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Month: November 2021

Mississippi Museum receives portrait of opera singer Newman

December 31, 2021December 31, 2021 Maria A. Rodriguez

NATCHEZ, Miss. A Mississippi museum acquired a portrait of opera singer and music educator Daisy Cecelia Newman, who was born in the state aRead More…

Sneak peek 2022: 10 San Diego theater productions to put on your must-see list

December 31, 2021December 31, 2021 Maria A. Rodriguez

San Diego theater companies have announced nearly 70 shows for their 2022 seasons, ranging from new plays and musicals to Shakespeare’s comedies and Read More…

Q & A: Tenor Iván Ayón-Rivas on his year of discovery and “Macbeth” at La Scala

December 31, 2021December 31, 2021 Maria A. Rodriguez

(Photo credit: Tatiana Mazzola)
For Iván Ayón-Rivas, 2021 has been a party in small groups. Selected by OpRead More…

13 Seattle-area arts and culture events to look forward to in 2022

December 30, 2021December 30, 2021 Maria A. Rodriguez

Can we finally welcome the comeback of the theater and many other live performances in 2022, to join the artistic groups that have reopened in 2Read More…

Rotten 2021? Laugh it off at local venues on New Years Eve – The Daily Gazette

December 30, 2021December 30, 2021 Maria A. Rodriguez

With some of the Capital Region’s New Years Eve traditions hanging in the air this year, comedy is key to ringing in 2022.
Stand-Up Global, a localRead More…

The Phantom of the Opera Musical Australia: Mysterious Truth About The Mega Blockbuster Musical Coming To Australia

December 29, 2021December 29, 2021 Maria A. Rodriguez

A dramatic gothic tale of a disfigured musical genius who is obsessed with an innocent singer, a hit show The Phantom of the Opera packed theatersRead More…

Castlebay opens the new year for SoundCheck

December 29, 2021December 29, 2021 Maria A. Rodriguez

CAMDEN – Traditional acoustic music duo Castlebay will open another year of SoundCheck concerts at Camden Opera House, 29 Elm Street on FriRead More…

David E. Wagner, 71, singer and musical theater actor | Featured obituaries

December 29, 2021December 29, 2021 Maria A. Rodriguez

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8 Saint-Louis Businesses Ready to Help You Keep Your New Year’s Resolutions in 2022 | Business

December 28, 2021December 28, 2021 Maria A. Rodriguez

Big Muddy Adventures, 4662 Washington Blvd., St. Louis, 314-896-4262, 2muddy.com Read More…

A Guide to What Happens on New Years Day at Expo 2020 Dubai

December 28, 2021December 28, 2021 Maria A. Rodriguez

Plenty of entertainment is planned at Expo 2020 Dubai for New Years Eve, but New Years Day at the site will also be lively.From dining offerings to lRead More…

From a Burger King to a concert hall, with the help of Frank Gehry

December 28, 2021December 28, 2021 Maria A. Rodriguez

INGLEWOOD, Calif .– Noemi Guzman, a 17-year-old high school student, usually has to find a place to practice the violin – the instrument she calls “Read More…

Royal Opera of Wallonia-Liège Revue 2021-22: Otello Ossia il Moro di Venezia

December 27, 2021December 27, 2021 Maria A. Rodriguez

The Opéra Royal de Liège Wallonie has staged a brand new production of Rossini’s “Otello&acRead More…

Theater Photographer Collected Quick Moments From A Film And Freezed Them Again | Arts

December 27, 2021December 27, 2021 Maria A. Rodriguez

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Opera Colorado and The Stanley Hotel present the lyrical adaptation of The Shining

December 26, 2021December 27, 2021 Maria A. Rodriguez

This exclusive experience, a fundraiser for Opera Colorado’s educational programs, includes accommodations, an elegant dinner and performance of MoraRead More…

Georgian Bay Music Tour Now Free Online

December 26, 2021December 26, 2021 Maria A. Rodriguez

Meaford-based violinist Victoria Yeh has traveled, performed and experienced towns around Georgian Bay to create Travel By Sound PRESS RELEASRead More…

4BR Christmas quiz – test your musical knowledge – 4barsrest

December 26, 2021December 26, 2021 Maria A. Rodriguez

We have a fantastic prize package for the person who gets the right answers in our festive quiz – a Besson Prodigy cone plus a set of mutes and a musRead More…

