(Photo credit: Natalie Miller) The official opening of the new Perelman Performing Arts Center NYC (PAC NYC) is on September 19th with performances including “Watch Night,” an opera opening on Nov 3-18, 2023, co-conceived, directed, and choreographed by Bill T. Jones, libretto by Marc Bamuthi Joseph and composed by Brooklyn born and bred artist Tamar-kali. Prior to this opening, OperaWire {…}
(Credit: Brent Cline) On May 23, 2020, Sing for Hope will present a free, live-streamed Memorial Day Weekend recital on their Facebook page. The recital will feature Grammy-Winning baritone John Brancy and pianist Peter Dugan, host of NPR’s “From the Top.” The half-hour recital will feature selections from Brancy and Dugan’s upcoming album, titled “The Journey Home.” This album commemorates {…}
Today at 7 p.m. John Brancy and Peter Dugan will present a recital in commemoration of World War I’s centennial from the Smithsonian Institute. OperaWire has been given the opportunity to live stream the performance right on this page below. The concert is part of a tour in which they are partners of the WWI Centennial Commission. In a press {…}
Almost 10 years ago, pianist Peter Dugan and baritone John Brancy met up at the Julliard School’s library, picked out some music and snuck into a dance studio to try out a few songs together. Little did they know that those sessions would be the beginning of an essential artistic collaboration. Fast forward 10 years and the duo is in {…}
On Thursday, April 6, 2017, baritone John Brancy and pianist Peter Dugan will perform at a VIP event at National World War I Museum and Memorial in Kansas City with an album to follow. The concert is a culmination of the work the duo has done together since 2014 when they made their professional recital debut at the John F. {…}