Classical (10/08/2011)
Grammy Award Winner Mark S. Doss Returns To The Canadian Opera Company's Stage In Iphegenia In Tauris
 This fall, international opera star and Grammy Award winner Mark S. Doss returns home to Toronto to star as Thoas, King of the Scythians, in the four-act opera Iphegenia In Tauris (Iphigenie en Tauride) with the Canadian Opera Company (COC), the largest producer of opera in Canada and one of the largest ...
| Classical (05/08/2011)
An Extraordinary Cast Stars In Verdi's Popular Favorite Il Trovatore On Great Performances At The Met On August 28, 2011
 Verdi's Il Trovatore, starring four of the world's most celebrated interpreters of the leading roles and conducted by Marco Armiliato, will air on THIRTEEN's Great Performances at the Met Sunday, August 28 at 12 p.m. ET on PBS (check local listings). In New York, THIRTEEN will premiere the production ...
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Classical (03/08/2011)
The World's Most Beloved Tenor Andrea Bocelli Gifts New York City With A Once In A Lifetime Musical Event
Internationally acclaimed tenor Andrea Bocelli will perform a free concert on Central Park's Great Lawn, Thursday, September 15 with the New York Philharmonic, conducted by its music director Alan Gilbert, as a special gift to New York City. This spectacular evening, sure to be a once in a lifetime ...
| Classical (01/08/2011)
PBS Announces Andrea Bocelli Live In Central Park, The Tenor's Free Concert With New York Philharmonic And Special Guests
 The free concert offered by internationally acclaimed tenor Andrea Bocelli on Central Park's Great Lawn, Thursday, September 15, 2011, will be recorded in high definition by THIRTEEN's GREAT PERFORMANCES. Accompanied by the New York Philharmonic, under the direction of music director Alan Gilbert, the ...
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Classical (30/07/2011)
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra's Gala Celebration Concert Features Violinist Hilary Hahn
 Heralding the start of the social season, the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra will hold its annual Celebration Gala on Saturday, September 10 at 8:30 p.m. at the Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall. Led by BSO Music Director Marin Alsop, the Gala concert features Baltimore native and internationally renowned ...
| Classical (27/07/2011)
Vienna Philharmonic Summer Night 2011 Led By Valery Gergiev With A Theme Of 'Virtuoso Pictures' From Thirteen's Great Performances On August 19, 2011
 Distinguished conductor Valery Gergiev leads the third annual Vienna Philharmonic Summer Night concert to be telecast on Great Performances, Friday, August 19, 2011, at 9:30 p.m. on PBS (check local listings). This year's theme revolves around "Virtuoso Pictures," as exemplified by the works of Franz ...
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Classical (25/07/2011)
Renee Fleming Sings Her First Full Met Performance Of Richard Strauss's Capriccio On Thirteen's Great Performances At The Met
 Renee Fleming sings one of her signature roles, the elegant Countess in Richard Strauss's Capriccio, on Great Performances at the Met Sunday, August 14 at 12 p.m. ET on PBS (check local listings). Fleming had sung the demanding final scene of the opera in a gala opening the Met's 2008-09 season, but ...
| Classical (19/07/2011)
New Classical Record Label Aion Techni Releases Opere Per Orchestra Featuring Music By Composer Giacomo Cataldo Performed By The Bohuslav Martinu Philharmonic Orchestra
 On the 15th of July 2011 Aion Techni proudly unveiled its inaugural release. Aion Techni is a new independent classical record label with an emphasis on new music and underexposed repertoire. The label will also focus on promoting new and upcoming performers. For its first release the focus will be ...
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Classical (18/07/2011)
American Baritone Mark Walters Featured In Live Broadcast Of New Finnish Opera - Rockland
 The New World Premiere performances of Pine Mountain Music Festival's opera Rockland will be given on July 15 and 17 at the Rozsa Center for Performing Arts on the campus of Michigan Technological University in Houghton, Michigan. The Sunday, July 17th performance at 3:00 pm Eastern Time will also be ...
| Classical (13/07/2011)
The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra Conducted By Zubin Mehta With Soloists Renee Fleming & Joseph Calleja In One-night Cinema Event
Zubin Mehta conducts the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra in the breathtaking city of Jerusalem with a special one-night event featuring soprano Renee Fleming and tenor Joseph Calleja. NCM Fathom and Mod 3 Live present LIVE FROM JERUSALEM*: An Evening with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Conducted by ...
