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Thursday, February 12, 2015 from Sinfini Music
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Thursday, February 12, 2015 from Slipped Disc
The conductor, in London for a Sibelius cycle and publicity blitz, tells BBC News: ”London and Munich are now the two great cities in the world who (sic) don’t have proper concert halls’. Hmmm…. let’s think:... -
Thursday, February 12, 2015 from Classical music - Google NewsNot a big fan of classical music ? Try it with food and booze. Washington Post “It's the song that goes 'bup bup bup BEE-a, bup bup bup BEE-a.” This is how most conversations with John Devlin go. The conductor, who serves as the ...
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Thursday, February 12, 2015 from Classical music - Google NewsWashington Post What piece of classical music goes best with that jumbo slice? Washington Post The new concert series uses food to connect listeners with works by classical composers. We asked John Devlin, Gourmet Symphony's artistic...
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Thursday, February 12, 2015 from Music: Classical music | guardian.co.ukArts Council England places company in special measures amid concerns over its governance and proposed business model The beleaguered English National Opera is being placed in special measures by Arts Council England and removed from the...
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Thursday, February 12, 2015 from Classical music - Google Newsmusicweek.com Pandora strikes deal with classical label Naxos musicweek.com Jeff Van Driel, CEO at Naxos, added: “Because of the way in which listeners enjoy music on Pandora, this partnership will allow us to introduce the unfamiliar to...
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Thursday, February 12, 2015 from Classical music - Google NewsENO placed under 'special funding arrangements' for two years Classical Music Arts Council England announced this morning that English National Opera 'will not be admitted into its National portfolio of organisations for 2015...
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Thursday, February 12, 2015 from Slipped Disc
The ACE, trying to cover up its extra grant to English National Opera, has removed the company from a national programme that is no more than its own bureaucratic contrivance. Below you will find the ACE statement, followed by ENO’... -
Thursday, February 12, 2015 from Latest Classical Music VideosEuroArts Music Showreel 2015 Premiered at the Avant Première Screenings in Berlin, February 2015 Produced by EuroArts Music International GmbH www.euroarts.com. From: EuroArtsChannel Views: 11 0 ratings Time: 12:02 More in Music
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Thursday, February 12, 2015 from Slipped Disc
After almost two years of demanding human sacrifice in exchange for extra cash, Arts Council England capitulated this morning beneath the weight of public outcry and its own incompetence. The ACE will give ENO an extra £30.5m over two ye... -
Thursday, February 12, 2015 from JDCMBSir Simon Rattle: only on his terms Photo: c Sheila Rock/EMI Classics Following a spectacular opening for his London Residency with the Berliner Philharmoniker, Sir Simon has been speaking to BBC TV News. Yesterday, in an interview with ...
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Thursday, February 12, 2015 from Planet Hugill - A world of classical musicLongborough Festival Opera has announced its 2015 season. Following on from last year's Ring Cycle, they are performing Wagner's Tristan und Isolde. Again Anthony Negus conducts with Peter Wedd (who sang Lohengrin for Welsh National Oper...
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Thursday, February 12, 2015 from Classical music - Google NewsWFAA Business owner uses classical music to deter crime WFAA DALLAS — Business owners in Lake Highlands say the use of classical music to disperse loiterers is having the desired effect... even if the music is louder than many may want. ...
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Thursday, February 12, 2015 from bayreuth's classical music resourcesCDs 1-3 JS BACH 3 English & French Suites 3 • 3 • Toccatas Italian Concerto • French Overture • 4 Duetti CDs 4-6 HAYDN 9 Sonatas Sonata No.3 WEBER CDs 7-9 MOZART 9 Sonatas • Fantasia, K475 CDs 10- 14 BEETHOVEN 13 Sonatas • 2 Rondo,...
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Thursday, February 12, 2015 from Slipped Disc
A contrabass and a viola player have sat in the Portland Symphony Orchestra for more than half a century. Four more players have clocked up over four decades in their seats. Portland is proud of their longevity. Or is it their tenacity, ... -
Thursday, February 12, 2015 from Planet Hugill - A world of classical musicHarris, Bairstow, Rachmaninov, Part, Jackson, Beamish, Lauridsen, McMillan, Moore, Parry; St Peter's Singers, Simon Lindley Reviewed by Robert Hugill on Feb 05 2015 20th century and modern spiritual music recorded in a secular setting in...
