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Camille Saint-Saëns's Samson et Dalila at The Metropolitan Opera
Sep. 01, 2018The Metropolitan Opera's 2018-2019 season includes an exciting new production of Camille Saint-Saëns's Samson et Dalila, opening September 24 and running in repertoire through March 2019. Sir …

World Premieres of New Arrangements and Editions of Works by Leoš Janáček
Sep. 01, 2018On September 19-20, Jakub Hrúša leads the Orchestre de Paris in the premiere performance of a new critical edition of Janáček's Taras Bulba by Jirí Zahrádka, and on September 28, Hrúša …

World Premiere of Arvo Pärt’s Prayer after Kanon Pokajanen
Sep. 01, 2018On September 7, Tõnu Kaljuste conducted the Tallinn Chamber Orchestra and Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir in the world premiere of Arvo Pärt's Prayer after Kanon Pokajanen. This concert was a …

World Premiere of Jay Schwartz's Arrangement of Béla Bartók's Petite Suite
Sep. 01, 2018On September 2, the Festival Strings Lucerne, conducted by Daniel Dodds, gave the world premiere of Jay Schwartz's arrangement of Béla Bartók's Petite Suite. In 1936, Bartók made a piano …

French Premiere of Frank Zappa's 200 Motels (The Suites)
Sep. 01, 2018Never before presented in France, Frank Zappa's 200 Motels (The Suites) will be performed this month by T&M-Paris. This new production of the work is directed by Leo Warynski, with …

World Premiere of Dieter Schnebel's Schicksalslied
Sep. 01, 2018On September 21, the Prager Philharmonischer Chor and Sinfonieorchester Flandern, led by Jan Latham-Koenig, perform the world premiere of Dieter Schnebel's last work Schicksalslied at the World Conference Center's …

Two World Premieres by Atsuhiko Gondai
Sep. 01, 2018The start of the 2018/19 performance season sees the world premieres of two works by Atsuhiko Gondai. The world premiere of To the West for string quartet takes place …

US Premiere of Gavin Bryars's New York
Sep. 01, 2018On September 29, conductor Michael Linville leads the New World Symphony in the US premiere of Gavin Bryars's New York. Bryars notes:
"The title [of this work] …

Janáček's The Cunning Little Vixen in its Glimmerglass Debut
Jul. 17, 2018From July 8 to August 25, the Glimmerglass Festival mounts a new production of Leoš Janáček's beloved opera The Cunning Little Vixen with a new English translation by Kelley …

2018 Summer Festival Digest
Jul. 16, 2018Summer 2018 marks another exciting festival season for our composers. Below you’ll find a round-up of festival activities across the globe.
Aspen Music Festival
The 2018 Aspen Music Festival features …
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