Alan Gilbert Leads New York Philharmonic in Lindberg’s Kraft and More at Dresden’s Volkswagen Factory    on May 14, in Concert That Will Stream Live on medici.tv       On Tuesday, May 14, Music Director Alan Gilbert will lead the New York Philharmonic at Volkswagen’s Transparent Factory (Die Gläserne Manufaktur) in Dresden. The sold-out concert, given as part of the orchestra’s EUROPE/SPRING 2013 tour and presented by the Dresden Music Festival, will showcase Magnus Lindberg’s groundbreaking, site-specific work Kraft (with the composer himself at the piano and a host of Philharmonic musicians as soloists), alongside Prospero’s Rooms by Christopher Rouse, and...

Monday, May 13, 2013 Contact: Suzanne Calvin 214.443.1014                                 Or Megan Meister 214.443.1071 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.                                              This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.     THE DALLAS OPERA IS PROUD TO ANNOUNCE SUBSCRIPTIONS NOW ON SALE FOR THE 2013/2014 SEASON BY LOVE TRANSFORMED FOUR MASTERPIECES THAT DEFIED CONVENTIONS BY BIZET, MACHOVER, KORNGOLD AND ROSSINI Subscriptions Start at Just $76 ~~~~                     DALLAS, MAY 13, 2013 — The Dallas Opera is proud to announce that subscriptions for the company’s boldly constructed 2013-2014 Season in the Margot and Bill Winspear Opera House at the AT&T Performing Arts Centerwent on sale to the general public today, Monday, May 13, 2013, starting...

RECTORS | ADAM WINGARD, SIMON BARRETT, EDUARDO SANCHEZ, GREGG HALE, TIMO TJAHJANTO, GARETH HUW EVANS, AND JASON EISENER CAST |ADAM WINGARD, L ...

Contact: Adrian Bryan-Brown, Michael Strassheim To request photos or for more information: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. , (212) 575-3030 Connect with National Theatre Live on Twitter and Facebook   THIS THURSDAY - MAY 16 National Theatre Live will broadcast a live performance of THIS HOUSE the acclaimed new play by James Graham directed by Jeremy Herrin   THE BROADCASTS WILL BE SHOWN AT CINEMAS THROUGHOUT NORTH AMERICA WITH MANY ENCORE DATES AVAILABLE.   “Well, sometimes the people are right. Directed by Jeremy Herrin with the kind of RAT-A-TAT, DIALOGUE-SLINGING ENERGY associated with Howard Hawks movies, THIS HOUSE turns out to be ONE OF THE MOST...

WHICH IS THE BEST ORCHESTRA-CONDUCTOR COMBINATION IN JAPAN? Article from Ongaku-no-Tomo Magazine (Friend of Music) April, 2013 issue By Haruo Yamada, Music Critic   The Tokyo Symphony Orchestra and Soudant is the most impactful combination   It must have been the combination of the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra and Hubert Soudant that provided the strongest impact for the Japanese orchestra circle during the past ten years.  They showed outstanding presence among Tokyo-based orchestras for their high-quality and precise performance style.   Soudant became the music director of the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra in 2004 and through music of the classical period and early...

Attached is a link to the produced recording we got from the event, Food and Wine on Pine 2013.  http://annamariaislandradio.com/Voice%20Tracks/FWOP%202013.mp3 Casey M. Hoffman, President AMI Radio, Inc. P O Box 267 105 Bridge Street Bradenton Beach, FL 34217                    1700 AM www.AnnaMariaIslandRadio.com...

May 13, 2013 Contact: Mary Dailey  847-989-6700   UN EXPERT ON ENDING VIOLENCE WILL SPEAK AT THE US NATIONAL COMMITTEE OF UN WOMEN   CONFERENCE IN SARASOTA               Maria Leticia Guelfi, UN Women Program Specialist, Latin America and the Caribbean Section is the Keynote Speaker at the  United States National Committee of UN Women annual conference on Saturday, June 8, 2013 Lido Beach Resort in Sarasota.  Ms. Guelfi is a Programme Specialist for the Americas and Caribbean at Programme Divission, UN Women, New York.  Since she joined the United Nations in 2008, her work has focused on issues related...

