The Met celebrates Black History Month with upcoming Nightly Opera Streams.
The Met celebrates Black History Month with two weeks of Nightly Opera Streams featuring great performances by African-American singers New streaming titles include the classic telecasts of Mozart's Le Nozze di Figaro with Kathleen Battle [pictured];...
Many Happy Returns to singer, dancer & actress Chita Rivera (a member of the original casts of West Side Story, Chicago, and Kiss of the Spider Woman), 88 today.
Many Happy Returns to film (several Bond titles, Stargate, Independence Day) & TV (Sherlock, Little Britain) composer David Arnold, 59 today.
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Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France – Santtu-Matias Rouvali conducts Sibelius, Dessner and Tchaikovsky [live webcast]
Friday, January 22, 2021 Grande salle Pierre Boulez, Philharmonie de Paris The respective if very-different Sixth Symphonies of Sibelius – which he likened to “cold water” – and Tchaikovsky – his impassioned/prophetic farewell to life – found themselves bookending the...
Stravinsky Podcast series.
Stravinsky Connections Podcast: Five Episodes hosted by Jonathan CrossBoosey & Hawkes presents a series of audio podcasts in honour of the 50th anniversary of the death of Igor Stravinsky, one of the 20th century’s most iconic composers....
Hilary Hahn: ‘Paris’ 🎻 Chausson, Prokofiev, & Rautavaara World Premiere.
“These pieces together represent a living history of artistic culture. Everything in this recording is a labour of love, for the love of music and for the love of expression.” – Hilary Hahn GRAMMY-WINNING VIOLINIST HILARY HAHN PRESENTS PARIS: CHAUSSON •...
Mozart Unknown: Seong-Jin Cho Performs Newly Discovered Piano Work at Salzburg’s Mozarteum Foundation.
Recently discovered Mozart piano piece to be performed at Salzburg’s Mozarteum Foundationto mark 265th anniversary of composer’s birth & open 2021 Mozartwoche Festival Rolando Villazón, Artistic Director of the Mozartwoche, invites Seong-Jin Cho...
Sondra Radvanovsky and Piotr Beczała Live In Concert TOMORROW (Sat 23 Jan), 6pm UK time.
The Met Stars Live in Concert pay-per-view series features the star pairing in popular arias and duets from the historic Stadthalle in Wuppertal, Germany tomorrow (Saturday 23 January) at 6:00pm UK time. Tickets, priced at $20, are now on sale on the Met’s...
Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla extends contract with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra.
The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (CBSO) is delighted to announce that Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla will extend her commitment to the orchestra, continuing as Osborn Music Director for an additional season until summer 2022 and then moving to the role of...