Japan Society to Present ‘Cage Shock’ Celebrating Connection Between John Cage and Japan

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John Cage had conceived a project titled “Noh-opera: Or the Complete Musical Works of Marcel Duchamp,” which remained unrealized. Influenced by Marcel Duchamp’s “Manual of Instructions” for the infamous peephole artwork “Étant donnés,” The composer had envisioned a significant premiere in Japan. However, it never came to be. On Dec. 7, 2023, Japan Society will present “Cage Shock,” a concert {…}

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Kamala Sankaram Headlines Concerts with The Orchestra of the S.E.M. Ensemble

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(Credit: Dario Acosta) The S.E.M. Ensemble will present a special concert at the Paula Cooper Gallery in New York on Dec. 18, 2024. The event will be headlined by soprano Kamala Sankaram and conducted by Petr Kotik. Per an official press release, “the program includes music whose creation directly relates to the Czech Republic, compositions which had an impact or {…}

Special Features

The New Face Of Opera in ‘The Traction Project’

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(Photo credit: François Matarasso) When you think of opera, one imagines a beautifully finished product, usually disconnected from the labor involved in its creation. But what would happen if the labor to produce opera was just as foregrounded as the result of that labor? This question has been taken up in many forms over the last six to seven decades. {…}

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Brooklyn Art Song Society 2023-24 Review: Circles III – The Second Viennese School

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(Photo credit: Catherine Hancock) Brooklyn Art Song Society (BASS) presented “Circles III: The Second Viennese School” on Friday, Dec. 1, 2023 at the First Unitarian Church of Brooklyn. The organization’s season has been a major hit among art song lovers and listeners who might not find a program like this anywhere else, but right here in Brooklyn. The season began {…}

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Ljuba Bergamelli to Honor Cathy Berberian in Recital at Nuova Consonanza Festival

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The Nuova Consonanza Festival will present a recital in honor of Cathy Berberian on Dec. 9, 2023. Titled “La tua voce è quest’anima diffusa, the showcase will feature soprano Ljuba Bergamelli as she takes on music for solo voice by such composers as John Cage, Domenico Guaccero, Morton Feldman, Pasquale Corrado, Elliott Carter, Georges Aperghis, Alessando Solbiati, Vittorio Montalti, Maria {…}

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Susan Graham & Davóne Tines Headline Detroit Opera’s ‘Europeras 3 & 4’

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Detroit Opera has announced the cast for its “Europeras 3 & 4” this March. The John Cage work will star Davóne Tines and Susan Graham. They will be joined by sopranos Jennifer Cresswell, Kisma Jordan, and Melanie Spector; tenor River Guard; baritones Rolfe Dauz and Robert Wesley Mason; pianists John Etsell and Marina Stojanovska; and actors Biba Bell, Shannon White, {…}

Opera Meets Film, Special Features

Opera Meets Film: Robert Ashley’s TV Opera ‘Perfect Lives’

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It’s easier to appreciate Robert Ashley’s 1983 “Perfect Lives” by simply accepting it on faith as an “opera” rather than try to cram it into the narrow definition established for the genre. There’s quite a bit of text, some singing, a story with characters, and perhaps too much of a visual spectacle. Purists with preconceived notions about how exactly these {…}

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Julia Bullock Returns to Park Avenue Armory

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Julia Bullock is set to return to the Park Avenue Armory on Sept. 11 and 13, 2023. Bullock is set to perform alongside pianist John Arida in a recital that includes music by Franz Schubert, Hugo Wolf, Connie Converse, Luciano Berio, Gioachino Rossini, John Cage, Pat Castleton/Spencer Williams Cora “Lovie” Austin/Alberta Hunter, Cora “Lovie” Austin, Billie Holiday/Sonny White, Nina Simone/Weldon, Nina Simone, {…}

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Michael Kelly to Headline Victoria Bond’s Cutting Edge Concerts New Music Festival

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Baritone Michael Kelly is set to headline “Neighbors, Lovers, and Friends” at the Cutting Edge Concerts New Music Festival on Sept. 9, 2023. The showcase, which will take place at the Salmagundi Club in New York City, will feature music by Victoria Bond, John Cage, Elliott Carter, John Corigliano, David Del Tredici, John Glover, John Musto, and Astor Piazzolla. Kelly {…}

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Japan Society to Present ‘Cage Shock’ Celebrating Connection Between John Cage and Japan

Kamala Sankaram Headlines Concerts with The Orchestra of the S.E.M. Ensemble

The New Face Of Opera in ‘The Traction Project’

Brooklyn Art Song Society 2023-24 Review: Circles III – The Second Viennese School

Ljuba Bergamelli to Honor Cathy Berberian in Recital at Nuova Consonanza Festival

Susan Graham & Davóne Tines Headline Detroit Opera’s ‘Europeras 3 & 4’

Opera Meets Film: Robert Ashley’s TV Opera ‘Perfect Lives’

Julia Bullock Returns to Park Avenue Armory

Michael Kelly to Headline Victoria Bond’s Cutting Edge Concerts New Music Festival