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Music of Remembrance | African-American Shakespeare Co. | SF Symphony Youth Orchestra | Lark Theater/Side by Side
5/15/24 On the Arts Host David Latulippe talks with Librettist Gene Scheer & MOR Music Director/Founder Mina Miller about the World Premiere of MOR Before It All Goes Dark ; African-American Shakespeare Co. The Taming of the Shrew Director L. Peter Callender; SF Symphony Youth Orchestra and Santa Cruz Music Director/Conductor Maestro Daniel Stewart, and Sondheim Side By Side Actors Maureen McVeery and Ken Brill.
Opera Parallele SF production lifts viewers to top of Mount Everest Original
If you’ve ever considered climbing Mount Everest but hate being cold, here’s your chance: “Everest,” Opera Parallèle’s thrillingly immersive new production, will take you right to the top. It opens this weekend in San Francisco’s Z Space performance complex, fusing the opera by composer Joby Talbot and librettist Gene Scheer with a newly designed 360-degree staging directed by Parallèle director Brian Staufenbiel and conducted by company conductor and general director Brian Staufenbiel .
Bienen School presents Midwest premiere of Jake Heggie opera Feb. 24-27
American composer Jake Heggie’s Faustian opera “If I Were You” will make its Midwest debut in Northwestern University Opera Theater’s Feb. 24-27 production at Cahn Auditorium. The opera continues a productive association between the Bienen School of Music and the pianist-composer that began with the Chicago-area premiere of Heggie’s “Dead Man Walking” in 2015, followed by a vocal master class and convocation keynote address in 2017.
GMU's Center for the Arts announces 2021-22 season schedule with return to in-person shows
Live performances will return this fall to the Center for the Arts at George Mason University, as the venue announced its 2021-22 season on Thursday. The season kicks off Sept. 25 from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. with Art Emerging: A Celebration of Renewal. The family-friendly event celebrates the return to live in-person performances as well as the 20th anniversary of Mason’s College of Visual and Performing Arts.
Inauguration Day also a big moment for Eastman School of Music graduates
by: Dan Gross Posted: Jan 22, 2021 / 04:11 PM EST / Updated: Jan 22, 2021 / 04:40 PM EST ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Inauguration Day on Wednesday was a big moment for the country, and it had it’s fair share of moments from musicians, and artists. In addition to Rochester’s connection to President Biden’s suit, two prominent artists who spent time in Rochester studying at the Eastman School of Music had their moments to shine on Inauguration Day.
Inauguration Day: also a big moment for Eastman School of Music graduates
by: Dan Gross Posted: Jan 22, 2021 / 04:11 PM EST / Updated: Jan 22, 2021 / 04:11 PM EST ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Inauguration Day on Wednesday was a big moment for the country, and it had it’s fair share of moments from musicians, and artists. But in addition to Rochester’s connection to President Biden’s suit, two prominent artists who spent time in Rochester studying at the Eastman School of Music had their moments to shine on Inauguration Day.
President Biden Quotes From “American Anthem,” His “Favorite Song,” in Inaugural Address
Joseph R. Biden Jr. delivered his inaugural address today after being sworn in as the 46th president of the United States. Near the end of his speech, President Biden quoted lyrics from the Gene Scheer composition “American Anthem,” which he called his “favorite song:” What shall be our legacy? What will our children say?
Utah Opera Announces 2017-2018 Season - Salt Lake magazine
If you’re someone who thinks opera is unexciting, you should probably think again. In celebration of their 40th anniversary, Utah Opera announced their 2017-2018 season performances including a 40-day extravaganza and the Utah debut of two in-house productions. The season will feature four extravagant main-stage productions, and in September ethereal soprano Renée Fleming will bless Utah with her presence. Counting down to the new season, Utah Opera will put on 40 Days of Opera.
Review | Opera rises with Denyce Graves
The opera “Three Decembers” tells the story of two adult siblings aggrieved by their showbiz mother’s neglect due to her gallivanting lifestyle as a professional actress. This is hardly the stuff of great suffering that so many opera’s tell. But last night’s production of composer Jake Heggie’s work by the Kentucky Opera with a cast led by Denyce Graves, the renowned mezzo-soprano, and deftly directed by William Florescu, instilled this story with more than shining vocal and theatrical talent.
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