With this semi-orchestral body of work, now including his first opera foray, Shorter has found a fruitful way to bridge his compositional prowess and his almost dogmatic belief in the power and ...

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Composer Jake Heggie is set to premiere his opera “The Judgment of Paris,” inspired by the famous 1976 wine tasting where California wines triumphed over French selections In what figures to be a ...

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Internationally acclaimed supergroup Celtic Thunder, comprised of vocalists Emmet Cahill, Keith Harkin, Ryan Kelly, George Donaldson, Neil Byrne and Colm Keegan – continues to astonish audiences with ...

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Harris County Public Library is partnering with Houston Grand Opera to host Storybook Opera as part of its Black History Month programming. The event will be held twice during Black History Month at ...

Opera-Judgment of Paris Composer Jake Heggie appears in San Francisco on Aug. 12, 2025. (James Niebuhr via AP) (James Niebuhr/AP) In what figures to be a score for refined palettes, the famous 1976 ...