Fremont native Kunkle at Yellowstone’s 150th anniversary
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‘America’s Got Talent’ Sofía Vergara loves 88-year-old burlesque act
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NESA Graduates Work on Broadway and Beyond
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Beyond the voices… and the voices from beyond | cultural | Savannah News, Events, Restaurants, Music
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NEWS: IN Series announces 2022-23 40th anniversary season
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The Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus performs under Marin Alsop, Ravinia’s conductor, on July 30, 2022. (Courtesy of Ravinia) It was a unique eRead More…
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Opera School alumni claim prizes at Lexus Song Quest
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Vietnamese conductor will lead a concert of French chamber music | Culture – Sports
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In the days since his death, those affected by Archie Roach are opening up about the legacy he leaves behind
From the top of Arnhem Land, where musicians are inspired by his timeless lyrics, to the streets of Melbourne’s Fitzroy, where fans leave floral tribuRead More…
‘The Pomp Room’ documentary celebrates former Sioux Falls bar
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Glimmerglass double bill features themes of religious zeal, spiritual service
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TENORISSIMO with Fabio Saratori announced at the Hungarian State Opera
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Review: In ‘Mr. Burns, ‘Apocalypse Now, featuring ‘The Simpsons’ and songs
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Opera Orlando launches summer concert series focused on women in theater
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Mild-mannered gangster master Paul Sorvino dies at 83
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Masters by Research (MRes) Studentship, UCC School of Film, Music and Theater and Cork Opera House (including original artistic product)
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FSU 25th Anniversary Season Opening Nights Features Emmylou Harris, Jay Leno
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Oh! Summer Stage Theater to stage ‘HMS Pinafore’
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Maine Music Society honors David Blocher for 16 years of service
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News: Jonathon Heyward Named Music Director of Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Jonathan Heyward. Photo courtesy of the BSO.
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More than the sum of its parts – Manila Bulletin
Launch of Samsung Performing Arts Theater marks the return of live performances
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Obituary of Americo “Rico” DiPietro – The Reno Journal-Gazette and Mason Valley News
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Put your discs on | AspenTimes.com
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NCC Announces 2022-23 Performing Arts Season – Chicago Tribune
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The Wood Brothers Announce Fall 2022 Tour Dates
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Wilmington Creatives Unite for Acme Julia Desmond Comic Review
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National Society of Arts & Letters Florida names Dr. Velazquez as new president
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Independent film: a video store lives on thanks to this “funky town”
Video of the Belfast Opera House. Photos courtesy of Denis Howard First, an apology.
Some time ago when I was writing about the exciting news that Read More…
The Winters Theater Company will present a Shakespeare classic, a comedy performance at the Woodland Opera House
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From party pieces and Sir Henry’s to mighty opera
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Taking over from Yo-Yo Ma, Rhiannon Giddens reboots Silkroad
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Hitting the high notes: Danielle Macdonald on ‘Falling for Figaro’ | Cinema News
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Winery owner plans to expand downtown Napa nightlife via purchase of Uptown theater
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“The wineRead More…
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AD: Grammy-nominated singer, songwriter and actor Josh Groban arrives at Walmart AMP
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Khori Dastoor brings stage and business experience as HGO’s Managing Director
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‘Back to the Future’ musical’s DeLorean star car revs up for Broadway – Deadline
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Torrington musician opens Outlet for the Arts in former Studio 59 space
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Chicago Classical Review » » Opera Festival of Chicago opens its second season with a Rossini rarity
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Baritone Sidney Outlaw ‘locked up’ for Opera Saratoga’s ‘Barber of Seville’ at Proctors – The Daily Gazette
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Overlooked No More: Klaus Nomi, singer with an otherworldly personality
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Ezra Miller: Everything we know about the controversial Hollywood actor
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New DSO maestro loves Detroit
It’s hard to pinpoint exactly when Jader Bignamini cemented his bond with Detroit.For the musical director of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, appointeRead More…
Liam Gallagher paid a shocking amount to perform for 30 minutes at the B&M mogul’s lavish 50th birthday party
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Mountain Laurel Center in Poconos purchased by development corporation
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DOROTHY DANDRIDGE SONGS! THE MUSIC announced at Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall
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Review: “The Mutes” gives voice to music outsiders
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‘Pippin’ will end season 13 at the Playhouse on Park in West Hartford – We-Ha
Stephen Schwartz’ musical “Pippin” will be the final main stage production of Season 13 at the Playhouse on Park in West Hartford.
