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Seraphic Fire conductor to explore music of 20 women composers, from Hildegard to Shaw

“We are used to hearing stories of women, the history of […]

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Wed Jan 17, 2024
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Top Ten Performances of 2023

1. Rameau: Castor et Pollux. Patrick Quigley/Seraphic Fire Seraphic Fire’s season-opener […]

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Wed Dec 20, 2023
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Denève eager to set sail at helm of New World Symphony

Stephane Denève believes concerts are “a transcendent experience that can only […]

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Wed Sep 13, 2023
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Critic’s Choice 2023-24

Music of James Lee III, Peter Lieberson and Prokofiev. New World […]

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Wed Sep 06, 2023
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Seraphic Fire will mark 20 years with final season program

Over the past two decades, Seraphic Fire has presented some of […]

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Mon Apr 24, 2023
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Denève looking forward to official “debut” with New World Symphony

For Stéphane Denève, becoming artistic director of the New World Symphony […]

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Tue Apr 04, 2023
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Orchestra Miami to present a Kurt Weill rarity with “The Road of Promise”

“The idea is to bring people in and experience a place.”  […]

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Thu Feb 02, 2023
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Doubles match: Florida Grand Opera to pair a Puccini classic with a sequel

Operatic sequels are rarities. In many operas, the protagonist is dead […]

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Tue Jan 24, 2023
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Top Ten Performances of 2022

1.  Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 3. Yefim Bronfman with Michael Tilson […]

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Wed Dec 21, 2022
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Miami Lyric Opera celebrates 20 years of a retired tenor’s successful dream

On Saturday night Miami Lyric Opera will celebrate its 20th anniversary […]

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Wed Nov 16, 2022
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Critic Picks for 2022-23

Music of Rachmaninoff. New World Symphony/Michael Tilson Thomas and Yefim Bronfman. […]

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Wed Sep 14, 2022
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Who should be the next conductor of the New World Symphony?

The March announcement by Michael Tilson Thomas that he is retiring […]

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Tue Jun 14, 2022
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Frost Opera Theater takes a leap forward with world premiere of “The Leopard”

When composer Michael Dellaira attempted to read Giuseppe Tomasi de Lampedusa’s […]

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Tue Mar 01, 2022
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After two years, J’Nai Bridges returns to the stage, making her Florida debut as Carmen

After a string of pandemic delays, 2022 looks like a breakout […]

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Wed Jan 26, 2022
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As a new season opens, Susan Danis marks a decade leading Florida Grand Opera

When the curtain rises on Florida Grand Opera’s production of Andre […]

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Mon Jan 17, 2022
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Top Ten Performances of 2021

There was a remarkable amount of classical music in South Florida […]

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Tue Dec 21, 2021
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Seraphic Fire opens a season of renewal with Pergolesi masterwork

As he approached death at the age of 26, the Baroque […]

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Mon Nov 01, 2021
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As Thomas Sleeper battles a major illness, his reputation as teacher, conductor and composer endures

The conductor Thomas Sleeper stood before the University of Miami’s student […]

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Thu Jul 01, 2021
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Seraphic Fire looks to the past for a pandemic season

The composers of Medieval and Renaissance Europe knew something about epidemics, […]

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Tue Nov 03, 2020
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Judy Drucker: A Miami Tribute

Judy Drucker, who passed away Monday morning at 91 due to […]

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Mon Mar 30, 2020
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