| Event Name | Organization | Dates | City | | Mozart, Mahler, & the Carnival of the AnimalsPresented by Boston Civic Symphony at NEC's Jordan Hall March 4, 2012 The Boston Civic Symphony, Max Hobart, conductor presents an afternoon of music by Mozart, Mahler, and Saint-Saens. Husband and wife piano duo Randall Hodgkinson and Leslie Amper will perform Mozart's Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra and "The Carnival of the Animals" with classical radio host Cathy Fuller reading the humorous Ogden Nash verses. The final piece will be Mahler's Symphony No. 4 with soprano Maria Ferrante as soloist.
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Fabulous FenwayPresented by American Classics at Edward M. Pickman Concert Hall March 4, 2012 Boston’s beloved ballpark turns 100 in 2012. American Classics takes you out to the ballgame with “That Baseball Rag” and other great songs celebrating our National Pastime. Join us for nine innings of a musical celebration of baseball and Fenway Park! Performed by Benjamin Sears & Bradford Conner with Special Guests
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Night and Day 2: A New Cole Porter Celebration - HamiltonPresented by New England Light Opera at Hamilton Wenham Community House March 4, 2012 NELO's most popular show in our first decade has been our Cole Porter Revue Night and Day. To celebrate our 10th anniversary, we have constructed a brand new revue featuring dozens more of Porter's timeless songs. Our original Porter cast will return to sing songs like Begin the Beguine, Another Op'nin Another Show, Wunderbar, and more. Woven together with quotes by and about Porter and his life, this is an evening sure to delight all those who love his work!
Starring: June Baboian
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Masterworks Old and New
Buy Now | Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra of Boston | 03/04/12 | Cambridge |
CompañÃa Olga PericetPresented by World Music/CRASHarts at Cutler Majestic Theatre March 4, 2012 Boston Debut!
One of flamenco’s most exciting new talents, Olga Pericet is a young, diminutive yet powerful dancer. Her elegant new work, Rosa, Metal y Ceniza, won the Revelación prize at last year´s Festival de Jerez. It seamlessly blends dream references with traditional and contemporary flamenco dance and features Pericet joined by two male dancers and live musicians.
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A Sea Symphony by Ralph Vaughan WilliamsPresented by Metropolitan Chorale of Brookline at Sanders Theatre March 9, 2012 “Behold, the sea itself...” begins the powerful first words of Vaughan Williams’ choral symphony. The pairing of Walt Whitman’s poetry from Leaves of Grass with Vaughan Williams’ visionary composition takes us on a mystical voyage where nature offers passage to the soul’s discovery. From the first triumphant brass chords, the crashing of percussion and shimmering strings, this work is a tour de force that showcases the composer’s mastery of both the...
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BCE presents Butterfly DreamsPresented by Boston Choral Ensemble at First Church in Cambridge, Congregational March 9, 2012 The Boston Choral Ensemble will explore the dream state with evocative music by Eric Whitacre (including Sleep and Leonardo dreams of his flying machine), Butterfly Dreams by John Tavener, Judith Weir’s a blue true dream of sky, and madrigals by Dowland and others.
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Night and Day 2: A New Cole Porter Celebration - NeedhamPresented by New England Light Opera at Christ Episcopal Church, Needham March 9, 2012 NELO's most popular show in our first decade has been our Cole Porter Revue Night and Day. To celebrate our 10th anniversary, we have constructed a brand new revue featuring dozens more of Porter's timeless songs. Our original Porter cast will return to sing songs like Begin the Beguine, Another Op'nin Another Show, Wunderbar, and more. Woven together with quotes by and about Porter and his life, this is an evening sure to delight all those who love his work!
Starring: June Baboian
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Rainbow Tribe, Inc. presents 20iN2012 Presented by Rainbow Tribe. Inc. at Boston University Dance Theater March 9-March 11, 2012 A 20-year alumni celebration concert looking back on the founding, the bright present, and forward towards the exciting future of this ever-growing, ever-evolving Boston-based non-profit organization. Join Tribe, The Dance Company, Bside, Embrace, and organization alumni in celebrating this tremendous milestone by bringing your dancing shoes, and party attitude. You will laugh, you will cry, you will sing, and you will dance - most of all in your heart. This is one dance concert and...
