On Sept 25 #MaestroMuti visited the Illinois Youth Center in Chicago to share classical music with the young men. pic.twitter.com/w6qqxZ59Sz — Chicago Symphony (@chicagosymphony) September 29, 2016Riccardo Muti, Joyce DiDonato and Eric Owens, together with musicians from the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, gave a concert at Illinois Youth Center-Chicago last Sunday. For Muti … [Read more...] about Riccardo Muti, Joyce DiDonato and Eric Owens perform for Chicago’s young offenders
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Giuseppe Picone is appointed head of the Naples ballet company
Giuseppe Picone has been appointed the new Director of the Ballet Company of the prestigious Teatro San Carlo in Naples. A panel consisting of Anna Razzi, Mauricio Weinrot and Eric Vu-An chose Picone who, by elegant coincidence, was born in Naples. A homecoming.40-year-old Picone seems precisely at the right point in his career to assume such a position after his years as … [Read more...] about Giuseppe Picone is appointed head of the Naples ballet company
ENB’s Emerging Dancer competition to be streamed live on 17 May
The English National Ballet’s Emerging Dancer competition at the London Palladium, now in its seventh year, will this year be live streamed for the first time. The broadcast will be in partnership with ArtStreamingTV on Tuesday 17 May 2016.It will be possible to watch the full programme of performances, as well as interviews from some of the artists involved and additional … [Read more...] about ENB’s Emerging Dancer competition to be streamed live on 17 May
Osipova, McRae and Watson in Marriott’s new Royal Ballet work Connectome
Alastair Marriott’s new work Connectome gets its world première as the centrepiece of the final programme of the Royal Ballet Season. It is sandwiched between two light-hearted classics: Ashton’s The Dream and Robbin’s The Concert.Connectome is Marriott’s first commission for The Royal Ballet since Trespass, part of Monica Mason's farewell project Titian 2012. The name of … [Read more...] about Osipova, McRae and Watson in Marriott’s new Royal Ballet work Connectome
Verbling.com connects language learners with native speakers
Verbling is a web-based platform where individuals can pair up with native speakers to practice speaking new languages on live video, reports Mashable.Verbling was launched in 2011 when co-founders Jacob Jolis and Mikael Bernstein met while attending Stanford University. The two dropped out of the prestigious school and teamed up with then-Google software engineer Fred … [Read more...] about Verbling.com connects language learners with native speakers