Port City Small Bites: a new distillery takes over Dock Street space, Cheese Board moves and expands into a piano bar, and more

December 25, 2021December 26, 2021 Maria A. Rodriguez

What was once the Dock St. Oyster Bar will become the Wilmington Distillery in the new year. Owner Matt Karn, best known for IZZYz Spirits, has witRead More…

Shillong’s ‘O Holy Night’ Spreads Christmas Joy Online

December 25, 2021December 25, 2021 Maria A. Rodriguez

It’s that time of year, and Christmas carols add to Christmas spirit and joy around the world. There are many versions of popular ChrisRead More…

Wynne Evans shares heartfelt Christmas video message about her depression

December 24, 2021December 24, 2021 Maria A. Rodriguez

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A musical revival weaves the 2 worlds of Kurt Weill

December 24, 2021December 24, 2021 Maria A. Rodriguez

Less than a mile from Sigmund Freud’s former office in Vienna, “The Lady in the Dark,” Kurt Weill’s oft-misunderstood 1941 musical about an overworkeRead More…

Sing 2 is much more the same

December 24, 2021December 24, 2021 Maria A. Rodriguez

Universallighting To sing (2016) was a jukebox musical that felt both stripped down and overloaded. It was stripped down in the sense that it strippRead More…

How classical music confronts its colonial past and present

December 23, 2021December 23, 2021 Maria A. Rodriguez

No work of Western classical music is more closely associated with the Christmas season than German-born composer George Frideric Handel MessiahRead More…

Sinitta extends Christmas wish ahead of Dubai Opera performance in hit musical Chicago – News

December 22, 2021December 22, 2021 Maria A. Rodriguez

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Novato Theater Company presents THE WHO’S TOMMY

December 22, 2021December 22, 2021 Maria A. Rodriguez

The second show of the Novato Theater Company’s 101st season is The Who’s Tommy with music and lyrics by Pete Townsend, book by Pete Townshend and McRead More…

Princeton Lewis Center for the Arts announces five Hodder Fellows for 2022-2023

December 21, 2021December 21, 2021 Maria A. Rodriguez

NEWS | CHARACTERISTICS | OVERVIEW | EVENTS originally published: 12/21/2021 (PRINCETON, NJ) – The Lewis Center for the ArtsRead More…

The 10 best theater productions of 2021

December 21, 2021December 21, 2021 Maria A. Rodriguez

Over the summer, optimism pervaded the air as theatergoers gathered to watch the tales unfold in the great outdoors of the Commonwealth Shakespeare CRead More…

A line-up of female songwriters at the National Sawdust in Brooklyn

December 21, 2021December 21, 2021 Maria A. Rodriguez

Musical excellence is not everything, even in a concert. Beth Morrison Projects, the esteemed Brooklyn-based opera producer / curator, collabRead More…

Artist of the week: Francesca Aspromonte

December 20, 2021December 20, 2021 Maria A. Rodriguez

On December 23, the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino will open a new production of “Fidelio” with a starRead More…

New this week: “Don’t Look Up”, new “Matrix” and “Sing 2”

December 20, 2021December 20, 2021 Maria A. Rodriguez

This week’s new entertainment releases include fresh music from U2 as part of the animated soundtrack to “Sing 2”, a holiday movie marathon on TCM anRead More…

Pacific Opera Project will present “I Can’t Breathe”

December 20, 2021December 20, 2021 Maria A. Rodriguez

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Review: ‘Cinderella’ adds stardust to Met Opera vacation

December 19, 2021December 19, 2021 Maria A. Rodriguez

What is the difference between real life and dreams, especially for the unsure young person?This poignant question is at the heart of Massenet’s 1899Read More…

The perfect response from Santa Claus when the child asks, “Can you bring daddy back?”

December 19, 2021December 19, 2021 Maria A. Rodriguez

Christmas is here and I am in Santa’s cave, wearing my best red costume to grant the children’s wishes. A 12 year old boy laughs at me, his headRead More…

Rising COVID cases in Chicago force music and sporting events to be canceled – NBC Chicago

December 18, 2021December 18, 2021 Maria A. Rodriguez

A few days before Christmas, a sharp rise in coronavirus cases is already putting the brakes on the holiday season in Chicago, forcing tRead More…

Reasons you might need to apply for a payday loan

December 18, 2021March 12, 2022 Maria A. Rodriguez

There are many reasons a person may need to apply for a payday loan. Payday loans, or short-term loans, are easily accessible loans that don’t reRead More…

