Classical
Post-Lockout, 'Klinghoffer' Protests Aside, Metropolitan Opera Looks Grand on Opening Night with Mozart's 'Le Nozze di Figaro'
Maria Callas Opera Academy In Her Old Apartment Approved By Greece
The now-dilapidated house where opera legend Maria Callas lived from 1940-45 is set to become an opera school itself, approved by Greece.Dubbed the Maria Callas Opera Academy, the project was a long-term goal of soprano Vasso Papantoniou and husband writer Vassilis Vassilikos. Yesterday at a gala concert, artistic director of the Greek National Opera Myron Michailidis announced the organization would support the construction plans. Lang Lang Plays Mozart, Yannick Nézet-Séguin Conducts Strauss for Philadelphia Orchestra's 2014-15 Season Opener at Kimmel Center
The Philadelphia Orchestra, under the baton on music director Yannick Nézet-Séguin, will kick off its 2014-15 season with superstar pianist Lang Lang in the Verizon Hall at Kimmel Center. The three-day run will begin on Friday, September 26 at 8 p.m.