Carmike Cinemas, Inc. (NASDAQ: CKEC), a leading DIGITAL cinema and 3D motion picture exhibitor, today announces that it is proud to be joining the Emerging Pictures network of cinemas.  Carmike Royal Palm 20 and Emerging Pictures partner to showcase the Opera in Cinema and Ballet in Cinema series: exceptional European opera and ballet presented in HD and surround sound.   Ballet – Giselle from the Royal Balleton Sun, May 19 at 2pm and Tues, May 21 at 7pm (Performed live in January, 2011) $ 15  Music by Adolphe Adam | A Ballet in Two Acts Choreography by Marius Petipa Giselle, one...

    West Coast Woman Spring Fling @Selby When Wednesday May 22, 2013 from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM EDT Add to Calendar   Where Selby Gardens in the Bay Front Room 811 S. Palm AvenueSarasota, FL 34236 Driving Directions \ Join us Wed., May 22 for a fun, pampering event as WCW hosts its Spring Fling @Selby Gardens Expo and Social mixer, 5-7 p.m. Free Admission and open to all!   WCW has a wonderful array of exhibitors offering a variety of health, wellness and pampering options for you to discover.Exhibitors include: Abrams Center for Women, Anytime Fitness, A Victorian...

Review by: Andrea Nierenberg Saturday, May 11, 2013 Mirror Visions Ensemble, a vocal trio featuring soprano Vira Slywotzky, tenor Scott Murphree and baritone Jesse Blumberg “Concert à la carte” Fantastic and entertaining performance with the Mirror Visions Ensemble at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall. The 70 minute performance flew by with a combination of smiles and continual entertainment. The program was comprised of food-themed songs by composers such as Samuel Barber, Christopher Berg, Leonard Bernstein, Cole Porter and Stephen Schwartz.. The program featured Richard Pearson Thomas’ cantata Clean Plates Don’t Lie, a musical celebration of the farm-to-table movement inspired by...

SHAKESPEARE AND LAO TZU WALK INTO A BAR . . . YOU DON’T WANT TO MISS THIS CONVERSATION!   The Tao and the Bard A Conversation By Phillip DePoy   Shakespeare was the West’s greatest writer and even invented human nature, according to some. The Tao Te Ching is a touchstone of Eastern philosophy and mysticism, and has been called the wisest book ever written. Its author, Lao Tzu, is known as the Great Archivist. In The Tao and the Bard: A Conversation (Arcade Publishing, May 2013), the two men trade observations, engaging in a delightful conversation moderated by Edgar Award-winning...

Happy Hollows Announce Sophomore Album Amethyst Out July 30th!           Friday, May 10th, 2013 – Los Angeles outfit Happy Hollows is proud to announce the release of their sophomore album Amethyst, due out July 30th (Pesky Fruit Music).  Amethyst was recorded with producer Lewis Pesacov (Best Coast, Fools Gold) at Black Iris studios in Echo Park and Infrasonic Sound in Los Angeles.  Happy Hollows is Sarah Negahdari (vocals, guitar), Charlie Mahoney (bass, synths) and Matthew Fry (guitar). Sarah Negahdari, the front-woman of the band, is fresh off the road as the touring bassist for Silversun Pickups.       Happy Hollows started out their...

