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  • Published on May 19, 2026

    Artscape's 55 years deeply rooted in excellence, introspection and transformation

    Marlene Le Roux|Published 29 minutes ago The Artscape Theatre Centre turns 55 on Tuesday May 19, an exceptional occasion for a historic government building in Cape Town with a rich legacy and layered heritage where creative excellence, continuous …

    Source: IOL - Pro-Government
  • Published on May 5, 2026

    Ritz Theatre Company presents "Porgy and Bess"

    originally published: 05/05/2026 (HADDON TOWNSHIP, NJ) -- The Ritz Theatre Company presents Porgy and Bess from May 1-24, 2026. Set in the 1930s in Catfish Row, a Black community in Charleston, South Carolina,the musical tells the story of Porgy …

    Source: New Jersey Stage - Neutral
  • Published on May 12, 2026

    Greenville Symphony season finale celebrates songs of Gershwin, Copland

    The Greenville Symphony concludes its “America Season” with vocal and choral excerpts from George Gershwin’s “Porgy and Bess,” which conductor Lee Mills calls “the greatest American opera ever written.” The May 16-17 performances at the Peace Center also …

    Source: Greenville Journal - South Carolina - Neutral
  • Published on May 5, 2026

    Lisa Winkler to Release New Book ‘Gershwin’s Bess’

    Author Lisa Winkler has announced the forthcoming publication of “Gershwin’s Bess.” The historical novel chronicles the collaboration between George Gershwin and soprano Anne Brown, the young Juilliard-trained singer who created the role of Bess in the …

    Source: Opera Wire - Neutral
  • Published on May 16, 2026

    Soprano Julia Bullock says the 2026 Cincinnati May Festival has something for everyone

    The Cincinnati May Festival is the longest running choral festival and community engagement project in the Western Hemisphere. It birthed some of the most impactful institutions in the history of Cincinnati classical music – Music Hall and The Cincinnati …

    Source: LPM - Kentucky - Public Broadcaster
  • Published on May 15, 2026

    Colorado Springs Philharmonic to play last concerts of the season

    COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) - The Colorado Springs Philharmonic will play its last concerts of the season this weekend. 11 News got a behind-the-scenes look at one of the Philharmonic’s rehearsals. Colorado Springs Philharmonic.(KKTV)This is the …

    Source: KKTV - Colorado - Neutral
  • Published on May 13, 2026

    Greenville Symphony brings it home with "American Season" finale

    In this Sonatas & Soundscapes interview that aired Wednesday, May 13th, host Bradley Fuller speaks with Greenville Symphony Orchestra Music Director Lee Mills about recent GSO performances inspired by South Carolina history. Mills also previews the …

    Source: South Carolina ETV - Public Broadcaster
  • Published on May 14, 2026

    Pianist brothers Lee Hyuk, Lee Hyo bring solo and two-piano works to Seoul recital

    Pianist brothers Lee Hyuk and Lee Hyo will take the stage together in Seoul next week, presenting a duo recital that brings together solo works and repertoire for two pianos. The recital, to be held May 24 at 5 p.m. at Seoul Arts Center’s Concert Hall, …

    Source: Korea Herald - Neutral
  • Published on Apr 28, 2026

    A Gershwin opera about an American president who won’t accept election results is coming back to Philadelphia after 93 ...

    Listen to article • 0:00 min The election is held and the results are clear, but the president doesn’t accept the outcome. He stages a coup and establishes a dictatorship. He decides to renovate the White House. So goes the plot of one of Opera …

    Source: The Philadelphia Inquirer - Pennsylvania - Center-left
  • Published on May 13, 2026

    Audra McDonald LIVE! at bergenPAC

    By Spotlight Central, Photos by Love Imagery originally published: 05/13/2026 There’s magic in the air this Sunday, May 3, 2026 at bergenPAC in Englewood, NJ as fans of musical theater ready themselves for a performance by singer and actress, …

    Source: New Jersey Stage - Neutral
  • Published on May 13, 2026

    Taraji P. Henson Tells It Like It Is

    Photo: Mark Seliger for New York Magazine For the past 25 years, Taraji P. Henson has specialized in a specific type of character. She is usually a mother, or mother figure, facing a crisis. She may be tough, but she has a redeeming effect on others — …

    Source: New York Mag - Left-wing
  • Published on May 7, 2026

    Denyce Graves’s Second Act

    When the curtain of New York’s Metropolitan Opera House rose for the closing matinee of Porgy and Bess in January, the boos that typically accompany the entrance of the show’s villains were a mere murmur. The nearly 4,000 people who packed the space to …

    Source: The Atlantic - Center-left
  • Published on May 13, 2026

    Theatre Tuscaloosa unveils 2026-27 season with 'Frozen' and 'Clue'

    May 13, 2026, 4:03 a.m. CT Theatre Tuscaloosa will preview its 2026-27 season with a fundraiser performance called "Curtain Up!" on May 14. The new season, under new executive producer Michael Thomas Walker, aims to attract a wider audience with …

    Source: The Tuscaloosa News - Alabama - Pending
  • Published on May 9, 2026

    Michael Jackson biopic revives legend of Jewish music mogul Walter Yetnikoff

    JTA — About halfway through “Michael,” the new blockbuster biopic of Michael Jackson, there is a scene in which Jackson (played by his nephew Jafaar) and his lawyer, John Branca (Miles Teller), are sitting with the president of his record label. It’s early …

    Source: The Times of Israel - Right-wing
  • Published on Apr 30, 2026

    Bangor Symphony performance marred by concertgoers’ trouble hearing soloists

    On paper, the Bangor Symphony Orchestra’s 130th season ended on a triumphant note in a program filled with the works of American composers titled “Our American Story.” In reality, Sunday’s performance of selections from George Gershwin’s “Porgy and Bess” …

    Source: Bangor Daily News - Maine - Center-left
  • Published on May 9, 2026

    Michael Jackson biopic revives legend of Jewish music mogul who battled MTV’s ‘color barrier’

    About halfway through “Michael,” the new blockbuster biopic of Michael Jackson, there is a scene in which Jackson (played by his nephew Jafaar) and his lawyer, John Branca (Miles Teller), are sitting with the president of his record label. It’s early in …

    Source: Jewish Telegraphic Agency - New York - Neutral
  • Published on Apr 28, 2026

    TSO's new season features 'Home Alone' in concert

    April 28, 2026, 4:02 a.m. CT The Tuscaloosa Symphony Orchestra's 2026-27 season will celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence by featuring American composers. New partnerships will bring a concert version of "Porgy and …

    Source: The Tuscaloosa News - Alabama - Pending
  • Published on Apr 27, 2026

    Kwamé Ryan’s Panache Lifts the Charlotte Symphony’s Sound

    By Lawrence Toppman The Charlotte Symphony Orchestra concert Saturday at Belk Theater left me in a wishful mood. I wished a winter storm hadn’t crippled New York on the January weekend I’d arranged to fly up, while Kwamé Ryan was conducting “Porgy and Bess …

    Source: WDAV - North Carolina - Pending
  • Published on May 6, 2026

    Classical Music Playlist, May 6, 2026

     Michael Tilson Thomas | Photo: Vahan Stepanyan Beethoven opens his Piano Concerto No. 4 not with a traditional orchestral introduction but with a solo piano; and not even dramatically, but “softly, sweetly” as he noted in the score [“piano, dolce”]. No …

    Source: Capradio - California - Public Broadcaster

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