The song multiplies the hope and the meaning of Christmas

December 18, 2021December 18, 2021 Maria A. Rodriguez

When the church buildings were able to reopen earlier this year and we returned to worship in person, to begin with, singing was not allowed. I donRead More…

Waterville Opera House plans Enter the Haggis concert in February

December 18, 2021April 13, 2022 Maria A. Rodriguez

Enter the Haggis Courtesy of Enter The Haggis The Waterville Opera House will present Enter the Haggis at 8 p.m. on Friday, February 4 at 1 CommonRead More…

Catch “Spontaneous Charles Dickens” at Lesher of Walnut Creek

December 17, 2021December 18, 2021 Maria A. Rodriguez

You might think the holidays are almost over, but Synergy Theater has extended them with its production of “Spontaneous Charles Dickens”. The companRead More…

The best albums of 2021 came from Rhiannon Giddens, Robert Plant, Alison Krauss, Olivia Rodrigo, Buffalo Nichols

December 17, 2021December 17, 2021 Maria A. Rodriguez

There can never be too much good music, but too much music can be another matter.At the turn of this century, before streaming took over and before YRead More…

For the dance, some big steps forward

December 17, 2021December 17, 2021 Maria A. Rodriguez

As with all performing arts, to see professional dance in the first months of 2021 you had to connect to the internet and watch on a screen – and a sRead More…

Rick Ross: Album review richer than I’ve ever been

December 17, 2021December 17, 2021 Maria A. Rodriguez

Fifteen years after the start of his career, Rick Ross has carved out a space for himself in rap where he seems comfortable without being complacent.Read More…

Carlos Marin from Il Divo is in an induced coma in Manchester

December 16, 2021April 13, 2022 Maria A. Rodriguez

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Today at 15:09 A member of the Spanish group Il Divo was hospitalized on December 8 and placed in an artificial coRead More…

5 Things to Do in NEO: Colorful Art Exhibits, “A Christmas Carol” and Cleveland Opera Theater | Arts & Culture

December 16, 2021December 16, 2021 Maria A. Rodriguez

Winter is almost here and Northeastern Ohio can use the color provided by a few high-profile art shows, in addition to a few vacation favorites on stRead More…

Reconsider opera in “The Impossible Art: Adventures in Opera”

December 16, 2021December 16, 2021 Maria A. Rodriguez

Meel Tamphanon for the Boston Globe“In opera, argues Matthew Aucoin, all words are dream words. Exchanging ideas with one of his cRead More…

Met Opera to force stimulus packages for staff and public

December 15, 2021April 13, 2022 Maria A. Rodriguez

The Metropolitan Opera announced on Wednesday that it will require all adult employees and eligible members of the public to receive Covid booster inRead More…

National singer wins international music competition in Ukraine [PHOTO/VIDEO]

December 15, 2021December 15, 2021 Maria A. Rodriguez

December 15, 2021 11:37 (UTC + 04: 00) 562 By Laman Ismayilova Young Azerbaijani singeRead More…

Irish Pub Night returns in January | Kpcnews

December 15, 2021December 15, 2021 Maria A. Rodriguez

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Reviews | “Porgy and Bess” is not a black opera. It is American opera.

December 14, 2021December 14, 2021 Maria A. Rodriguez

‘Porgy and Bess’ offers us an orchestral sumptuousness of a degree that should satisfy anyone who enjoys classical music, as in the music of the hurrRead More…

Theater diary: the San Diego Musical Theater unveils its 2022 season

December 14, 2021December 14, 2021 Maria A. Rodriguez

The San Diego Musical Theater has announced its 2022 season, which will premiere in its new home in Kearny Mesa, SDMT Stage.Former home of the co-fouRead More…

Bridgerton Season 3 Release Date New Character – Daily Research Plot

December 14, 2021December 14, 2021 Maria A. Rodriguez

Bridgerton Season 3 Updates: Daphne’s older brother, Anthony (Jonathan Bailey) would be more focused on season 2. Julia Quinn who has written a numbeRead More…

3 holiday theatrical productions to see before the end of the season

December 13, 2021December 13, 2021 Maria A. Rodriguez

From A Christmas Carol at Bad, iRead More…

Marie Osmond is also a little opera, since she comes to Minnesota for a holiday show

December 13, 2021December 13, 2021 Maria A. Rodriguez

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Montego Glover, Sierra Boggess, Chester Gregory and more are part of ASTEP Christmas in New York on December 13

