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Classical music fans know French composer Georges Bizet for his beloved Carmen. Less known is his youth pearl divers, which the Dallas Opera performed at the Winspear Opera House on Saturday in its final production of the season. At least…

Express press service BENGALURU: Your mobile loan apps may offer you quick cash, but default once and the ugly side of the system looms large. Loan collectors have fallen to such a level that they send messages in…

Penelope Shumate, left, and Ian Greenlaw | Photos courtesy of the Quincy Symphony Orchestra AssociationQUINCY — The Quincy Symphony Orchestra will perform “Natural Wonders” as its season finale “Enduring Spirit” at 3 p.m. on April 10 at…

HHis drumming skills have seen him perform alongside Leona Lewis, opera singer Andrea Bocelli, Pussycat Doll Nicole Scherzinger, Olly Murs, Ronan Keating, JLS, Katherine Jenkins, Pixie Lott and The Saturdays. However, he will be swapping…

All of the important bands in Metal music have interesting and thought-provoking histories. Some of them are straight, some of them are crooked. Some groups like Motorhead have a pivotal moment when they surrendered in what they became…

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April 2 - HENDERSON - Nearly 100 years ago, Edward Kennedy Ellington set the beat for a jazz number and his orchestra opened a seven-year tour at the Cotton Club in Harlem.This highlight also marked the start of a 98-year run (and still…

The St. Charles Singers, led by Founder and Music Director Jeffrey Hunt, will perform the penultimate installment of their landmark, multi-season project Mozart Journey at concerts April 9-10 in St. Charles, featuring four…

Look + Listen's annual free spring festival marks its 20th anniversary with a trio of bold and imaginative programs at venues around New York City on May 3, 5 and 6.Over the past two decades, Look + Listen has established itself as a…

CAMDEN — Pianist and composer Paul Sullivan will perform an hour-long solo at The Steinway on Friday, April 8 at 7:30 p.m., Camden Opera House, 29 Elm St. The hour-long SoundCheck concert is sponsored by the Community Arts Fund. Paul…

Three days before its last Masterworks program for this season, the Quad City Symphony Orchestra announced its 108th season on Wednesday evening - The Triumphant Spirit - featuring six dynamic masterpieces, the 40and anniversary of…

A report by the Central Bank of Nigeria indicated that bank lending to the private sector had increased to N35.7 trillion by the end of 2021. This report indicates that the Nigerian lending…

One indication of how a nation feels about its exceptional women is whether or not it depicts them on its currency. In fact, a number of nations on every continent have honored their prominent citizens, recent and former, by putting…

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I praised Terence Blanchard's opera Fire locked in my bones. The opening night performance at the Lyric was filled with excitement and local luminaries. The following evening, I had the privilege of listening to Blanchard and conductor…

By Melissa Jones— MUNCIE, Ind. - Orchestra Indiana brings Broadway to downtown Muncie at its inaugural Music of the Night gala on Friday, April 8. "It's one of those nights you'll be glad you're in Muncie when nationally acclaimed…

Anybody Can Sing, Hyde Park Corner and Sky Arts Anybody Can Sing, Hyde Park Corner and Sky Arts Claudia Prichard 'I'm deaf!', 'I can't sing a note!', 'I only sing in the bath!' ....those who love the sound of singing but haven't…

Three pieces, three composers, three conductors, one orchestra: that was the program for the concert of the UI…

A safe haven offering passage for people seeking to enter or exit Ukraine, the city of Lviv was shaken from its lull on Saturday afternoon as at least five Russian missiles struck just east of the city , injuring five people. The first of…

This year's Oscars feature a Baltimore connection.Dontae Winslowa graduate of the Baltimore School for the Arts in 1992, will serve as the principal orchestrator, conductor, composer and arranger of the awards ceremony, which airs Sunday on…

Russian President Vladimir Putin invited the artistic director of the Mariinsky Theater, People's Artist of the Russian Federation…

