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Soprano Danielle de Niese Returns to the Met for Jeremy Sams' 'The Enchanted Island' and 'Così' with James Levine
"Opera's coolest soprano" lauds the New York Times Magazine of Danielle de Niese, a singer who's best peformances have often come at the Metropolitan Opera. This Spring, the lovely soprano returns to New York City for two productions: The Enchanted Island and Cosi fan tutte. -
'Scrubs' TV Show Rushed to Broadway in a Musical Adaptation, Bill Lawrence (and Maybe Zach Braff) Involved
Scrubs, as true fans will recall, has already pulled off a musical episode--aired in 2007 and generally well-received. The show is a big hit, too, in the U.K., which all contributed to Lawrence's decision to take it to the theater. -
Weasel Walter's Defunct ugEXPLODE Label Posting Brilliant Older Titles to Bandcamp for Discount Prices
Weasel Walter's ugEXPLODE Records hit the scene in 1991, built upon his wiley notion that extreme metal, noise rock and free jazz could exist peacefully on one man's mail-order imprint. Albert Ayler, Captain Beefheart, Teenage Jesus and the Jerks, The Residents, Deicide... -
UPDATE: Gustavo Dudamel Responds to Criticism of Public Appearance with Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro
In a vicious debate raging throughout the classical and political worlds, Los Angeles Philharmonic music director Gustavo Dudamel has indeed faced significant criticism on social media for his appearance with Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on a day where violence claimed three lives. -
Blues Foundation Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony and Music Awards Set for May in Memphis
Here in 2014's class, three big sax men will be blown into the ranks: Big Jay McNeely, Eddie Shaw and Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson. Others luminaries will also be inducted in Memphis come May, including a posthumous nod to Holly Springs, Miss. patriarch R.L. Burnside and the... -
London Sinfonietta Performs Olivier Messiaen's Chamber Masterpiece 'Quartet for the End of Time' at Kings Place
More than half a century since its first performance, with entirely new wars raging, Messiaen's opus resonates still across time immemorial. -
SET LIST: Soprano Diana Damrau Will Sing Opera, Operetta and Popular Songs at (Le) Poisson Rouge on March 27
Taking a one-night-only breather from her run as Amina in the Metropolitan Opera's production of Bellini's La Sonnambula (March 14-April 1), Bavarian soprano Diana Damrau will perform selections from her forthcoming Erato album Forever--available Tuesday, March 11--at (Le)... -
Stephen Sondheim Totally Approves of Landless Theater Company's 'Sweeney Todd - Prog Metal Version'
"Since I believe that what keeps theater alive is its openness to reinterpretation from generation to generation, I look forward to seeing (and hearing) what they do," Sondheim said. -
Top Pittsburgh Symphony Violinist Noah Bendix-Balgley Picked as New Berlin Philharmonic Concertmaster
After three seasons in the first violin stand of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, violinist Noah Bendix-Balgley is leaving the Steel City to become concertmaster for perhaps the world's most prestigious orchestra--the Berliner Philharmoniker. -
Visit Charles Ives' Redding House Studio Replica, for Free, at the American Academy of Arts and Letters in March
Charles Ives, America's premiere modernist composer, is due a unique tribute next month. On Thursday, March 6, the newly minted Charles Ives Studio will open in the gallery of the American Academy of Arts and Letters. -
Georgia Tech's Margaret Guthman Musical Instrument Competition Begins February 20 in Atlanta, Featuring 23 International Contestants
The Margaret Guthman Musical Instrument Competition at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta remains the foremost contest for all sonic inventors. -
Woody Allen's 'Bullets Over Broadway' Musical Taking Hit from Molestation Charges, Can Zach Braff Save the Box Office?
The ongoing ignominy of Woody Allen has brought with it a serious inquiry: Will public opinion hinder his career? Ever since Dylan Farrow wrote an open letter accusing Allen of molesting her when she was seven, an overwhelming majority have gone into a frenzy trying to come to terms with the accusations. -
German Tenor Jonas Kaufmann Returns, French Mezzo Sophie Koch Debuts in Massenet's 'Werther' at the Metropolitan Opera
Superstar tenor Jonas Kaufmann is all set for the title role of the tortured poet in Jules Massenet's Werther, opening February 18 at the Metropolitan Opera. For Koch, though, this will be her debut with the Met. -
New York City Proves Worse for Jazz Musicians Than Ever Before, Says Gary Giddins
Jazzers have found it exceptionally hard over the years to make ends meet, existing outside the parameters of success here in the city. But now, a consensus from a CUNY Graduate Center panel reveals that jazz musicians have it harder than ever before! -
Novelist Haruki Murakami's Cites Lost Tokyo Jazz Club Peter Cat as Influence, Harper's Aaron Gilbreath Journeys to Find It
Alas, the Peter Cat club closed in 1981. But the shuttering didn't taint Murakami's writing. In fact, jazz continued to be a fount of inspiration. To wit, Aaron Gilbreath at Harper's Magazine led a solo expedition to locate these inspirational dwellings--long after they closed down.
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