While opera remains the most acquired of the classical music tastes, opera overtures are pretty easy to digest. Some opera overtures are known to many who don’t consider themselves to be classical ...

Osmo Vanska and The Lahti Symphony Orchestra play two = movements of Belshazzar's Feast, a suite by Jean Sibelius. That's a = warm-up for more of Vanska's conducting, later in the hour. =20 Beethoven: ...

The oldest form of musical theater is finding new life and conceivably a new audience via the iPod. The Los Angeles Opera’s initial podcasts have proven surprisingly popular, and the company has now ...

If at first you don't succeed, keep writing opera overtures. That's what Beethoven did. He composed a total of four overtures for the same opera. One of his early attempts is called the "Leonore ...

Madison Opera will debut its first-ever production of Maria de Buenos Aires this Friday at the Overture Center for the Arts. Maria de Buenos Aires was first produced at the theater Sala La Planeta in ...

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(Lo) Speziale, Movements: Overture Pardubice Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Joseph Haydn, Composer Michael Halász, Conductor Acide e Galatea, Movements: Overture (pub 1959) Michael Halász, Conductor ...

The Chattanooga Symphony & Opera announces the launch of OVERTURE, a new young professionals group aimed at cultivating a vibrant and engaged community of young professionals who are passionate about ...

Overture! is Opera in the Heights' 21st season kick-off party and celebration. Everyone is invited to mingle with Maestro Eiki Isomura and get to know this season's featured opera singers. All events ...