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VSO opens Stowe series STOWE - Stowe will present a summer of world-class music that will attract melody lovers young and old.

YesterdayA's performances at the Rockwave Festival were cancelled due to problems caused by the weather, but organizers have said they are hoping todayA's and tomorrowA's program, with hard rock and metal concerts, will take place as scheduled.

In addition to being fine music and a lot of fun, the Vermont Symphony Orchestra's summer tour program offers those who have engaged with the classical repertoire opportunities to see how themes can weave together a diverse assortment of both popular and serious pieces.

The sheer technical mastery that Purcell distilled in his "fantazias" is astonishing.

When composers such as Mozart, Verdi and Berlioz wrote requiems, they composed prayers for the departed, promoting their salvation.

Louis Hector Berlioz was born in La Cte-Saint-Andr in the French province of Isre on December 11, 1803.

Goethe's tragic play "Faust" held a strong fascination for Berlioz from the very beginning of his career, as evidenced by an early setting of portions of the work from 1828.

Sometimes one hears an unfamiliar work on the radio, and immediately has an uncontrollable urge to identify the period and the composer.

Imagine for a moment that the world had turned its back on poor Hector Berlioz, dismissing him as an upstart whose "Symphonie Fantastique" was too jarring and modern.

Date : Sun, 15 Mar 2009 19:19:54 PDT The Plain Dealer - Cleveland, Ohio March 14 2009 Soprano keeps songs of Armenian heritage in her heart by Donald Rosenberg / Plain Dealer Reporter Saturday March 14, 2009, ...

Raleigh's Meymandi Concert Hall is filled Sunday afternoon with the 170-voice N. C. Master Chorale in two large 19th-century choral works.

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Toronto Symphony Orchestra and special guests perform Berlioz's The Damnation of Faust at Roy Thomson Hall, 416-593-4828 February 27 Luke Doucet and the White Falcon are at the Mod Club, 416-870-8000 Sara ...

Tech's Bryan Symphony Orchestra will perform its fourth concert of the 2008-2009 season on Feb.

Thursday, 5 February 2009, 2:42 pm Press Release: Met Opera **MEDIA ADVISORY** The Emmy Award-winning series The Met: Live in HD continues with LA DAMNATION DE FAUST starring Marcello Giordani, Susan Graham and ...

Dedicated rock fans have long made vacations out of following their favourite bands on the road.

Lyric Opera's 2009-10 Season to Feature New Berlioz, Merry Widow , Ernani Stagings - Voigt's Tosca to Open the Chicago Company's Season on September 26; Karita Mattila Stars in Jonathan Miller's Production of ...

Who would have thought that in downtown Montreal we would have the luxury of witnessing some of the world's most impressive operas, recorded live from the Metropolitan Opera in New York City? This is the third ...

In Section: NY comPRESSed >> Posted By: Ryan Tracy Robert Ashley's "opera" Dust , playing in rep through this week with two other pieces at East Village hold out La MaMa, has its charm.