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OPERA WATCH.(Brief Article)
1. LAUREN FLANIGAN, Queen Elizabeth I in NYCO's Roberto Devereux last fall, returns to Donizetti and Good Queen Bess on May 13, in Opera Orchestra of New York's Maria Stuarda at Carnegie Hall. Other spring engagements for Flanigan include Canteloube's Les Chants d'Auvergne with Orpheus Chamber Orchestra at the PAC at SUNY Purchase (May 5) and Carnegie Hall (May 8), as well as Mahler's Eighth Symphony with the San Francisco Symphony (June 6, 7, 10). Flanigan's Abigaille heats up Babylon this summer in Cincinnati Opera's Nabucco (July 19, 21).
2. JASON ROBERT BROWN, Tony Award-winning composer and lyricist of 1998's Parade, is in residence at the Northlight Theatre in Skokie, Illinois, for the world-premiere run of his new musical, The Last Five Years. An intimate romantic duet, The Last Five Years began rehearsals in early spring at Lincoln Center Theatre, which originally commissioned the piece. Previews begin on May 16 prior to a May 23 opening, with performances scheduled through June 24. For tickets and information, call (847) 673-6300.
THE METROPOLITAN OPERA begins its monthlong TOUR OF JAPAN on May 19 in Otsu City, with JAMES LEVINE pacing Placido Domingo and Olga Borodina in Samson et Dalila. The company will present a total of fifteen fully-staged opera performances in Otsu City, Nagoya, Yokohama and Tokyo, as well as two MET Orchestra concerts in Tokyo. Levine also conducts Rigoletto (Swenson, Mishura/ White; Vargas, Pons, Lloyd) and concerts of Schoenberg's Gurrelieder (Gruber; Heppner) and the Verdi ...
- World renowned musicians to perform in the 1989 'Israel Festival' to be held...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire May 15, 1989 700+ words
...MUSICIANS TO PERFORM IN THE 1989 'ISRAEL FESTIVAL' TO BE HELD MAY 20 - JUNE 10 JERUSALEM...artists will come together at the 1989 Israel Festival for a three-week series of performances...culture's myths and rituals, the Israel Festival will feature an unusual array of ...
- New Israeli Opera loses NIS 9 million in funding cut. Israel Festival and two...
- Newspaper article from: Jerusalem Post HELEN KAYE February 1, 1995 700+ words
...The New Israeli Opera (NIO), the Israel Festival, the Haifa Children's Theater Festival...NIO will lose NIS 9 million, the Israel Festival NIS 1.3 million, and the Haifa...February 6 to discuss the matter. Israel Festival artistic director Micha Lewensohn...
- Israel Festival cuts music by Wagner.
- News wire article from: United Press International May 30, 2001 700+ words
CHICAGO, May 31, 2001 Israel Festival officials have decided to drop plans for a Jerusalem performance...of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. A spokeswoman for the Israel Festival told the Tribune on Wednesday that the directors had decided...
- Israel Festival
- Newspaper article from: Jerusalem Post Ury Eppstein May 28, 1996 700+ words
...artists' purpose appropriately. Wise Auditorium, May 25 THE ISRAEL Festival's music events started with a marathon-like succession...the last of which coincided with the beginning of the Israel Festival. Not all the programs or artists were of festival caliber...
- Ministry ordered to defend Israel Festival budget cut
- Newspaper article from: Jerusalem Post HELEN KAYE February 19, 1995 700+ words
...days to show why it cut funding of NIS 1.3 million to the Israel Festival, and may not effect the proposed cut until that time...meeting to discuss the matter as soon as possible," said Israel Festival general manager Yossi Talgan. "We decided to petition...
- Israel Festival to offer 65 artists and companies. Wide variety of tastes, from...
- Newspaper article from: Jerusalem Post HELEN KAYE March 19, 1995 700+ words
...from Peter Brook, music from the Guarneri Quartet and dance from Ohad Naharin are among the highlights of this year's Israel Festival, to be held in Jerusalem from May 20 to June 10. "This year's program has a wide variety of events with broad audience...
- Israel Festival may sue to recover cost of budget-cutcancellations
- Newspaper article from: Jerusalem Post HELEN KAYE February 8, 1995 700+ words
HELEN KAYE Jerusalem Post 02-08-1995 THE Israel Festival will be faced with NIS 4 million in contract penalties if the NIS 1.3 million budget cut imposed last week by the Ministry of...
- ISRAEL: ISRAEL FESTIVAL OPENS IN JERUSALEM.
- Newspaper article from: IPR Strategic Business Information Database May 29, 2000 700+ words
...people arrived in Ceasarea on Thursday night for the production of "Turandot," which opened festivities for the 39th Israel Festival 2000, HA'ARETZ reported. According to HATZOFEH, thousands of artists and 60 troupes from around the world will participate...
