The Minnesota Orchestra's sold-out "Echoes of History" concert reopening the University of Minnesota's iconic Northrop Memorial Auditorium on Friday reprises more than Northrop's original Oct. 22, ...

When Broadway was enjoying its Golden Age, seldom did an audience begin a night at the theatre without first receiving a treat from the orchestra. While the prominence of Broadway overtures has waned ...

From the Marriage of Figaro to Carmen, here are ten of the most memorable musical beginnings to operas. The lights in the theatre dim and a hush falls over the buzzing excitement of the audience, as ...

The UC Davis Symphony Orchestra’s begins 2026 with a concert featuring works by Fanny and Felix Mendelssohn. Conducted by ...

Just as there's more to William Telll than its overture, there's more to the overture than just the theme to the Lone Ranger. Here's the overture in its entirety, with Eugene Ormandy leading the ...

Three chords punctuate the overture to this masonic opera by Mozart. The number three, highly symbolic for Freemasons, is a recurring theme in The Magic Flute: There are three attendants of the Queen ...

Three performances will include the 1812 Overture, Beethoven, pop and songs from Phantom of the Opera. The Hernando Symphony Orchestra will end its concert season with a bang this week with ...

The TSO will perform a repertoire of pieces by Austrian composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky in its upcoming concert, IRNA reported. Mozart’s pieces selected ...

The Cardiff Philharmonic Orchestra faced further backlash today over its decision to cancel Russian composer Tchaikovsky - as it promised it was just a 'one-off' while war waged. Music fans and ...