Axelrod Contemporary Ballet Theater (AXCBT) returns to the Axelrod PAC stage the weekend of April 8-10 with sequels to "West Side Story", "An American in Paris", "The Sound of Music" and more in a new show called "Something's…

The Mesopotamian Opera Company, Inc., presents its new production, THE TREE*, an urbanist opera, with words and music by Peter Wing Healey, conducted on piano by Dr. James Lent, at the Highland Park Ebell Club in Los Angeles , 25, 26, 27…

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has revoked Cashtrees Lending Corporation's license to launch and operate unregistered online lending platforms (OLPs) despite a Commission-imposed moratorium. In an order, the SEC's Corporate…

Photo courtesy of Tori Waschek. On March 21, Professor Ramapo John Peffer organized a Fluxus-style performance. There were approximately 20 participants from the college community who showed up. Attendees had cars, some with…

The Cayuga Vocal Ensemble is a twenty-voice choral ensemble of professionally trained singers, presenting a wide variety of work from a wide range of time periods and genres. Their mission is to share our passion for choral music with the…

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The budget situation is tight in Pontevedro, the fictional Balkan principality, unless its ambassador to France can persuade widow Hanna Glawari to keep her fortune in the country and save her from bankruptcy. But Baron Zeta, the…

OPINION:A few times a year my wife and I like to see the Philadelphia Orchestra, one of the best orchestras in the world. But unfortunately not this year. At least not yet.Is it because we fear attending a crowded public event? It's…

The survey, commissioned by the government office and conducted by market research firm Turu-tutkimusute AS, also found that the share of respondents among "other nationalities" who say they trust Russian channels rose from 39 % at the…

The creative arts have always been a bridge in times of trauma. They can inspire a population struggling with the daily impact of trauma and teach lessons to future generations who were not alive at that time. Music and dance also…

Anything that brings us closer to this experience surely serves Bach's purposes; in any case, something must be done to extricate these works from the curious sterility of so many modern concerts or from the icy purity of the…

Norman Lebrecht March 21, 2022 A statement from the Ring side: As an international opera and ballet house, we are happy and proud to unite on our stage artists from the most diverse nations - including Ukraine and…

OWhen the Barbican last paid tribute to its orchestral music, in 1983, Frank Zappa said it was a disaster. He hated the acoustics of the hall, demanded that the orchestra be rigorously divided to facilitate the mixing process, criticized…

Andrea Hill and John Viscardis star in "Pelléas et Mélisande" by Claude Debussy. (Courtesy of Lance W. Ozier) The great conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle, once said of Claude Debussy's "Pelleas…

Hi, how are you? Do you have any plans for next Friday night? How about a celebration of 30 years (and more) of one of New York's best hip hop trios? Is it still the age of daisies? Well, maybe it can last an hour or two.…

ENOSBURG FALLS, Vermont (WCAX) — A community center in Franklin County takes center stage Friday night as it reopens for the first time since the pandemic.It's showtime again at the Enosburg Opera House. And dancing a jig would be…

Neak Okhna Kith Meng, Chairman and CEO of Royal Group of Companies, extraordinary investor, savvy businessman and owner of one of the country's most successful remittance businesses, spoke to Khmer Times for an exclusive interview in…

Breadcrumb Links Theater The music Local News local arts Entertainment Award-winning artist Sarah Slean joins the Regina Symphony Orchestra on Saturday to perform songs by Canadian music icon Joni…

As a classical musician of color, Hector Armienta has made his living creating his own opportunities. The COVID pandemic was his new obstacle. And he came up with an unexpected solution: an…

Scotland's largest rural performing arts festival returns in 2022 with a world-class program combining theatre, music, dance, comedy and spoken word. The Festival will once again bring together artists and the public, in and around venues…

Four of New York's rising opera stars are set to perform a program of popular love songs ranging from classical to ragtime and…