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03/11/12 | Boston |
Night and Day 2: A New Cole Porter Celebration - LexingtonPresented by New England Light Opera at Hancock United Church of Christ, Lexington March 11, 2012 NELO's most popular show in our first decade has been our Cole Porter Revue Night and Day. To celebrate our 10th anniversary, we have constructed a brand new revue featuring dozens more of Porter's timeless songs. Our original Porter cast will return to sing songs like Begin the Beguine, Another Op'nin Another Show, Wunderbar, and more. Woven together with quotes by and about Porter and his life, this is an evening sure to delight all those who love his work!
Starring: June Baboian
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Doo-Wopp Hall of Fame of AmericaPresented by Harvey Robbins' Productions at Symphony Hall March 11, 2012 12th Annual National Induction & Gala Concert.
Performing:
Gene Chandler (The Duke of Earl)
The El Dorados “Crazy Little Mama - At My Front Door”
Johnnie & Joe “Over The Mountain”
The Paragons “Let’s Start it Over Again”
A Salute to Herb Reed & The Platters
The Contours, stars of “Dirty Dancing”, “Do You Love Me” w/ Joe Billingslea
Also Honoring:
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Recycled PercussionPresented by The Hanover Theatre at The Hanover Theatre March 16, 2012 Justin Spencer formed Recycled Percussion in 1995 for a high school talent show. Justin was looking for a way to be as creative as possible and took the idea of playing buckets, which was introduced to him in the subways of New York City. Deciding to take the next step was Justin adding more and more instruments to the show and expanding on the New York style of street percussion. The band really started to take of in 1999 when they were featured on the cover of the USA TODAY. Recycled...
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Bach: St. Matthew PassionPresented by Freisinger Chamber Orchestra at Old South Church, Boston March 17, 2012 JS Bach: St. Matthew Passion (sung in German)
Season Finale!
Featuring:
sopranos Heidi Freimanis, Anna Ward, Ellen Allen; Farah Darliette Lewis
altos Grace Allendorf, Shannon Rolbiecki, Yuan Zhou;
tenors Sean Lair (Evangelist), Brendan Daly, Martin Thomson;
basses RaShaun Campbell, Jeremy Collier
In this performance, the soloists form the chorus.
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Longwood Symphony Orchestra - Liszt & BeethovenPresented by Longwood Symphony Orchestra at NEC's Jordan Hall March 17, 2012 The mission of Longwood Symphony Orchestra, the orchestra of Boston's medical community, is to perform concerts of musical diversity and excellence, while supporting health-related nonprofit organizations. This concert coincides with the one-year anniversary of the tragic earthquake and tsunami in Japan and benefits the Japanese Disaster Relief Fund-Boston.
The LSO is proud to be a part of a 35-orchestra consortium that commissioned "Sidereus" (Starry Messenger) by...
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The Prodigal Son - BostonPresented by La Donna Musicale at Emmanuel Church, Boston March 17, 2012 Combining stirring performances with groundbreaking scholarship, award-winning ensemble La Donna Musicale, led by Laury Gutiérrez (2009 Radcliffe Institute Fellow and Brandeis University WSRC Scholar), expands to a chamber string orchestra and vocal quartet for
the modern world premiere of this powerful oratorio, composed in 1709.
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Musical Tales: A Family Concert - HudsonPresented by Symphony Pro Musica at Hudson High School March 17, 2012 Popper
Hungarian Rhapsody - Feat12 year-old Zlatomir Fung of Westborough, cello
Lees
The Trumpet of the Swan
Rimsky-Korsakov:
Scheherazade
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THE BARBER OF SEVILLE by Gioachino RossiniPresented by Boston Lyric Opera (BLO) at Citi Shubert Theatre March 9-March 18, 2012 Sung in Italian with projected English translation
Music by Gioachino Rossini- Libretto by Cesare Sterbini
Figaro, Figaro, Figaro! Rossini is undoubtedly the top dog of comic opera and The Barber of Seville is his undisputed masterpiece. Rossini generously stamps every moment with his own unique and irresistible mixture of manic madness and soaring lyricism. Patter songs, love duets, serenades, a shaving scene out of Max Sennett, a foiled elopement, a happy ending, even a...