December 13, 2021December 13, 2021 Maria A. Rodriguez

Artists Striving to End Poverty presents its 12th edition Christmas in New York: a concert for thRead More…

Death of Vicente Fernández: fans honor “voice of a culture”

December 12, 2021December 12, 2021 Maria A. Rodriguez

Ricky Martin, Gloria Estefan and Mario Lopez have joined legions of grieving fans to honor the extraordinary life and everlasting legacy of Mexican mRead More…

Best concerts in Houston: December 13-19, 2021

December 12, 2021December 12, 2021 Maria A. Rodriguez

The Temptations play consecutive nights at the 1894 Grand Opera in Galveston | Photo: Scarcliff PhotographyRead More…

Presentation: Opera singer Megan O’Neill – “Being with a live audience brings me so much joy”

December 12, 2021December 12, 2021 Maria A. Rodriguez

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This year, the opera had to do the unthinkable to survive

December 11, 2021December 11, 2021 Maria A. Rodriguez

There have been several versions of Janáček’s heartwarming The Cunning Little Vixen, by Longborough, Holland Park, and in cRead More…

Today everything revolves around stevia the plant

December 11, 2021December 11, 2021 Maria A. Rodriguez

The Herbal Diva
Stevia Plant (Photo – George Patton)
We all know the little sachets of the Stevia sweetener or tRead More…

Holiday Schedule | Iowa Public Radio

December 10, 2021December 10, 2021 Maria A. Rodriguez

Happy Holidays from all of us at Iowa Public Radio! We are happy to provide the soundtrack of your holiday traditions and special programming that cRead More…

Music and merriment fill Loveland area events – Loveland Reporter-Herald

December 10, 2021April 13, 2022 Maria A. Rodriguez

Music and holiday events fill the calendar for the week ahead at Loveland.
Pierre Kater
Pianist Peter Kater will perform at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, DeceRead More…

Rebuild a sense of community and solidarity with professors and students

December 10, 2021December 10, 2021 Maria A. Rodriguez

In November 2019, I was fortunate enough to take about 20 of our physics students to Physics Congress (PhysCon) in Providence, Rhode Island. ThRead More…

Afternoon Edition: December 9, 2021

December 9, 2021December 9, 2021 Maria A. Rodriguez

Good afternoon. Here’s the latest Chicago news you need to know. This is an approximately 5 minute read that will educate you on today’s biggestRead More…

“A long December” always gives me reasons to believe it

December 9, 2021April 13, 2022 Maria A. Rodriguez

December is a month of traditions. A myriad of religious observances, baked goods, decorations and family obligations. We all have our conventiRead More…

Best Classical Music of 2021

December 9, 2021December 9, 2021 Maria A. Rodriguez

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 aRead More…

These multi-million dollar homes hit the CT market in 2021

December 8, 2021December 9, 2021 Maria A. Rodriguez

Home at 57 Mt. Tom Road in Simsbury, Connecticut, the former estate of tRead More…

Soloists announced for Bluffton University’s 126th performance of Messiah – WKTN

December 8, 2021December 8, 2021 Maria A. Rodriguez

BLUFFTON, Ohio — The Music Department at Bluffton University has announced the soloists for their 126th performance ofRead More…

Dubai Opera and the Grimm sisters present multisensory performance to mark 50 years

December 8, 2021December 8, 2021 Maria A. Rodriguez

Pietra De Mello-Pittman and Ella Spira with their MBE. Gulf today, Read More…

Despite the pandemic, the famous Italian theater opens the season

December 8, 2021December 8, 2021 Maria A. Rodriguez

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Christmas carol show scheduled for Thursday at the Goss

December 7, 2021December 7, 2021 Maria A. Rodriguez

Four full-time musicians from the South Dakota Symphony and actor Darrel Fickbohm will perform The Christmas Carol and a variety of holiday music ThuRead More…

Utzon Music announces the first part of the 2022 season

December 6, 2021December 7, 2021 Maria A. Rodriguez

The Sydney Opera House has announced three performances for the first half of next year as part of their Utzon music series of chamber concerts, tRead More…

Suzy Cato to make her musical debut for Opera on Carousel du port

December 6, 2021December 6, 2021 Maria A. Rodriguez

“I was delighted to be invited to join the incredible cast of Carousel as part of Opera on the Harbor for so many reasons, ”CRead More…