LVIV, Ukraine, March 14 (Reuters) - Topping the Eurovision Song Contest is a dream for many international musical groups, but for Ukraine's Kalush Orchestra, the glitz of the song contest still seems a long way off.Operating from western…

On March 19 and 20, the Tennessee State University Music Department and Big Blue Opera Initiatives will host the annual Harry T. Spirituals Festival. Presented in partnership with the National Museum of African American Music and…

Last weekend, Florentine Opera opened small but elegant productions of two short French operas in Vogel Hall at the Marcus Center for Performing Arts. I saw the Sunday morning show. Excellent and consistent singing…

I had never seen opera until now, and an opera lover told me that Carmen was a great show for a 'virgin' opera. I was certainly not disappointed. According to Mérimée's 1845 novel, Carmen is an opera in four acts that revolves around the…

Information available on the CBN website shows that there are approximately 916 licensed microfinance banks in Nigeria. These banks provide essential financial services (such as savings, loans, domestic remittances, etc.) to…

If the calorie intake of the concerts were counted, the Sarasota Orchestra's Masterworks “New World” concert would have been off the charts with its program of lavish melodies and color on every level. Guest conductor Thomas Wilkins…

New Zealand tenor Pene Pati and Californian soprano Nicole Cabell had never met until rehearsals began last month for San Diego Opera's upcoming 'Romeo and Juliet', but they admired each other from afar . The two singers said they were also…

The 11th Wakkerstroom Music Festival will be held March 18-21 and will feature a fantastic selection of classical music. The program includes baroque favorites to chamber music, as well as crossovers between classical and jazz –…

On March 18 and 20, Guild Opera Company tells the tragic story of sacrifice, jealousy and revenge. Giuseppe Verdi's groundbreaking three-act opera, Rigoletto, is a wonder of famous arias, duets and ensembles. It includes "La donna è…

Carnegie Hall today announced the names of the 109 outstanding young musicians selected from across the country for the ninth annual National Youth Orchestra of the United States of America (NYO-USA). The 2022 orchestra members - ages 16…

United strings of Europe: Renewal Works by Marsh, Shaw, Golijov and Mendelssohn BIS-2549 (auditioned in 24/192). 2021. Matthew Bennet, prod.; Dave Rowell, P.Eng. Performance ****½ Sonics ****½ Here's a superbly executed oddity that…

The artistic director of the Symphony of the Americas, Pablo Mielgo, presents an evening tribute to concertmaster Bogdan Chruszcz and welcomes the new concertmaster, Scott Flavin. The presentation will take place on Sunday, March 13, with…

Often you can find yourself overwhelmed by financial difficulties without friends or family to turn to. There is a way to save the day without necessarily having to rely on loan sharks who, more often than not, are vicious…

Galyna Grygorenko, director of the Ukrainian State Agency for Arts and Arts Education, wrote an open letter to European Opera in response to the organization's statement regarding the war in Ukraine. The letter, signed by…

Musicians from across Europe have stepped in to fill the gaps created in the Ukrainian Odessa Orchestra for their upcoming tour with film maestro Hans Zimmer. The news was announced at a press conference in Berlin on March…

(Credit: Richard Hubert Smith) Last week English Touring Opera launched its spring tour. The tour includes "St. John Passion," Rismky-Korsakov's "The Golden Cockerel" at London's Hackney Empire Opera House, and a revival…

following an impressive history of disbursing over N117 million in loans as of December 2021, FairMoney MicroFinance Bank, the leading lending platform, has become a digital bank. Credit-focused digital banking aims to…

There are plenty of great arts shows to see this weekend in the Bay Area. Here is a partial overview. On stage: 'Sense and Sensibility', 'Ain't Misbehavin' Here are two musicals, one classic and one debut, theatergoers should know. "Sense…