Elizabeth Neukirch / Eric Eatherly The Silverman Group, Inc. 312.932.9950 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.                  International Beethoven Project announces over 100 events spanning music, art, fashion, literature and education for   Beethoven Festival: LOVE 2013 Sept. 7-15, 2013   The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation announces $100,000 challenge grant in support of ambitious Chicago festival   Festival programming includes: ·       Return of conductor-composer Matthias Pintscher ·       New music curated by Wilco drummer Glenn Kotche ·       Acclaimed International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE) ·       Site-specific performances by Israeli artist Rachel Monosov ·       Student work from first Beethoven-themed summer camp   CHICAGO (May 7, 2013)—The International Beethoven Project,...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 7, 2013 GRANT COMMUNICATIONS Massachusetts - New York  978.208.0552; 917.359.7319  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.     Complete Casting Announced for InsightALT Festival - May 28 to June 3, 2013 Audrey Luna, Kathryn Guthrie, Caroline Worra, Heather Johnson, Dominic Armstrong, Javier Abreu, Glenn Seven Allen, Christopher Burchett, Jonathan Estabrooks and Daniel Belcher, among featured performers in three new operas New York City, NY - American Lyric Theater (ALT) today announced complete casting for InsightALT, the company's upcoming festival dedicated to providing an intimate, up-close look at its process of creating new operas. Taking place at the Goldman-Sonnenfeldt Family Auditorium of...

But consider the massive staging and personnel required to produce and perform this work, and it’s no wonder that War Requiem has never been performed in Jacksonville. Ever again in our lifetimes? Perhaps. But why wait? Friday & Saturday, May 17 & 18, 2013, at 8 p.m. Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra Choral Spectacular Part of the Florida Blue Masterworks Series Concert sponsored by the Roger L. and Rochelle S. Main Charitable Trust Fabio Mechetti, conductor Grant Cooper, chamber orchestra conductorBarbara Shirvis, soprano Stanford Olsen, tenorTimothy LeFebvre, baritoneJacksonville Symphony Chorus – Donald McCullough, director Jacksonville Children’s Chorus, Darren Dailey, director   BRITTEN War...

  MADONNA TO BE HONORED WITH ‘TOP TOURING ARTIST’ AWARD AT THE 2013 BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS AIRING LIVE FROM LAS VEGAS, SUNDAY, MAY 19 ON ABC   Awards Show Tickets On Sale Now   NEW YORK, NY MAY 8, 2013 – The 2013 Billboard Music Awards will be honoring Madonna with the Top Touring Artist award for her 2012 MDNA tour. Madonna will take the stage to accept the prestigious award, which recognizes the highest grossing concert touring act of the year.  This award is a result of the extraordinary success of her global MDNA tour, which has grossed over $305 million from...

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (Royal Ballet) Reviewed May 5, 2013 On a perfect, sunny Sunday afternoon I entered Carmike Royal Palm Cinemas in Bradenton, one corner of the world. My focus turned toward the center screen. Shortly, London's noble stage of the Royal Opera House would be projected here and on screens worldwide, simultaneously. This audience was present to view the encore broadcast of March's live performance of a well-known fantasy/allegory. The projected curtains open. Once more down the black vortex hole, White Rabbit entices. Lavender-dressed Alice follows. Lewis Carroll's story commences, this time recounted by the Queen's Royal Ballet Company...

  ROYAL TEETH Announce Debut Full-Length Glow   Out August 13th (Dangerbird Records)   On Tour Now!      Wednesday, May 8th, 2013 – Dangerbird Records and Royal Teeth are proud to announce the release of the highly-anticipated debut full-length album Glow on August 13th. Recorded this winter in Toronto with producer Gavin Brown (Metric), the band entered the studio focused and ready to showcase the energy and spirited joy of the live shows that have drawn audiences to the band all around the country. The follow-up to their widely acclaimed debut EP, Glow is an engaging collection of indie-pop tracks...

