Friday, December 13, 2019 from Neil Kurtzman
The Ascension of the Count of Orgaz is a painting by El Greco (Doménikos Theotokópoulos) 1541-1614. It depicts the burial of Don Gonzalo Ruíz and the ascension of his soul to heaven. Ruíz was posthumously promoted to count, hence the...Thursday, December 12, 2019 from parterre box
The Metropolitan Opera today announces two cast changes for its forthcoming production of Verdi’s La Traviata , opening January 10, 2020. Thursday, December 12, 2019 from Pointe Magazine
On Instagram this week, Misty Copeland reposted a picture of two Russian ballerinas covered head to toe in black, exposing the Bolshoi's practice of using black face in the classical ballet La Bayadère . The post has already received...Thursday, December 12, 2019 from Pointe Magazine
With just a few weeks left until the end of the year, we want to hear from you! What were your favorite ballet company performances of 2019? We're welcoming nominations until December 20. Email fave-performance19@dancemedia.com with a...Thursday, December 12, 2019 from Opera Today
I have seen productions of Verdi’s Otello which have been revolutionary, even subversive. I have now seen one which is the complete antithesis of that.Thursday, December 12, 2019 from Joyce DiDonato
Richardson Auditorium, Alexander Hall Yannick Nézet-Séguin, pianoThursday, December 12, 2019 from Boulezian
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Joyce DiDonato ’s take on Winterreise is a conceptual misstep that, song after song, frustratingly dilutes and distracts from an often rewarding musical performance.Thursday, December 12, 2019 from Pointe Magazine
After nearly 19 years, Joffrey Ballet dancer Fabrice Calmels announced Monday that he'll take his final bow with the company after a performance of Nutcracker on December 29. Born in France, Calmels trained at the Paris Opéra Ballet...Thursday, December 12, 2019 from parterre box
Trove Thursday presents a 2002 broadcast of Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis with Camilla Nylund , Iris Vermillion, Jonas Kaufmann and Franz-Josef Selig .Thursday, December 12, 2019 from parterre box
Fifty years ago on this day, Jessye Norman made her professional debut as Wagner’s Elisabeth at the Deutsche Oper, Berlin.Thursday, December 12, 2019 from We left at the interval...
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Ryan McKinny Bass-barihunk Ryan McKinny will be featured along with mezzo-soprano Sasha Cooke in the world premiere of Michael Tilson Thomas' composition, "Rilke Songs," a musical setting of lyric poems by German modernist poet Rainer...Wednesday, December 11, 2019 from Pointe Magazine
Josephine Lee of the California-based ThePointeShop gives pointe shoe fitting tips for what she calls "octopus feet"; feet that slide down and fit into whatever shoes they're in.Wednesday, December 11, 2019 from Ballet on Huffington Post
The actor, who was dubbed "the next Billy Elliot," appeared on TV shows "In Plain Sight" and "Retribution."