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‘Beauty and the Beast’ at the SFJAZZ Center
For their latest collaboration and cultural event co-presented with SFJAZZ, the Bay Area Parallel Opera and an ensemble of world-class musicians Read More…
Emerging Black Composers Project Announces Next Winner For SF Symphony Premiere
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U2 singer Bono reveals he discovered his secret brother and also shares his top 8 favorite albums
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ZEAL & ARDOR Announce Fall 2022 Tour Dates
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Live Music Program: Singer-songwriter Dar Williams and Louis Prima Jr. & The Witnesses
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Stranger Things returns, new Irish music on RTÉ One
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Former SFO Apprentice Returns To Make Leading Debut In ‘Carmen’
“Carmen” will be presented by the Santa Fe Opera. (Courtesy of Benedetto Cristofani)
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Longtime NEPM Classical Music Host Walter Carroll Retires
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King Band presents music from the Middle East | News, Sports, Jobs
This Sunday’s concert by the Karl L. King Municipal Band will spotlight music from another part of the world. StartiRead More…
Transgender SF opera singer using voice to break down barriers – NBC Bay Area
When Breanna Sinclairé took the mic on stage at the Castro Theater in San Francisco a few weeks ago and soared with a version of GerRead More…
A LANDSCAPE VARIANT by Peri Mauer will premiere this weekend
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Tacoma Concert with Ukrainian Chamber Music
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The Austrian Schubertiade has announced its 2023 program
As always, this will only focus on vocal and lyrical performances.
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Richfield Springs brings back its “Concerts in The Park” series
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Luxor’s Hatshepsut Temple to Host Unprecedented Opera Performance on Tutankhamun’s Life in November
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Die Stadt tote, the Longborough Festival review
This formidable opera, first performed in Hamburg in 1920 when Korngold was 23, admittedly created its own problems from the start. It was the era Read More…
John Haitt and his group The Goners will perform on June 28 in Waterville
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The Saudi designer is bringing corsets back into fashion
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Fort Worth Opera continues to recognize diversity in the community – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
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Nils Frahm stuns with a grand contemplative return to the Sydney Opera House (16.06.22)
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Journey to Josiah Fatherhood: Single Gay Adopts and Discovers the Love of Being a Dad
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San Francisco Opera releases new episode of its “In Song” series featuring soprano Meigui Zhang
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Classical Summer Music Comes to Life in the Bay Area
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Freedom, flights and pleasure on the agenda this weekend | News, Sports, Jobs
Another busy weekend is brewing in southwestern Minnesota, with community events celebrating freedom, flight and lotsRead More…
Union Avenue Opera announces 28th festival season with Sondheim’s A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC and more
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How Saturday’s Missouri Symphony concert will deliver the sound of Juneteenth
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Films, fashion, rave: Saudi Arabia to host the first opera festival of its kind
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Lie Down and Think Apocalypse: Sun & Sea Climate Crisis Opera | Opera
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Harpist Manal Mohei El-Din performs at the French Cultural Institute in Alexandria – Music and dance – Al-Ahram Weekly
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North Northamptonshire’s first music festival in Kettering a huge success
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News from the region: June 15, 2022 | Community News
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David Bromberg Quintet performing at Clayton Opera House | WWTI
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USM conductor hopes Carnegie Hall concert will draw attention to school talent
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Red Deer Opera “It’s COCO!” shows how triumph can come from a difficult youth
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