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Michigan Opera Theater Heads Outdoors for the Near Future

March 2, 2021 | Nicholas Beard, Musical America
The Michigan Opera Theater (MOT), still riding high from Yuval Sharon’s  successful Ring adaptation last October, Twilight: Gods , staged in the Detroit Opera House parking garage, has plans for more outdoor stagings in the near future … » Read
 

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Broadway Makes a Comeback--in Australia

March 2, 2021 | Taylor Grant, Musical America
Its “curtains up, light the lights” in Australia, where live theater is once again packing in audiences. Melbourne houses are currently hosting Come From Away and Harry Potter and the Cursed Child , with Moulin Rouge! The Musical due … » Read
 

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AP Report: New York Times Needs a Culture Change

March 2, 2021 | David Bauder, Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Times says it needs a culture change to become a better place to work, particularly for people of color. The newspaper told its employees in a February 24 report that it will take steps to be more inclusive and … » Read
 

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Tulsa Opera Commemorates City's 1921 Race Massacre

March 1, 2021 | Susan Elliott, Musical America
Having brought live opera to the city’s baseball stadium last fall , the Tulsa Opera will now pivot back to the Performing Arts Center with a concert commemorating the centennial of the Tulsa Race Massacre, May 31-June 1, 1921. … » Read
 

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MA's Free Guide to (Mostly) Free Streams, March 1-8

March 1, 2021 | Clive Paget, Musical America
We will be updating this list weekly. Please note that all times are given in U.S. Eastern Time (ET). To calculate in other time zones or counties, British Summer Time (BST) is currently five hours ahead of ET and Central European Time (CET) is … » Read
 

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Bach Scholars Vouch for Bach Fan's Website

March 1, 2021 | Anthony Brown, Musical America
The Bach Cantatas website , the most comprehensive in the world, is the work of an Israeli computer scientist named Aryeh Oron. Although he had no formal musical training (until he learned to play the piano at age 65), Oron began his lifelong … » Read
 

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Lincoln Center Announces Multi-stage Outdoor Preopening

February 26, 2021 | Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — Lincoln Center intends to emerge from the novel coronavirus pandemic by creating 10 outdoor stages for performances and rehearsals in New York City starting April 7. Venues announced Thursday as part of the Restart Stages … » Read
 

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ENO Announces New Ring Cycle It Will Share with the Met

February 25, 2021 | Taylor Grant, Musical America
The English National Opera (ENO) has decided to “go big or go home,” announcing plans for a new staging of Wagner’s Ring cycle over a five-year period to begin next fall with live performances of the second of the four operas, … » Read
 

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LA Phil's Upcoming Sound/Stage Episodes

February 25, 2021 | Sarah Shay, Musical America
The second season of the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s Sound/Stage launches March 5, with Carnival of the Animals led by Music and Artistic Director Gustavo Dudamel and co-hosted with his nine-year-old son Martín. Yuja Wang and David … » Read
 

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One Conductor Re-ups, Another Returns

February 24, 2021 | Nicholas Beard, Musical America
British conductor Jonathan Nott has renewed his contract as music and artistic director of the Geneva-based Orchestre de la Suisse Romande as of September 1, 2021. This is no ordinary renewal for the 58-year-old maestro; the new agreement is … » Read
 
 

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