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03/18/12 | Boston |
The PassionPresented by Cantata Singers & Ensemble at NEC's Jordan Hall March 18, 2012 The Journey
48 Years of Adventure
Johannes Brahms: Warum ist das Licht gegeben dem Mühseligen
Franz Liszt: Via crucis, les 14 stations de la croix
Christoph Demantius: Weissagung des Leidens un Sterbens Jesu Christi
J.S. Bach: Cantata BWV 4, "Christ lag in Todesbanden"
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Daniel Stepner plays "The Four Seasons" Presented by Boston Classical Orchestra March 17-March 18, 2012 Brahms: Der Frühling (transcribed for string orchestra)
Chadwick: Serenade in F
Vivaldi: The Four Seasons (with Daniel Stepner)
Daniel Stepner, one of North America's preeminent Baroque violinists, leads the BCO in Vivaldi's vivid musical traversal "The Four Seasons". Complementing this iconic masterpiece are works by other nature-inspired composers: Brahms' blooming invocation of Spring, and George Chadwick's neo-Romantic Serenade, a bucolic...
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Musical Tales: A Family Concert - WestboroughPresented by Symphony Pro Musica at Mill Pond School March 18, 2012 Popper
Hungarian Rhapsody - Feat12 year-old Zlatomir Fung of Westborough, cello
Lees
The Trumpet of the Swan
Rimsky-Korsakov:
Scheherazade
Buy Now | Symphony Pro Musica | 03/18/12 | Westborough |
Trey McIntyre ProjectPresented by World Music/CRASHarts at The Institute of Contemporary Art March 16-March 18, 2012 “Trey McIntyre has emerged over the past decade as one of the hottest choreographers in the dance world.”—The Boston Globe
Trey McIntyre is one of the most sought-after choreographers today, creating works for American Ballet Theatre, New York City Ballet and many others as well as his own company. Called “fresh and forward-thinking” by The Washington Post and “engaging and provocative” by The Boston Globe, he uses classical ballet...
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03/18/12 | Boston |
The Prodigal Son - CambridgePresented by La Donna Musicale March 18, 2012 Combining stirring performances with groundbreaking scholarship, award-winning ensemble La Donna Musicale, led by Laury Gutiérrez (2009 Radcliffe Institute Fellow and Brandeis University WSRC Scholar), expands to a chamber string orchestra and vocal quartet for
the modern world premiere of this powerful oratorio, composed in 1709.
Buy Now | La Donna Musicale | 03/18/12 | Cambridge |
TAO: The Martial Arts of DrummingPresented by World Music/CRASHarts at Berklee Performance Center March 21, 2012 "Powerful, dynamic and unique."—Time Out
"Extraordinarily talented . . . incomparable muscular zeal."—Chicago Tribune
With explosive taiko drumming and innovative, acrobatic choreography, TAO: The Martial Art of Drumming offers a breathtaking, vibrantly modern twist on a traditional art form—and a visual and sonic tour de force! This all-new production captures the best of TAO’s extraordinary precision, energy and...
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into unison with romantic spirit: Schumann, Mahler, Berg, Harbison, KorngoldPresented by Chameleon Arts Ensemble of Boston at First Church in Boston March 24, 2012 Pronounced a genius at the age of 10 by no less than Gustav Mahler, Erich Korngold was hailed as the very last breath of the Romantic spirit in Vienna. We are thrilled to keep that spirit alive with a rare performance of two rare works: Mahler's only piece of chamber music, and Korngold's astonishing Suite for piano left hand and strings.
with guest artist Elizabeth Keusch, soprano
Program
Robert Schumann, Romanzen for oboe & piano, Op....
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Lexington Symphony featuring David Deveau, pianoPresented by Lexington Symphony at Cary Hall March 24, 2012 Beethoven – Piano Concerto No. 5 “Emperor”
Dvorák – Symphony No. 7
Internationally-acclaimed pianist David Deveau performs Beethoven’s final piano concerto, the “Emperor.” This concerto had audiences on their feet when it was first performed in November 1811, and has been thrilling audiences ever since with its majestic and heroic grandeur. The program also includes Dvo?ák’s sublimely passionate Symphony No.7, which...
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Lexington Symphony Kids’ Workshop & ConcertPresented by Lexington Symphony at Cary Hall March 25, 2012 This March, Lexington Symphony offers its bi-annual Kids’ Workshop and Concert – a kid-friendly version of an orchestral concert. This event brings music to kids in an up-close, hands-on way. Kids can try out the instruments of the orchestra and conduct their own group of players! Music by Nielsen, Dvo?ák, and more.
