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With expanded concerts, the retooled South Florida Symphony is set to make an ambitious debut

The neatly paved streets of downtown Fort Lauderdale are littered with the detritus of failed orchestras. The Florida Philharmonic Orchestra, which went bankrupt in 2003, [...]

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Wed Sep 01, 2010
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Palm Beach Opera adds Verdi Requiem to lineup

Palm Beach Opera has added a single performance of Verdi’s Requiem to its upcoming season, with a very strong cast of soloists.
Morris Robinson’s rich bass [...]

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Tue Aug 03, 2010
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South Florida Theater Review set to open in July

I’m very happy to announce that next month we will expand our coverage into theater with the launch of South Florida Theater Review (southfloridatheaterreview.com).
Bill Hirschman [...]

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Tue Jun 01, 2010
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From Bach to Rach, Seraphic Fire will offer a diverse feast next season

 
Seraphic Fire will serve up both the sacred and profane next season with an ambitious lineup that includes Bach’s St. John Passion, Orff’s Carmina Burana [...]

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Mon May 24, 2010
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Arsht classical series to have Russian flavor

The Arsht Center for the Performing Arts has announced a five-program classical series for next season that will have a strong Russian flavor.
The Moscow State [...]

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Mon May 17, 2010
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New World Symphony to chart new videocentric course with opening of Gehry hall next season

The New World Symphony announced details of the inaugural season in its new Frank Gehry-designed campus Tuesday night at a press conference, marking not only several [...]

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Tue May 04, 2010
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Maryland soprano takes top prize at Palm Beach Opera Vocal Competition

Over the past four decades the Palm Beach Opera Vocal Competition has compiled a distinguished record of identifying and promoting outstanding vocal talent. Such operatic [...]

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Mon Apr 26, 2010
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Palm Beach Opera to return to four operas next season

Palm Beach Opera will return to its usual four-opera lineup next season while continuing the cost controls imposed during the past year.
The company will present [...]

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Fri Apr 23, 2010
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Sarasota Opera to launch American opera series in 2011

In an economically straitened time when most opera companies seem to be running away from offbeat repertory in general—and American opera in particular—at least one [...]

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Wed Mar 10, 2010
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Broward Center to expand classical series in 2010-2011

Moving to fill the void in local classical programming left by the demise of the Concert Association of Florida, the Broward Center for the Performing [...]

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Sat Mar 06, 2010
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19-year-old captures top prize at National Chopin Competition

The competition was grueling, certainly for the audience, which heard five performances of Chopin’s Piano Concerto in E Minor over the course of two days.
In [...]

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Sun Feb 28, 2010
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FGO to stay with four-opera season in 2010-2011

Florida Grand Opera has announced four operas for next season, sticking with the shortened schedule imposed on it by the difficult economy.
The schedule includes two [...]

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Sun Feb 21, 2010
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Historic Lincoln Theatre to be gutted, converted to retail

The New World Symphony has sold the Lincoln Theatre to a company that plans to gut the theater interior and renovate the space for retail [...]

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Tue Feb 09, 2010
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Haiti benefit to be presented by Cleveland Orchestra and New World Symphony

The Cleveland Orchestra and New World Symphony will join forces Wednesday for a concert to raise money for medical care in earthquake-stricken Haiti.
The hastily organized [...]

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Mon Jan 25, 2010
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Agreement reached in Cleveland Orchestra strike

 After a 30-hour negotiating session, striking Cleveland Orchestra musicians and management reached an agreement early Tuesday morning, bringing the ensemble’s 24-hour strike to an end [...]

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Tue Jan 19, 2010
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Cleveland Orchestra is on strike

The musicians of the Cleveland Orchestra went on strike Monday, fulfilling their vow to carry through with a work stoppage over an ongoing wage dispute [...]

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Mon Jan 18, 2010
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Cleveland Orchestra close to strike, threatening Miami concerts

Talks have broken down between the Cleveland Orchestra’s union and management, paving the way for a musicians’ strike to take place on January 18. That’s [...]

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Fri Jan 08, 2010
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Seraphic Fire to tour Mexico next spring

The Miami choir Seraphic Fire announced Wednesday it will go on its first international tour next year, with a seven-day visit to Mexico.
The eight-year-old ensemble, [...]

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Thu Dec 03, 2009
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Entremont to replace Platt as Boca Symphonia conductor

The internationally known pianist and conductor Philippe Entremont will become principal conductor of the Boca Raton Symphonia, replacing Alexander Platt.
Entremont has been music director of [...]

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Wed Nov 18, 2009
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String theory at Funky Buddha

    A Boca Raton brew pub and hookah bar may seem an unlikely location for performances of Ravel, Ligeti and Ysaye, but a couple of [...]

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Wed Oct 07, 2009
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