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Boulanger's World Comes to Bard Music Fest

August 2, 2021 | Sarah Shay, Musical America
For two weeks beginning Aug. 6, Bard College will present “Nadia Boulanger and Her World,” a series of 12 concerts accompanied by pre-recorded panel discussions and a scholarly publication exploring the life of the most renowned … » Read
 

Reviews

Cancellations, Withdrawals Aside, Verbier Fest Was Worth the Trip

July 30, 2021 | Mark Valencia, Musical America
VERBIER, Switzerland—Still convalescing after the lost summer of 2020, the Swiss festival’s ambitious recovery festival has been hampered by travel-thwarted cancellations and Covid-related withdrawals. Most critical among the latter … » Read
 

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At Tanglewood: Anne-Sophie Glides Through John Williams's Latest

July 30, 2021 | Leslie Kandell, Musical America
LENOX, MA--No nation has contributed more to film art and its industry than America, and no one has composed more hit film scores than John Williams. The elegant 89-year-old Boston Pops conductor laureate returned last week to Tanglewood, summer … » Read
 

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Salzburg Update: Argerich Is Out, Igor Levit Is In

July 30, 2021 | Nicholas Beard, Musical America
Thus far this summer, the Salzburg Festival has seemed immune to the pandemic, save for one patron having tested positive for Covid-19 and the ensuing flurry of contact tracing. Still, with the Austrian government firmly in its camp, the … » Read
 

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SFOpera Joins the Met, Carnegie, in Audience Vaccine Mandate

July 30, 2021 | Taylor Grant, Musical America
As arts presenters gear up for the resumption of live performances, safety procedures to protect audiences as well as staff and artists are undergoing careful scrutiny. The recent surge in delta variant cases of Covid-19 has led the San Francisco … » Read
 

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Marian Anderson House Gets $100,000 from City of Philly

July 30, 2021 | Sarah Shay, Musical America
Things are looking up for the Marian Anderson Historical Society and Museum in South Philadelphia. Severe  flood damage a year ago forced the house to close to the public, but the organization’s CEO, Jillian Patricia Pirtle, tells the … » Read
 

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Now Streaming on a Screen Near You: Twilight: Gods

July 29, 2021 | Taylor Grant, Musical America
The filmed version of Yuval Sharon’s radical reimagining of Wagner’s Götterdämmerung—Twilight: Gods —will be available for free, on-demand viewing from July 29 through October 29. The sold-out Chicago … » Read
 

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Bloomberg Announces $30M for (Some) Arts Groups' Digital Efforts

July 29, 2021 | Susan Elliott, Musical America
Bloomberg Philanthropies, having already increased its historic support of arts and culture organizations during the pandemic, has devised a new $30 million Digital Accelerator Program to support technical infrastructure among a select group of … » Read
 

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Rossini Fest Coming to Toronto

July 29, 2021 | Sarah Shay, Musical America
The Toronto City Opera (TCO) has reached an agreement with the Rossini Opera Festival to bring the music of Gioachino Rossini to the Canadian city during the 2021-22 season. Held annually since 1980 for two weeks in August in Pesaro, … » Read
 

Reviews

A Watch-ful Figaro in Santa Fe

July 29, 2021 | George Loomis, Musical America
SANTA FE--The new production of  The Marriage of Figaro , seen on July 23, takes its cue from the polymathic talents of Pierre Augustin Beaumarchais, the French author of the opera’s literary source. In addition to writing plays, his … » Read
 
 

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