenufa at Metropolitan Opera with Karita Mattila
Feb. 01, 2007The Metropolitan Opera is currently presenting six performances of Leos Janacek’s Jenufa, featuring Finnish soprano Karita Mattila reprising the title role with which she wowed audiences at the Met …