Classic Arts Features
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Dance Features
By Playbill Staff | 07/09/2020Looking to deepen your terpsichorean knowledge? Start with these looks at exemplars of the medium, from Broadway razzle dazzle to modern dance. -
Classic Arts Features
By David Gewirtzman | 06/08/2020The opera and ballet fans' guide to where they can view live broadcasts.
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Classic Arts Features
By Frank Cadenhead | 05/26/2020The sites where opera and classical music fans can watch their favorites perform around the world.
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Classic Arts Features
By Playbill Staff | 05/24/2020From local radio stations to websites, here's your international guide to hear the best orchestras playing the most iconic classical music.
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Special Features
Checking in With… Carousel Tony Winner Justin Peck, NYCB Artistic Advisor and Resident ChoreographerBy Andrew Gans, Ruthie Fierberg | 05/07/2020The new feature series catches up with Broadway favorites during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
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Opera Features
By Christopher Browner | 03/09/2020The Irish singer stars in Rossini's sparkling take on the Cinderella story, alongside tenor Javier Camarena as her Prince Charming, beginning March 12.
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Classic Arts Features
By Christopher H. Gibbs | 03/08/2020The month-long symphony cycle juxtaposes Beethoven's masterworks with world premieres by contemporary composers beginning March 12.
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Classic Arts Features
By Mario R. Mercado | 03/05/2020Langrée conducts French masterpieces by Debussy and Ravel, with mezzo-soprano Isabel Leonard as soloist, March 5, 7, 10.
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Classic Arts Features
By Jay Goodwin | 03/04/2020The celebrated director's production of Wagner's first masterpiece explores the mystical nature of the opera and the power of images to consume us.
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Classic Arts Features
By Scott H. Thompson | 03/02/2020The 2020 Grammy Award nominee and her band appear at The Appel Room March 6–7.
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Classic Arts Features
By Ruthie Fierberg | 02/27/2020A breakdown of NYCB, ABT, and the New York Philharmonic’s most fascinating statistics.
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Classic Arts Features
By Susan Yung | 02/25/2020The Dutch contemporary dance company performs at New York City Center March 4–7.
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By Gail Wein | 02/24/2020With concerts and educational programs, the orchestra aims to instruct—and inspire—young instrumentalists.
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Classic Arts Features
By Matt Dobkin | 02/19/2020The mezzo-soprano is currently starring in the first-ever Met production of Handel's satirical opera through March 7.
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Classic Arts Features
By Carnegie Hall Staff | 02/18/2020The conductor leads his Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique in an all-Beethoven program at Carnegie Hall beginning February 18.
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Video
By Roberto Araujo | 02/14/2020The singers honor great women of music with the New York Pops in the concert I'm Every Woman: Divas On Stage February 14.
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Classic Arts Features
By Ryan McPhee | 02/11/2020The two Tony-nominated playwrights-turned-librettists share exclusive notated pages from the scripts of their operatic debuts as they revisit Eurydice and Intimate Apparel, respectively.
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Dance Features
By Robert Sandla | 02/10/2020The seminal work returns to the New York City Ballet February 14.
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Classic Arts Features
By Joel Lobenthal | 02/06/2020Joyce DiDonato stars as the power-hungry title empress, and Baroque expert Harry Bicket conducts.
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Classic Arts Features
By Amanda Angel | 02/05/2020This commissioning initiative will premiere works by 19 women composers over several seasons, with events beginning February 5.
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Classic Arts Features
By Tim Munro | 02/04/2020The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center hosts the ensemble, whose concerts run February 7–18.
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Classic Arts Features
By Metropolitan Opera Staff | 02/03/2020The singers perform in the Met Opera's acclaimed production of Porgy and Bess, extended though February 15.
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Classic Arts Features
By Terry Trucco | 01/31/2020The visual artist has created an installation celebrating the people behind the scenes at the ballet.
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Classic Arts Features
By Lauren Wingenroth | 01/30/2020Will Bozier is one of three dancers in the lead role of the celebrated Swan Lake, on tour at New York City Center January 30–February 9.
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Classic Arts Features
By Lucy Kraus | 01/28/2020Her selections include Elgar's Enigma Variations and the New York premiere of Brett Dean's Cello Concerto January 31–February 1.
