Smithsonian Magazine on MSN14d
One of the Oldest Surviving Operas by a Black American Composer Will Be Performed for the First Time—138 Years After It Was Written
Edmond Dédé's 1887 magnum opus "Morgiane"—billed as "the most important opera never heard"—will finally get its premiere ...
He’s the first Black American to compose a full opera. It’s finally being staged after 138 years
For the briefest of moments, a silence fell over the pews of New Orleans’ famed St. Louis Cathedral, as the chapel filled ...
An opera from the ages
Dido and Aeneas opera, staged at the Bangalore International Centre, blends Western music with Indian aesthetics, to showcase ...
L.A.'s classical KUSC will merge programming with San Francisco sister station
KUSC and the Bay Area's KDFC will combine their radio programming and on-air staffs. Cost cutting is not to blame, leadership says.
First Opera Created By A Black Composer To Officially Debut Nearly 140 Years Later
Edmond Dédé composed Morgiane 138 years ago, but his racial identity prevented the opera from receiving proper staging.
BBC22d
Classical and opera
There is a considerable wealth of classical music and opera in Wales. The popular perception of a tradition of the harp and the male voice choir is a long way from the 21st century reality of a ...
Seattle Opera to present a ‘Magic Flute’ that’s a bold spectacle
Seattle Opera will present a "Magic Flute" that mixes live performance with projected animations, turning singers into living parts of a cinematic spectacle.
In case you didn’t hear, classical artists also won a bunch of Grammys
Gabriela Ortiz, the Crossing, Víkingur Ólafsson and Karen Slack are among this year’s cohort of Grammy-winning classical artists ...
Classic FM16d
19 iconic pop songs you didn’t know were directly inspired by classical music
Music history’s most iconic bass guitar riff is inspired by seven notes from the first movement of Bruckner’s Fifth Symphony. Lead singer Jack White had classical training ... Mio Elvis takes on the ...
Fanboy of the opera
Hidden in the basement of a quaint bungalow behind the Hauz Khas market in Delhi, a musical revolution-of-sorts is quietly ...
Dallas Observer3d
The Best Upcoming Performing Arts Events in Dallas From Now Through Spring
From "Back to the Future: The Musical" to Rachmaninoff, Dallas stages have something for you this spring.
Arizona Daily Star11d
Tucson classical music sees biggest post-pandemic audiences
Audiences pack the halls for Arizona Opera, Tucson Symphony and Southern Arizona Symphony; organizers say it's the biggest ...