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Howard Shore's The Fly Receives World Premiere at Théâtre du Châtelet, Paris
This month Howard Shore's opera The Fly, based on the 1957 short story by George Langelaan and the 1986 film by David Cronenberg, sees its world premiere at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris in a co-production of Los Angeles Opera and the Théâtre du Châtelet. The first opera by Howard Shore, The Fly is composed to a libretto by Tony Award-winning playwright David Henry Hwang and is conducted by LA Opera's Placido Domingo. Renowned filmmaker and longtime Howard Shore collaborator David Cronenberg makes his operatic debut as stage director.
Jun. 26, 2008Ernst Krenek's Karl V. at Bregenz Festival, Austria
This month Austria's Bregenz Festival presents four performances of Ernst Krenek's Karl V. Lothar Koenigs conducts the Vienna Symphony Orchestra with Uwe Eric Laufenberg directing and Dietrich Henschel starring as Karl V.
Jun. 26, 2008Kenneth Hesketh's Graven Image in World Premiere at the BBC Proms
On August 1 conductor Vasily Petrenko leads the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic through the world premiere of Kenneth Hesketh's Graven Image at the BBC Proms.
Jun. 26, 2008Visit Schott-EAM At The National Performing Arts Convention in Denver
Jun. 05, 2008The National Performing Arts Convention, the largest gathering of performing arts professionals of its kind in North America, begins on June 11 in Denver, Colorado and we will be awaiting …
Douglas J. Cuomo's Only Breath in World Premiere by Maya Beiser
Jun. 04, 2008On Tuesday, June 24 cellist Maya Beiser performs the world premiere of Douglas J. Cuomo's Only Breath at the International Festival of Arts and Ideas in New Haven, Connecticut as …
Surprise Interlude with Joe Duddell
Jun. 04, 2008Recently, audiences of the London Symphony Orchestra are getting a little more than their money's worth. In a unique and innovative series sponsored by UBS, the LSO has commissioned a …
Enjott Schneider Performances in New York and Los Angeles
Jun. 04, 2008This month Enjott Schneider's Toccata "Schlafes Bruder" for organ is performed by Christoph Bull at the University of California at Los Angeles and the US Premiere of his Requiem …
Highlights from the Summer Festival Circuit
Jun. 04, 2008It's festival time again! Get out and enjoy the beat of life under the sun at a summer music festival featuring works by the composers from the Schott/EAM family near …
Complete Piano Works of Tobias Picker Now Available on New Wergo Recording
Jun. 04, 2008Wergo Records is proud to announce the release this month of Tobias Picker - Keys to the City: the complete solo piano music of Tobias Picker. Featuring the pianist …
Georg Friedrich Haas' Melancholia Sees World Premiere at Opéra National de Paris
Jun. 04, 2008Georg Friedrich Haas' opera Melancholia sees its world premiere at the Opéra National de Paris on June 9 under director Stanislas Nordey and conductor Emilio Pomàrico leading the Klangforum Wien …