Smithsonian Magazine1d
One of the Oldest Surviving Operas by a Black American Composer Will Be Performed for the First Time—138 Years After It Was Written
Edmond Dédé's 1887 magnum opus "Morgiane"—billed as "the most important opera never heard"—will finally get its premiere ...
How A-list actors tackle roles as famous classical musicians
From Bradley Cooper to Angelina Jolie, many A-list actors are stepping into adaptations of the classical music world. What do ...
New York Classical Review2d
Opera Lafayette to premiere oldest known opera by black American composer
Givonna Joseph, a mezzo-soprano who founded Opera Créole with her daughter in 2011, first encountered Morgiane in 2014 when a ...
Billie Eilish, Finneas, Timothée Chalamet & More to Be Featured in ‘Hans Zimmer & Friends’ Concert Film
Billie Eilish, Finneas, Johnny Marr, Pharrell Williams, Timothée Chalamet and Zendaya are among those who will pay tribute to ...
Karl Jenkins
The UK's most popular contemporary composer, Karl Jenkins was born in 1944 and was raised in Penclawdd, South West Wales. His father was a school teacher, organist and choir master, who taught Karl ...
Krone13d
He prefers iPads and headsets to pious candles
Alongside composer Franz Liszt, he is one of Raiding's most famous sons: Burgenland's former bishop Paul Iby. He celebrates ...
Variety14d
Claire van Kampen, Theater Composer, Director and Wife of Mark Rylance, Dies at 71
Claire van Kampen, a theater composer, director, playwright and the wife of actor Mark Rylance, has died. She was 71. According to an announcement from her family, van Kampen died on Saturday ...
The Hollywood Reporter14d
Claire van Kampen, Theater Director, Composer and Wife of Mark Rylance, Dies at 71
By Carly Thomas Associate Editor Claire van Kampen, a theater director, composer and wife of actor Mark Rylance, died Saturday morning. She was 71. Van Kampen died in Kassel, Germany ...
BroadwayWorld16d
Cole Porter
Cole Porter has written 52 shows including Hot and Cole (Composer/Lyricist), Red, Hot and Cole (Composer/Lyricist), The Pirate (Composer/Lyricist), The Pot of Gold (Composer/Lyricist), Paranoia ...
NOLA.com17d
A New Orleans-born Black composer's opera finally comes to life more than 130 years later
By 1887, New Orleans-born violinist Edmond Dédé was an established composer and conductor living in Bordeaux, France, with 100 works already to his name, many of them popular. But he also had be ...
Cinema Blend18d
Lin-Manuel Miranda May Be A Famous Composer, But His Original Dream Came From ‘G.I. Joes With Ketchup Packets’
Acknowledging all of this, despite his wide array of talents, it’s probably most accurate to say that Lin-Manuel Miranda is, first and foremost, a famous American composer. Lin-Manuel Miranda ...