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Perhaps this is one more piece of evidence to support the mended relationship between the United States and Cuba. Marin Alsop, music director of both the Baltimore and São Paulo Symphony Orchestras, will conduct the Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional de Cuba in celebration of Havana's quincentenary. -
Margaret Brouwer, Blue Streak Ensemble Perform Davidovsky, Harbison, Needham for Concerts on the Slope, National Opera Center
Next week, composer, Margaret Brouwer will bring her Blue Streak Ensemble for two chamber music concerts featuring instrumental and vocal music by living composers. -
Natalie Portman Hosts, Gustavo Dudamel Conducts John Williams Celebration with Los Angeles Philharmonic on PBS THIRTEEN's Great Performances
On Friday, July 24th at 9 p.m. on PBS, Natalie Portman will host the Los Angeles Philharmonic's gala celebration of John Williams--one of the greatest film composers of all time. -
Seth MacFarlane, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Perform Big Band Summer Special on July 16
On July 16 at 8:00 p.m. at the Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, Seth MacFarlane will bring his smooth talents to Baltimore with conductor Joel McNeely and the Baltimore Symhony Orcestra for an evening of music and comedy. -
Birra Nursia: Monks of Norcia's New Album, 'BENEDICTA: Marian Chant,' Debuts at Number One...and Stays There!
Classicalite's favorite Benedictine sect of monks from Norcia's new album, 'BENEDICTA: Marian Chant from Norcia,' not only debuted atop Billboard's classical chart, it's No. 1 for the second straight week. The record also garnered the top spot overall at Barnes and Noble, no doubt thanks to a wonderful campaign from Universal Music Classics. -
WATCH: 'House of Cards' Symphony by Netflix Series Composer Jeff Beal with Eastman School's Empire Film Music Ensemble [VIDEO]
Jeff Beal is the composer behinds the cues for Netflix's original politco drama 'House of Cards.' Now, Mr. Beal is hoping to bring the music from the Emmy-nominated series to symphony venues across the globe. -
On Site Opera Presents 'Barber of Seville' at Fabbri Mansion on New York’s Upper East Side
This June (9-13), OSO will stage site-specific production of Giovanni Paisiello's, The Barber of Seville at the opulent Fabbri Mansion (House of the Redeemer) on New York City's Upper East Side. -
How to Buy Locks of Mozart, Beethoven Hair at Sotheby's London Auction [LISTING]
Yesterday, May 28, at Sotheby's in London, a lock of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's hair, enclosed within a gaudy 19th-century locket, went up for auction. And no one yet knows just how many of today's farthings it fetched. -
David Letterman's Last 'Late Show' Also Means Paul Shaffer's Disbanding the CBS Orchestra
When funny man Late Show host David Letterman called it quits, so, too, did his sidekick/bandleader Paul Shaffer disband the CBS Orchestra. While everyone else is paying attention to Letterman's retirement, it's easy to overlook another painful fact that Classicalites will soon have to get used to--the end for America's most pithy bandleader, Paul Shaffer. -
Opera Lafayette Premiering, Touring André Grétry's 'L’Épreuve Villageoise' ('The Village Trial') for 20th Anniversary Season
The French Institute Alliance Française (FIAF) and Opera Lafayette will perform the modern world premiere of 'L'épreuve Villageoise' ('The Village Trial'), presented in celebration of Lafayette's 20th anniversary season season on Wednesday, May 27 at 7:30 p.m. and Thursday, May 28 at 7 p.m. at FIAF's Florence Gould Hall. That Saturday, May 30, the production heads south to the Kennedy Center Terrace Theater for two shows at 2 and 7:30 p.m. -
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, Mark Watters Team with Disney for Animated Shorts Program, Featuring New Score, Print for "Sorcerer's Apprentice"
On Saturday, June 13, the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra will present "LACO @ the Movies: Celebrating Walt Disney Animation Studios." It'll be a glorious evening of scores and eye-popping animation spanning more than 80 years, performed live with six-time Emmy-winning composer Mark Watters inside the Ace Hotel--that gorgeous Spanish gothic movie theater in the heart of L.A.'s theater district. -
