Acclaimed soprano Sarah Brightman will perform her new Christmas concert, “Sarah Brightman: A Christmas Symphony” at NJPAC in Newark, New Jersey, on Nov. 27, 2001. Brightman, whose portrayal of Christine Daaé in “Phantom of the Opera,” placed her in the international spotlight, is an accomplished classical crossover performer. She is the only artist to have simultaneously topped the Billboard dance {…}

Siegfried Matthus died on August 27, 2021 at his home, after a prolonged illness. He was a German composer, conductor, and founder and director of festivals. Matthus was born in Mallenuppen, East Prussia where his father, a farmer, ensured that his son received piano lessons. He also pursued composition and became the youngest composer in the history of the Komische {…}