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Daughtry, Jessica Sanchez to Perform on PBS' National Memorial Day Concert
Daughtry and American Idol runner-up Jessica Sanchez are among the musical acts performing at this year's National Memorial Day concert, which airs on PBS Sunday, May 27 at 8 p.m., from the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol building.
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University orchestra, chorus team up for end-of-year concert
The UC Davis Symphony Orchestra and the University Chorus will appear together in a concert at 7 p.m. Friday at the Mondavi Center.
George Frideric Handel was born in Halle, Saxony to Georg and Dorothea Handel on February 23rd.
'Charles Jessold Considered as a Murderer,' a novel by Wesley Stace
Published in 2010, 'Charles Jessold Considered as a Murderer,' combines elements of mystery, and musical operas, into a gripping, and fascinating read.
PR :: Renee Fleming: A YoungArts Masterclass Debuts Monday May 28
Each year, thousands of high school students apply to the YoungArts Program to be mentored by the world's leading artists.
Beethoven series boosts symphony's books
The Utah Symphony orchestra is on the verge of completing its ambitious Beethoven experiment.
Reopening of Berlin Staatsoper faces new delay
Officials say Berlin's Staatsoper opera house will not reopen until 2015 after a new problem arose at the building site in the German capital.
Philip Glass: 'Kepler' marks return of iconic composer
American composer Philip Glass turned 75 in January. To honor his long career and cavalcade of compositions, Spoleto Festival USA is mounting the first staged production of his opera 'Kepler' in the U.S. Directed by Sam Helfrich and conducted by John Kennedy, the work explores the life and mind of famed 17th-century mathemetician and astronomer ... (more)
Classical Music: S.F. Opera has'Attila' (and his ilk) and an...
Kevin Berne Baritone Nathan Gunn, in whimsical costume, will sing the role of Papageno in the San Francisco Opera's upcoming production of Mozart's "The Magic Flute." Anyone who thinks that grand opera is a dying art form is dead wrong.
Burnham singers in 'Opera for Somerset'
The quintet are all taking part in an 'Opera for Somerset' event entitled Eleanor Vale which will be performed near Wedmore on July 11, 13 and 14.
Nina Stemme triumphs in 'Salome' at Carnegie Hall
Someone forgot to tell Nina Stemme that the opera season in New York is supposed to be over.
Cleveland Orchestra Chorus preparing a 'vivid picture of death'
This is about how the stage will look Thursday, May 31 and Saturday, June 2, when the Cleveland Orchestra and Cleveland Orchestra Chorus perform VerdiaA A s Requiem on the Severance Hall season finale.
New Spoleto season opening in Charleston
Opening ceremonies are scheduled to begin at noon Friday. Festivities for the first day include speeches, ringing church bells, brass fanfare and confetti.
Opera star traces success back to MC, years in Europe
Had her high school friend Eleanor not chosen Maryville College and influenced Delores Ziegler to come here as well, Ziegler might have ended up a psychiatrist instead of one of the greatest mezzo-sopranos in the opera world.
Kaufmann admits lip synching at Champions League
Jonas Kaufmann says he lip synched his performance of the Champions League theme before last weekend's final in Munich.
Lincoln School Brings Light Opera to Santa Monica
May 24, 2012-- If you thought that the words "Victorian-era light opera" and "Lincoln Middle School" could never be used in the same sentence, think again.
Nelson's Kevin Armstrong brings Opera to the heathens
Kevin Armstrong is a versatile and unorthodox performer who has forged a career both in Canada and Europe, performing everything from traditional opera and musical theatre, to one-man-shows where he pairs his four-octave vocal range with his skills as a guitarist.
Opera Theater Oregon goes for glamour with updated Debussy opera 'Pelleas et Melisande'
Opera Theater Oregon takes a break from vintage horror and wacky remakes of Wagner operas to consider the subdued beauty of Claude Debussy's fairytale opera, "Pelleas et Melisande." The composer of "Claire de lune" and "Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun" wrote only one opera, a poisoned tale set in a mythical forest.
Opera House Arts to inaugurate Burnt Cove Church
Opera House Arts will present soprano and Maine Public Broadcasting Network radio personality Suzanne Nance in a solo concert on Saturday, June 2, at 7 p.m. to open Stonington's Burnt Cove Church Community Center as a community performance venue.
West Bay Opera presents 'Aida'
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