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Thursday, February 12, 2015 from Planet Hugill - A world of classical musicFrench violinist Philippe Graffin is celebrating 20 years of living in London with a pair of concerts at St John's Smith Square on 20 February 2015, featuring new music specially written for him. Grafin will be joined by musician friends...
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Thursday, February 12, 2015 from Classical music - Google NewsGalway Advertiser Saturday is classical music day Galway Advertiser FEBRUARY'S REMAINING Saturdays will, through a new series of concerts, hear the variety of instruments and musical styles that make up the broad world of classical m...
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Thursday, February 12, 2015 from British Classical Music: The Land of Lost ContentWhen one considers musical settings of The Seven Last Words from the Cross , most listeners will think of Haydn. This work was originally not a choral setting but was a series of seven instrumental sonatas designed to be played after the...
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Thursday, February 12, 2015 from Latest Classical Music VideosMusic Education & Me - Mid West Western Australia Musicians Mark Cain and Paul Tanner traveled to the mid west of Western Australia to present music education workshops for some of the most remote schools and communities in the world...
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Thursday, February 12, 2015 from Violinist.comBy Kelsey Zachary: How does one start a blog? Just coming up with a title is challenging and I'm not even sure I like the one that I have come up with. Oh well... Maybe you'll be lucky and I will come up with something insightful or intr...
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Thursday, February 12, 2015 from Top Classical Music TweetsHi tweeps, @BenNorthey here taking the Twitter reigns for the MSO over the next few busy days for the orchestra. My tweets signed BN.
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Thursday, February 12, 2015 from Seen and Heard InternationalMorrison, Oscar: Opera Philadelphia, soloists, Even Rogister (conductor), Academy of Music, Philadelphia, 8.2.2014 (BJ) Cast: Oscar Wilde: David Daniels Ada Leverson: Heidi Stober Frank Harris: William Burden Walt Whitman: Dwayne Croft...
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Thursday, February 12, 2015 from Top Classical Music TweetsRT @therealashsmith: Having so much fun in Nashville with @SI_Swimsuit! #SISwim @ Schermerhorn Symphony Center http://instagram.com/p/y_C04PKA4L/
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Thursday, February 12, 2015 from Top Classical Music TweetsWe want you to stay, @mikkyekko. Great performance & @KingsOfLeon up next in 10! #SISwim http://on.si.com/1EZxgxw pic.twitter.com/keo8Zp6E8V
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Thursday, February 12, 2015 from Seen and Heard InternationalFocus! 2015, Program VI: Debussy, Takemitsu, Miyoshi, Yoshimatsu: Sam Jones (trumpet), Alex Shiozaki (violin), The Juilliard Orchestra, Tadaaki Otaka (conductor), Peter Jay Sharp Theater, New York City. 30.1.2015 (BH) Debussy: “Nuages” ...
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Thursday, February 12, 2015 from Top Classical Music TweetsIncredible energy tonight for the World Première of Foothills of Heaven by @RBC Affiliate Composer Kevin Lau! http://instagram.com/p/y-_9wkJ58m/
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Thursday, February 12, 2015 from Top Classical Music Tweets@KevinLauTO's world premiere of Foothills of Heaven with the @TorontoSymphony blew me away. So glad to have been in the audience tonight!
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Thursday, February 12, 2015 from Seen and Heard InternationalJ.S. Bach, Handel: Richard Egarr, Weill Recital Hall, Carnegie Hall, New York, 9.2.2015 (SSM) Bach: French Suite No. 5 in G Major, BWV 816 Partita No. 6 in E Minor, BWV 830 Partita No. 1 in B-flat Major, BWV 825 Handel: Suite No. 3 in D...
