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As
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Il
Postino, a Must-See New Opera
Jake Heggie in recital / on disc The LA Phil with Dudamel and Thibaudet / Making Music Available to ALL Minding the Arts at the Neurosciences Institute Celebrating World Music & Ravi Shankar A FanFaire CD Giveaway: Celebrating the Art of Guitar San Francisco Opera Goes Hi-Def ECHO Klassik Winners The Hildegard Behrens Foundation: helping young artists reach their true potential |
| A Must-See Season Opener | |
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LA
Opera opens its 25th anniversary season with the premiere
of the much-awaited new opera, IL POSTINO
by composer and librettist Daniel Catan, one of the foremost
names in contemporary opera. Based on the Academy Award-winning
1994 Italian film of the same title which became a hit all over
the world as well as the 1984 novel Ardiente Paciencia
by Antonio Skarmeta, Il Postino tells the story of a shy,
young postman in a tiny fishing village who discovers the courage
to pursue his dreams through his daily deliveries to his lone customer,
the famous poet Pablo Neruda, played in the opera by celebrated
tenor and LA Opera General Director Placido Domingo.
The opera is sung in Spanish. Performances begin September 23 and
will run through October 16 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavillion. |
| Jake Heggie in Recital / on disc- Songs of family, friends and lovers | |
 
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Writing
Opera Today: An Afternoon of Arias and Songs Passing
By, a superb collection of�songs that, according to their
composer, Jake
Heggie, "tell stories about now and then. Reflections
of family, friends and lovers passing by. A missed or mistaken
connection, a moment when everything might have been different.
People who entered our lives and would be there forever, then
suddenly were not there at all.� Release date: September 14,
2010 PRE-ORDER
THE CD |
| Season Opening at LA Phil: Making Music Accessible to ALL | |
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Free PHIL THE HOUSE Community Concerts open LA Philharmonic's 2010 Season. a tradition which began with the 2003 opening of the Walt Disney Concert Hall. LA Phil makes music ACCESSIBLE to ALL with two free concerts on October 1 and 2, welcoming children and the greater Los Angeles community to Walt Disney Concert Hall and a program of music by Mozart, Rachmaninoff, Ravel, Chopin and Beethoven that celebrates the versatility of the PIANO and promises to educate and entertain people of all ages. 2010/11 Dudamel Conducting Fellow conducts. Tickets become available 12PM September 9 by calling 323.850.2000, in person at the Walt Disney Concert Hall Box Office, or through Ticketmaster. Latin-flavored GALA CONCERT at Walt Disney Concert Hall on October 7 marks formal Season Opening. A festive Latin program of Rossini, Donizetti, and Latin-American favorites features opera star Juan Diego Fl�rez. Other season highlights underscore Gustavo Dudamel's "Tradition of the New"--embracing the old and the new-- and include among others: 19 world premieres and 12 new commissions; two composer-focused festivals: Brahms Unbound and Aspects of Ades; Dudamel and the LA Phil's 1st European Tour; Jazz with Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra; World Music celebrating sitar legend Ravi Shankar's 90th birthday and Yo-Yo Ma's Silk Road Ensemble. FanFaire-featured
artist Jean-Yves Thibaudet performs chamber music with
members of the LA Phil October 12 and Messiaen's Turangal�la-symphonie
with Gustavo Dudamel and the LA Phil October 14, 15,
16, and 17. |
| Minding the Arts at the Neurosciences Institute | |
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The
Neurosciences Institute's 8th Minding the Arts Gala Event takes
place on Sunday Septemebr 12 from 4 - 8PM. Minding the Arts provides
guests with a unique afternoon beginning with a lovely outdoor cocktail
reception on the rooftop terrace that features a tempting array of
food and beverages from San Diego's finest purveyors. Guests are then
further indulged with a private concert in the Auditorium. This year's
concert will be hosted by Dr. Nicolas Reveles and features the Camarada,
The Davidovitch Trio - Karen Joy Davis, piano; Timothy Landauer, cello;
Jisun Yang, violin - and the San Diego Young Artists Symphony.
