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Rhiannon Giddens & Silkroad Announce Debut Tour of ‘American Railroad’

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Photo credit: Adam Gurczak Silkroad announced its debut tour of “American Railroad.” Beginning Nov. 5, Grammy Award- and Pulitzer Prize-winning Rhiannon Giddens and the Grammy Award-winning Silkroad Ensemble will embark on a multi-city U.S. tour. The program includes three new commissions by Cécile McLorin Salvant, Suzanne Kite, and Silkroad artist Wu Man, as well as re-envisioned arrangements by Giddens and {…}
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Musicians of Philadelphia Orchestra Fire Back at Management After Latest Stalled Negotiations

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The Musicians of the Philadelphia Orchestra are firing back at the company’s management over lack of pay equity. The Philadelphia Musician’s Union Local 77 released a statement noting that they are “under protest” as they make their way toward the North Carolina tour. The musicians noted that following a failed negotiation session on Monday, they would embark on the tour {…}
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Beth Morrison Projects Announces International 2023-24 Season

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Beth Morrison Projects has announced its 2023-24 season. New York Kicking things off is the PROTOTYPE Festival, which will feature works such as “Adoration” and “Angel Island.” For a full breakdown of the festival, click here. Performance Dates: Jan. 11-21, 2024 The company will then showcase the world premiere of “Performance of Self” by Jodie Landau. Peabody Southwell directs the {…}
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Glow Lyric Theatre 2023 Festival Review: The Handmaid’s Tale

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Despite the weighty subject matter and current human rights issues at hand, Glow Lyric Theatre’s 2023 Festival production of Poul Ruders and Paul Bentley’s “The Handmaid’s Tale” held nothing back. The curtains open to display “Under His Eye,” one of the aphorisms used by the patriarchal, totalitarian, dystopian Republic of Gilead, at center stage. Other tenets such as “Blessed be {…}
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Jonathan Tetelman, Maria Agresta, Nina Stemme, Yusif Eyvazov Lead Teatro Massimo di Palermo’s 2023-24 Season

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The Teatro Massimo di Palermo has announced its 2023-24 season. Opera The season opens with Bellini’s “I Capuleti e Montecchi.” Omer Meir Wellber conducts the production by Idan Cohen. The cast includes Maria Kataeva and Anna Pennisi as Romeo and Marina Monzó and Francesca Pia Vitale as Giulietta. Ioan Hotea, Mert Süngü, Marco Spotti, and Gabriele Sagona round out the {…}
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Glow Lyric Theatre to Present ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ As Part of 2023 Festival

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Glow Lyric Theatre is set to present “The Handmaid’s Tale” on July 28, 2023. The production by the South Carolina-based company will be part of the organization’s 2023 Festival season, which kicks off on July 21, 2023 and runs through August 6, 2023. The opera, which is based on Margaret Atwood’s famed novel and features a libretto by Paul Bentley {…}
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Silkroad Announces Participants & Performances for 2023 Global Musician Workshop at New England Conservatory

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Silkroad has announced the participants and performances who will take part in the 2023 Global Musician Workshop at New England Conservatory. The workshop runs from August 6-12, 2023. For the third consecutive year, Silkroad and New England Conservatory (NEC) are partnering to present the Global Musician Workshop (GMW). The 2023 program includes seven days of professional development workshops and a {…}
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Javier Camarena, Ramón Vinay & Ian Bostridge Lead New CD/DVD Releases

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This week audiences are in for a number of legendary recordings as well as two world premiere recordings. There are also some debut albums and some new works that are exciting. Archetype  Lexicon Classics releases the debut album by two-time Grammy Nominated baritone Stephen Powell. Titled “Archetype,” this orchestral album, mixed by 18-time Grammy®-Winning engineer Mark Donahue and produced by {…}

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