Green with Frenzy: How Classical Music Is Inciting Millennials to Stand Up for the Environment
Wisconsin's own Jon Becker is like many of his baby boomer brethren, in that he wants to inspire a new age and generation of young people to fight global issues such as climate change and water shortage. -
Evgeny Kissin's Chopin, Krzysztof Penderecki World Premiere Commemorate Armenian Genocide Centennial at Carnegie Hall on May 26
Virtuoso pianist Evgeny Kissin will be leading a special concert at Carnegie Hall entitled "With You, Armenia" in commemoration of the centennial of the Armenian genocide at the hands of the Ottoman Turks some 100 years ago. As Classicalite contributor James Inverne duly lets us know, the concert will juxtapose Armenian composers with works by Chopin and, surprise, will feature the world premiere of a newly composed work by Krzysztof Penderecki. Poland's greatest living composer, as per the 'Guardian,' yes, Mr. Penderecki is all too familiar with historical horrors--and how to honor them. -
Travel Channel's 'Mysteries at the Museum' Investigates Carnegie Hall Theft of Bronisław Huberman's Stradivarius Violin
In one of our favorite episodes yet, The Travel Channel's docu-drama 'Mysteries at the Museum' recently featured the archive and research room at the world-famous Carnegie Hall in New York City. Via the episode entitled "Stolen Strad, Fall From Space, Czech Dream," host Don Wildman examined a concert program that marked one of the most infamous nights in the history of the hall (as well as a space capsule used by a heroic astronaut during a harrowing mission and a DVD from an unusual film that blurred the lines between fact and fiction). -
'Doctor Who Symphonic Spectacular' North American Tour, Hosted by Michelle Gomez, Only U.S. Date is Brooklyn's Barclays on Wednesday, October 7 [TICKETS]
The world's longest-running science-fiction television series, 'Doctor Who' has inspired a symphonic spectacle of the same name: 'Doctor Who Symphonic Spectacular.' And lucky for you New Yorkers, this production will be playing two shows (only!) stateside in Brooklyn at the Barclays Center. As per 'BBC Worldwide,' the Doctor Who Symphonic Spectacular is a grand live show which sold out when it premiered in Australia. Staged for the first time on U.S. soil in downtown Brooklyn on Wednesday October 7, 2015, tickets go on sale Friday, May 8 at noon with prices starting at $50.50. -
Benedictine Monks of Norcia Releasing Debut Album, 'Benedicta: Marian Chant,' from De Montford and Decca/Universal Classics on June 2
You, too, can discover the power, beauty and authenticity of The Monks of Norcia when De Montfort Music and Decca/Universal Classics release their major label debut recording, Benedicta: Marian Chant from Norcia, on June 2--featuring classic and never-heard-before chants alongside new compositions. -
'Pokémon: Symphonic Evolutions' Announces North American Tour, Books 30 New Dates and Venues [TICKETS]
Classicalites, don't dare miss the opportunity to hear the must-see video game concert of the year: Pokémon: Symphonic Evolutions. The travelling spectacle has finally announced its highly anticipated North American tour, including 30 new shows. With fans of all ages getting the chance to experience the Pokémon franchise like never before, you, too, can meet up with friends to catch, battle and trade tunes from your favorite games. -
2015 Spoleto Festival USA in Charleston, South Carolina Will Hear Chamber Music from Mark Applebaum, Osvaldo Golijov and Andrew Norman [TICKETS]
The 2015 Spoleto Festival USA in gorgeous Charleston, South Carolina, what with its brilliant slate of orchestral, opera, chamber music, jazz, theater and dance performances, is just about here. Details concerning repertoire, performers, venues, tickets, etc. have been revealed (keep reading), and Classicalite--always a champion for new and emerging chamber music--is most looking forward to the world premiere of Mark Applebaum's 'Control Freak.'
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