Mozart's Birthday

Vienna Waltz (donga.com)
The glamorous Vienna Opera Ball was held in the Wien Staatsoper Vienna State Opera House on February 23. This Opera Ball is renowned as one of the most elegant social events in Europe. During this event, attendees danced to sweet waltz melodies. This year s event celebrated Mozart s 250th birthday.
Concerts celebrate Mozart's birthday - Seattle Times

Concerts celebrate Mozart's birthday Seattle Times, United States - Jan 27, 2006 ... There's more, too: a "Discover Music" concert for families at 11 am Saturday (designed for children 5-12) called "Happy Birthday, Mozart." And starting ...

Get Out List: Your guide to local entertainment
New Castle News - TOM FOSS: 9:30 p.m. Feb. 24 and 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. Feb. 25 at the Funny Farm Comedy Club, located in Soffo s Caf Italian Grill, 8586 South Ave., Boardman. (330) 759-4242. March JERRY SEINFELD: March 16 at the Warner Theatre, Erie. STEVEN WRIGHT ...
American beauty (Rocky Mountain News)
New music - particularly new American music - is alive and well in the international concert hall, with recent works by John Adams and John Corigliano programmed by orchestras nearly as often as older favorites by Gershwin and Copland.

January On The Vocal Scene
Gay City News - David Daniels was to make his Philadelphia debut in a recital a few years back and was felled by the flu. The City of Brotherly Love finally got to hear the openly gay countertenor superstar in a program with the Philadelphia Orchestra last month

Trials of a prodigy
Salt Lake Tribune - Will Hagen, 13, above, performs in front of college-aged students at the Colburn School, a music conservatory in Los Angeles. (J. Emilio Flores ) Will Hagen strides onto the stage at Abravanel Hall, every bit as confident and cool as the professional

Rhythm: Coming Attractions
Wisconsin State Journal - "LATE NITE CATECHISM" run expanded to include shows on Feb. 16-19, Majestic Theatre, 255-4646. "THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES," benefit shows, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 23-24, Union Theater, 262-2201 or go to www.etix.com . RAILROAD EARTH and THE HACKENSAW BOYS , 8 p.m

Happy birthday, Amadeus
Riverside Press Enterprise - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's 250th birthday year won't be forgotten in Palm Desert. Pianist Wayne McEvilly will focus on Mozart as part of his "Great Piano Masterworks" program at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Palm Desert Public Library. The program lasts one

2005 Power of the Pen
Hamilton Spectator - No way Jose, I am not going in there. This is what I thought to myself as I looked up at the big, old, creepy-looking house I was obligated to enter. It was located on an eerie, deserted lane. See, it was Saturday and I was doing deliveries for

Sellars sets out vision of artistic morality
Variety - Spiky-haired opera helmer Peter Sellars came to town to give a talk on "Art as Moral Action" and the trials and tribulations of being an artist in the 21st century at the Talent Campus on Sunday. "One of the hopes is the 21st century will not be like

January On The Vocal Scene
Gay City News - David Daniels was to make his Philadelphia debut in a recital a few years back and was felled by the flu. The City of Brotherly Love finally got to hear the openly gay countertenor superstar in a program with the Philadelphia Orchestra last month

Top-notch players
Times - "Music that Dazzles & Endures," the 33rd season of the La Porte County Symphony Orchestra, stands out for its creative, collaborative programming that pushes traditional boundaries. The "Under the Big Top" Family Concert (Feb. 25), for example

Voices STD (Stuff to Do) February 17, 2006
Chicago Maroon - Look for good deals on clothes, books, shoes, and assorted odds and ends and feel good about yourself in the process at tonight s Rummage Sale for Darfur Relief, sponsored by Amnesty International, the Muslim Students Association, and

Mozart didn't buy Telstra
Sidney Morning Herald - NOTHING takes your mind off being the Minister for Telstra better than a night at the opera. And so it was for the Honorable Helen Coonan, who joined the official party last night for the opening of Opera Australia's The Magic Flute . Senator Coonan

