Lyric Performing Arts Center News
music venue in Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Commemorations 2024 (Inauguration: Lyric Performing Arts Center (Baltimore))
- Baltimore
- United States of America
Last update
2024-04-23
Refresh
2021-07-23 23:32:00
Deeply Rooted Dance Theater: The International Association of Blacks in Dance Announces 2021 INFLUENCERS Cohort
IABD Supports Five Dance Companies across the U.S. through multi-year funding totaling more than $750,000 in Awards The International Association of Blacks in Dance (IABD) announces the INFLUENCERS Cohort for the 2021 COHI | MOVE program. The five companies that comprise the cohort will each receive a total of $150,000 over the next three years: Collage Dance Collective, Memphis, TN; Deeply Rooted Dance Theater, Chicago, IL; Emerge 125, New York, NY; KanKouran West African Dance Company, Washington, DC; and StepAfrika!, Washington, DC. “IABD is pleased to support these dance companies through our partnership with Nonprofit Finance Fund,” said Denise Saunders Thompson, president and CEO of IABD. “These times remain challenging as dance organizations approach over a year and half of being shut down. The next three to four years are critical, as this cohort will continue the capacity building and capital deployment methodologies used to strengthen Black Dance companies, […]
2019-09-13 21:27:00
Lyric Opera: Andrew Davis Retiring; Enrique Mazzola Succeeds Davis
Anthony Freund, Enrique Mazzola, Sir Andrew Davis From LOC:Lyric announced yesterday that after nearly twenty years at the helm of the Lyric Opera Orchestra, Sir Andrew Davis will complete his tenure as music director after the 2020/21 Season, formally "passing the baton" to the dynamic Italian conductor, Enrique Mazzola. General director, president and CEO Anthony Freud led the announcement on Thursday afternoon in the Lyric Opera House with staff, stage crew, orchestra, chorus, artists, subscribers, donors, and community members present. As Davis continues his responsibilities while overseeing the transition, Mazzola looks forward to his role in leading Lyric through the next chapter of the iconic company’s journey. This announcement marks a historical changing of the guard for Lyric Opera of Chicago, as Mazzola is only the third person to serve in the music director role following Davis. Sir Andrew will take the podium this season for The Barber of Seville, Tchaikovsky’sThe Queen of Spades, and the four operas of our new Ring cycle. Mazzola is […]
2018-11-24 23:55:00
Sergio Mims: Chicago Sun-Times: Tenor Russell Thomas...in title role of Manrico
Tamara Wilson and Russell Thomas in Lyric Opera of Chicago's "Il Trovatore," by Giuseppe Verdi | © Todd Rosenberg Photography 2018 Sergio A. Mims writes: The new production of Verdii's "Il Trovatore" with Russell Thomas has been getting rave reviews from the media. Chicago Sun-Times 11/19/2018 By Kyle MacMillan - For the Sun-Times @kylelmacmillan Celebrated Italian tenor Enrico Caruso once famously said that all that was needed for Giuseppe Verdi’s “Il trovatore” to excel were the four greatest singers in the world. Lyric Opera of Chicago […]
or
- map: Opera houses - North America
- Indexes (by alphabetical order): L...