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Classical (12/07/2011)
Dayton Philharmonic Completes 2010-2011 Season With Balanced Budget And Gains In Revenue, Attendance & Fundraising
 Here in the city that originated the airplane, the business machine and many other important advances, innovation is part of the fabric of the local culture. When the economy, both locally and nationally, lurched downward in 2009, the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra (DPO), its Music Director, President, ...
| Classical (08/07/2011)
Irish Tenor Anthony Kearns to Headline Sunday's EHWA Charity Benefit - Public Service Announcements with Sportscaster Tom Hammond Now Airing
 World-renowned tenor Anthony Kearns will perform at "A Night at the Pavilion: A Tribute to Kentucky's Horses" - a special benefit for the nonprofit Equine Health and Welfare Alliance (EHWA) - on Sunday, July 10, 2011 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Michael Blowen, president and founder of Old Friends Equine, ...
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Classical (06/07/2011)
World Premiere Of Waltz Composed By Anthony Hopkins
 Andre Rieu has received the Grand Gold Decoration for Services to the Republic of Austria last saturday. The decoration was awarded by Marianna Klicka, president of the District of Vienna. Rieu received the decoration because of his efforts to promote Viennese music around the world. Rieu, the world's ...
| Classical (04/07/2011)
Cleveland Institute Of Music Student Daniil Trifonov Wins Tchaikovsky Piano Competition
 Twenty year-old Daniil Trifonov, a Russian second-year undergraduate at the Cleveland Institute of Music (CIM), and student of Sergei Babayan, has won first prize in the 2011 Tchaikovsky Piano Competition. He was also selected for an Audience Choice Award. The finals were announced today at 2:15 p.m. ...
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Classical (28/06/2011)
Symphony In The Glen Releases 'Observations: Symphonic Encounters From Galileo To The Space Age'
 In celebration of 2009 as the International Year of Astronomy, Griffith Observatory, Friends Of The Observatory and Symphony In The Glen presented "Cosmic Conjunction" on the front lawn of the observatory - a spectacular concert honoring Galileo, featuring Symphony In The Glen, conducted by famed ...
| Classical (23/06/2011)
Placido Domingo In Rigoletto From Mantua - Recorded Live In High Def At The Actual Locations Of The Opera And A Worldwide Broadcast Event Last Year - Comes To Great Performances July 15 On PBS
 Giuseppe Verdi's Rigoletto - recorded in high definition in the Renaissance splendor of Mantua, Italy, in the actual places and hours of the day specified in the libretto- was broadcast live around the world, or as close as time zones would allow, on September 4 and 5, 2010. Now, that critically acclaimed ...
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Classical (23/06/2011)
The Philadelphia Orchestra Announces Pledges Of Major Funding From Key Civic Leaders And Organizations
 The Philadelphia Orchestra announced today major funding pledges from the William Penn Foundation, Wyncote Foundation, Gerry Lenfest, the Neubauer Family Foundation, and members of the Board of The Philadelphia Orchestra Association. With $11.2 million in outright gifts and pledges and an additional ...
| Classical (23/06/2011)
The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra Conducted By Zubin Mehta With Soloists Renée Fleming & Joseph Calleja In One-night Cinema Event
 Zubin Mehta conducts the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra in the breathtaking city of Jerusalem with a special one-night event featuring soprano Renee Fleming and tenor Joseph Calleja. NCM Fathom and Mod 3 Live present LIVE FROM JERUSALEM*: An Evening with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Conducted by ...
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Classical (21/06/2011)
WCPE And Quail Ridge Present Durham Symphony
 WCPE Community and Arts Liaison Tara Lynn announces the June edition of the WCPE Local Arts Series in collaboration with Quail Ridge Books and Music. The Conductor and Music Director William Henry Curry presents Durham Symphony: More than a Community Orchestra - Our Mission and Vision for the ...
| Classical (20/06/2011)
Scala & Kolacny Brothers Continue Reign As Heavenly, Haunting International Phenomenon
 Belgium's all-female rock choir Scala & Kolacny Brothers, led by brothers Steven and Stijn, are taking the term "international phenomenon" to a whole new level this summer with a coveted slot at the UK's Latitude Festival, a brand-new music video, and a special PBS broadcast showcasing the group's "ethereal ...
