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St. Petersburg Chamber Opera to perform at Astana Opera House 

NUR-SULTAN – The St. Petersburg Chamber Opera, the state chamber music theatre, will present Giuseppe Verdi’s “Rigoletto” Nov. 9 and Georges Bizet’s “Les Pêcheurs de Perles” (“The Pearl Fishers”) Nov. 10 at the Astana Opera House in the capital. A scene …

Opera house site remains 'ideal' location for national theatre - Joseph Calleja

Internationally renowned tenor Joseph Calleja still believes the former opera house site in Valletta remains the ideal location for a national theatre, as the debate over whether Pjazza Teatru Rjal should be roofed is rekindled.  The announcement regarding …

The Who’s ‘Tommy’ rock opera musical is returning to Broadway

The “Pinball Wizard” is pinging rock opera back to Broadway. The Who’s “Tommy” is on its way back to the Great White Way, Rolling Stone reports. The return comes more than 50 years after The Who’s influential concept album was released — and nearly three …

Expect a festive Halloween at Springer Opera House in Columbus

COLUMBUS, Ga (WRBL) The Springer Opera House plans to make this Halloween season festive–and wants to invite you to the fun! The history of the Springer Opera House dates back to almost 150 years.      That makes the perfect backdrop for Halloween …

Morris: Edmonton Opera's Verdi’s Rigoletto opens at the Jubilee

Edmonton Opera’s new production of Verdi’s Rigoletto, which opened at the Jubilee on Saturday, promised much: a dark, hard-hitting Robert Herriot production that would relate the sexual exploitation and shaming horrors of the opera to a modern #MeToo world …

Sang lead tenor role in 20 operas

Victor Franklin: September 4, 1923-October 1, 2019 Between 1954 and 1962, Victor Franklin was principal tenor with the Elizabethan Theatre Opera Trust (now known as Opera Australia). He sang the lead tenor role in more than 20 operas, including The …

Giuseppe Verdi’s Il Trovatore opens Thursday at the Astra, Gozo

Giuseppe Verdi’s opera Il Trovatore, has a double representation this Thursday and Saturday at the Astra Theatre in Victoria. The organisers said that the star-studded cast of this year’s production includes one of the current top Verdian tenors: Valeriy …

NZ opera stars shine in dark and ghostly tale

New Zealand Opera's The Turn of the Screw is a gripping and unsettling night at the theatre in the hands of Thomas de Mallet Burgess. The director's penetrating programme essay on the Britten opera speaks of anxiety and the vexed issue of whether …

Don Pasquale @ Royal Opera House, London

Olga Peretyatko (Norina), Bryn Terfel (Don Pasquale), Markus Werba (Doctor Malatesta) in Damiano Michieletto’s Don Pasquale at ROH (photo: Clive Barda) With its minimalist rotating set, topped with a roof outline in fluorescent strip-lights, Damiano …

The 2010s: Classical Music's Decade Of Reckoning 

A scene from Ellen Reid's opera p r i s m, which won the 2019 Pulitzer Prize for music. Noah Stern Weber hide caption toggle caption Noah Stern Weber The pianist and scholar Charles Rosen once said, "The death of classical music is perhaps its …

French music concert “Berlioz - 150 Years of Memory” held in Ashgabat

The Magtymguly Music and Drama Theater hosted a concert titled “Berlioz - 150 Years of Memory” that was organized by the French Embassy in Ashgabat and the Ministry of Culture of Turkmenistan. The concert marked the 150th anniversary of the death of French …

Don Pasquale, Royal Opera House review: distractingly dreamy, yet rescued by its performances

Gaetano Donizetti wanted his late masterpiece Don Pasquale – premiered in Paris in 1843 – to look bang up to date, and throughout its glittering afterlife directors have played fast and loose with its place and period. Recent British productions have …

Not My Job: We Quiz Opera Star Renée Fleming On 'Baby Shark'

Hellenic Relief Foundation and Hellenic American Opera Company Concert Nov. 23

By TNH Staff October 19, 2019 Hellenic Relief Foundation, in cooperation with the Hellenic American Opera Company, presents Night at the Opera: A Journey through 250 Years of Greek Music. Photo: Courtesy of the Hellenic Relief Foundation NEW YORK – The …