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Thursday, February 12, 2015 from Top Classical Music TweetsFrom Russia with LOVE this Friday #DenverPhilharmonicOrchestra http://fb.me/6DuxvjLdi
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Thursday, February 12, 2015 from Top Classical Music TweetsFrom Russia with LOVE This Friday #DenverPhilharmonic Our February 13, 2015 Concert will fit the season !... http://fb.me/6zJLEOFJv
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Thursday, February 12, 2015 from Top Classical Music TweetsIn 25 minutes, @HouSymphony plays #Still and #Tchaikovsky twice with Filjak once in #Houston http://ht.ly/ISRqz #wch #classicalmusic
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Thursday, February 12, 2015 from Top Classical Music TweetsWatch online for free: @thatgracemclean's insanely entertaining American Songbook concert. http://bit.ly/1IWXSCf #LCSongbook
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Thursday, February 12, 2015 from Top Classical Music TweetsWhen you show up to a party and someone else is wearing the EXACT SAME. DRESS. OMG, @emrata & @sarasampaio! #SISwim pic.twitter.com/OF3DXMz64x
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Thursday, February 12, 2015 from Top Classical Music TweetsStill seeking the best #ValentinesDay outing in #Denver? Look no further: @TMKizart & @maestro59 have it covered: http://youtu.be/zcP93ArSDEw
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Thursday, February 12, 2015 from Top Classical Music TweetsIn just a few hours @mikkyekko and @kingsofleon will take the Schermerhorn stage. More info and watch… http://instagram.com/p/y-2A86EDLq/
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Thursday, February 12, 2015 from Top Classical Music Tweets@wigmore_hall puts accessibility centre stage with 2015/16 season announcement. http://www.classicalmusicmagazine.org/2015/02/wigmore-puts-accessibility-centre-stage-with-201516-season-announcement/ …
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Thursday, February 12, 2015 from Top Classical Music TweetsRT @si_swimsuit: Watch live from Nashville: The @SI_Swimsuit red carpet show #SISwim http://on.si.com/1EZxgxw pic.twitter.com/bLqua3qd7S
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Thursday, February 12, 2015 from Top Classical Music TweetsWatch @SI_Swimsuit event w @KingsOfLeon live from the Schermerhorn here http://ow.ly/IUxhu #Swimville
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Thursday, February 12, 2015 from Music and VisionOrchestral music by Barbara Harbach, heard by Howard Smith. '... the LPO is wholly admirable in this music ...'
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Thursday, February 12, 2015 from Sinfini Music
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Wednesday, February 11, 2015 from Latest Classical Music VideosLeonard Slatkin on Tchaikovsky's First Symphony DSO Music Director Leonard Slatkin gives an overview of Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 1, "Winter Dreams" From: Detroit Symphony Orchestra Views: 0 0 ratings Time: 01:41 More ...
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Wednesday, February 11, 2015 from Seen and Heard InternationalBaroque and Beyond: The French Spirit of Pianist Alexandre Tharaud Over the last decade, there have been few pianists more visible than Alexandre Tharaud. For many, he is among the greatest pianists of his generation, and there can be li...
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Wednesday, February 11, 2015 from Latest Classical Music VideosLeonard Slatkin on Tchaikovsky's "Pathétique" DSO Music Director Leonard Slatkin gives an overview of Tchakovsky's Symphony No. 6, "Pathétique" From: Detroit Symphony Orchestra Views: 0 0 ratings...
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Wednesday, February 11, 2015 from Slipped Disc
The Bayreuth boss, hired to stage Parsifal in Buenos Aires next December, has been replaced ‘on quality grounds’ by an Argentine director. ‘I wanted something artistically stronger and of higher standard,’ said th... -
Wednesday, February 11, 2015 from Classical music - Google Newscleveland.com (blog) Religion events: Activist Berrigan, philosopher Novak, classical music cleveland.com (blog) Frida Berrigan, daughter of Philip Berrigan and Liz McAlister and author of "It Runs in the Family: On Being Raised by ...
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Wednesday, February 11, 2015 from Slipped Disc
The LA Times runs the numbers on the Philharmonic and comes up with two fascinating stats. 1 The LA Philharmonic pays the highest base salary in the country. 2 The second highest player, after concertmaster Martin Chalifour $508,145), is... -
Wednesday, February 11, 2015 from PlaybillArts.comThe English Concert's Artistic Director Harry Bicket discusses the challenges and rewards of performing Baroque operas.