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Classic Arts Features
By New York City Center Staff | 01/22/2020The choreographer's award-winning production returns to New York for a special engagement at City Center January 30–February 9.
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Classic Arts Features
By Carnegie Hall Staff | 01/22/2020Widmann's works will be showcased in a variety of concerts January 28–April 6.
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Classic Arts Features
By San Francisco Symphony Staff | 01/22/2020The violinist will perform three programs celebrating the 250th anniversary of Beethoven's birth.
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Classic Arts Features
By David Cote | 01/16/202015 ways to get seats for $40 or less to opera, dance, theatre, music, and more.
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Classic Arts Features
By Tim Munro | 01/13/2020Thibaudet joins Music Director Stéphane Denève and the SLSO to perform Liszt's Second Piano Concerto January 18–19.
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Classic Arts Features
By David Masello | 01/10/2020His concerts will feature the New York premiere of Universos infinitos, a piano concerto by Argentinean composer Esteban Benzecry, January 15–21.
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Classic Arts Features
By Christopher Browner | 01/08/2020This season's new production of Porgy and Bess returns to the stage of the Met Opera January 8.
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Classic Arts Features
By Steve Holt | 01/06/2020The singer's first performances include the world premiere of Rilke Songs, a song cycle composed by Michael Tilson Thomas, January 9–12.
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Classic Arts Features
By Jack Sullivan | 01/02/2020To mark the 250th anniversary of the great master's birth, Carnegie Hall presents a deep dive into his music beginning January 3.
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Classic Arts Features
By Jay Goodwin | 01/02/2020The singer is adding another chapter to his Met Opera legacy with his role debut as the title character of Berg’s Wozzeck, in a new production by South African artist William Kentridge.
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Classic Arts Features
By Terry Trucco | 12/23/2019The company's educational program is designed to promote artistic expression inspired by themes, choreography, and music from George Balanchine's The Nutcracker.
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Classic Arts Features
By Matt Dobkin | 12/23/2019The South African artist and director reflects on Alban Berg's operatic masterpiece, which premieres December 27.
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Classic Arts Features
By Tom Turner | 12/13/2019Thanks to the company's school-based program Dance Chance, the next generation of ballet dancers have new opportunities.
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Classic Arts Features
By Steve Holt | 12/12/2019The conductor leads the San Francisco Symphony with Music for Families: Holidays Around the World on December 14.
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Classic Arts Features
By Scott H. Thompson | 12/10/2019The guitarist performs at Jazz at Lincoln Center's Rose Theater December 13–14.
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Interview
By John von Rhein | 12/07/2019Why the Tony Award nominee wanted to tackle the Adam Guettel musical.
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Classic Arts Features
By Jeff Tamarkin | 12/05/2019The December 7 concert by this jazz supergroup is led by pianist Renee Rosnes and features Cécile McLorin Salvant on vocals.
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Classic Arts Features
By Steve Holt | 12/05/2019The December 7 program promises a sensational lineup of guest stars, including actor-singer Ana Gasteyer.
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Classic Arts Features
By Olivia Giovetti | 12/04/2019The composer's first work for orchestra in three decades pays homage to the Baroque concerto grosso and receives its New York premiere December 5–7.
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Classic Arts Features
By Tim Munro | 11/26/2019Host Robert Peterson and commentator Tim Munro present live broadcasts of the orchestra on Saturday nights on KWMU and online from 8PM to 10PM.
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Classic Arts Features
By Jay Goodwin | 11/25/2019The Norwegian singer makes her Met Opera debut as Lisa in The Queen of Spades November 29–December 21.
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Classic Arts Features
By Stuart Isacoff | 11/22/2019The formidable musician kicks off his New York concerts with a performance of Scriabin's Piano Concerto November 27–December 3.
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Classic Arts Features
By Jay Goodwin | 11/21/2019Here’s how Chorus Master Donald Palumbo prepares the ensemble to sound its best.
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Classical Music Features
By Ryan McPhee | 11/19/2019The Broadway alum makes his Metropolitan Opera debut in Philip Glass' Akhnaten.
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Classic Arts Features
By Steve Holt | 11/18/2019Andsnes performs with the San Francisco Symphony November 22–24.
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