Opera GX, the browser that calls itself "The Browser for Gamers", has announced an Opera GX x Logitech G Lightsynch integration that should provide a seamless RGB browsing experience. Opera GX, the web browser that seeks to give gamers…

Quebec has three new historical figures -- three women who were named as such on Tuesday, to help mark International Women's Day. The announcement was made in Montreal by the Minister of Culture and Communications, Nathalie Roy.…

It's rare for both Tampa Bay Opera companies to hold events on the same weekend. It's not that the St. Petersburg Opera and the Tampa Opera aren't on good terms – they are – but that there are a finite number of opera lovers.…

By Adrian Peel Almost 40 years after the defining moment of his career - singing a version of Walking in the Air used in Christmas' favorite animated film, The Snowman - Aled Jones remains a staple on our TV screens and on the airwaves.The!-->…

Annalisa Stroppa is at the peak of her career, performing on the major stages of the opera world and singing a varied repertoire that spans Verdi, Donizetti, Bizet, Offenbach, Puccini and Bellini. This week, she returns to…

Norman Lebrecht March 07, 2022 Priority promotion by the League of American Orchestras: Tuesday, March 8, 1:00 p.m. Eastern/10:00 a.m. Pacific Structural racism affects every industry in America, including the…

Volunteers in the city of Odessa, March 6.IGOR TKACHENKO/ReutersOpera singers fill sandbags from Odessa's famous beaches, the manager of the local yacht club organizes barbed wire deliveries, and a perfumer cleans stores of leftover Soviet…

The Chesapeake Youth Symphony Orchestra (CYSO) will hold its gala concert on March 19, 2022 at the Bowie Performing Arts Center at 2:00 p.m., 6:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. 'A celebration of expression' The gala concert will feature CYSO's…

The long-running Australian soap opera Neighbors the call quits after 37 years on the air. After being dropped by UK broadcaster Channel 5 in August, the threat of cancellation loomed if the Fremantle producer could not find a new home…

NEW YORK – March 5, 2022 – (Newswire.com) iQuanti: Pawnbrokers allow people to buy and sell all kinds of items, but you can also get quick loans by posting an item as collateral. These loans can be easy to obtain and offer several…

McKINNEY, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) - As tensions rise in Ukraine as Russian troops continue their violent and deadly invasion, tens of thousands of people are leaving the country. Others stay put. CBS 11 continues to hear personal stories from…

by Jasmine J. Mahmoud Left: An imposing three-story bay window frames a humble apartment. With dark grille lines that form a grid within, the window slants inward and lets in iridescent rays of orange, yellow and blue from the…

Still, Orlinski said there are costs to being so easily accessible to the public. "Some of them are a little weird," he said. "There are a lot of DMs on Instagram." Inappropriate posts? He grimaced. "There was a period when it was…

Russian soprano Anna Netrebko retired from her Metropolitan Opera Shows after refusing to comply with the Met's condition to repudiate public support for Russian President Vladimir Putin, the Met said on Thursday.Why is this important:…

We're kicking off this year's Women's History Month by spotlighting talented women in art and music. Find something that interests you in the list of things to do this week in Northeast Ohio. “Women Now: Celebrating women, girls and women…

Phoenix singersThey will perform Bach's much-loved masterpiece, the St Matthew Passion, starting at 7 p.m. on Saturday, March 19.And they pull out all the stops for one of the finest pieces in the classical repertoire with a double choir, a…

Advancing Inclusion Ohio Wesleyan Awards Three New Teacher Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Grants By Cole Hatcher DELAWARE, Ohio – Ohio Wesleyan University is awarding its second round of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion…

Making opera accessible Photo: Kelowna Opera March is Accessibility Month at Opera Kelowna and it has launched a new program for those who otherwise could not afford the price of a ticket. The new pay what you can program will see…

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BALTIMORE (WJZ) - The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra announced its plans for the upcoming season on Tuesday, as the organization celebrates 40 years at Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall.The program includes renowned guest artists, historic…