G-PEN Celebrates Metal Icons at Golden Gods Awards    On Thursday May 2nd 2013, Revolver Magazine hosted the 5th Annual Golden Gods Awards at Club Nokia, in downtown Los Angeles and G-Pen was there to document all.   Celebrities and fans united on the first official "Golden Gods Day" in Los Angeles, to honor international Metal icons. G-Pen commissioned renowned illustrator and artist, Axis to create an impressive 10' x 8' celebratory piece of art that adorned all who walked past it on the black carpet.   Hosted by Chris Jericho for the fourth consecutive year, the event featured Rock and...

PBS ANNOUNCES NEW SERIES, “GENEALOGY ROADSHOW,” PREMIERING THIS FALL     ARLINGTON, VA; MAY 9, 2013 – PBS announced today that it will add the new series GENEALOGY ROADSHOW to its fall lineup. Part detective story, part emotional journey, GENEALOGY ROADSHOW will combine history and science to uncover the fascinating stories of diverse Americans. Each individual’s past will link to a larger community history, revealing the rich cultural tapestry of America. GENEALOGY ROADSHOW will air Mondays, September 23-October 14, 9:00-10:00 p.m. ET.   “GENEALOGY ROADSHOW is an engaging, innovative program that reveals the bigger picture of our nation’s past, present and future,” said Beth Hoppe,...

  PBS FALL SEASON OFFERS AN ARRAY OF NEW SERIES, SPECIALS AND RETURNING FAVORITES   – Season Highlights Include Commemoration of President Kennedy, Heritage Specials, PBS Arts and Showcase of Independent Film –   Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs (Credit: AP); President John F. Kennedy; Brooklyn Castle group trophy (Credit: Rescued Media) ARLINGTON, VA; MAY 9, 2013 – PBS announced today a fall primetime line-up featuring a strong roster of wide-ranging programs. New highlights of the season include a series of specials commemorating the 50th anniversary of President John F. Kennedy’s death; programs exploring American heritage from diverse viewpoints; the...

  News ReleaseCommunications Department1000 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10028-0198tel (212) 570-3951 fax (212) This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. For Immediate ReleaseContact: Elyse Topalian, Naomi Takafuchi  Roof Garden Installation by Imran Qureshi to Open at Metropolitan Museum May 14   Dates: May 14–November 3, 2013 (weather permitting)Location: The Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Roof GardenPress Preview: Monday, May 13, 10:00 a.m.–noon A large-scale site-specific work of art by Imran Qureshi (b. 1972, Hyderabad, Pakistan)—an artist known for his unique style of combining the motifs, symbolism, and ornamental techniques of Islamic art with modern conceptual approaches—is the 2013 installation on The Iris and B. Gerald Cantor...

MidAmerica Productions, 132 W. 36th Street, New York, NY 10018 May 10, 2013 Contacts: Dale Zeidman, 212-239-0205 x204, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.   James Hall, 212-239-0205 x240, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Well-known Midwest flutist Margaret Cornils Luke returns to Weill Recital Hall for fifth year in a row with varied program for flutes, piano, and voice, on Tuesday, May 28, 2013, at 8PM   Flutist Margaret Cornils Luke brings a wide-ranging program of classic to contemporary music to  Weill Recital Hall on Tuesday, May 28, 2013, at 8 PM. Joining Ms. Cornils Luke on the stage will be Sharon Jensen, piano; Genevieve Gourley, soprano; and Hannah Schatz, flute....

VIRGIN PRODUCED AND OVERBROOK ENTERTAINMENT JOIN FORCES ON NON-EXCLUSIVE PACT BEGINNING WITH “AFTER EARTH”   CULVER CITY, Calif., May 10, 2013 – Virgin Produced, the film and television arm of the Virgin Group, has teamed up with Overbrook Entertainment on a non-exclusive pact, which will support the After Earth franchise, starting with the upcoming May 31st release, it was announced today by Jason Felts, CEO of Virgin Produced, and James Lassiter of Overbrook Entertainment.  This pact allows Virgin Produced the option to co-produce, co-finance and co-market a sequel to After Earth.  The two companies will look to develop film and television properties...

