Classical News

The sturdy and the fragile ... Damian Smith offers his version of the role of Tadzio in Jim ... Much bigger: he has been principal dancer at the San Francisco Ballet since 2001, and much lauded as one of the most versatile and exciting leading men on the American ballet scene.

To make flawed music sound admirable and make difficult works accessible is the condition to which all musicians aspire.2.7

Warning: This article contains spoilers about upcoming episodes of 24 which some readers may prefer to avoid.2.7

Classical music lovers in the Middle East are being offered the chance to combine a luxurious lake side stay in one of Switzerland's top hotels with a celebration of Mozart and his work.2.9

Jordan has stopped any of fiance Peter Andre's old flames from coming along to their forthcoming wedding.2.9

Baby Taj'' by Tanya Shaffer, Sept. 28-Oct. 23, Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts -- This comic travelogue follows an American writer's personal journey as she makes a pilgrimage to Agra, India.2.7

Anthony Head was left shaken after his camera crew were kidnapped in Haiti. Head, known for playing Rupert Giles in Buffy The Vampire Slayer, is part of reality TV show True Horror which involves him going on ...2.7

The sheer magic of sound is on display with three new releases -- two from Finnish composer Einojuhani Rautavaara and one from Csar Franck by way of virtuoso French organist Olivier Latry.2

According to MorrisonSeries.org , METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett will be performing with FLUX QUARTET on Thursday, September 15 at the Herbst Theatre in San Francisco, California.2.7

Linda Kaiser's geese aren't happy with town officials. A new town ordinance to control domestic animals forbids the geese from doing something they've done for years -- cross the road from their home to a park.2.7

This ad pays the bills, but we live for what comes after it ... Frank has relocated from the French Mediterranean to Miami, Florida, where as a favor to a friend, Frank is driving for the wealthy Billings family.2.7

Join WKSU's Mark Pennell for the best in classical music. Classical Music with Sylvia Docking Join WKSU's Sylvia Docking for the best in classical music.2.7

Musicians whose "flawless" performances "astound the eye and ear" make their New Zealand debut in September.2.7

London Zoo unveiled a new exhibition Thursday eight humans prowling around wearing little more than fig leaves to cover their modesty.2.7

The ex-boyfriend of Welsh singer Charlotte Church reportedly wants half her fortune to halt publication of his kiss-and-tell book.2.7

Two former students of Roxanne Rogers, who operated Footnotes Studio in Valley City for several years, are now using that experience to start fitness classes in the Valley City Parks & Recreation Center and ...2.9

The Hampton Classic horse show, which opened yesterday in Bridgehampton, normally marks the traditional end of summer in the Hamptons.2.7

BRYN TERFEL'S Faenol Festival is always a treat. Maybe it has something to do with the atmosphere created by and large by 7,000 people each night camping out for a few hours on champagne, foil- wrapped wonders ...2.7

Co-presented by the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in New York and the Hong Kong Association of New York, the world-renowned Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra , returns to New York's Avery Fisher Hall, 12 ...2.7

Picture this: The Cleveland Orchestra is about to inaugurate its annual European tour with a performance of the "Missa Solemnis," one of Beethoven's towering masterpieces, at the prestigious Lucerne Festival.2.7

Local lovers of classical piano gave Mei-Ting Sun something of a "Hello again and bon voyage" party at St.2.7

First performed at Glyndebourne on 20 June 1947 by the newly established English Opera Group, Albert Herring is Benjamin Britten's beloved comic opera of village life, in three acts, to a libretto by Eric ...2

Trombones, cornets, tubas and saxophones: Next to these emphatic instruments, a harp wouldn't seem to stand a chance.2.7

MADONNA has been asked to reprise her film role as Evita for the London stage. Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice are hoping she will play Argentina's Eva Peron in a new theatre production of the classic musical ...2.7

IN A RECENT interview with Entertainment Weekly, Pierce Brosnan spoke of mixed feelings about playing James Bond.2.7

A concert exploring women's diverse motherhood experiences will be presented Oct.2.9

The music of George Gershwin has delighted millions of people across the world and he made a multi-million pound fortune from it.2.7

Part two of this series looks at what might be done to minimise the impact of the downside of screening.2.7

Scientists have been taking a closer look at the lighting in our homes, offices and vehicles, and they're seeing potential for a way to improve health and a new means of electronic communication.2.7

CHARLES NESBITTAlabama Ballet dancers, seen here rehearsing for last year's "The Nutcracker," take the show to San Antonio in November.2.7

Kicking off the new recital season at Vanderbilt's Blair School of Music is a remarkable chamber offering featuring two of the school's most skilled and adventurous players.2.7

Having devoted her voice to classical music, Erin Lawson has won the Canadian Music Competition, a national celebration of excellence in the genre.2.7

Conducted by Willem Mengelberg. With Sluys, Luger, Tulder, Ravelli. Willem Mengelberg enjoyed a long relationship with the Concertgebouw Orchestra, having been appointed its conductor in 1895.2.7

Berio: Orchestral Transcriptions Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi, conducted by Riccardo Chailly.2.7

The Chicago classical music scene in 1967 was a case of depth rather than breadth.2.7