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GRACE BUMBRY: Singer as Athlete

Posted by Mary Ann Stewart on December 8, 2009 in Events, News, Opera Education, Reviews & Previews. 0 Comments

“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

Posted by Mary Ann Stewart on December 5, 2009 in Educational Resources, Events, Music and Politics, News, Reviews & Previews. 0 Comments

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

Posted by Mary Ann Stewart on November 30, 2009 in Events, Music and Politics, Reviews & Previews, the Power of Music. 0 Comments

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

Posted by Amy Stewart on October 28, 2009 in Events, News. 0 Comments

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!

Posted by Mary Ann Stewart on October 27, 2009 in Educational Resources, Events, News, Opera Education, Reviews & Previews, Tips for Music Teachers. 0 Comments

“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

Posted by Mary Ann Stewart on September 3, 2009 in Events, News, Opera Education. 0 Comments

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

Posted by Mary Ann Stewart on August 31, 2009 in Events, News, Reviews & Previews. 0 Comments

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

Posted by Mary Ann Stewart on June 20, 2009 in Events, News, Opera Education. 0 Comments

Houston Grand Opera is offering incredible specials for teachers for the 2009-10 season. Check it out! Continue Reading

SUMMER OPERA 2009: USA Schedule

Posted by Mary Ann Stewart on June 3, 2009 in Events, News, Reviews & Previews. 0 Comments

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

Posted by Mary Ann Stewart on May 29, 2009 in Events. 0 Comments

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

Posted by Mary Ann Stewart on May 21, 2009 in Events, News, Reviews & Previews, the Power of Music. 0 Comments

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

Posted by Mary Ann Stewart on May 10, 2009 in Events. 0 Comments

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

Posted by Mary Ann Stewart on March 17, 2009 in Events. 0 Comments

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

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