PTC’s ‘Gaslight’ lights up the stage

BANGOR – All is not as it seems on the stage of the Bangor Opera House. Penobscot Theatre Company is presenting “Gaslight,” the 1938 play by Patrick Hamilton. This Victorian Era-set melodrama is directed by Bari Newport; the show runs through November 3. …

With ‘Sonic Blossom,’ Lee Mingwei Brings the Gift of Song to the Gardner Museum

Although normal hours had long since passed, the evening of Oct. 17 saw the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum busy and alive with song. Scattered throughout the museum’s central courtyard, a sculpture garden enclosed by Venetian-style façades, people …

Conductor and Composer Raymond Leppard - A Champion Of The Old And The New - Has Died

Pioneering British-born conductor, harpsichordist, composer and scholar Raymond Leppard has died. He was 92 years old. With full-bodied performances matched by pioneering scholarship, Leppard helped reintroduce audiences to 16th-century Italian …

Saudi Arabia Joins The Gulf’s Culture Race With Plans For Modern Art Museum

Saudi Arabia is to build a modern art museum on the outskirts of the capital Riyadh, in the latest stage of the race among Gulf states to develop cultural icons to burnish their image on the international stage. According to an official statement issued …

Freddie Mercury stopped taking the drugs keeping him alive two weeks before his death

Freddie Mercury's assistant claims the star stopped taking the medication keeping him alive two weeks before his death from Aids because he wanted to be 'in control' of the disease Freddie's friend and assistant Peter Freestone told of …

The Hood Boys Sign a Distribution Deal with SM1 Music Group a Distribution company partnered with Sony Music

The Hood Boys Sign a Distribution Deal with SM1 Music Group LOS ANGELES, CA, USA, October 22, 2019 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- SM1 Music Group/Sony Music is proud to announce the signing of The Hood Boys to our Label. We are excited to add this …

SM1 Music Group a Distribution company partnered with Sony Music appoints Thomas Hood to Vice President

LOS ANGELES, CA, US, October 22, 2019 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- We are proud to announce Thomas Hood as Vice President and Director of Marketing with SM1/Sony music. We are excited to add someone with so much talent and experience. Thomas …

David Crosby Joins WEEDCon Buyers Cup Judges Panel

Hollywood Cannabis Event Includes Greenstone Distribution, gen!us, Palomar Craft Cannabis, Kushy Punch (NASDAQ:bhang) HOLLYWOOD, CA, USA, October 22, 2019 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- WPI — Singer/Songwriter, David Crosby will join the 2019 …

GEORGIA-BASED SINGER-SONGWRITER Andrew Weaver HEADLINES FIRST ATLANTA SHOW AT VINYL ON THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14TH

Erin Kirby and Metro Marrs will join Andrew Weaver for a Music Showcase ATLANTA, GEORGIA, UNITED STATES, October 22, 2019 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Andrew Weaver is more than excited to be headlining one of the most highly anticipated shows in …

Black American Writes "My Chanukah" After Hearing a NPR Report Stating Jews Do Not Yet Have a Unifying Chanukah Anthem

Black Writer Says His Inspiration Was Anne Frank's Eternal "How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment to improve the world." LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA , USA, October 22, 2019 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- James Shaw says that …

Bobbie Belle of Everything Entertainment LLC to be Featured on CUTV News Radio

KING OF PRUSSIA, PENNSYLVANIA, UNITED STATES, October 22, 2019 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- The three biggest record labels in the world Sony, Universal Music Group, and Warner Music Group account for selling the most music in the world representing …

Smart Wearable Entertainment Devices and Services Market Major Manufacturers, Trends, Demand, Share Analysis to 2025

New Study Reports "Smart Wearable Entertainment Devices and Services Market 2019 Global Market Opportunities, Challenges, Strategies and Forecasts 2025". PUNE, MAHARASHTRA, INDIA, October 22, 2019 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Smart Wearable …

HIP Video Promo presents: Brittain Ashford releases gorgeous "I Could Have Danced All Night" music video on Medium.com

