When the goddess of Death is cast down to Earth to live as a mortal named Laila Starr, the boundaries between the divine and the human begin to blur. That’s the setting for The Many Deaths of Laila Starr, a new opera by composer Kamala Sankaram and librettist Minita Gandhi. The Minnesota Opera presents the world […]
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| 0 events, | 0 events, | 0 events, | 0 events, | 0 events, | 1 event,On Nov. 7, the Stanford Philharmonia will premiere Red Dirt | Silver Rain, by Melody Eötvös, conducted by Paul Phillips. The work is a commission from the League of American Orchestras as part of the Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation Orchestral Commissions Program, which supports six women and nonbinary composers each year. https://www.americancomposers.org/performances-events/virginia-b-toulmin-commission-by-melody-eotvos-with-stanford-philharmonia | 0 events, |
| 0 events, | 0 events, | 0 events, | 1 event,The Boston Symphony will give world premiere of Osvaldo Golijov’s Creation on Nov. 12-14. The oratorio sets a libretto by Tony Award-winning playwright David Henry Hwang. Soloists include vocalist Cécile McLorin Salvant, bass baritone Davóne Tines, and percussionist Cyro Baptista. Eric Jacobsen conducts. https://www.bso.org/events/nov-12-14-golijov-hwang?performance=2026-11-12-19%3A30 | 0 events, | 0 events, | 0 events, |
| 0 events, | 0 events, | 0 events, | 0 events, | 0 events, | 0 events, | 1 event,Two world premieres will be played by the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra on Nov. 22. The first is Mason Bates’ new Pipa Concerto, played by Wu Man. The second is Eímear Noone’s Flute Concerto, with soloist Benjamin Smolen. Ludovic Morlot also conducts the orchestra in Mendelssohn’s Scottish Symphony No. 3. https://www.laco.org/events/east-meets-west/ |
| 0 events, | 0 events, | 1 event,On Nov. 25-Dec. 1, the New York Philharmonic will present the world premiere of a Bassoon Concerto by Kevin Puts (Judith LeClair, soloist). Santtu-Matias Rouvali also conducts Schubert’s Great Symphony No. 9. https://www.nyphil.org/concerts-tickets/2627/rouvali-conducts-schubert/ | 0 events, | 1 event,A new work by Mason Bates will be given its world premiere by the Pittsburgh Symphony on Nov. 27-29. Music director Manfred Honeck will also conduct Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1 (with Alexander Malofeev) and Haydn’s Symphony No. 60, along with some Viennese waltzes. https://pittsburghsymphony.org/production/104555/strauss-and-tchaikovsky | 0 events, | 0 events, |
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