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With three huge yellow and blue Ukrainian flags draped across the front of the house, the Metropolitan Opera staged a benefit for the nation under attackBy RONALD BLUM Associated PressMarch 15, 2022, 7:35 a.m.• 3 minute readShare on…

When music fans passed under the familiar piano-shaped canopy and dark embrace of the Blue Note Jazz Club in Greenwich Village this week, a pandemic-ending device was missing: No one checked for proof of vaccinations and photo IDs.A special…

The Seoul Metropolitan Musical Theater will stage “Fiddler on the Roof” starting April 22 at…

The cancellations came amid a week of Russian attacks on Ukraine that have hit three major cities, including the capital Kyiv, displacing hundreds of thousands of people. In an email, a Carnegie Hall spokesperson attributed the decision to…

Wexford Opera Festival celebrates its 70th anniversary with its first concert in New York on Thursday April 14, 2022 at 7:30 p.m. at the Kaufman Music Center's Merkin Hall, featuring renowned soprano Angela Meadwith pianist Myra Huang, in…

NEW YORK (AP) — Valery Gergiev, a conductor close to Russian President Vladimir Putin, will not conduct the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra on a five-concert U.S. tour that kicks off at Carnegie Hall Friday night.The 68-year-old Russian…

Opera star Renée Fleming will appear on the Metropolitan Opera stage with Tony Award winner Kelli O'Hara at the world premiere of Kevin Puts Hours November 22. With a libretto by Greg Pierce, Hours is based on based on Michael Cunningham's…

(EDITORS NOTE: This is the second in a series of stories that will air each Sunday in February to commemorate Black History Month.) If you're not familiar with the name Barbara Smith Conrad, that's a shame, but perhaps not surprising.…

(Credit: © Marasco) On February 2, 2022, Italian costume designer and artistic director Ezio Frigerio died at the age of 91. Born on July 16, 1930, Frigerio studied architecture and later went to the theater to design…

It's not like the New York Philharmonic has never been queer before. I can't have been the only boy for whom Jessye Norman's hair, when she sang Brünnhilde's Immolation Scene with the orchestra on national television in 1995, marked a…

Carnegie Hall in New York Are you going to the opera, a concert hall or a museum? If you haven't received a third dose of the coronavirus vaccine, you won't be…

Music on the ditch Music on the Divide will feature the extraordinarily talented vocalist Terry Barber on January 23 at 3 p.m. at Georgetown IOOF Hall. Those in the area who may have missed his brilliant concert in…

Mezzo-soprano J'Nai Bridges will play the title role of Carmen in the Palm Beach Opera's presentation of Georges Bizet's masterpiece. PHOTO BY CORY WEAVER Love is a rebellious bird. This is how Carmen sings as she enters Georges Bizet's…

As a new year begins (again), our reviews spotlight the television, movies, music, art, theater, dance, and comedy that promise welcome distraction.Marguerite LyonThe end of "Better Call Saul"I'll be sad forever when "You better call Saul"…

Des Moines Metro Opera announced today that Allen Perriello has been appointed to the role of director of artistic administration for the company effective February 16. He returns to DMMO after working with the company's music team from…

People show proof of vaccination when they arrive to attend 'The Lion King' on September 14, 2021 at New York's Minskoff Theater, as Broadway musicals return after being dark for 18 months due to pandemic coronavirus. - Hamilton,…

'The Visitor' is one of the productions currently performed at the Public Theater. (Photo: Joan Marcus) Public theater now requires proof of a negative COVID-19 test for members of the public to attend…

The rapid spread of the omicron variant of COVID-19 has pushed the debate over vaccine recall warrants to the fore as some companies and universities take matters into their own hands.World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros…

The Metropolitan Opera will once again welcome its youngest opera enthusiasts with a family holiday presentation of Mozart's The Magic Flute for nine performances from December 10, 2021 to January 5, 2022. This English adaptation of the…

Rarely, however, has one or other of the pieces deployed the full force of the orchestra. "Vista" opens with an oboe game; "Innocence", with just a handful of bass instruments before the entry of a howling bassoon. No note is foreign,…

This week is once again busy with many celebrations filled with the spirit of Christmas. Watch a parade in Augusta or Aiken. Mark an annual tradition by watching "The Nutcracker" or singing along with the singing Christmas tree at…

RUTLAND - The Paramount Theater will screen the encore of Mozart's "The Magic Flute" from the Metropolitan…

Hulu's upcoming comedy "Life & Beth" nabbed Laura Benanti for a recurring guest role, Variety learned exclusively. Benanti will play Jane, a struggling mother, in the Amy Schumer series, which writes, directs, produces and…

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Hudson Hall announces a reimaginedHUDSON - Now in its sixth year, RIP THE NUT - a noisy mashup of the story…

From the winter 2021-22 season, all classic theater performances will be included in the new classic series Therese M. Grojean.Photograph by Todd Rosenberg / Courtesy Photo!-->…