She slows it down to its emotional core, and in doing so reveals the portion of its essence that's hard to access through typical showtune ornamentation. NEW YORK, NEW YORK, USA, October 22, 2019 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Watch the new video for …

Theatre Helps Raise Awareness on Human Trafficking in Most Affected Regions in Nigeria

The city of Benin in southern Nigeria was once the capital of the former Edo Kingdom of Benin, one of the oldest states in West Africa. It dates back to the 11th century. Little remains of that kingdom. The once-mighty city is now the main “sender” place …

Release of a new music video ‘Lib Yaleh’ on maternal and newborn health

Download logo WHAT: Release of a new music video focusing on maternal and newborn health entitled Lib Yaleh. The music video is produced by a renowned bass player/producer and UNICEF Ethiopia Goodwill Ambassador Thomas T. Gobena (also known as Tommy T) …

HIP Video Promo presents: Carmine Appice's Guitar Zeus "Nobody Knew" music video ft. Brian May on Ultimate Classic Rock

"Nobody Knew" features Queen guitarist Brian May, Tony Franklin (The Firm) on bass and Kelly Keeling (Trans-Siberian Orchestra) on vocals NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES, October 21, 2019 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Watch the " …

Harris Institute Celebrates 30 Years

TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA, October 21, 2019 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Toronto’s Harris Institute will celebrate its 30th anniversary with a special event to raise much-needed funds for two of Canada’s most important charities, UNISON and MusiCounts. …

Teenage POP Star HITHA Releases New Single “Got Me Liking You”

ASHEVILLE, NC, USA, October 18, 2019 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Talented pop diva HITHA released her new single, “GOT ME LIKING YOU”. Fans can listen in on this hit at all prevalent music streaming sites like Spotify, Apple itunes, Youtube Music, as …

Actor Jack Falahee & DJ Elephante Join Forces as Diplomacy, Release Debut Single "Silver Lake Queen"

She’s the Silver Lake Queen, she’s a lucid dream. A gin martini and nicotine fiend. She’s a dark soul with a heart of gold. Got me jumping up whenever I’m told LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, USA, October 18, 2019 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Bringing …

Nightlife Returns to Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino with Entice Ultra Lounge

Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Grand Opening week HOLLYWOOD, FLORIDA, USA, October 18, 2019 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- On Thursday, October 24, 2019, nightlife returns to the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino with the grand opening of Entice …

Contest: Aweil Students Test Their Spelling Abilities on Key Words in Country’s Peace Agreement

Words such as ‘boundaries’, ‘ceasefire’, ‘diversity’, ‘implementation’, ‘constitution’, and ‘democracy’ are some of the few that they struggled to spell out, yet the Aweil students seemed to be enjoying themselves in a spelling contest that also served as …

Doors Guitarist Robby Krieger Plays WEEDCon Charity Fundraiser

Doors guitarist Robby Krieger will perform at WEEDCon in December with Little Feat’s Fred Tackett. Visit www.safetyharborkids.org or www.weedconproductions.com. HOLLYWOOD, CA, USA, October 17, 2019 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Hollywood, CA WPI Doors …

Teen Rapper Flau’Jae announces “Make It” Single Release ahead of Highly Anticipated “OMO” On My Own Full-Length EP

“OMO” On My Own will be Flau’Jae’ s first full-length EP and will be Released November 2019 ATLANTA, GA, USA, October 17, 2019 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Experiencing firsthand the devastating impact of gun violence by losing her father, Flau’Jae has …

Folk Dancers from ‘Heaven’ Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month at the Clearwater Community Volunteers Center

CLEARWATER, FLORIDA, US, October 17, 2019 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Hispanic Heritage Month was celebrated in grand style this past Sunday - the 13th of October with an appearance by the Grupo Folkloriko Mahetzi at the Clearwater Community Volunteers …

Mally Mall-produced Blueface Single, Close Up, Featuring Jeremih Drops

Mega music producer Mally Mall first-time collab with Blueface and Jeremih on single CLOSE UP dropped Friday 10/11 LOS ANGELES, CA, UNITED STATES, October 16, 2019 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Chart-topping rapper BLUEFACE dropped the MALLY MALL- …