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Wednesday, February 11, 2015 from ArtsBeat » » Classical MusicTimes critics share what they’ve been listening to lately.
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Wednesday, February 11, 2015 from Sandow
Two things Alan Gilbert wasn't seen to provide, and which the NY Philharmonic needs: excitement, and artistic heft. -
Thursday, February 12, 2015 from Top Opera & Ballet TweetsThat moment when loge froze, tweets stopped, breath held, eyes on@AndrianaChuch @AJRStaples. W8 til u c what happens next!#OperaOmahaBlooms
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Thursday, February 12, 2015 from Top Opera & Ballet TweetsCongratulations, David Robertson! RT @sydsymph: David Robertson wins a Grammy http://bit.ly/1zUl9NC via @LimelightEd
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Thursday, February 12, 2015 from Top Opera & Ballet TweetsKatharina Wagner will no longer direct Parsifal in Buenos Aires in December http://fb.me/6sC3a6MSA
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Thursday, February 12, 2015 from Top Opera & Ballet TweetsWhat goes on backstage before a performance of Swan Lake? Take a peek: http://ow.ly/IUTq3 pic.twitter.com/kK5aPKKfn9
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Thursday, February 12, 2015 from Top Opera & Ballet TweetsInterview time with Donna Anna. pic.twitter.com/sCn9edrAOT
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Thursday, February 12, 2015 from Top Opera & Ballet TweetsAlso thank you to Fumbling Towards Ecstasy Production Sponsor Husky Energy! We had a great opening night tonight! #yyc
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Thursday, February 12, 2015 from Top Opera & Ballet TweetsThe big moment in the @operaomaha show is [spoiler alert] Just go see it this weekend and then you'll be in the know #BackToLNK
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Thursday, February 12, 2015 from Top Opera & Ballet TweetsThank you so much @LexusofRoyalOak for your support! #proudpartner #yyc #Fumbling pic.twitter.com/teGUaIJzVu
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Thursday, February 12, 2015 from Top Opera & Ballet TweetsMy final thought on Opera Omaha's production of "A Flowering Tree" summed up in four words: BUY TICKETS AND GO!!! #OperaOmahaBlooms
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Thursday, February 12, 2015 from Top Opera & Ballet TweetsAnd there you have it folks. A Flowering Tree Fri/Sun @operaomaha #OperaOmahaBlooms It's not your grampa's opera.
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Thursday, February 12, 2015 from Top Opera & Ballet TweetsUnbelievably lovely and heart wrenching. Love story for the ages. Thank you, @operaomaha! #OperaOmahaBlooms
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Thursday, February 12, 2015 from Top Opera & Ballet TweetsTurns out, I like opera. #operaomahablooms
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Thursday, February 12, 2015 from Top Opera & Ballet TweetsTears. Stunning and emotional production. Bravo @operaomaha @jamesdarrah @orionrountree @omahasymphony #OperaOmahaBlooms
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Thursday, February 12, 2015 from Latest Opera & Ballet VideosThe Capulets and the Montagues 2012-13 Season - Trailer The Capulets and the Montagues 2012-13 Season - Trailer. From: San Francisco Opera Views: 1 0 ratings Time: 01:01 More in Entertainment
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Thursday, February 12, 2015 from Latest Opera & Ballet VideosSan Francisco Opera Attila 2011-12 Season - Trailer San Francisco Opera Attila 2011-12 Season - Trailer. From: San Francisco Opera Views: 2 0 ratings Time: 01:29 More in Entertainment
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Thursday, February 12, 2015 from Latest Opera & Ballet VideosSan Francisco Opera Fall 2014 Season Review Thank you for a wonderful 2014 season filled with wonderful performances of Norma, Susannah, Masked Ball, Partenope, Tosca, Cinderella, Boheme and Boheme for Families! Check out the new ... Fro...
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Wednesday, February 11, 2015 from Pointe MagazineIt seems the Balanchine–Bournonville connection is alive and strong in the U.S. Not only did the Royal Danish Ballet recently complete a successful tour to NYC, and not only will New York City Ballet—helmed by Dane Peter Martins—present ...