2005 Power of the Pen
Hamilton Spectator - No way Jose, I am not going in there. This is what I thought to myself as I looked up at the big, old, creepy-looking house I was obligated to enter. It was located on an eerie, deserted lane. See, it was Saturday and I was doing deliveries for

MacMillan: Birthdays fill Aspen festival bill
Denver Post - Unusual operas and celebrations of milestone anniversaries of the births of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Dmitri Shostakovich highlight the Aspen Music Festival's 2006 season - one of the most promising in recent memory. More than 350 concerts, master

Savoring Mozartiana
Travel Trade - Trafalgar's 'Real Europe' tour, visits Mozart's Austria, along with (l. to r.) Budapest's Castle Hill high above the Danube, Prague's Old Town Square under St. Mary's Cathedral, and Hungary's Heroes Square and Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, also in

January On The Vocal Scene
Gay City News - David Daniels was to make his Philadelphia debut in a recital a few years back and was felled by the flu. The City of Brotherly Love finally got to hear the openly gay countertenor superstar in a program with the Philadelphia Orchestra last month

Austria celebrates Mozart with chocolate
Beaufort Gazette - VIENNA, Austria (AP) - It's a symphony of sweets, a cantata of chocolates, a fugue of fantastic desserts on display at Vienna's ornate Hofburg Palace. The confectioner's creations of Mozart motifs are part of the yearlong 250th birthday celebrations

FLUTISTS CELEBRATE MOZART'S 250TH BIRTHDAY
Asbury Park Press - This year, the Festive Flutes annual library program will feature but one artist Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. In honor of the 250th anniversary of the Austrian composer's birth, the flute choir will open tomorrow night's performance with the overture

SHS brings Mozart s birthday to Cummings
Somerville Journal - " We re here to celebrate the birthday of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, one of the world s greatest composers," said Rita Ranucci to grades 3 through 6 at the Cummings School. "Mozart turns 250 next Friday, and today we re going to perform a whole

Review | Memorable, magical, musical and all of it Mozart
The State - It has been a magical, musical, mostly Mozart month. Starting with a black-tie ball on Jan. 19 and continuing through last Saturday s closing concert, Columbia has been drenched in the master s orchestral, choral, opera and chamber music even

'Amadeus' staging is fun challenge for Players
Binghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin - TICKETS: $15 (seniors on Sundays, $12). Call 687-2130 for more information or for reservations. DIRECTIONS FROM BINGHAMTON: From Route 17 West, take exit 64 for Owego. Go over the Court Street Bridge, and take a right at the light onto Front Street

Big air time
Fresno Bee - TRUCKEE Doughnuts, sushi and cookies fly everywhere. Flight attendants spill food and drinks. A gum-chewing tyke pokes the girl seated in the next row. Leaning forward in the pilot's seat, wearing a "Capt. Andy" button on his uniform, a scary

Tell Tales
Beacon - A big Happy Birthday goes out to my good friend, Big Bad Jerry Lippus, who turns 75 this weekend. Mr. Downtown Port Clinton recently got out of Magruder Hospital following surgery. His Big Bad Jerry ads back in the 80s were a big reason

Symphony plays Mozart in the dark
Frederick News-Post - Bank One is hosting an Open House on Tuesday, February 14th at our Frederick location. Due to recent growth, Weed Man has created new sales positions with an income opportunity of $60-$200 a night. Due to current growth and expansion, Way Station

Sarasota Ballet
Bradenton Herald - A ccidents happen. And accidents can lead to unexpected art. Sarasota Ballet artistic director Robert de Warren broke his wrist in September when he slipped during a routine media presentation. After the accident, subsequent surgeries and treatment

St. Louis events
Belleville News-Democrat - Jeremy Davenport, New Orleans jazz trumpeter, Wednesday-Saturday, through February, Busch's Grove, 9160 Clayton Road, Ladue, Mo. No cover charge. Dinner reservations, (314) 993-0011. George Strait, with Tracy Lawrence and Miranda Lambert, 7:30 p.m

Opera guild's party draws big crowd
Denver Post - Helen Santilli; Mary Ann Ross; Jack Race; and Lyn Barber, who is chairing the 2006 vocal competition. Preliminaries begin March 4 at First Plymouth Congregational Church in Denver. (Special / Carol Hoffman) Baritone William Wilson, left, with mezzo

