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Music Concert: THE CALIFORNIA SOUND (GMCLA)
On Saturday, March 20, 2021 at 8pm, almost a year after it was to perform a program titled The California Sound onstage at Alex Theatre in Glendale, The Gay Mens’ Chorus of Los Angeles will stream a love letter to California and its musical heritage. The concert features 90 GMCLA members led by Music Director &…
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Music: 2021 EUROVISION SONG CONTEST (Everything You Need to Know)
Everything to know about the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest After last year’s contest was postponed amidst the coronavirus pandemic, it won’t be long before Eurovision fever sweeps across the continent. At this stage, countries have selected their acts, but not all of the chosen songs have been confirmed ahead of the semi-finals, which will then…
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Opera / Film: RIDERS OF THE PURPLE SAGE: THE MAKING OF A WESTERN OPERA (Quantum Leap Productions)
A DOCUMENTARY FILM ABOUT THEATRE STARRING PETER COYOTE PREMIERES VIRTUALLY MARCH 25 – APRIL 11, 2021 Riders of the Purple Sage: The Making of a Western Opera, a documentary film that celebrates the artistry of live theatre, will be presented by Quantum Leap Productions as an online benefit to support creative professionals out of work…
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Events: THE BEST OF CHICAGO STREAMING FOR FREE (The Harris’s Resident Companies)
Chicago’s Harris Theater is a home venue for more than 20 not-for-profit arts and culture organizations. Now, you don’t have to go to Chicago to see these thrilling events. This rich collective — all available to stream with a free account — brings engaging and exciting programming to you via their Virtual Stage program. Below…
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Music: AMPLIFY 2021 (MAESTRA MUSIC’S SPRING INAUGURAL CONCERT EVENT)
Maestra Music, the organization supporting the women who make the music in the musical theater industry, hosts their inaugural Spring concert event, Amplify, on Monday, March 29, 8pm ET, with an interactive pre-show @ 7:00pm ET. Taking place virtually, and presented in partnership with Broadway Unlocked, the program will highlight the work and programs Maestra offers in an…
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Music: STRAVINSKY: ‘A SOLDIER’S TALE’; BOULOGNE: VIOLIN CONCERTO NO. 9; Pí„RT: ‘FRATRES’ (LACO CLOSE QUARTERS)
Tonight, March 12, Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra’s lauded groundbreaking digital CLOSE QUARTERS interdisciplinary digital series that melds musical and visual arts continues with a new production of Stravinsky’s L’Histoire du soldat (The Soldier’s Tale), conducted by Music Director Jaime Martín, featuring the Robey Theatre Company’s Ben Guillory (Narrator), William Warren (Devil) and Julio Hanson (Soldier) and filtered through the dream-like nostalgia of 1940s’…
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Music: MITSUKO UCHIDA (Recital with Cal Performance)
YOU NEED UCHIDA Cal Performances presents pianist Mitsuko Uchida — a revered interpreter of Schubert — in a virtual recital, streamed online in a digital watch party accompanied by a participatory live chat on Thursday, March 18 at 7pm (PDT). In this recital, recorded for Cal Performances at Home at London’s Wigmore Hall, she performs a…
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Music: SOUND/STAGE SEASON 2 (Los Angeles Philharmonic)
We have the program for The Los Angeles Philharmonic’s second season of Sound/Stage, which begins today Friday, March 5, 2021, with new episodes released through June 25, 2021. With Music & Artistic Director Gustavo Dudamel acting as host, the free online series features new performances by the LA Phil; Common; gospel duo Mary Mary; opera…
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Opera: RING FESTIVAL (San Francisco Opera)
RING FESTIVAL March 5–30 Wagner’s Ring Cycle Streams in March Accompanied by Live Ring Festival Virtual Events Featuring Special Guests Daniel Brenna (Siegfried) and Iréne Theorin (Brünnhilde) in Wagner’s Siegfried (streaming March 20–21) Richard Wagner’s Der Ring des Nibelungen (The Ring of the Nibelung), in Francesca Zambello’s “boldly contemporary” (The New York Times) staging, a co-production with Washington National…
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Opera: THE ISLAND WE MADE (Opera Philadelphia)
PREMIERES ON FRIDAY, MARCH 19 ON THE OPERA PHILADELPHIA CHANNEL Opera Philadelphia’s latest digital offering, The Island We Made, combines ethereal electronic music, personal storytelling, arthouse filmmaking, and the transformative art of drag lip-sync to form an art-opera film. A deeply personal exploration of familial relationships told as a haunting lullaby, The Island We Made…
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Album Review: BRAZZ (Rachel Beausoleil)
BRAZZMATAZZ This release may be subtitled Where Bossa Nova Meets Jazz, but I call Brazz “delectable.” The first stunner is that this Portuguese-sounding angel with perfect diction, as if singing from a beachside café in Rio de Janeiro, is actually Ottawa-based French-Canadian vocalist Rachel Beausoleil, who released this collection of Brazilian popular music last September….
