Month: January 2020
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Bolshoi Ballet screens ‘Giselle’ in cinemas worldwide
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In the latest global screening of productions direct from the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow, the Bolshoi Ballet presents a new staging of one of the best-loved works in the classical repertoire – Giselle. This new – and “exquisitely faceted recreation” (The New York Times) – is the work of internationally renowned choreographer Alexei Ratmansky. Regarded…
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MTT leads San Francisco Symphony in World Premiere of his new work
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In his final season as Music Director, Michael Tilson Thomas leads the San Francisco Symphony in two programs this month – the first of which takes place this week, and features the World Premiere of MTT’s own work, Meditations on Rilke, with Artist-in-Residence mezzo-soprano Sasha Cooke and bass-baritone Ryan McKinny. Also on the program are…