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Miami Lyric Opera presents Carmen by George Bizet

Olympia Theater at Gusman Center. April 6 and 7, 2013, 8:00 and 4:00 p.m. The story of Carmen is set in Seville, Spain, around 1830, and concerns the eponymous Carmen, a beautiful Gipsy with a fiery temper. Free with her love, she woos the corporal Don José, an inexperienced soldier. Their relationship leads to his rejection of his former love, mutiny against … +

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Bobby McFerrin: A YoungArts Masterclass debuts on HBO

From February 12 through 28, 2013. Every year, the YoungArts program of the National YoungArts Foundation offers 15- to 18-year-old emerging artists from around the country the chance to be mentored by some of the world’s greatest artists in an intimate environment. In this all-new YoungArts MasterClass presentation, four young singers participate in a memorable workshop and performance with a Grammy-winning vocalist … +

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NWSA Symphony Orchestra and world-renowned pianist Wolfram Schmitt-Leonardy showcase the stirring music of Dvorak And Grieg

Adrienne Arsht Center For The Performing Arts. February 20, 2013, 7:30 p.m. Two champions of romantic nationalism will be interpreted by the New World School of the Arts Symphony Orchestra in a concert on February 20th, 2013. Maestro Alfred Gershfeld will conduct Dvorak’s Joyous 8th Symphony, a work celebrating the composer’s appointment to the Bohemian Academy of Emperor Franz Joseph for the … +

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Tigertail presents Textural Percussionist Tatsuya Nakatani

On-Stage Black-Box. February 23, 2013. 8:30 p.m. Tigertail presents the creative percussionist Tatsuya Nakatani on Saturday, February 23, 2013, at 8:30 pm, at Miami-Dade County Auditorium’s On-Stage Black-Box, in a concert that includes a solo set by Nakatani and a collaborative set by the Nakatani Gong Orchestra, (N.G.O.), comprised of Tatsuya Nakatani and eight local musicians assembled by Miami-based Matthew Taylor and … +

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Violinist Daniel Bernard Roumain in Concert at the South Miami-Dade Cultural Arts Center

February 16, 2013. 8:00 p.m. Acclaimed Haitian-American classical violinist Daniel Bernard Roumain (DBR) teams up with members of the Detroit-based Sphinx Symphony Orchestra, the only all Black and Latino orchestra, and The Harlem Chamber Players, for Filter, an explosive evening of music. Known for fusing classical music with a myriad of soundscapes, DBR has carried a reputation for himself as a passionately … +

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Florida Grand Opera presents The Magic Flute

From January 26 through February 23, 2013. On January 26, 2013, Florida Grand Opera welcomes a new year with one of the most performed operas in the world – Die Zauberflöte. Mozart’s last operatic masterpiece is an allegorical representation of the struggle between good and evil.

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A Celebration of Broadway’s Best Musicals featuring Caitlin and Philip Alongi

January 20, 2013, 2:00 p.m. The New Presbyterian Church presents “And the winner is…” A Celebration of Broadway’s Best Musicals on Sunday, January 20, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. The concert will feature Caitlin Alongi, Soprano and Philip Alongi, Tenor performing selections from Crazy for You, The Sound of Music, Guys and Dolls, Sweeney Todd, South Pacific, Les Miserables, Bye Bye Birdie, Company … +

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Free Gospel Sundays: A Christmas Celebration

Arsht Center. December 16, 2012, 4:00 p.m. Under the direction of Pastor Marc Cooper, the Miami Mass Choir made its debut in October 2010 as the resident choir for the Adrienne Arsht Center’s Free Gospel Sundays. Not affiliated with any particular church or denomination, this multicultural and diverse choir is comprised of 60 of Miami’s best gospel voices, selected through an open … +

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UM Frost School of Music student Asiya Korepanova wins First Place in the Wideman International Piano Competition

December 2012. University of Miami Frost School of Music student Asiya Korepanova, 28, of Russia won the gold medal and performed as one of seven piano finalists out of 46 competitors from sixteen countries in the 2012 Wideman International Piano Competition in Shreveport, Louisiana last week. She performed Prokofiev’s Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 16, for her musical selection.

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The District Stage Company presents Broadway Songbook

December 28 and 29, 2012. The District Stage Company presents Broadway Songbook on Friday, December 28 at 8:30 p.m., and Saturday, December 29 at 8:30 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. Be prepared to be inspired, spending an evening with Miami’s own Broadway stars Andy Señor and Henry Gainza singing songs from their songbooks, sharing stories and anecdotes about their careers in the theater