Buy Now | Lexington Symphony | 03/25/12 | Lexington |
The Many Voices of Spring - CambridgePresented by The Oriana Consort at University Lutheran Church, Cambridge March 25, 2012 Five Flower Songs - Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)
Four excerpts from Fifteen Passover Songs - Yehezkel Braun (b. 1922)
Three scripture settings on the life of Jesus - Heinrich Schütz (1585-1672)
Mein Sohn, warum hast du uns das getan?
Unser Herr Jesus Christus in der Nacht, da er verraten ward
Saul, Saul, was verfolgst du mich?
Seven selections from Vsenoshchnoe bdenie ("All-night vigil") - Sergei...
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Love's VoicePresented by Boston Gay Men's Chorus at NEC's Jordan Hall March 24-March 25, 2012 The BGMC looks at the many voices of love, from lush to humorous, presenting gorgeous and spirited music from Adele and Ricky Martin to George Gershwin to the landmark gay musical "Falsettoland." Act 2 presents For a "Look or a Touch," by renowned American composer Jake Heggie. It is the poignant true story of two men’s love torn apart by the Holocaust, the rapture and joy of young love and the healing glow of remembrance. Created in partnership with the Seattle...
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03/25/12 | Boston |
Blue Heron Presents: Music for Three SovereignsPresented by Blue Heron Renaissance Choir at First Church in Cambridge, Congregational March 30, 2012 Music for Emperor Maximilian I & Marguerite of Austria, including settings of the last words of Dido, Queen of Carthage; music by Josquin Desprez, Heinrich Isaac, Ludwig Senfl & others.
Free pre-concert talk by Keith Polk (Professor Emeritus, University of New Hampshire) — sponsored in part by The Cambridge Society for Early Music
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SagapoolPresented by CenterStage at Fitchburg State College at Weston Auditorium March 31, 2012 How to capture and define the Sagapool sound: Nu-Jazz, Jam Band, Acoustic. Joyful and cinematographic music; an idiosyncratic sound that wraps gypsy swing, jazz and klezmer in with touches of ska, Latin and folk rhythms. This is music at an intersection of exuberant creativity and blazing virtuosity composed by each of the musicians on stage. Sagapool won Best Instrumental album at the 2008 Canadian Folk Music Award.
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The Tallis Scholars: The Field of Cloth of Gold- Music of Jean Mouton and William CornyshPresented by Boston Early Music Festival at St. Paul Church, Cambridge March 31, 2012 Peter Phillips, director
The Field of the Cloth of Gold: Music of Jean Mouton and William Cornysh
Beloved vocal ensemble The Tallis Scholars with Peter Phillips, director, make their 23rd annual appearance with BEMF! Pioneers in the performance of the glorious vocal music of the Renaissance, these singers continue to collect accolades for transcendent performances that are as intricately precise as they are expressively soulful. Their program is inspired by the splendor and...
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The Many Voices of Spring - BostonPresented by The Oriana Consort at First Lutheran Church of Boston March 31, 2012 Five Flower Songs - Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)
Four excerpts from Fifteen Passover Songs - Yehezkel Braun (b. 1922)
Three scripture settings on the life of Jesus - Heinrich Schütz (1585-1672)
Mein Sohn, warum hast du uns das getan?
Unser Herr Jesus Christus in der Nacht, da er verraten ward
Saul, Saul, was verfolgst du mich?
Seven selections from Vsenoshchnoe bdenie ("All-night vigil") - Sergei...
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W.A. Mozart's Don GiovanniPresented by The Boston Conservatory at The Boston Conservatory Theater March 29-April 1, 2012 The legendary libertine Don Juan unbottons the yearnings and contradictions of polite society in Mozart's darkly comic masterpiece. Seduction, betrayal and retribution combine with soaring melody, brilliant ensembles and a flaming finale! Sung in Italian with English subtitles.
Andrew Altenbach, music director and conductor.
Johnathon Pape, director.
Buy Now | The Boston Conservatory | 03/29/12-
04/01/12 | Boston |
The Boston Conservatory OrchestraPresented by The Boston Conservatory at Sanders Theatre April 1, 2012 Bruce Hangen, conductor
MOZART: Symphony No. 35 in D Major
DEBUSSY: Fantasie for Piano and Orchestra with Max Levinson, piano
DEBUSSY: Rhapsody for Alto Saxophone and Orchestra with Kenneth Radnofsky, saxophone
DEBUSSY: Premiere Rhapsody for Clarinet and Orchestra with Jonathan Cohler, clarinet
RAVEL: Rapsodie Espagnole
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Bach: "St. Matthew Passion"Presented by Handel and Haydn Society at Symphony Hall March 30-April 1, 2012 “The number-one Bach Evangelist in the world today: James Taylor...His singing is almost impossibly fresh, lovely — and accurate.” –The New York Sun
Given its first complete performance in this country by H&H in 1879, the St. Matthew Passion is considered by many to be one of the greatest masterpieces of all time. Bach’s brilliant oratorio is a moving, glorious setting of the Gospel of St. Matthew.
