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Suzan Hansen and Robin Buck will star in the Long Beach Opera's "The Death of Klinghoffer."

In many ways a ballet company is only as good as its repertoire. How those ballets are preserved, reproduced and sustained is key.

John Anyon 10/3/14 11145407 Banksy style graffiti in the bus shelter in Malvern town centre by entrance to Rose Bank Gardens The series of pieces of street art paying homage to Sir Edward Elgar which mysteriously appeared at the Wells Road bus shelter beneath the Rosebank Gardens in the centre of Great Malvern at the weekend would suggest it does.

Here are a few possibilities worthy of your consideration. Music lovers face a difficult choice next weekend, as two of the season's top draws face off on 314-533-9900 or sheldonconcerthall.org .) At Cathedral Concerts, the superb young British a cappella choir Stile Antico will perform a program of Tudor masterpieces by Byrd, Tallis, Taverner and ... (more)

Christoph Von Dohnanyi Returns and Paul Lewis Makes Debut With BRAHM'S PIANO CONCERTO NO.

Chicago-based composer/solo pianist and singer-songwriter Peter Saltzman will perform Piano Diaries , a one-man show blending monologue and music, in the Athenaeum Theatre 's Studio One, 2946 N. Southport Avenue, Chicago, from May 28 - July 6, 2014, Saltzman has announced.

"She would do anything..." says Angela Lansbury in Eddie Shapiro's "Nothing Like a Dame."

"Charlie and the Chocolate Factory", the new musical based on Roald Dahl's novel, and a revival of the Stephen Sondheim and Harold Prince 1981 box-office flop "Merrily We Roll Along" received seven nominations each on Monday for the 2014 Olivier Awards.

A new collection of rarely heard music by Worcestershire's most famous son, entitled Elgar's Music for the Powick Asylum, entered the Official Charts Company's classical chart at number eight.

Screen stars Jude Law, Tom Hiddleston and Judi Dench have seen their stage work rewarded with nominations at Britain's Laurence Olivier theater awards.

Tom Hiddleston and Jude Law will compete for the best actor honour at this year's O livier Awards, but there is no room for fellow Hollywood star Daniel Radcliffe on the shortlist.

Last month, BroadwayWorld was privileged to present not one, but two exceptional entertainment experiences to continue the year-long celebration of our 10th anniversary begun with the simply spectacular BROADWAYWORLD.COM VISITS OZ in January, first with the 2013 BroadwayWorld Cabaret Awards on Sunday, February 23, and next with FLY: A TRIBUTE TO ... (more)

Canadians who are already sleep deprived will lose an hour of shuteye this weekend as most parts of the country switch from standard time to daylight saving time.

'Classical Roots' Four stars out of four stars Detroit Symphony Orchestra with Kathleen Battle Saturday, Orchestra Hall, Max M. Fisher Music Center Long before there was ragtime, blues, jazz, R&B, rock, soul, funk and hip-hop, there were Negro spirituals - the religious music of southern slaves and the first African-American vernacular music to ... (more)

Below are BWWClassical MusicWorld.com's most popular articles from 3/2/2014 - 3/9/2014.

Holders is a traditional Barbadian Plantation House dating from the 17th century, set in 5 acres of formal and park gardens.

Lafayette Ballet Company dancers, from left, front row, Macy Willis, Lily Karcher, Sarah Frazer and Holly Lord; back row, Hannah Hale, Skye Mauldin, L... This year's spring show for the Lafayette Ballet Company is a bittersweet moment - the final show for a group of seniors who are graduating this year.

Maybe Lorin Maazel woke up on the wrong side of the bed. Or perhaps he is privy to new research showing that Gustav Mahler's Symphony No.

When OperaDelaware canceled its major spring offering at The Grand, aficionados of this longtime Delaware cultural icon - and arts audiences in general - were justifiably nervous.

Silviu Ciulei of Romania was named the winner of the 18th annual Schadt String Competition last Sunday after a public recital by the three finalists at Miller Symphony Hall.