Henry Purcell News

The Daily Telegraph reveals exclusive details of two major new BBC arts programmes In The Birth of British Music for BBC TWO, acclaimed conductor Charles Hazlewood tells the story of how Britishness was built ...

Back for its eighth season, the musical counterpart to the theatre fest covers a wide range of genres.

The Daily Telegraph reveals exclusive details of two major new BBC arts programmes In The Birth of British Music for BBC TWO, acclaimed conductor Charles Hazlewood tells the story of how Britishness was built ...

When Indianapolis Opera relocates next spring to a Greek Orthodox church building on Pennsylvania Street, the move will put the company less than half a mile from its current headquarters.

Melodies from across Europe filled the air inside maestro William Noll's house on Saturday night.

The Washington and Lee University Summer Scholars program, in conjunction with the vocal studio of Christine Schadeberg, presents "Purcell Meets Shakespeare: An Evening of Words and Music" on Tuesday, July 22 ...

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MUNCIE -- A free workshop performance of Those Killing Fears, a newly devised musical monodrama, will be presented at 7 p.m. June 29 at Muncie Civic Theatre, 216 E. Main St.

Drama, Action, Adventure, Thriller, War Jamie Foxx, Jessica Biel, Josh Lucas U.S. Navy pilots Ben Gannon, Kara Wade and Henry Purcell are part of a close-knit elite division of test pilots flying highly ...

Naxos 8.570149, 5.99 Henry Purcell was born just in time for the Restoration, and by the time he was a practising theatre composer, Shakespeare's open-air, male-only dramatics had long since been replaced by ...

MIRROR IMAGES? Amber Darragh and Craig Biesecker are at their best when they're dancing with each other.

Image credit: Courtesy of Mark Morris Dance Group / Stephanie Berger Image credit: Courtesy of Mark Morris Dance Group / Costas Image credit: Courtesy of Mark Morris Dance Group / Costas Courtesy of Mark Morris ...

A giant aquarium. Lithe bodies appearing and disappearing through secret passages.

About half that money is targeted for Northeastern Ohio universities and partners, including Kent State and University of Akron

Next week, the Celebrity Series of Boston brings back Mark Morris's dance setting of Henry Purcell's 17th-century English opera Dido and Aeneas .

A question gurgling near the surface of every opera production is how much the director will trust the music to tell the story.

It's been almost 20 years since choreographer, impresario and all-around meddler Mark Morris first unloaded his monkeyed-with and vociferously booed version of Henry Purcell's harrowing short opera ``Dido and ... via Bloomberg Business News

“I just thought it would be nice because these composition majors, they never get their works performed ever”

In the opera world where Puccini, Wagner and Mozart are Gods, it's oftentimes difficult for new composers to break into the scene and have their work performed. via University News

Katherine Rohrer is a mezzo-soprano with a luscious, ringing voice and just enough sass to convert you immediately to her cause. via The Courier-Journal

“We've deliberately chosen a fairly minimalist staging”

MUSICAL students at Malvern College are turning their hand to opera this weekend as they bring Dido and Aeneas to the stage. via Malvern Gazette