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Leoš Janáček's From the House of the Dead Triumphs at The Metropolitan Opera
Leos Janaček's From the House of the Dead just completed its premiere run at The Metropolitan Opera and the production, conducted by Esa-Pekka Salonen and directed by Patrice Chéreau, was an overwhelming success. Read on for review excerpts.
Dec. 09, 2009The Many Moods of Christmas Storms Through America
Dec. 09, 2009This holiday season Robert Shaw and Robert Russell Bennett's celebrated suites The Many Moods of Christmas sees countless performances across the nation and abroad.
Alvin Singleton's After Fallen Crumbs at the Alabama Symphony Orchestra
Michael Morgan leads the Alabama Symphony Orchestra through Alvin Singleton's After Fallen Crumbs on January 17 in the symphony's program Reflect and Rejoice: A Tribute to Martin Luther King. Jr. Celebrate Singleton's 70th birthday in the 2010/11 season by programming works from his celebrated catalogue of orchestral, chamber, choral and solo works.
Dec. 09, 2009Praise for David Sawer's Rumpelstiltskin
David Sawer's new ballet Rumpelstiltskin recently completed its world premiere tour of the UK and the production garnered rave reviews along the way. Click here for a review digest.
Dec. 09, 2009San Francisco Symphony Hosts George Benjamin in Composer Residency
George Benjamin assumes the position of the San Francisco Symphony's Phyllis C. Wattis Composer-in-Residence this January with seven evenings of performances of his music conducted by David Robertson and Benjamin himself.
Dec. 09, 2009- In September, Robert Beaser travelled to Taiwan to take part in the National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra's Contemporary Music Composition and Development Symposium, a four-day conference and composition competition held in Taipei.
Premieres of Wolfgang Rihm's Memoria and Et Lux in Dallas and New York
Wolfgang Rihm sees the US premiere of Memoria by the Dallas Symphony Orchestra this month under Jaap van Zweden as well as the world premiere of Et Lux in December by the Hilliard Ensemble and the Arditti Quartet at Carnegie Hall.
Nov. 04, 2009Julian Anderson's Fantasias Premieres November 19 at The Cleveland Orchestra
On Thursday, November 19, Jonathan Nott leads The Cleveland Orchestra through the world premiere of Julian Anderson's Fantasias, a work commissioned by the orchestra with support from the Young Composers Endowment Fund established by Jan R. and Daniel R. Lewis.
Nov. 03, 2009New York City Opera Opens Season With American Voices Featuring Special Guest Rufus Wainwright
New York City Opera returns to the renovated David H. Koch Theater to open their season with American Voices. The program features performances by special guest Rufus Wainwright and stars from the operatic stage in selections from American opera and musical theater by Barber, Bernstein, Bolcom, Floyd, Gershwin, Golijov, and Stravinsky.
Nov. 03, 2009Leif Ove Andsnes Performs World Premiere of Thomas Larcher's What becomes on Pictures Reframed
Pianist Leif Ove Andsnes performs the world premiere of Thomas Larcher's What becomes in Andsnes' collaborative project with visual artist Robin Rhode entitled Pictures Reframed. The performances take place on November 13 and 14 at Lincoln Center's Alice Tully Hall.
Nov. 03, 2009