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Alfred Deller: Celebrating A High-Flying Singer

  • 1:16 PM — May 31 —
  • Source: NPR

Today marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of pioneering singer Alfred Deller. Read More

Two solo recitals by two masters

On May 2, pianist Can brought his delightful lecture-style performance to the CRR stage -- his personal guided tour of works from Henry Purcell to a recent one by Dutch composer Jacob Ter Veldhuis. Read More

Devilish Highland Fiddling as the Angels Get their Share

May Day in Berlin turned out to be relatively calm: only 117 injured police and 119 arrests. Read More

Entertainment best bets May 4-10

Where else can you see Irish dancers kick up their heels right after Mexican folk dancers swirl their long skirts? Read More

Real Magic in Berlin

Every two years Berlin hosts one of the most imaginatively conceived, brilliantly executed, and consistently entertaining early music festivals in the world. Read More

A Night at the Opera in VPA’s First Full Scale Operatic Production

The Red Bank Regional (RBR) Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) Vocal Majors will perform a pair of operas-- Gian Carlo Menotti's The Medium, and Henry Purcell's Dido and Aeneas presented consecutively on Tuesday, May 1, and Wednesday, May 2. Read More

Hot picks: Said the Whale, Christina Pazsitzky

"Jesus Christ Superstar" returns to the Byham Theater, Downtown, with a Pittsburgh Musical Theater staging that incorporates Renaissance-style tableaux to highlight the final days of Jesus' life on Earth. Read More

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Henry Purcell

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An English composer in every category and form of music practiced in his time, remembered today for lively trumpet voluntaries... Read the full Henry Purcell bio.

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