Month: November 2013

  • Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra’s first tour of Australia

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    For the first time in its history, the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra is touring Australia in what promises to be a spectacular finale to the World Tour of six continents being undertaken this year to celebrate the Orchestra’s 125th anniversary. Hailed by Gramophone magazine as “the world’s greatest orchestra”, the Royal Concertgebouw received its royal designation…

  • BBC Proms wins ‘Beyond Theatre Award’

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    The 2013 BBC Proms festival was the winner of the Beyond Theatre Award at the London Evening Standard Theatre Awards ceremony on November 16th. The 119th Proms season of what is undoubtedly the greatest classical music festival in the world, was held at London’s Royal Albert Hall from July 12th to September 7th, 2013, with…

  • Worldwide celebrations for Britten Centenary

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    November 22nd marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of Benjamin Britten, and commemorative concerts and events are taking place around the world to celebrate the life and works of one of the greatest composers in 20th century British classical music. Not only was Britten a towering figure in British – and international – music,…

  • “The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess” opens in San Francisco

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    A new adaptation of George Gershwin’s opera, Porgy and Bess, specifically created for Broadway, opens in San Francisco on November 10, ahead of a national tour.  Entitled The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess, this highly-acclaimed production was the winner of the the 2012 Tony Award® for Best Musical Revival. With a revised book in musical theatre…

  • Sondheim at the Southbank Centre

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     The BBC Concert Orchestra, led by Keith Lockhart, presents a showcase of the life and music of lyricist and composer, Stephen Sondheim, at the Southbank Centre on Sunday November 10th.  Sondheim: Inside Out is the Orchestra’s final performance as Artistic Partner of the festival entitled The Rest is Noise which has been running throughout the…

  • Step into the world of New York City Ballet

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    “We are New York City Ballet.  We Invite You Into Our World.”  Thus reads the strapline, and that’s exactly what one of the world’s foremost ballet companies has done, in a video documentary which has just gone live on AOL On. Entitled city.ballet., this documentary takes you beyond the footlights, the costumes and the glamour…