Program:
* Bach: St. Matthew...
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04/01/12 | Boston |
Sing-A-Long GreasePresented by Regent Theatre, Arlington at Regent Theatre April 15-April 21, 2012 Beloved by audiences of all ages this high-energy musical follows the romance of innocent Sandy and bad-boy greaser Danny Zuko. Sing along with the songs that everyone knows and loves. Fast cars and great dance moves in this musical homage to the age of rock ‘n’ roll makes it an all time audience favorite. Grease is the word!
Buy Now | Regent Theatre, Arlington | 04/15/12-
04/21/12 | Arlington |
Irina Muresanu plays Mendelssohn Presented by Boston Classical Orchestra April 21-April 22, 2012 Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel: Overture in C
Felix Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E minor (with Irina Muresanu)
Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 1 in C minor
BCO favorite Irina Muresanu returns in one of her signature works, Mendelssohn's passionate Violin Concerto in E-minor. The program opens with Fanny Mendelssohn's glorious concert overture, and concludes with Felix Mendelssohn's First Symphony, a work of Beethovenian power and invention. Steven Lipsitt conducts. ...
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04/22/12 | |
Café VariationsPresented by ArtsEmerson at Cutler Majestic Theatre April 13-April 22, 2012 Incorporating Charles Mee’s Café Plays, music from the American musical songbook and dance, SITI Company joins young artists from Emerson to render romantic and philosophical stories from the café world. A coproduction with Emerson Stage and SITI Company.
Buy Now | ArtsEmerson | 04/13/12-
04/22/12 | Boston |
The Flanders Recorder Quartet: Reclaiming Bach for the RecorderPresented by Boston Early Music Festival at Sanders Theatre April 27, 2012 Tom Beets, Bart Spanhove, Joris Van Goethem & Paul Van Loey, recorders
A favorite of BEMF audiences since 1995, the Flanders Recorder Quartet has thrilled concert-goers on five continents with dazzling interplay and fluent, agile performances. These accomplished virtuosos close a season of triumphant returns with an unforgettable celebration that claims the music of J. S. Bach for the recorder. Just as Bach arranged music of other composers that he admired, the...
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Debussy, Liszt, and SibeliusPresented by Boston Civic Symphony at Eleanor Welch Casey Theatre April 29, 2012 The Boston Civic Symphony, Max Hobart conductor, presents an afternoon of music by Debussy, Liszt, and Sibelius. The Regis College Glee Club and Alumnae Chorus will join the orchestra in Debussy's "Nocturnes." Robert Finley, founder and president of the Boston Amateur Piano Association will perform Liszt's Piano Concerto No. 1. The final piece of the afternoon will be Symphony No. 2 by Sibelius.
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THE INSPECTOR by John MustoPresented by Boston Lyric Opera (BLO) at Citi Shubert Theatre April 20-April 29, 2012 Sung in English with projected text
A BLO adaptation of the Wolf Trap premiere production
THE INSPECTOR, John Musto’s witty Italian farce, closes the 2011-2012 Season. This comic gem boasts a melodic score and features a large and talented cast of established and versatile American dramatic singers. Basing the work loosely on Gogol’s 19th century farce, The Government Inspector, Musto once again teams up with librettist Mark Campbell to create a swaggeringly...
Buy Now | Boston Lyric Opera (BLO) | 04/20/12-
04/29/12 | Boston |
From Tel Aviv to Ramallah - a Beatbox JourneyPresented by Leventhal-Sidman JCC at Leventhal-Sidman JCC April 28-April 29, 2012 "Yuri Lane celebrates the subconscious soundtrack that thrums in our heads...astonishing...leaving his audience vastly entertained."
-Chicago Magazine
From Tel Aviv to Ramallah is a hip-hop play that tackles the Israeli-Palestinian conflict while emphasizing the humanity, suffering and joy of Israelis and Palestinians. From Tel Aviv to Ramallah has played at theaters in New York, Chicago, San Francisco and Atlanta. Talk-back discussion with...
