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American Symphony Orchestra to Present Händel’s ‘Judas Maccabaeus’

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The American Symphony Orchestra will present Händel’s “Judas Maccabaeus” on Dec. 14, 2023 at the Riverside Church. The showcase will feature tenor Jack Swanson, mezzo -soprano Deborah Nansteel, bass William Guanbo Su, and soprano Brandie Sutton. They will be joined by Leon Botstein at the podium. The concert also features the Bard Festival Chorale and The Riverside Choir. The Oratorio {…}

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The Orchestra Now to Give New York City Premiere of Josef Tal’s ‘Exodus’

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Photo credit: Israeli Opera The Orchestra Now (TŌN) opens its 2023-24 Carnegie Hall season with the New York City premiere of Josef Tal’s “Exodus,” starring baritone Noam Heinz. The program titled “Exodus: Jewish Composers in Exile” features seldom-heard works by Jewish composers Alexandre Tansman, Josef Tal, Walter Kaufmann, and Marcel Rubin. The two NYC premieres on the docket, “Exodus,” and {…}

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Megan Moore & Stephanie Blythe Star in The Orchestra Now’s 2023-24 Season

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The Orchestra Now has unveiled its 2023-24 season. “As we approach the ninth successful season of TŌN, I am exceedingly proud of all we have accomplished since the Orchestra was launched in 2015,” said Music Director Leon Botstein in an official press statement issued by the company. “I am delighted to continue that impressive record in the 2023-24 season with {…}

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American Symphony Orchestra Unveils 2023-24 Season

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The American Symphony Orchestra has unveiled its plans for the 2023-24 season. “As we prepare for our 62nd season, I am energized by our ongoing ability to renew live orchestral music as a vital force in contemporary American culture,” said Music Director Leon Botstein in an official press statement. “Now that we have emerged from the major restrictions of the pandemic, the ASO continues {…}

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Alfred Walker, Amanda Woodbury, Lindsay Ammann Headline Bard Summerscape’s 2023 Season

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Bard Summerscape has announced its 20th anniversary season. For the purposes of this article, our focus will be solely on vocal performances. The centerpiece of the program will be a new production of Saint-Saëns’ “Henri VIII.” Leon Botstein conducts a cast starring Alfred Walker in the title role, Amanda Woodbury as Catherine of Aragon, and Lindsay Ammann as Anne Boleyn. {…}

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Sun-Ly Pierce & Katherine Lerner Lee Headline The Orchestra Now’s May 2023 Slate

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The Orchestra Now has announced two performances for May 2023. First up will be “Before and After Soviet Communism” on May 4. The concert will feature Eastern European works including Karol Szymanowski’s “Songs of the Infatuated Muezzin,” Boris Tishchenko’s Fifth Symphony, and György Kurtág’s “… concertante….” The concert will feature mezzo-soprano Sun-Ly Pierce, violinist Luosha Fang, and violist Rosemary Neils. {…}

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American Symphony Orchestra to Showcase Works by Ethel Smyth, Strauss in 2023

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The American Symphony Orchestra is set to continue its 2022-23 season with two special performances at St. Bartholomew’s Church in New York City. First off, the orchestra will present “Organ + Orchestra,” a concert featuring Paul Brodignon and the Bard Festival Chorale. Leon Botstein conducts a program featuring Camille Saint-Saëns’ Symphony No. 3 in C minor, Op. 78 and Dame {…}

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Samantha Martin & Katherine Lerner Lee Headline The Orchestra NOW’s 2022-23 Season

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The Orchestra NOW has announced its 2022-23 season. For the purposes of this article, we will focus solely on operatic and vocal performances. Soprano Samantha Martin will perform George Walker’s “Lilacs.” The program, which will be conducted by Leon Botstein, will also feature a performance of Joan Tower’s Concert for Flute as performed by Andrea Ábel. The program concludes with {…}

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Jana McIntryre & David Portillo Lead Bard SummerScape’s ‘The Silent Woman’

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Bard SummerScape is set to present Richard Strauss’s “The Silent Woman (Die Schweigsame Frau),” one of the composer’s rarely performed works. The production is set to be directed by German director Christian Räth. The work which is based on the on Epicoene, a comedy by Shakespeare’s contemporary Ben Jonson, represents the first and only fruit of Strauss’s collaboration with the celebrated {…}