Opera Joe Interviews Anne Marie Ketchum Artistic Director of The Verdi Chorus

by Barry Lenson | Nov 8, 2021 | Uncategorized

  On Saturday, November 13 at 7:30 pm and Sunday, November 14 at 2:00 pm. the amazing Verdi Chorus and its conductor  Anne Marie Ketchum will introduce their 38th season with concerts at the First Presbyterian Church at 1220 2nd Street in Santa Monica, CA 90401....

It’s Happening on October 7th! Opera Joe Interviews Jeffrey Biegel about the Premiere of a New Musical Tribute to Ruth Bader Ginsburg

by Barry Lenson | Oct 5, 2021 | Ellen Taaffe Zwilich, Uncategorized

  It will happen on October 7th . . . the world premiere of a new musical tribute to the late Ruth Bader Ginsburg composed by Ellen Taaffe Zwilich.  The premiere will be performed by mezzo-soprano Denyce Graves, pianist Jeffrey Biegel and conductor Lidiya...

Opera Joe Interviews Composer Jake Heggie and Festival Opera General Director Zachary Gordin about Triptych

by Barry Lenson | Jul 22, 2021 | Jake Heggie, Uncategorized

Classical Archives is delighted to share this new interview. In it, our own Opera Joe McKesson talks with composer Jake Heggie and singer/creator Zachary Gordin about the upcoming performances of Jake Heggie’s new work Triptych which will take place on August...

Classical Archives’ Opera Joe Interviews Lara St. John

by Barry Lenson | Jun 24, 2021 | Uncategorized

Opera Joe wanted to connect with one of his favorite performers, Lara St. John on the upcoming second anniversary of her inspiring moment of courage in confronting the Curtis Institute of Music over her repetitive abuse 30 years earlier by Jascha Brodsky and her...

Barry Lenson Interviews Daedelus aka Alfred Darlington on their Residency with #SETI

by Barry Lenson | Jun 18, 2021 | Uncategorized

Alfred Darlington (born Alfred Weisberg-Roberts, October 31, 1977), better known by their stage name Daedelus, is an American record producer based in Los Angeles, California. They are a part of the groups The Long Lost and Adventure Time and affiliated with the...

This Youthful Performance of the Franck Violin Sonata Shows the Future of Classical Music Is in Good Hands

by Barry Lenson | May 28, 2021 | Uncategorized

There are many audio recordings of César Franck’s wonderful Sonata for Violin and Piano right here on Classical Archives, from violinists like Vladimir Spivakov, Arabella Steinbacher, and more. And if you want to wander further afield and watch videos on YouTube, you...