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3 hrs ago | BroadwayWorld.com

Audra McDonald Talks Go Back Home & Previews Tracks

Five-time Tony Award-winning theatre icon and frequent small screen and big screen player Audra McDonald talks about her sensational new Broadway-themed album, GO BACK HOME and takes us behind the creation of some tracks in particular with some fascinating behind-the-scenes clips just released by Nonesuch.

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Related Topix: Stephen Sondheim

5 hrs ago | Mail & Guardian

Kinshasa's orchestra of survival and hope

Proud leader: Armand Diangenda is the founder of the Democratic Republic of Congo's Orchestre Symphonique Kimbanguiste de Kinshasa Nathalie is a single mum who struggles to clothe her little boy and pay the rent.

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Related Topix: Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, World News, Symphony, Arts

10 hrs ago | Star Tribune

Classical music: SPCO 2013-14 season

Edo de Waart, an SPCO artistic partner, opens the chamber orchestra's 2013-14 season in September, with music of Beethoven.

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Related Topix: Britten, Arts, Opera, Entertainment

10 hrs ago | IcNorthWales

Local talent will star in Conwy Classical Music Festival

The festival, which runs from July 21-27, is one of the largest free music events in Wales, and relies solely on audience donations and sponsorship.

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Related Topix: Conwy County, Wales, United Kingdom, World News, Gwynedd County, Wales, Anglesey County, Wales, Arts, Opera

11 hrs ago | OUPblog

The old shall be made new

The issue and performance of previously unpublished musical works - juvenilia, early pieces, and even completions by others of music left by composers, for one reason or another, incomplete - always provokes interesting debate.

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Related Topix: Symphony, Arts, Europe, World News, United Kingdom, Vaughan Williams

12 hrs ago | Art Voice

Classical Mode: Cool

What can you expect when a talented trio of performers, equally at home in jazz originals and jazz improvisations, as well as contemporary avant-garde classical music, and who all happen to be accomplished composers get together? Judging from the first performances of the resAUnance trio-vocalist Esin GA1 4ndA1 4z, keyboard player Michael McNeil ... (more)

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Related Topix: Cambridge, MA

14 hrs ago | This is Wiltshire

Bradford on Avon pupil's top Young Musician of Wiltshire honour

A dozen of the county's best classical performers - between the ages of 12 and 19 - took part in last Saturday's showcase, which was held at the Assembly Room in Devizes Town Hall.

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Related Topix: United Kingdom, Wiltshire County, England, World News, Fritz Kreisler

17 hrs ago | Press-Telegram

Review: 'Tosca' presents weak end to L.A. Opera's season

Sondra Radvanovsky and Marco Berti in the piano dress rehearsal for L.A. Opera's production of Puccini's "Tosca" on May 12, 2013.

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Related Topix: Arts, Opera, Venice, CA, Placido Domingo, Entertainment

Wed May 22, 2013

Gazette.net

Young Iranian musicians perform modern takes on classical Persian poetry and music

Iranian musician and composer Saied Jafar-zadeh, also known as Parvaz Homay, will perform with his ensemble, Mastan, on Sunday, May 26, at the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center in College Park.

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Related Topix: Entertainment

Reuters

Los Angeles calls upon star French designers for 'Figaro' opera

Count Almaviva, muscles bulging and resplendent in white, struts like a peacock across the stage belting his baritone at his countess, who sits in a flowing red gown against a sparse backdrop of sleek, modernist lines.

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Related Topix: Arts, Opera, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Spain, World News, Wedding

Regina Leader Post

Classical instruments the driving force of Plumes

Though they haven't faced too many annoying questions yet, there's one question the Montreal-based band Plumes is tired of people asking them: Where did they get their name? "This is only the second interview that we've done for this tour," said Geof Holbrook of Plumes.

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Related Topix: Columbia University, Concordia

Gramophone

This month's magazine

The June issue of Gramophone is on sale now, in which we reveal the Hall of Fame 2013 .

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Related Topix: Symphony, Arts

Berkshire Eagle

New Music Director Andris Nelsons: At BSO, hope rises to the top

Thirty-four-year-old Latvia native Andris Nelsons, seen here with the BSO last summer at Tanglewood, is set to become the Boston Symphony Orchestra's 15th music director.

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Related Topix: Symphony, Arts, World News, United Kingdom, Lincolnshire County, England, Boston, NY, North Boston, NY

WCLV

The Happy Dog and the Orchestra

A couple of years ago, Joshua Smith, principal flute of The Cleveland Orchestra, met Sean Watterson, who had recently returned to his hometown of Cleveland after a career in international finance.

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Related Topix: The Cleveland Orchestra, Cleveland, OH

This is Wiltshire

A welcome return to Devizes Festival for coveted pianist

Pianist Miss Dariescu, who last visited Devizes in 2009, will return to give a recital at the town hall on June 18, just two weeks after her Royal Albert Hall debut, playing Beethoven's Emper-or Concerto with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.

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Related Topix: The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Slice of Scifi

Captain Jack in Drag

Yes folks this is John Barrowman looking absolutely fabulous! The illustrious leader of Torchwood starred as Zaza for La Cage Aux Folles a few years back and he was brillant.

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Related Topix: John Barrowman, Drama Movies, Doctor Who, Science Fiction Movies

MTV India

This Day In Music - 5 Gold Records of Jimi Hendrix were stolen

Electric Ladyland was the third and final album by Jim Hendrix which was released in October 1968.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, Jimi Hendrix

Trend

Organizer of Montserrat Caballe's concert in Armenia does not...

Organizer of the concert of the world-famous Spanish opera singer Montserrat Caballe in Yerevan, Vahagn Gevorgyan denied information about the singer's planned performance in the occupied Azerbaijani territories, Novosti-Armenia reported.

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Related Topix: Montserrat Caballe, Arts, Opera, World News, Armenia

Tue May 21, 2013

Redditch Advertiser

Get your tickets to see Joseph at the Palace Theatre

EVERY colour in the rainbow is set to burst onto the Palace Theatre stage in Andrew Lloyd-Webber's smash hit production, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.

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Related Topix: Andrew Lloyd Webber, Worcestershire County, England, World News, United Kingdom,

BroadwayWorld.com

Le Poisson Rouge to Celebrate 5th Anniversary, 6/7-16

Le Poisson Rouge celebrates its fifth anniversary June 7-16 with LPR X 5, a series of specially curated concerts that exemplify the venue's commitment to diverse musical programming.

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