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Arsht Center opera house flooded due to faulty drain pipe, say officials
[UPDATED] More than 2,000 people were forced to evacuate the Adrienne Arsht Center’s Ziff Ballet Opera House Sunday night due to flooding of the venue.
In a statement…
Mon May 21, 2012
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UM construction means alternate parking for Saturday concert at Gusman
Due to the parking lot renovations at Gusman Concert Hall. ticketholders for Saturday night’s season-closing performance by Tien-Hsin Wu and Julio Elizalde for Sunday Afternoons of Music are advised to…
Fri May 18, 2012
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Artist change for Sunday Afternoons of Music concert
Due to visa problems, violinist Sergej Krylov and pianist Maxim Mogilevsky are unable to travel to the U.S. for their scheduled May 19 recital for Sunday Afternoons of Music.
Appearing…
Wed May 09, 2012
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Sunday Afternoons to offer a wide range of artists in 2012-13
Several pianists, a pair of violinists and a return by acclaimed soprano Nadine Sierra mark next season’s schedule for Sunday Afternoons of Music.
The 32nd season of the concert series,…
Tue Apr 24, 2012
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Seraphic Fire to emphasize its repertorial strengths in 2012-13
Seraphic Fire’s 2012-13 season will bring a return to favorite works by Handel and Purcell, along with Gregorian chant, American song and a 500-year survey of Spanish music in Florida.…
Fri Apr 20, 2012
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Cleveland Orchestra expands Miami season to four weeks in 2012-13
The Cleveland Orchestra will expand its Miami season to four weeks in 2012-2013, adding a fall program and more offbeat repertoire to its tried-and-true lineup of populist works and star…
Sat Mar 24, 2012
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FGO plans safety-first lineup for 2012-13 season
Florida Grand Opera will present a conservative lineup of populist favorites in its 2012-13 season reflecting the company’s continuing financial travails in the wake of the difficult economy.
The season…
Sun Feb 26, 2012
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Palm Beach Opera announces tentative 2013 season based on future fund-raising
Palm Beach Opera announced a planned 2013 season Friday night contingent upon closing a deficit and fund-raising that has yet to materialize.
The company continues to struggle with an ongoing…
Sat Feb 25, 2012
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Palm Beach Opera receives $1 million gift from Helen Persson
Palm Beach Opera announced that longtime patron Helen K. Persson has made a $1 million dollar gift in honor of the company’s 50th anniversary to maintain artistic excellence throughout the…
Sun Feb 12, 2012
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Seraphic Fire nabs three Grammy nominations
Seraphic Fire, Miami’s celebrated choir, has been nominated for three Grammy Awards.
Patrick Dupre Quigley, the group’s artistic director, got the news late Wednesday night, the day before his 34th birthday.…
Thu Dec 01, 2011
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Domingo cancels appearance in FGO “Luisa” performance
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Placido Domingo canceled his appearance in Tuesday night’s Florida Grand Opera gala performance of Luisa Fernanda.
In a press release sent out Tuesday two hours before the curtain,…
Tue Nov 15, 2011
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Corigliano to be composer in residence for SoBe Arts’ American music festival
The ambitious SoBe Arts musical campus in Miami Beach has scored a major coup by nabbing Pulitzer Prize-winning composer John Corigliano as composer-in-residence of its American Masterworks String Festival December…
Thu Nov 10, 2011
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Miami Lyric Opera to expand, move to downtown Gusman
Miami Lyric Opera will perform some of next year’s productions at the ornate Olympia Theater at the Gusman Center for the Performing Arts, a restored silent movie palace in…
Wed Oct 26, 2011
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Robert Heuer to step down from top job at Florida Grand Opera in 2013
Robert Heuer, the often controversial general director and CEO of Florida Grand Opera, who has led the Miami company for 28 years will step down in May of 2013 at…
Mon Oct 03, 2011
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New appointment indicates winds of change at the top for Florida Grand Opera
Florida Grand Opera announced the appointment Thursday of Kevin G. Mynatt to the new post of managing director. In this position, Mynatt will oversee all day-to-day operations and report to…
Thu Sep 22, 2011
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Palm Beach Opera cuts Monday performances due to economic woes
Palm Beach Opera is dropping the once-popular Monday matinee performances from its 2011-12 season, a drastic reduction of its schedule that company officials hope will head off a more serious…
Wed Sep 14, 2011
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Miami City Ballet to present free screenings of its upcoming PBS special
Miami City Ballet will present two free preview screenings of the upcoming PBS special Great Performances: Miami City Ballet Dances Balanchine and Tharp at the company’s Miami Beach studios. The…
Wed Sep 14, 2011
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Domingo to sing “Luisa Fernanda” for one FGO gala performance
Placido Domingo will sing one performance of Florida Grand Opera’s season-opening production of Luisa Fernanda as part of a lavish gala fund-raising evening.
The celebrated Spanish tenor…
Thu Sep 01, 2011
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South Florida Classical Review wants you to advertise
It’s that time of year again when we make a request to South Florida Classical Review readers and local music organizations to support this website through banner…
Wed Aug 31, 2011
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Seraphic Fire’s Brahms debuts at No. 5 on iTunes
Seraphic Fire’s new recording of Brahms’ German Requiem hit No. 5 on the iTunes Classical chart on Wednesday, less than 24 hours after its release.
The Miami choir’s Brahms ranked…
Thu Aug 25, 2011
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