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04/29/12 | Newton Centre |
Mozart: "Coronation"Presented by Handel and Haydn Society at Symphony Hall April 27-April 29, 2012 “Rosemary Joshua was crystalline in tone and effervescent in personality.”–The Daily Telegraph
The season concludes with a program of coronations. Mozart’s Coronation Mass includes the tender Agnus Dei, to be performed by one of the world’s most acclaimed sopranos, Rosemary Joshua. Haydn’s Symphony No. 85 was a favorite of Marie Antoinette, leading to the name La reine, by which it’s still known today.
Program:
* Handel: Zadok the...
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04/29/12 | Boston |
Gluck’s Opera, Orfeo Ed EuridicePresented by Boston Baroque at NEC's Jordan Hall May 4-May 5, 2012 Love and music triumph, as the poet Orpheus defies the fires of Hades and charms the underworld king, freeing his beloved Euridice from death. Gluck's revolutionary orchestration influenced opera from Mozart to Wagner, and Orpheus' heart-wrenching lament at losing his beautiful wife is one of opera's most famous moments. Boston Baroque's semi-staged operas, with the action taking place around the orchestra on stage, have been widely acclaimed. Sung in the original Italian with English...
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05/05/12 | Boston |
THE PRIESTSPresented by The Wilbur Theatre at Wilbur Theatre May 7, 2012 The Priests are three Roman Catholic priests from Ballyclare and Ballygowan in Northern Ireland who have been singing together since they were children. After signing a $2million record deal with SonyBMG in 2008 they have been recording an album in Ireland, London and have been allowed to record in St. Peter’s Basilica, The Vatican.
Their debut album was produced by Mike Hedges who has worked with, amongst others, U2, Dido and Manic Street Preachers, and is released on...
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In Thoughts, Our DreamsPresented by Cantata Singers & Ensemble at NEC's Jordan Hall May 12, 2012 The Journey
48 Years of Adventure
Charles Fussell: Invocation
Harold Shapero: Four-Hand Sonata for Piano
Earl Kim: Scenes from a Movie, Part 3: The Twenty-Sixth Dream
Earl Kim: Some Thoughts on Keats and Coleridge
Rodney Lister: The Annunciation
Aaron Copland: In the Beginning
Buy Now | Cantata Singers & Ensemble | 05/12/12 | Boston |
Girl PowerPresented by American Classics at Edward M. Pickman Concert Hall May 18, 2012 Celebrating the music of Girl Groups and featuring Goody Goody, a female vocal trio with piano. Four outstanding performers, singers Valerie Anastasio, Mary Ann Lanier and Heather Peterson, and pianist Robert Humphreville, celebrate the thrilling close harmonies, tight rhythms, and fabulous blends of the great American girl groups from the early days of the Brox Sisters, the Pickens Sisters and those jazzy Boswells to the glory days of the Andrews Sisters and on to the McGuire Sisters, the...
Buy Now | American Classics | 05/18/12 | Cambridge |
Girl PowerPresented by American Classics at Follen Community Church May 20, 2012 Celebrating the music of Girl Groups and featuring Goody Goody, a female vocal trio with piano. Four outstanding performers, singers Valerie Anastasio, Mary Ann Lanier and Heather Peterson, and pianist Robert Humphreville, celebrate the thrilling close harmonies, tight rhythms, and fabulous blends of the great American girl groups from the early days of the Brox Sisters, the Pickens Sisters and those jazzy Boswells to the glory days of the Andrews Sisters and on to the McGuire Sisters, the...
Buy Now | American Classics | 05/20/12 | Lexington |
Blue Man Group
Avg. Event Rating(4.7 Stars): Presented by Blue Man Group at The Charles Playhouse May 14, 2002 - Ongoing Avg. Event Rating (4.7 Stars): It’s new. It’s cool. BLUE MAN GROUP has updated the wildly popular theatrical show in Boston! Taking a closer look at the technology that both surrounds and isolates us, BLUE MAN GROUP showcases technogeek ingenuity while uniting the audience in primal, collective exhilaration. Signature BLUE MAN GROUP moments combine with breathtakingly fun new pieces for an explosive evening of entertainment.
*Blue Man Group is on an open run at the Charles Playhouse.
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Ongoing | Boston |