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Opera: LA HIJA DE RAPPACCINI (Chicago Opera Theater)
Chicago Opera Theater to Stream Chicago Premiere of Daniel Catán’s La hija de Rappaccini April 2021 Production at Field Museum Marks 10-Year Anniversary of Composer’s Death As COVID-19 restrictions continue, Chicago Opera Theater is changing the digital production slated for April 24 from the previously announced Il Postino to La hija de Rappaccini, composed by Daniel Catán…
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Music: WHAT’S STREAMING: CLASSICAL (MARCH 3-27)
WHAT’S STREAMING: CLASSICAL March 3-27, 2012 Wednesday, March 3 at 6:00 p.m. ET Pianist Jonathan Biss joins violinist Mark Steinberg & cellist Marcy Rosen to play Schubert in recital live-streamed by the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society Three months after performing together in a special Beethoven 250 program, pianist Jonathan Biss, violinist Mark Steinberg, and cellist Marcy Rosen reunite…
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Music: SYMPHONY THURSDAYS AT 7 (Pacific Symphony)
PACIFIC SYMPHONY RETURNS TO THE STAGE Join Pacific Symphony online for the inaugural performances from the stage of the Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall! Symphony Thursdays @7pm will be streamed on Pacific Symphony’s YouTube channel, Facebook page and on their website. Individual events will remain available for online viewing for 30 days. Livestream FAQs to enhance your virtual…
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Album: DREAMS OF A NEW DAY — SONGS BY BLACK COMPOSERS (Will Liverman)
DREAMS OF A NEW DAY Cedille Records, marking its 31st season as Chicago’s independent classical record label, has announced its new release: Coinciding with February Black History Month, operatic baritone Will Liverman’s recital album, with pianist Paul Sánchez, highlights Black composers across generations, from early 20th-century pioneers Henry Burleigh, Margaret Bonds, and Thomas Kerr to…
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Music Album: MAHLER’S TENTH SYMPHONY (Minnesota Orchestra)
MINNESOTA ORCHESTRA RELEASES RECORDING OF MAHLER’S TENTH SYMPHONY BIS Records and the Minnesota Orchestra release seventh disc in Mahler symphonies recording project Minnesota Orchestra’s newest album in the ongoing Gustav Mahler symphonies recording series is Mahler’s Tenth Symphony, recorded at Orchestra Hall in June 2019 by Swedish label BIS Records. The album will be released worldwide…
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Music: SFSYMPHONY+ (San Francisco Symphony)
A NEW WAY TO EXPERIENCE YOUR SYMPHONY Upping the virtual music concert spectrum, The San Francisco Symphony and Music Director Esa-Pekka Salonen are presenting a new on-demand streaming service, SFSymphony+ (SFSymphony Plus). This membership-based service is now on sale at the cost of one ticket to a live concert! Priced at $120 for the entire…
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Music: HOTHOUSE MEETS HAVANA (Cuban Jazz Jan 21-24, 2021)
THE RHYTHM IS HOT HOT HOTHOUSE Chicago-based HotHouse, The Center for International Performance & Exhibition since 1987, is bringing Cuba to you in Jazz Plaza: HotHouse Meets Havana, four nights of incredible music which streams Jan. 21-24, 2021, at 7pm CST. No other music I know of will get you going like Cuban jazz. And…
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Music: STREAMING CONCERTS (92Y in New York)
NEED A REASON TO WATCH GREAT ONLINE CONCERTS? HERE’S Y. Beginning Monday February 1, 2021, NYC’s 92Y is presenting quite the cavalcade of concerts. From Emanuel Ax to Richard Goode and Daniil Trifoniv, this is the go-to place for the finest in classical music. The formidable lineup for 92Y’s winter/spring season of streaming concerts, February…
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Music Preview: DARKNESS SOUNDING (Wild Up’s Winter Festival; Your House, Their Houses, & Locations Around L.A. & Joshua Tree)
HELLO, DARKNESS SOUNDING, MY OLD FRIEND The 2021 installment of Wild Up‘s winter festival, Darkness Sounding (January 15 – February 14, 2021), demonstrates the creative ingenuity for which the L.A.-based new music collective is known. Each winter Wild Up embarks on a new venture, a series set against the darkest days of the year. Last year’s Darkness Sounding pointed…
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