Terence Blanchard and Michael Cristofer’s Champion premiered in 2013 with Opera St. Louis as a co-commission of the company and Jazz St. Louis. Last season, Blanchard’s Fire Shut Up in My Bones, was the first opera by a…
In celebration of 20 years of interdisciplinary dance that fosters collaboration and inclusion, Brooklyn Ballet presents Rejoice! The Village Dances, an evening that bridges ballet and street dance with past and contemporary works. The performances…
Internationally renowned celebrity portrait photographer, Mark Mann will celebrate the release of his new coffee table book, Movement at the Still Point: An Ode to Dance, with a one-night-only star-studded evening of dance at the Joyce Theater, on Monday,…
On March 23, MasterVoices chorus, led by its Artistic Director Ted Sperling, presented O How Good, a performance of Jewish sacred music at the Central Synagogue in Manhattan. The program included two works of traditional…
On Saturday, March 25, American Repertory Ballet (ARB) will return to New York City with a thrilling program entitled Movin’ + Groovin’ at Hunter College’s Kaye Playhouse. This will be the company’s first New York…
After New Year’s I felt overwhelmed. I had resolutions and the enthusiasm to dive right into them. Or so I thought. Doesn’t a new year always start like this? Ideas of new beginnings, transformations, improvements,…
William Berger is an acclaimed author of countless articles and several books on opera as well as a beloved commentator for the Metropolitan Opera. He can be heard on Met Opera Radio’s Sirius/XM broadcasts and…
2022 seems to be the year of French-sung American premieres of Giuseppe Verdi’s operatic masterpiece, Don Carlos. This has been long overdue; this year marks the 155th anniversary of the original five-act French version’s opening…
