“A superb singer is really a highly trained athlete. You must stay in training.” – Grace Bumbry. Transforming herself from mezzo to high soprano proved her point. Continue Reading
Ben Stevenson: Texas Ballet’s Big Gun
Ben Stevenson, celebrating a 40-year career as one of the most acclaimed figures in American ballet, continues to supercharge the Texas Ballet, after turning the Houston Ballet into a worldclass company. Continue Reading
On the Transmigration of Souls: A Musical Response to 9/11
John Adams’s Pulitzer Prize-winning work combines orchestra, chorus, & children’s choir with recorded sounds of 9/11, including victims names and cell phone calls. Continue Reading
Star Wars goes from classical film to classical music
Star Wars-based musical concert, complete with original score, costumes, and narrated by C3PO’s Anthony Daniels, lures young and old fans into the world of classical music. Continue Reading
Where The Wild Things Are: At The Opera!
“Where the Wild Things Are” & “Higglety Pigglety Pop!” offer a kid-friendly intro to opera. “Let the wild rumpus start” in these fantasy operas by composer Oliver Knussen & author/artist Maurice Sendak. Continue Reading
Sydney Opera House: An Endangered Species
Will the Sydney Opera House survive? Badly in need of refurbishing, this landmark piece of architecture may be renovated as a multipurpose art venue. Continue Reading
Symphony Events & News: Follow the HUB
For daily news of musical events, competitions, concerts, and industry buzz, keep up with the latest from the League of Symphony Orchestras’ online site: THE HUB. Continue Reading
Houston Opera Bonanza for Teachers
Houston Grand Opera is offering incredible specials for teachers for the 2009-10 season. Check it out! Continue Reading
SUMMER OPERA 2009: USA Schedule
What better way to spend your summer evenings? Here are a few picks for what looks good around the United States, in roughly chronological order. Continue Reading
CLIBURN CONCERTS 2009-2010 Season
Hailed as the “foremost classical performance series in the Southwest” (Dallas Morning News), Cliburn Concerts brings the world’s leading classical musicians to you in Ft. Worth, Texas. Continue Reading
YOU TUBE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA: How to get to Carnegie Hall in the Computer Age
Musicians from around the world auditioned on You Tube then came together to perform a ground-breaking concert at Carnegie Hall. Continue Reading
LIVE OPERA FROM THE MET: At your local theater
Catch the full 2009-10 season of the Metropolitan Opera at your local movie theater, live in HD. You’ll feel like you have front row orchestra seats, plus the guilty pleasure of a bag of popcorn. Continue Reading
SANTA FE CHOIR FESTIVAL: Sing for Pres. Obama
Don’t miss the opportunity to attend or to register your local choir to participate (if your choir is within 50 miles of Santa Fe) in the September choir festival celebrating Santa Fe’s 400th anniversary, with guests to include Pres. Barack Obama, Pres. Felipe Calderon of Spain, and King Carlos I of Spain. The festival takes… Continue Reading