Verdi’s opera Simon Boccanegra may lack the spectacle of his Aida or the gloriously tuneful arias of Rigoletto, but the power of the music is as strong as in those more popular works, especially when performed with such potency as the Royal Orchestra House orchestra under Hungarian conductor Henrik Nanasi. This classical staging by Elijah Moshinsky […]
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Behind the Scenes With the Stanford Laptop Orchestra
The computer geeks in the Stanford Laptop Orchestra celebrate ten years of music-making with a concert this weekend. https://media.wired.com/photos/5b1abdc70da4a86262ab0a5d/master/pass/Orchestra-MAIN.jpg
Toronto orchestra vocalists told only ‘fit and slim’ performers can wear tight-fitting dresses
Performers who have worked with a Toronto orchestra are speaking out after they say they received an email asking vocalists who are not “physically fit and slim” to refrain from wearing “tight-fitting dresses.” CBC | Health News
London Musical Theatre Orchestra presents Honeymoon in Vegas for first concert of 2017
LMTO LMTO presents the cast for its first 2017 concert, Honeymoon in Vegas Samantha Barks is to take on the role of Betsy and Arthur Darvill will play Jack, with full casting to be announced in the coming weeks. After the resounding success of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s State Fair (Cadogan Hall November 2016) and the sell out concert of Alan Menken & Lynn […]
Classical review: Symphonic Sounscapes by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
THE Royal Phil is currently showing off its New Year wares in its Sloane Square home with a diet of “richly satisfying sandwiches”, as conductor Shelley put it, chatting away to us from his podium. Daily Express :: Entertainment Feed