  WHO           United Feline OrganizationWHEN          June 15, 2013 - 9 a.m. through 3 p.m.WHERE         S. Venice Community Center -720 Alligator Dr., S. Venice, FLWHAT            Feline Show - Last of the 2012-2013 SeasonCONTACT     Further Information - Sandie  -  @  sandie34293@comcast.netUnited Feline Organization has an upcoming show - "Up - Up - And Away" - planned for Saturday, June 15th at the South Venice Community Center.  Our favorite Florida Judges will be on hand to award the ribbons along with Best Cat, Best Kitten, and Best Household Pet awards.  Yes, we encourage those with household pets to compete and give their favorite fur...

    Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake Live In 2D and RealD 3D A special event in cinemas nationwide presented by NCM Fathom Events and Omniverse Vision Ltd, in association with Glass Slipper Live Events Productions http://www.fathomevents.com Date: Thursday, June 6th Time: 6:30PM local time Expected Run Time: 215 minutes including two 25 minute intermissions Tickets: Tickets are available by clicking on the orange “Buy Tickets” button. If online ticketing is not available for your location, you can purchase your tickets by visiting the box office at your local participating cinema. Special Fathom Feature: Experience Tchaikovsky’s masterpiece Swan Lake in 2D and 3D,...

Review by Andrea Nierenberg 5/9/13 "Detroit Symphony Orchestra at Carnegie Hall"  Thursday, May 9, 2013  7:30 pm What energy flowed through the walls at Carnegie Hall with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra accompanied by 628 fans from The Motor City. As the orchestra came on stage- everyone was waving their red flags and banners. It was fantastic! It was their first performance in  17 years at Carnegie Hall. Led by the great Leonard Slatkin,music director since 2008,who is currently recording symphonies of Rachmaninoff and ballet music of Copeland for Naxos with the DSO. The performance last night featured Kurt Weill’s ballet, “The...

Contact: Carol Kaye Kayos Productions, Inc.      (212) 366.9970   EAGLE ROCK ENTERTAINMENT TO RELEASE   DOOBIE BROTHERS LIVE AT WOLF TRAP   ~ON DVD, CD, DIGITAL VIDEO AND DIGITAL AUDIO~ AND ON BLU-RAY FOR THE FIRST TIME   ~JUNE 4, 2013~     NEW YORK, NY (May 9, 2013)—Eagle Rock Entertainment are proud to announce the release on June 4 of the Live At Wolf Trap CD, DVD and Blu-ray [Pre-book Order Date May 17, MSRP $9.98 DVD, $13.98 CD, and $19.98 Blu-ray] from the Doobie Brothers.  This title includes the classic hits: “Rockin’ Down The Highway,” “Takin’ It To The...

THE ROLLING STONES – OPENING NIGHT The Rolling Stones kicked off their "50 and Counting" tour Friday, May 3, at STAPLES Center. Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts and Ronnie Wood played an extraordinary 23-song set to a sold out crowd. Fans got a special treat when they played "Emotional Rescue," live for the very first time. "Honky Tonk Women," "Start Me Up," "Miss You," "Tumbling Dice," "Brown Sugar," "It's Only Rock 'N' Roll," "Paint It Black," and "Gimme Shelter" had fans on their feet throughout the entire show. The band was joined on stage by special guests, Gwen Stefani on a...

      ● Blood and Sand on Blu-ray July 9, 2013   ● The 300 Spartans on Blu-ray July 23, 2013   ● Niagara: 60th Anniversary on Blu-ray July 30, 2013   ● Bus Stop on Blu-ray July 30, 2013   ● Love Me Tender on Blu-ray July 30, 2013   Blood and Sand:   Tyrone Power and Rita Hayworth lead a star-studded cast in this Academy Award®-winning* classic. Juan Gallardo (Power) returns home to claim the hand of his childhood love and continue his rise toward becoming Spain’s greatest matador. But when he catches the eye of a beautiful...