Curtis New Music Ensemble’s 2024–25 Centennial Series Closes With Amy Beth Kirsten’s ‘Savior’ & ‘Infernal Angel’

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Curtis New Music Ensemble’s 2024–25 series concludes with Amy Beth Kirsten’s “Savior” and “Infernal Angel” at the Gould Rehearsal Hall, on May 9 – 10. Kirsten’s “Savior” is a full-length theatrical work inspired by the mystical life and death of Joan of Arc. The work which premiered in 2018, was originally commissioned by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for MusicNOW with {…}

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Curtis Opera Theatre to Present ‘Le Nozze di Figaro’

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The Curtis Opera Theatre continues its Centennial Series with Mozart’s “Le Nozze di Figaro.” The opera will be presented on Feb. 27–28, 2025 and March 1–2, 2025 at the Perelman Theater, Kimmel Center. Conductor Nicholas McGegan and director Marcus Shields lead the work. Robert Frazier and Evan Gray share the role of Figaro alongside Nathan Schludecker and Emilio Vasquez as {…}

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Curtis Opera Theatre to Open Season with ‘Comet/Poppea’

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Curtis Opera Theatre is set to launch its 2024–25 centennial series with the East Coast premiere of “The Comet / Poppea” at Philadelphia’s historic 23rd Street Armory. The performances will be held on Nov. 1, 2 & 3, 2024, and features MacArthur Award-winning composer George Lewis’ and librettist Douglas Kearney’s wildly inventive operatic setting of Pan-Africanist civil rights activist W.E.B. {…}

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David Stern Named Music Director at Palm Beach Opera

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(Photo credit: Tom Watson) Palm Beach Opera has announced the extension of David Stern’s contract and appointment as Music Director. Maestro Stern made his Palm Beach Opera debut in the 2014 production of “Macbeth.” He became Chief Conductor in 2015, following his leadership in the company’s world premiere of “Enemies, A Love Story” by Ben Moore and Nahma Sandrow. His {…}

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Cleveland Institute of Music Students Submit Petition Calling for Resignation of Board Chair & President / CEO

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A number of students at the Cleveland Institute of Music have submitted a petition to the Board of Trustees calling for the “the resignation of Dr. Susan Rothmann as the Chair of the Board of Trustees and Paul Hogle as President and CEO.” The petition is structured around three points. In the first section, the students allege that “President Hogle {…}

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R. Strauss’ Musical Legacy Celebrated in Curtis Symphony Orchestra’s Season Opener

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The Curtis Symphony Orchestra and members of the Curtis Opera Theatre will open the 2023–24 season on October 22 at 7 p.m. at Verizon Hall, Kimmel Cultural Campus, with a tribute to composer Richard Strauss entitled ‘Spectacular Strauss.’ Curtis’ young musicians will showcase their talent, led by conductors Yannick Nézet-Séguin and Micah Gleason. Nézet-Séguin holds the position of music director {…}

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Yamaha Artist Services Studio NY Presents the World Premiere of James Adler’s ‘A Curtis Reflection’

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The World Premiere of James Adler’s “A Curtis Reflection” is to be presented by the Yamaha Artist Services Studio NY on Nov. 14. The program will feature “A Curtis Reflection,” commissioned by and dedicated to the Curtis Institute of Music as part of their “100×100” initiative celebrating the Curtis Centenary in 2024, as well as works by composers Henco Espag, Paul {…}

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Ed Gazouleas Named to Prominent Position at Tanglewood Music Center

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The Boston Symphony Orchestra has appointed Ed Gazouleas as the head of the Tanglewood Music Center (TMC) for the summer of 2023. Gazouleas is a longtime faculty member of TMC, having worked with the organization for 18 years, and is also a former violist of the Boston Symphony Orchestra; he is also Provost at the Curtis Institute of Music and {…}

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Peermusic Classical Acquires Over 150 Works by Daron Hagen

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(Credit: Karen Pearson) Peermusic Classical has announced a publishing deal Burning Sled Media for roughly 150 works from composer Daron Hagen. The move follows and greatly expands on their representation of six of Hagen’s operas. Among the works are symphonies, concertos, eight piano trios, three string quartets, choral and vocal works, as well as recent song cycles such as “The {…}

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Curtis New Music Ensemble’s 2024–25 Centennial Series Closes With Amy Beth Kirsten’s ‘Savior’ & ‘Infernal Angel’

Curtis Opera Theatre to Present ‘Le Nozze di Figaro’

Curtis Opera Theatre to Open Season with ‘Comet/Poppea’

David Stern Named Music Director at Palm Beach Opera

Cleveland Institute of Music Students Submit Petition Calling for Resignation of Board Chair & President / CEO

R. Strauss’ Musical Legacy Celebrated in Curtis Symphony Orchestra’s Season Opener

Yamaha Artist Services Studio NY Presents the World Premiere of James Adler’s ‘A Curtis Reflection’

Ed Gazouleas Named to Prominent Position at Tanglewood Music Center

Peermusic Classical Acquires Over 150 Works by Daron Hagen