As a composer, Terence blanchard enjoys a bright spotlight these days. As a conductor, he shared this light with the venerable Wayne Shorter and eight collaborating musicians during Thursday's concert at the Marcus Performing Arts Center.…

Kristin chenoweth (Photo by Emilio Madrid for Broadway.com) Here's a quick recap of the stories you might have missed recently. Tony winner Kristin…

Being back at the Metropolitan Opera in New York last Wednesday had a surreal quality to it. Masked faces scanned the balconies through binoculars. The sound of the warming orchestra mingled with the chatter of the audience. And under…

PORTSMOUTH - On Saturday, November 13, two-time Oscar nominee, five-time Grammy-winning trumpeter and composer Terence Blanchard celebrates the life and legacy of mentor Wayne Shorter with his new album "Absence". Blanchard celebrates…

Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts has announced the Passport to the Arts Fall 2021 season. The pass will provide access to lessons, shows and personalized experiences for children, adolescents and adults with…

Groove masters ft. Bennie Sims and Cliff Starkey, and Erich Cawalla's Uptown Band, collaborated once again with Alisa B. Memorial Funk Fest on Alisa B with the Reading Musical Foundation. Benefit from the Anderson Memorial Scholarship…

NEW YORK - “We bend, we don't break. We're wavering! ”Sings the choir in the second act of Terence Blanchard's“ Fire Shut Up in My Bones ”. This is what…

Art saves the vote present their first in-person fundraiser and music event to benefit New York Common Pantry, an incredible organization that works to reduce hunger and provides resources and assistance to New Yorkers. NYCP reduces…

“We bend, we don't break. We to balance! "the performers sing in the second act of Terence Blanchard Fire shut up in my bones. This message of survival in dark times has been well received by the thousands of people…

Opera Orlando's "On the MainStage" series continues in December with an original chamber opera adaptation of The Secret River, based on the book of the same name by Pulitzer Prize-winning author and a resident of Central Florida , Marjorie…

This fall is a lot happier than the last in the world of performing arts.You can start with the ridiculous amount of talent coming from central Indiana, which includes John Legend, the Drive-By Truckers, and Todd Snider. From the…

“At the Metropolitan Opera, we're not so used to having composers and librettists around, let alone living for years,” said Peter Gelb, Managing Director of the Metropolitan Opera, at the gala dinner of…

For the first time since 2013, the music of Richard wagner returns to LA Opera on October 18, 2021, with a masterpiece of 19th-century German romantic opera, Tannhäuser. Led by the Music Director James conlon, the opera…

Q. How does Marie-Antoinette fit into this story? A. Marie-Antoinette's musical pursuits attracted less scholarly attention than her other artistic pursuits, but she was remarkably active as a performer and patron. She has supported…

Roger Michell, The 65-year-old British theater and film director best known for 'Notting Hill', the hugely popular 1999 romantic comedy that somewhat overshadowed the rest of his vast and diverse body of work, died on Wednesday. No…

Fancy a prestigious TV break for an evening? Good news: an important 20th century American opera is now available for streaming, after a rare staging this summer. And it lasts about 50 minutes, just like an episode of "The Crown".The bad…

FRYEBURG, Maine - The award-winning Metropolitan Opera Live in HD series returns to Leura Hill Eastman…

New York (AP) - Charles Blow was in the audience at the premiere of the opera based on his memoir "Close the Fire in My Bones" and his childhood by an older cousin. I remember seeing a scene depicting sexual abuse.…

Subscribe to our Policy NewsletterNY for the latest coverage and to stay informed about the 2021 elections in your district and across New YorkAnthony Roth Costanzo is perhaps the star singer of the opera and the most eloquent. With…

THE PASSAGE Few musical organizations generate as many new works while performing at such a high standard as this choir, conducted with great distinction by Donald Nally. Their “Motion Studies”…

Would have AMC Entertainment Holdings (NYSE: AMC) in partnership with GameStop (NYSE: GME) really lead to a useful collaboration that could buy one or the other company? Or is it just a little fan…

Cygnet Theater became the first professional theater company in San Diego County to require ticket buyers to provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination or a negative test result.The 18-year-old theater in Old Town San Diego made the…

Gil Wechsler, who with innovative lighting designs has helped bring more than 100 productions to life at the Metropolitan Opera, translating the visions of some of opera's best-known directors while contributing to a more modern look for…

JERSEY CITY, NJ - Razza in Jersey City is known for their delicious pizzas and tasty cocktails, but he has a secret right behind the bar you might not know - bartender TJ Capobianco is a Metropolitan Opera singer.While Razza's chef, Dan…

GREAT BARRINGTON - Lola Jaffe, the force behind the revival of one of the Berkshires' most beloved cultural…

New York (AP) - The Metropolitan Opera has reached an agreement on an employment contract with a locked out stagehand. This is the second of three major agreements needed to resume performance in September after the pandemic. The deal…

Forty-six years old. This is about what it takes for a loving parent to feel good and truly sure that a “offspring” - born and raised, nurtured and protected - did. May this beloved creation stand…