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• Kennedy Center: America's Ballet Spirit

  Nine renowned American companies explore our nation's magnificent ballet spirit when Ballet Across America comes to the Kennedy Center June 10–15. Read More... Posted May 20 2008, 01:00 AM by PlaybillArts.com Filed under: Entertainment

• Photo Journal: Washington National Opera's <i>Rigoletto</i>

  Washington National Opera is currently offering a new staging of Verdi's Rigoletto , one of the most popular and beloved staples of the worldwide opera repertoire. Read More... Posted Apr 07 2008, 05:19 PM by PlaybillArts.com Filed under: Entertainment

• Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater: 50 and Fabulous

  Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater continues to thrill audiences with its incisive explorations of the human experience. Read More... Posted Apr 06 2008, 05:00 PM by PlaybillArts.com Filed under: Entertainment

• New York Philharmonic: Composer and Pianist, Water and Fire

  In composing his Piano Concerto - to be performed April 9 through 12 - for Lang Lang, Tan Dun was creating for a talent he knows well. Read More... Posted Apr 04 2008, 05:00 PM by PlaybillArts.com Filed under: Entertainment

• <i>Satyagraha</i>: Can Opera Help Fight Climate Change?

  In anticipation of the April 11 opening of Philip Glass's Satyagraha at the Met, there will be a series of related events beginning April 4 when it is the topic of WNYC's "Brian Lehrer Show." Read More... Posted Apr 02 2008, 10:00 PM by PlaybillArts.com Filed under: Entertainment

• New York City Opera: Oh, Happy We!

  How many geniuses, over a dozen rewrites, and a dollop of optimism created Bernstein's Candide - beginning performances at New York City Opera April 8 . Read More... Posted Apr 02 2008, 05:00 PM by PlaybillArts.com Filed under: Entertainment

• Dallas Symphony Orchestra: Unleashed

  Jaap van Zweden's inaugural season as Music Director of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra. Read More... Posted Apr 01 2008, 07:00 PM by PlaybillArts.com Filed under: Entertainment

• Photo Journal: <i>Ernani</i> Returns to the Met After 23 Years

  The Metropolitan Opera is currently presenting Verdi's rarely-seen piece Ernani for the first time since 1985. Read More... Posted Apr 01 2008, 05:00 PM by PlaybillArts.com Filed under: Entertainment

• New York City Center: The Riches of the Kirov

  New York balletomanes are in for a royal treat when the Kirov Ballet performs at New York City Center from April 1 through 20. Read More... Posted Mar 31 2008, 10:55 PM by PlaybillArts.com Filed under: Entertainment

• Lincoln Center Presents: Stravinsky Onstage

  Michael Clark and Basil Twist bring Stravisnky to Lincoln Center April 2-13. Read More... Posted Mar 30 2008, 05:00 PM by PlaybillArts.com Filed under: Entertainment

• The First-timers

  The directors of the new productions of Peter Grimes, Satyagraha , and La Fille du Régiment are all Met debutantes. The theater veterans describe the challenges and rewards of bringing their theatrical visions to the Met's vast stage. Read More..... Posted Jan 19 2008, 05:00 PM by PlaybillArts.com Filed under: Entertainment

• Freshman Class

  What could be more thrilling than performing at the Metropolitan Opera for the first time? A host of up-and-coming artists are making Met debuts this season. Read More... Posted Jan 17 2008, 08:00 AM by PlaybillArts.com Filed under: Entertainment

• Deep In The Shed&mdash; A Blues Suite

  For his new blues cycle, pianist Marcus Roberts digs deep. Deep in the Shed--A Blues Suite plays Jazz at Lincoln Center's Allen Room February 1 and 2. Read More... Posted Jan 16 2008, 05:00 PM by PlaybillArts.com Filed under: Entertainment

• The New Hear & Now

  This month inaugurates the third season of the New York Philharmonic's Hear & Now series, which kicks off January 30. There are some changes afoot, but the approach and aspirations remain the same. Read More... Posted Jan 15 2008, 05:00 PM by PlaybillArts.com Filed under: Entertainment

• The Look of Double Feature

  Susan Stroman's full-length ballet, Double Feature , was a big hit when it premiered in 2004, and it returns to New York City Ballet January 31 with all of its bells and whistles intact. Read More... Posted Jan 15 2008, 06:00 AM by PlaybillArts.com Filed under: Entertainment