'Amadeus' staging is fun challenge for Players
Sun and Press - TICKETS: $15 (seniors on Sundays, $12). Call 687-2130 for more information or for reservations. DIRECTIONS FROM BINGHAMTON: From Route 17 West, take exit 64 for Owego. Go over the Court Street Bridge, and take a right at the light onto Front Street

Mozart masterpieces with a sweet twist
Independent Online - Vienna, Austria - It's a symphony of sweets, a cantata of chocolates, a fugue of fantastic desserts on display at Vienna's ornate Hofburg Palace. The confectioner's creations of Mozart musical motifs are part of the yearlong 250th birthday

WinterSong Festival: The hills are alive
Georgia Straight - Chor Leoni conductor Diane Loomer will be leading both her choir and Vancouverites in song during the region s newest annual festival. So you ve made it through the slog of Christmas, with all of its associated musical accoutrements, and survived

Mozart megastar at 250
Washington Times - SALZBURG, Austria -- People toasted Mozart with champagne yesterday and sang "Happy Birthday" outside the house where he was born in Salzburg, as the world celebrated the birth 250 years ago of the musical genius. "You feel Mozart in every street

WHAT'S GOING ON
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French PM urges EU border clarity
BBC Europe - French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin has called for the EU to define its borders and take a more cautious stance on future expansion. Mr de Villepin spoke at the opening of a conference in the Austrian city of Salzburg called The Sound of

SHS brings Mozart s birthday to Cummings
Somerville Journal - " We re here to celebrate the birthday of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, one of the world s greatest composers," said Rita Ranucci to grades 3 through 6 at the Cummings School. "Mozart turns 250 next Friday, and today we re going to perform a whole

Austria celebrates Mozart with chocolates
MSNBC - Second-place winner Barbara Novak from Vienna presents her chocolate creation, "Rock me Amadeus," during a confectioner's Grand Prix at Vienna's Hofburg palace. The confectioner's chocolate creations are part of the 250th birthday celebrations for

Review: Memorable evening for Mozart aficionados
Naples Daily News - With a click so definite it was almost audible, Daniel Barenboim and the Staatskapelle Berlin locked into a musical juggernaut for the Mozart Symphony No. 39 at the Philharmonic Center for the Arts. They opened the symphony under their own spell from

Symphony plays Mozart in the dark
Frederick News-Post - Bank One is hosting an Open House on Tuesday, February 14th at our Frederick location. Due to recent growth, Weed Man has created new sales positions with an income opportunity of $60-$200 a night. Due to current growth and expansion, Way Station

Handel & Haydn Society presents musical salute to Mozart at 250 (Boston Herald)
Mozart birthday celebrations are everywhere - have you heard? This year marks the 250th celebration of his birth. While most groups are satisfied to trot out a concerto or a wind trio to celebrate, the...
Celebration of Mozart's birthday on point - Baltimore Sun

Celebration of Mozart's birthday on point Baltimore Sun, United States - Feb 17, 2006 ... Ballet Theatre of Maryland was the second resident arts group scheduled to participate in the Hall's Mozart birthday celebration. ...

Violinist returns to Peabody
Daytona Beach News-Journal - The last time Gil Shaham played Peabody, in 2002, he joined the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra in Johannes Brahms' Violin Concerto. On Thursday, when the New York violinist appears as part of the Daytona Beach Symphony Society's concert series, it ...
CLU to highlight Mozart opera (Moorpark Acorn)
In honor of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart s 250th birthday, the California Lutheran University Music and Theatre Arts Departments will present Mozart in Love, a collection of operatic scenes. Performances are 8 p.m. Thurs. to Sat., March 2 to 4, in CLU s Preus-Brandt Forum, on the campus
Mozart masterpieces with a sweet twist - Independent Online

Washington Post

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SHS brings Mozart s birthday to Cummings
Somerville Journal - " We re here to celebrate the birthday of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, one of the world s greatest composers," said Rita Ranucci to grades 3 through 6 at the Cummings School. "Mozart turns 250 next Friday, and today we re going to perform a whole ...