93% of payday loan borrowers regret taking their loan, survey finds

December 6, 2021March 12, 2022 Maria A. Rodriguez

article Payday loans can be a debt trap for borrowers who cannot afford to make payments. Here’s how you can pay off your payday loan balance bRead More…

Kennedy Center Honors Gala returns for in-person celebration of the arts

December 6, 2021December 6, 2021 Maria A. Rodriguez

WASHINGTON – The Kennedy Center Honors have returned to tradition this year with an in-person gala on Sunday night and the President’s presence for tRead More…

Polish opera star’s Met performance broadcast live in cinemas around the world | The powerful 790 KFGO

December 6, 2021December 6, 2021 Maria A. Rodriguez

(Reuters) – Polish opera star Jakub Jozef Orlinski’s first performance at New York’s Metropolitan Opera in “Eurydice” in November was broadcast liveRead More…

Australian music artist Sia Furler to launch NFT collection

December 5, 2021December 5, 2021 Maria A. Rodriguez

Australian singer Sia Furler is hoping to create a “Siaverse” in the Opensea NFT Marketplace for fans to engage with her art. FamouRead More…

A great performer with an equally great voice

December 5, 2021December 5, 2021 Maria A. Rodriguez

Cliff would continue to sing with the English National Opera for the next 10 years. He moved his young family to London, and England became his homeRead More…

It’s time for Sydney to go out and play

December 4, 2021December 5, 2021 Maria A. Rodriguez

If positivity and optimism could be bottled, there’s a good chance Olivia Ansell’s name is on the label. Sydney Festival’s new artistic director haRead More…

Conductor Dunn conducts extraordinary CARMEN opening night for Buffalo Opera Unlimited – Buffalo Rising

December 4, 2021December 4, 2021 Maria A. Rodriguez

THE BASICS: Buffalo Opera Unlimited presented Bizet’s full opera CARMEN on Friday, December 3 at 7:30 a.m., and will perform an encore Read More…

An Irish project to break the record for the number of nationalities in a choir

December 4, 2021December 4, 2021 Maria A. Rodriguez

Along with cabin fever, anxiety, and homemade baking, vocals were one of the first themes of the lockdown laRead More…

Art Beat: Array Collective and the Turner Prize, Stephen Sondheim, NI Opera and Into The Woods – plus Goldilocks and the Three Bears (and May McFettridge …)

December 4, 2021December 4, 2021 Maria A. Rodriguez

Array Collective’s Turner Prize-winning installation, The Druithaib’s Ball THE Turner Prize, now in its 36th year,Read More…

Review: “Tosca” catches fire at the Met Opera

December 3, 2021December 3, 2021 Maria A. Rodriguez

Sometimes, for reasons that no one can fully explain, an opera performance simply catches fire. This is what happened at the Metropolitan Opera on TRead More…

Tell a story through opera

December 3, 2021December 3, 2021 Maria A. Rodriguez

For decades, Cal State Fullerton has maintained a reputation as a school that produces opera stars. Deborah Voigt, Read More…

Syracuse Opera House to Perform “The Ballad of the Brown King” at Tucker Baptist Missionary Church

December 2, 2021December 2, 2021 Maria A. Rodriguez

The gospel of Matthew in the Christian Bible speaks of three wise men, sometimes called kings, who followed a shining star to the birthplace of JesusRead More…

Genesius Theater presents A Berks County Christmas Carol

December 2, 2021December 2, 2021 Maria A. Rodriguez

The Genesius Theater presents an original musical based on the Charles Dickens classic “A Christmas Carol” for 10 performances from December 10-19.
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Reading challenge hosted by the County Library, Trivia

December 1, 2021December 1, 2021 Maria A. Rodriguez

The Stanislaus County Library has announced the NASA Reading Challenge, which will take place December 1-31. This challenge centers on the winter laRead More…

Welcome to THE COMMONS – News and Views for Windham County, Vermont

December 1, 2021December 1, 2021 Maria A. Rodriguez

By Annie Landenberger /The citiesBRATTLEBORO — In 2020, more than half a century since the founding of the Windham Orchestra at theRead More…

Ridley Scott calls Gucci family statements “alarmingly insulting”

December 1, 2021December 1, 2021 Maria A. Rodriguez

Gucci House made a considerable impression at the box office since its release on Nov. 24, and while Aldo Gucci’s heirs aren’t impressed, diRead More…

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