The event is a fund raiser which allows the world-class institute
for brain research to continue its "Performing Arts at the Neurosciences
Institute." The program makes the Institute's acoustically superb
auditorium available without charge to many non-profit arts groups
in the San Diego area for concerts and educational presentations,
enriching cultural life in the community. READ MORE... |
| World Music: Shamsa - Light of God / Celebrating Ravi Shankar | |
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On Sunday, September 12, the San Diego Museum of Art will celebrate the opening of the exhibit Temple, Palace, Mosque: Southern Asian and Persian Art with a performance of classical Indian dance set to Indian and Persian music. An ensemble
of traditional musicians will accompany classical Indian dancer
Shoba Sharma in Shamsa: Light of God. This unique performance
will be in three parts featuring South Indian, North Indian, and
Persian music with introductions to the related works of art on
view in the new Museum galleries TICKETS:
$20 discount for students and members/$40 open seating/ |
| Romerias: A FanFaire CD Giveaway / Celebrating the Art of Guitar | |
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FanFaire
in partnership with Cinemedia and Aleph Records celebrates the ART
of GUITAR with a 30-CD giveaway of ROMERIAS -
guitar music by contemporary Argentinian composer Lalo Schifrin
and other acclaimed composers, including Manuel De Falla
and Astor Piazzolla. Romerias in Spanish means CARNIVALS or BIG PARTIES where popular art works, food and drinks are displayed. It is thus a CD about celebration. And Argentian guitarist Sergio Puccini deftly captures the varied colors and moods of the celebration with mastery and exceptional sensitivity and musicality. JOIN THE GIVEAWAY! |
| San Francisco Opera's Cinema Series Goes Hi-Def | |
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San Francisco
Opera Returns to KQED Public Television with High Definition Grand
Opera Cinema Series |
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| FanFaire-featured artists win ECHO Klassik Awards | |
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“Mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato was named "Singer of the Year," topping the list of Germany's ECHO Klassik Awards for 2010. Other FanFaire-featured artists who received this prestigious music award by the German Phono Academy are: mezzo-soprano Cecilia Bartoli whose CD "Sacrificium" was named "Opera Recording of the Year;" mezzo-soprano Vivica Genaux whose CD "Pyrotechnics" received the award for "Opera Recording: Opera Arias;" pianist Helene Grimaud whose DVD "A Russian Night" was named Music DVD of the Year: Concert Recording; and pianist Lang-Lang who was named "Instrumentalist of the Year: Piano." |
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| Helping young artists reach their true artistic and humanitarian potential | |
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“HILDEGARD BEHRENS broke through every wall in my human experience with the sound of her voice. It was the purest heart and soul from within the most challenging depths. Her artistry was about finding the light and in doing so, gave us all the gift of hope. Long live the HILDEGARD BEHRENS FOUNDATION in honoring the future of young artists with her embrace.” —Ken Noda,Musical Assistant to James Levine / Lindemann Young Artist Development Program
Ms.
Behrens was a searingly anguished Elektra
in the title role of R. Strauss’ opera. Her sensational
performance at the Metropolitan Opera will be released on DVD
on September 21, 2010 as part of the 12-title DVD set celebrating
James Levine's 40 years as The Met's Music Director.
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“Hildegard Behrens was an artist of passion and commitment. I treasure the memory of our collaboration in the Munich Residence Theatre production of Tristan and Isolde and the Elektra in Salzburg. Those were magnificent performances…vibrant, compelling, memorable. May her spirit continue to inspire us all.” —Lorin Maazel, Founder and Artistic Director, Castleton Festival (Virginia) and Conductor of YOA chamber ensemble at Castleton; Music Director, Palau de les Arts "Reina Sofia" (Valencia, SPAIN); Music Director of the New York Philharmonic (2002-09) Visit: The HILDEGARD BEHRENS PagesThe TRIBUTES Pages |
The
Hildegard Behrens Foundation, created in honor
of the great German dramatic soprano, was launched on August 18,
2010. The Foundation will make financial contributions to American
institutions in commemoration of Ms. Behrens’ artistic legacy:
perfect architecture of the musical phrase, complete classical training
in the historical context of Western civilization, and deep humanity.
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