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New Production of Gyögy Ligeti's Le Grand Macabre at the Munich Opera Festival
Jun. 28, 2024A new production of György Ligeti's Le Grand Macabre opened on June 28 at the Munich Opera Festival at the Bavarian State Opera. The piece thus marks the …
BMOP's Recording of Orchestral Works by Ellen Taaffe Zwilich Highlights Her Outstanding Talent
Jun. 28, 2024Amidst other noteworthy recordings released by BMOP Sound this spring, a recording of orchestral works by Ellen Taaffe Zwilich stands out. The disc includes her Symphony No. 5, Concerto …
Three Orchestral Works by Itaru Sakai are Published by Zen-On
Jun. 28, 2024Last month, Zen-On published three works by Itaru Sakai, a prolific Japanese composer whose compositions for wind instruments are especially compelling.
Scissors Crossing for alto saxophone and orchestra was …La Sociedad General de Autores y Editores (SGAE) Awards a 125th Anniversary Medal to Joaquín Rodrigo
Jun. 28, 2024On June 17 at Florida Park Hall in Madrid, La Sociedad General de Autores y Editores (SGAE) awarded their 125th Anniversary Medals to a number of esteemed contributors to various …
New Mahagonny Production in Stuttgart Foregrounds Female Perspective
Jun. 28, 2024Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht's Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny is by now securely part of the opera repertoire. Its frequent productions exhibit a wide range of directorial …
World Premiere of Thierry Pècou and Alice Kudlak's Opera, O Future at the Théâtre de Caen
Jun. 28, 2024On June 19-21, the Théâtre de Caen presented Thierry Pècou and Alice Kudlak's chamber opera, O Future. Commissioned by the French State and Théâtre de Caen, the opera was …
The Sinfonie Orchester Biel Solothurn, led by Yannis Pouspourikas, performed the world premiere of Christian Jost's Lontano doloroso for cor anglais and orchestra with soloist, Dominik Wollenweber on June 12 at …
Led by Patrick Hahn, The Vienna Symphony Orchestra and Dorothea Röschmann Celebrate Schönberg's Erwartung at 100
Jun. 28, 2024Arnold Schönberg's monodrama in one act Erwartung was premiered on June 6, 1924 at the Deutsches Theater in Prague. The female lead was played by Marie Gutheil-Schoder, with Alexander Zemlinsky …
Konstantia Gourzi Leads the Bachchor Salzburg in the Premiere of Klothó, Láchesis, Átropos – an die Schicksalsgöttinn
Jun. 28, 2024The Bach Choir Salzburg premiered Konstantia Gourzi's Klothó, Láchesis, Átropos – an die Schicksalsgöttinn on June 8 at Carabinieri Hall of the Residenz, Salzburg, under the composer's baton. Texts for this work, …
The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and Manfred Honeck Premiere Michael Daugherty’s Songs of the Open Road
Jun. 28, 2024On June 7-9, the Pittsburgh Symphony and Manfred Honeck premiere Michael Daugherty’s double concerto Songs of the Open Road, featuring the orchestra’s principal oboe Cynthia Koledo DeAlmeida and …