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Classical (17/06/2011)
Anthony Kearns Of The Irish Tenors To Perform At President Ronald Reagan's Centennial Celebration In New Orleans On June 16, 2011
Tenor Anthony Kearns, founding member of the popular singing group, The Irish Tenors, will be performing at The Ronald Reagan Centennial Celebration (Ronald Reagan Centennial Celebration) on Thurs. June 16th in New Orleans, it was announced. "Anthony Kearns' voice is second to none and his performance ...
| Classical (17/06/2011)
An Angel And A Devil Battle It Out For No 1
 DREAM WITH ME, the debut album from the top selling debut artist of 2010, 11-year-old soprano prodigy Jackie Evancho, is a surprise top contender for the No 1 slot on America's music charts next week. The angelic newcomer's primary competition for the No 1 spot is Bad Meets Evil's Hell: The Sequel, ...
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Classical (16/06/2011)
The Finnish Capital Is Home To A Major New Concert Hall - Helsinki Music Centre
 The opening of Helsinki Music Centre on August 31, 2011 will be a historic event in Finland, a nation largely defined by strengths in classical music. The new concert hall in the nation's capital is slated to alter the music landscape of the city and the country, and it is poised to raise the ...
| Classical (10/06/2011)
Mark S. Doss Celebrates 25 Years As Mephistopheles In Santa Fe Opera's Faust
In July and August, global opera star Mark Steven Doss will once again portray Mephistopheles when he takes the stage for the Santa Fe Opera's first-ever production of Faust. Reprising Charles Gounod's demonic villain for his seventh production, which will bring his career performances to 40, it is ...
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Classical (10/06/2011)
Opera Circle's Love Duets And Krol Roger By Szymanowski
 Another concert? Yes and no. A concert like no other: June 10 and 12, 2011. A concert saying Adieu! to Opera Circle's 15th anniversary season 2010-2011, while also giving a colorful glimpse into the next season's grand opening with the opera Krol Roger (King Roger) by Karol Szymanowski scheduled for ...
| Classical (08/06/2011)
With Three New Productions To Celebrate Its 40th Anniversary, Wolf Trap Opera Company Opens With Wolf-ferrari's Rare Gem, The Curious Women
 The GRAMMY-nominated Wolf Trap Opera Company, a nationally acclaimed residency program for pre-eminent emerging professionals in the operatic industry, proudly presents The Curious Women, Sweeney Todd, and The Tales of Hoffmann for its 2011 summer opera performances. Starting in three short weeks, ...
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Classical (07/06/2011)
Scala & Kolacny Brothers Debut Sexy, Slow Motion 'Everlong' Video On NPR
Scala & Kolacny Brothers, the all-female Belgian rock choir led by brothers Steven and Stijn who went from internet sensation to international phenomenon, debuted their sexy, dreamlike new video for their re-imagining of Foo Fighters' "Everlong" on NPR's All Songs Considered blog this weekend. The video ...
| Classical (07/06/2011)
World's Most Expensive Stradivari Violin To Be Sold By Tarisio At Online Auction On June 20, 2011
 Tarisio, the online auction house for fine instruments, is offering the 'Lady Blunt' Stradivarius violin of 1721 at their June 20, 2011 auction. The 'Lady Blunt' is believed to be the most pristine Stradivarius violin still in commercial circulation and has set a record price each time it has come up ...
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Classical (07/06/2011)
Fully Staged Opera Presented By Boston Early Music Festival - The North American Premiere Of Steffani's 'Niobe, Regina Di Tebe'
 The Boston Early Music Festival (BEMF) presents the fully staged North American premiere of Steffani's opera, Niobe, Regina di Tebe as the centerpiece of the June 2011 Festival, with five (5) performances from June 12 to 19, at the Cutler Majestic Theatre at Emerson College (219 Tremont Street, Boston, ...
| Classical (31/05/2011)
Tristan, Tannhauser And Lohengrin
 The Wagner Series During the 2011-12 Season Marek Janowski and the Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin will be continuing the ten-part Wagner cycle series with "Lohengrin" on November 12, 2011, "Tristan und Isolde" on March 27 and "Tannhauser" on May 5, 2012. The concert performances, to be held at the ...
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