Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Tortelier conducts expansive PSO program
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - Multiple enthusiasms converge at this weekend's Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra concerts which offer music from heavenly to earthly sublime, with just enough terror for contrast. Principal guest conductor Yan Pascal Tortelier will collaborate with hot

Remembering Mozart
Free Lance-Star - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart began composing minuets at age 6, symphonies at 8, concertos at 9 and opera at 12 in a rush of genius that flourished unabated until 1791, when Mozart began work on his "Requiem in D Minor," a Mass for the dead. He died at the

Truth & transformation
Columbian - Gearing up for his third season as Portland Opera director, Christopher Mattaliano likes to structure his programs on unifying themes. The concept of power, corruption and bigger-than-life characters drove this year's season with, most recently

It ain t over till the phat lady raps
Times Online - What on earth is that bizarre thudding coming from the big rehearsal room at Glyndebourne? As you approach, it sounds rather like the aural warfare you might encounter in the Morrison household on a Saturday morning, with me pumping out Mozart

Eye On Entertainment
AM850.com - The 78th Annual Academy Awards this past Sunday had all the stars, all the latest fashions, and all the controversy. As the United States continues to debate the Iraq War and the spot-light looms over hot-button social issues like gay marriage and

Music Critics Picks/Classical Music
Georgia Straight - Ah, spring: season of renewal, rebirth, and yummy chocolate eggs. There s plenty of music to choose from in the coming months to reawaken the senses much of it as heavy as those disgustingly sweet Cadbury Creme Eggs. But if the weighty romantic

Vocalists sparkle, charm in PBO's shining 'Magic Flute'
Palm Beach Daily News - Palm Beach Opera in this Mozart's 250th birthday year presented the composer's Die Zauberfl te ( The Magic Flute ) Friday evening at the Kravis Center. The intricately woven musical fantasy is one of the very last of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Don Giovanni
Georgia Straight - The servant usurps his master in this Don Giovanni, as Turkish bass- baritone Burak Bilgili s Leporello shows more theatrical fire than the aloof aristocrat he takes orders from. In the title role, baritone Brett Polegato smoothly navigates

Remembering Mozart
Free Lance-Star - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart began composing minuets at age 6, symphonies at 8, concertos at 9 and opera at 12 in a rush of genius that flourished unabated until 1791, when Mozart began work on his "Requiem in D Minor," a Mass for the dead. He died at the

Tortelier conducts expansive PSO program
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - Multiple enthusiasms converge at this weekend's Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra concerts which offer music from heavenly to earthly sublime, with just enough terror for contrast. Principal guest conductor Yan Pascal Tortelier will collaborate with hot

Instruments as eye candy (The San Luis Obispo Tribune)
slinn@thetribunenews.com What do you get the 250-year-old man who has everything? This year, as the world celebrates the birth of classical composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, the San Luis Obispo Mozart Festival has a tuneful tribute of its own: a dozen decorated violins.
Instruments as eye candy - San Luis Obispo Tribune

Instruments as eye candy San Luis Obispo Tribune, CA - 1 hour ago This year, as the world celebrates the birth of classical composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, the San Luis Obispo Mozart Festival has a tuneful tribute of its own ...

Guest conductor Rachael Worby steps up with the Boise Philharmonic
Idaho Statesman - There is no doubt about it, when you're talking music with conductor Rachael Worby, it's personal. In the bowels of the Esther Simplot Performing Arts Academy, Worby passionately honed in on her point. "The concert is always imbued with personal ...
Check It Out (The News & Observer)
Last week, David in Raleigh wrote wondering whether there was some subtext to the Porsche commercial featuring a Japanese melody. That led us to wonder why Porsche didn't choose something from the fatherland. Something from Nena, perhaps. That led a
Instruments as eye candy - San Luis Obispo Tribune

Instruments as eye candy San Luis Obispo Tribune, CA - 1 hour ago This year, as the world celebrates the birth of classical composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, the San Luis Obispo Mozart Festival has a tuneful tribute of its own ...

Mozart, Magic, Muses
The State - Mozart. Rap. Jazz. Dance. Theater. In what is billed as Richland 1 s gift to the public, students from 44 schools perform tonight in a potpourri of fine arts. Richland 1 visual and performing arts coordinator Nancy Pope talked Tuesday about the ...

People Briefs 3-12-06
San Bernardino County Sun - For the convenience of residents and others who night be traveling abroad soon, the Lake Arrowhead Post Office is hosting Passport Sunday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. today at the Lake Arrowhead Post Office in Lake Arrowhead Village. By Dec. 31, travelers

Restaurant Roundup
Marco Island Sun Times - The Hilton Marco Island Beach Resort has three restaurants, which cover all of the bases, from casual to fine dining and from seaside to elegant oriental cuisine. As you enter the Old Marco Pub and Restaurant from the hustle of Bald Eagle Drive, you

'Happy piece' wishes Mozart happy birthday
Daytona Beach News-Journal - When Andreas Klein and the Salzburg Chamber Soloists make their Daytona Beach debut March 19, it will include several firsts. The concert is Central Florida Cultural Endeavors' celebration of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's 250th birthday, at the new News

Vocalists sparkle, charm in PBO's shining 'Magic Flute'
Palm Beach Daily News - Palm Beach Opera in this Mozart's 250th birthday year presented the composer's Die Zauberfl te ( The Magic Flute ) Friday evening at the Kravis Center. The intricately woven musical fantasy is one of the very last of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Orchestra presents Mozart concert (MLive.com)
LAPEER - In honor of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's 250th birthday, The Lapeer Civic Orchestra will present a concert at the Pix Theatre at 7:30 p.m. April 21.
Annapolis Opera Performs Mozart's The Magic Flute - Annapolis Capital

Annapolis Opera Performs Mozart's The Magic Flute Annapolis Capital, MD - Mar 10, 2006 ... As part of a festival celebrating the 250th anniversary of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's birth, Annapolis Opera will stage the 'Flute' production next weekend. ...

Pope Joins Mass of iPod Fans
Podcasting News - Pope Benedict XVI has joined the masses of millions of iPod users. A group of Vatican Radio employees gave the Pope an iPod nano loaded with Vatican Radio programming and classical music. Pope Benedict visited the programming and broadcasting hub of ...
Religion Calendar (South Bend Tribune)
"Lift Every Voice and Sing," a performance by Bethel College Concert Choir, 6 p.m. Sunday; Nappanee Missionary Church, 70417 Indiana 19. For information, call (574) 773-7773.
Truth & transformation - The Columbian

Truth & transformation The Columbian, WA - Mar 9, 2006 ... The season will end in May 2007 with Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's popular and final opera, "The Magic Flute." Audiences will be treated to the spectacularly ...

Southeast Missouri Symphony Orchestra to Perform Beethoven's First ...
Capaha Arrow - CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo., Feb. 27, 2006 --The Southeast Missouri Symphony Orchestra will perform its fourth subscription series concert of the year at 8 p.m. March 14 with a program featuring Beethoven's First Symphony. The concert will be held in ...