Date of Death: September 08, 1949 (85)
Birth Place: Munich, GERMANY
This August, the Bard Music Festival returns for its 34th season with an intensive two-week exploration of “Berlioz and His World.” In eleven themed concert programs, the festival examines the life and times of visionary French composer Hector Berlioz, whose grand-scale works, startling sonorities, and advanced literary leanings helped redefine musical Romanticism.
On Saturday, July 13, Des Moines Metro Opera (DMMO) adds a new work to the operatic repertory with the world premiere of American Apollo, a new opera by composer Damien Geter and librettist Lila Palmer.
As a highlight of the 2024 Bard SummerScapefestival, the Fisher Center at Bard presents the first new American production in almost five decades of Giacomo Meyerbeer’s Le prophète, an all-too-topical grand opera in which religion, politics, and power collide.
Discover the upcoming 2024/25 season of the London Philharmonic Orchestra. Expect a line-up of world-renowned conductors and soloists, showcasing a diverse repertoire of classical music.
New York City Ballet has revealed its 2024-25 season. See the productions and learn how to purchase tickets!
Northern Ballet will open its autumn 2024 season with Three Short Ballets a triple-bill featuring two world premières and a Northern première. The trio of works will be performed in Leeds at the Stanley & Audrey Burton Theatre from the 6-14 September and in London in early 2025.
The Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra (HK Phil) announces the Hong Kong debut of two internationally acclaimed conductors, Michael Sanderling and Jukka-Pekka Saraste, alongside soloists HK Phil Concertmaster Jing Wang, HK Phil Principal Clarinet Andrew Simon, and guest organist Christian Schmitt respectively, in a series of captivating concerts held in April.
Join the 92nd Street Y for COTTON: Denyce Graves, mezzo-soprano and Justin Austin, baritone. See when you can catch the performance and learn how to purchase tickets.
Ariadna en Naxos comes to Teatro Colon this month. Performances run 12-19 April.
Guest conductors Karina Canellakis, Gustavo Gimeno, Marta Gardolińska, and Ryan Bancroft lead the San Francisco Symphony in four weeks of concerts at Davies Symphony Hall in April and May.
San Francisco’s Merola Opera Program has unveiled its 2024 season. See full programming and learn how to purchase tickets.
Madison Opera will close its 23/24 mainstage season with its first production in over 30 years of Candide, Leonard Bernstein’s beloved American opera. Based on Voltaire’s satirical novella, Candide mixes a dazzling score with comedy, tragedy, and impossible situations that result in a sublime whole.
Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra will present Emmy Award-winning composer and conductor Jeff Beal leading the orchestra in a program titled The Unbroken Circle, featuring works by Beal, Richard Strauss, and Ottorino Respighi at Second Church in Newton on April 7th.
The New York Philharmonic has revealed its 2024–25 season. Learn more about the season!
Sarasota Music Festival has announced its concert programs for the 2024 Festival season. Celebrating its 60th anniversary, this year’s Festival is themed “Music Unbound.”
Discover the 2024/25 programme of the Semperoper Dresden. Get the latest updates on performances, artists, and premieres in the upcoming season at one of Germany's most renowned opera houses.
The National Symphony Orchestra has unveiled its 2024–2025 season. See full programming and learn how to purchase tickets.
The Ravinia Festival has revealed its complete 2024 summer lineup. Among this year's Broadway names taking the stage at The Ravinia Festival are Ben Platt, Jessie Mueller, Norm Lewis, Michael Feinstein, and more! Learn more about the full lineup here!
The lyrical season will feature 12 titles, such as Turandot, by Busoni, Gianni Schicchi, by Puccini, Le Comte Ory, by Rossini, among others. The program also includes ballets, cinema and music, and concerts in a year in which São Pedro establishes partnerships with the Cinemateca, the São Paulo Companhia de Dança and guest orchestras.
La Secretaría de Cultura federal y el Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes y Literatura (Inbal), con una amplia programación, presenta las actividades artísticas que las agrupaciones musicales realizarán durante los siguientes meses de 2024, en el marco del 90 aniversario del Palacio de Bellas Artes.
Richard Strauss has written 1 shows including Ariadne Auf Naxos (Composer).
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