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Wednesday, February 11, 2015 from Latest Opera & Ballet VideosSee what critics are saying about TANNHÄUSER at Lyric Opera. Now through March 6 Tannhäuser, minstrel and renegade, is lured into the erotic realm of the love goddess Venus. There he luxuriates in lust and a host of sinful plea...
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Wednesday, February 11, 2015 from singer for all seasons
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Wednesday, February 11, 2015 from Latest Opera & Ballet VideosThe Winter's Tale | The National Ballet of Canada | 2015 5 In embracing the king-sized emotions of The Winter's Tale, Christopher Wheeldon has produced the most heartfelt and resonant full-length ballet seen in decades… hi...
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Wednesday, February 11, 2015 from Latest Opera & Ballet VideosCourez la chance de gagner un abonnement pour 2 à la saison 15/16 Découvrez notre nouvelle saison 15/16 et courez la chance de gagner un abonnement pour 2 d'une valeur de 700$ à notre nouvelle saison en vous insc...
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Wednesday, February 11, 2015 from Latest Opera & Ballet VideosOpera Kiss - Ellie Dehn Soprano, Ellie Dehn, describes her first onstage Opera Kiss. From: San Francisco Opera Views: 2 0 ratings Time: 01:23 More in Entertainment
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Wednesday, February 11, 2015 from Latest Opera & Ballet VideosOpera_Kiss_020415_E_Dehn_BC Opera_Kiss_020415_E_Dehn_BC. From: San Francisco Opera Views: 7 0 ratings Time: 01:23 More in Entertainment
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Wednesday, February 11, 2015 from parterre box
"If Mozart had only had the sense to write Don Giovanni in a... single-performer format, last Wednesday’s revival at the Met would have been one for the ages. -
Wednesday, February 11, 2015 from parterre box
“Dmitri Hvorostovsky and Luca Salsi will sing the role of Rodrigo in this season’s performances of Verdi’s Don Carlo, replacing Simon Keenlyside, who has withdrawn from the run due to illness.” So says the Met’s press d... -
Wednesday, February 11, 2015 from BarihunksXavier Rivera: Pearl Fishers selfie You can hear 2015 Barihunk calendar model Xavier Rivera for free on Friday, February 13th at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. He'll be performing the Zurga-Laïla duet from Bizet's The Pearl Fis...
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Wednesday, February 11, 2015 from Latest Opera & Ballet VideosPodcast - DON GIOVANNI Director Nic Muni Our stage director for Don Giovanni is Nicholas Muni who also happens to have originated and designed this production of the opera for Cincinnati Opera. It is an intriguing look at the opera... Fr...
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Wednesday, February 11, 2015 from Superconductor
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Wednesday, February 11, 2015 from parterre box
Gluck’s Iphigénie en Aulide (1774), the occasion of his Paris debut, gets far less respect than her sequel, Iphigénie en Tauride . -
Wednesday, February 11, 2015 from Latest Opera & Ballet VideosIntervista integrale a/Complete Interview to Peter Stein - Aida (Teatro alla Scala) Aida Stagione 2014/2015 Nuova produzione Teatro alla Scala In scena dal 15 febbraio al 15 marzo 2015 Musica: Giuseppe Verdi Direttore: Zubin Mehta Regia:...
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Wednesday, February 11, 2015 from The latest articles from OperavoreA night at the opera is among the most romantic options for a Valentine’s Day—see "Moonstruck" and "Pretty Woman" for proof. However, it’s rather ironic that something so passionate has a repertoire full of missed connections, awkward en...
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Wednesday, February 11, 2015 from Latest Opera & Ballet VideosMaine State Ballet: Daddy Daughter Dance MEStateBallet facebook.com/mainestateballet. From: Maine State Ballet Views: 7 0 ratings Time: 00:33 More in Entertainment
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Wednesday, February 11, 2015 from Neil KurtzmanMichael Fabiano received the 2014 Richard Tucker Award a few months ago. The 30 year old tenor has already sung at many of the world’s major opera houses. The great American tenor after whom the award is named had never performed i...
