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Alexander Zemlinsky in Focus in July
Jul. 03, 2007July sees two separate focuses on Alexander Zemlinsky’s work, highlighted by productions of his one-act operas A Florentine Tragedy and The Dwarf. At the Ravinia Festival, James Conlon leads …
Riccardo Muti Leads the New York Philharmonic in a Performance of Hindemith’s Sancta Susanna
Jun. 05, 2007Paul Hindemith’s morally contemplative one-act opera Sancta Susanna takes the stage of Avery Fisher Hall in New York with a performance by the New York Philharmonic, led by conductor Riccardo …
School’s Out for the Summer Music Festivals
Jun. 05, 2007Summer will soon be in full swing, and that means music festival season! The following is an abbreviated list of some highlights at selected festivals throughout the country.
What: Aspen …
LoveMusik, Based on Kurt Weill and Lotte Lenya, Opens Strong in New York, Receives Four Tony Nominations
Jun. 05, 2007The new Broadway musical LoveMusik opened to rave reviews in May. With Michael Cerveris as Kurt Weill, Donna Murphy as Lotte Lenya and production from Hal Prince, the unique love …
Peter Eötvös Composer in Residence and U.S. Premiere of Sonata per sei at Ojai Music Festival
May. 29, 2007Peter Eötvös takes up the position of Composer in Residence at the 2007 Ojai Music Festival in California. The festival, which runs from June 7 to 10, features the U.S. …
Kurt Weill Back on Broadway, in Concert and at Spoleto
May. 04, 2007On Broadway
This May Kurt Weill and Lotte Lenya take center stage in the new Broadway musical LoveMusik at the Manhattan Theatre Club’s Biltmore Theatre. Inspired by the book Speak …
Peteris Vasks’ Sala at the Santa Rosa Symphony
May. 04, 2007Peteris Vasks’ symphonic elegy for orchestra Sala, coming off its premiere at the Marin Symphony in January, will have its second round of performances, this time at the Santa …
Lotte Lenya Competition for Singers Announces Winners
May. 04, 2007This year’s Lotte Lenya Competition finals were held on April 21 at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester New York. Founded by the Kurt Weill foundation in 1998, each …
Bernard Rands' Preludes, for Piano, in World Premiere by Robert Levin at the Ruhr International Piano Festival
May. 04, 2007Bernard Rands’ Preludes, for piano, sees its world premiere this month at the Ruhr International Piano Festival in Essen, Germany. Co-commissioned by Maria and Robert A. Skirnick and the Ruhr …
Hindemith's Mathis der Maler Performed by the Brooklyn Philharmonic at BAM
May. 04, 2007This month the Brooklyn Philharmonic presents Paul Hindemith’s symphony Mathis der Maler as part of their season finale program entitled “The Ride to Redemption.”Mathis der Maler, also one …