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Watch All 73 Performances from Petrushka Project Online
Aug. 09, 2012Now, all performances from Petrushka Project, the unprecedented international live concert and commissioning initiative, presented by Schott Music, are viewable on the Petrushka Project website www.petrushka-project.com. The videos include …
Korngold’s Die tote Stadt in Australian Premiere at Sydney Opera House
Jul. 23, 2012On June 30, Erich Wolfgang Korngolds’ operatic masterpiece Die tote Stadt (The Dead City) was honored with its long-awaited Australian Premiere, presented by Opera Australia at the landmark …
Six years following the composer’s first foray into opera, the successful chamber opera Into the Little Hill, George Benjamin’s second and highly anticipated opera Written on Skin debuted at …
Tobias Picker's Fantastic Mr. Fox Opens at Opera Holland Park
Jul. 11, 2012Tobias Picker's operatic adaptation of Roald Dahl's beloved children's tale Fantastic Mr. Fox begins its 2012 run at London's Opera Holland Park on July 17, marking the third consecutive summer …
One of the major highlights of the 2012 summer festival season is Santa Fe Opera's world premiere production of Gioachino Rossini's Maometto II in its new critical performing edition by Dutch …
U.S. Premiere of Weill’s Magical Night (Zaubernacht) at the Ravinia Festival
Jul. 03, 2012James Conlon conducts Weill’s Magical Night (Zaubernacht) on July 19 at the Ravinia Festival, in the US premiere of the work’s critical edition. Members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra will …
Aspen Music Festival Features Gershwin, Andrew Norman, Bernard Rands, George Benjamin & More
Jun. 28, 2012The 2012 Aspen Music Festival is underway with Robert Spano joining the festival for his first year as music director. The season’s theme, “Made in America,” provides a unique spotlight …
The 2012 Summer Festival Season Launches!
Jun. 28, 2012As concert halls close their doors on another inspirational season of classical concerts and events, it’s time to move outdoors and savor great musical offerings under the summer skies at …
Joseph Schwantner and Fred Lerdahl at the Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble
Jun. 28, 2012On July 6 and 7, 2012, the Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble performed Fred Lerdahl’s Fantasy Etudes and Joseph Schwantner’s Taking Charge at the City Theatre in Pittsburgh, conducted by Kevin …
ICE Presents North American Premiere of Jonathan Harvey’s Bird Concerto with Pianosong
Jun. 28, 2012New York City’s premiere summer music festival, Mostly Mozart, touts an avian theme this year with its “Jubilant Birdsong” series. Between August 5 and 12, the formidable International Contemporary Ensemble, …