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Wednesday, February 11, 2015 from parterre box
On this day in 55 A.D., Tiberius Claudius Caesar Britannicus, heir to the Roman emperorship, died under mysterious circumstances in Rome, clearing the way for Nero to become Emperor. -
Wednesday, February 11, 2015 from parterre box
Newton’s Third Law of Motion states that for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. This can be illustrated by two opposing kinds of opera fans: the kind who thinks that if it doesn’t happen in his backyard, it didn’t happ... -
Wednesday, February 11, 2015 from operaramblings
On a bright, sunny winter’s day there are few more inviting places to be than the Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre positively glowing in the sunlight. When one’s reason for being there is a recital by Jane Archibald with the re...
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Wednesday, February 11, 2015 from Latest Opera & Ballet VideosFalstaff trailer (The Royal Opera) Robert Carsen's production of Verdi's masterful comic opera is filled with wit, humour and joie de vivre. Find out more at http://www.roh.org.uk/falstaff Giuseppe Verdi's final opera tells.....
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Wednesday, February 11, 2015 from Latest Opera & Ballet VideosRomeo and Juliet - Balcony pas de deux (The Royal Ballet) Federico Bonelli as Romeo and Lauren Cuthbertson as Juliet perform the Balcony pas de deux in Kenneth MacMillan's Royal Ballet production of Romeo and Juliet. http://www.roh.o...
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Wednesday, February 11, 2015 from Latest Opera & Ballet VideosThe Sleeping Beauty - The First Awakening (The Royal Ballet) Steven McRae as Prince Charming and Sarah Lamb as Princess Aurora perform The First Awakening in Marius Petipa's Royal Ballet production of The Sleeping Beauty. Find out mo...
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Wednesday, February 11, 2015 from Latest Opera & Ballet VideosDon Quixote - Act II pas de deux (The Royal Ballet) Carlos Acosta as Basilio and Marianela Nuñez as Kitri perform the Act II pas de deux in Carlos Acosta's Royal Ballet production of Don Quixote. Find out more at http://www.ro...
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Wednesday, February 11, 2015 from Latest Opera & Ballet VideosVictorian Opera 2015 -The Flying Dutchman - Behind the Scenes Sitzprobe Rehearsal Hear a snippet the beautiful music and singing in Victorian Opera's "The Flying Dutchman". The latest behind-the-scenes video features a sitz...
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Wednesday, February 11, 2015 from The latest articles from OperavoreIt’s not often that a man with a Ph.D. in 17th- and 18th-century witchcraft doubles as an internationally acclaimed opera and lieder singer. A man who wears both of these hats, Ian Bostridge has fused his backgrounds in academia and art ...
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Wednesday, February 11, 2015 from parterre box
A sharp-eyed parterrian reports a poster of some sort (perhaps protesting Anna Netrebko and Valery Gergiev ?) has somehow been affixed to the wall of the Met lobby at balcony level during tonight's performance of Iolanta/Bluebeard's Cast... -
Wednesday, February 11, 2015 from Latest Opera & Ballet VideosThe Ghosts of Versailles | LA Opera 2014/15 Season From: LA Opera Views: 18 5 ratings Time: 01:13 More in Entertainment
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Tuesday, February 10, 2015 from Latest Opera & Ballet VideosOpera Kiss - Chauncey Packer Tenor, Chauncey Packer describes his first onstage Opera Kiss. From: San Francisco Opera Views: 4 0 ratings Time: 00:55 More in Entertainment
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Tuesday, February 10, 2015 from Latest Opera & Ballet VideosOpera_Kiss_020415_C_Packer_BC Opera_Kiss_020415_C_Packer_BC. From: San Francisco Opera Views: 41 0 ratings Time: 00:55 More in Entertainment
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Tuesday, February 10, 2015 from Latest Opera & Ballet VideosSemele – Road To Paradise: Sets Members of our Technical Department take you on a tour of Seattle Opera's Scenic Studios to show you in-progress scenic elements (including state-of-the-art projections) for our all-new productio...
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Tuesday, February 10, 2015 from Boulezian
