NEW YORK — In 1935, Sergei Prokofiev made a devil’s bargain: He moved to the Soviet Union, chasing a lucrative offer to write any opera or ballet he wanted and an opportunity to take command of the ...

Shakespeare’s timeless love story takes the stage at the Civic Center Music Hall February 20–22, as Oklahoma City Ballet performs the dramatic ballet set to Sergei Prokofiev’s sweeping score.

Sergei Prokofiev was born in Sontzovka, in the Ukraine, on April 23, 1891, and died in Moscow on March 5, 1953. He composed the ballet “Romeo and Juliet” in 1935 and 1936, and compiled two orchestral ...

It's a tale as old as time, or at least as old as Shakespeare. Boy meets girl. Girl falls in love with boy. Families start fighting. Soliloquies are delivered. Soft light breaks through yonder windows ...

The Lubbock Symphony Orchestra is kicking off its 2022-23 Masterworks Series with a program of timeless romantic masterpieces Friday night at Buddy Holly Hall. The program, titled "Romeo & Juliet: A ...

When Igor Stravinsky’s ballet “Firebird” premiered in 1910, it immediately “took Paris by storm.” “It was a huge success,” explains Andrew Crust, music director of the Vermont Symphony Orchestra.

The star-crossed story of Romeo and Juliet has certainly kept is relevance in the 426 years since William Shakespeare premiered his enduring play. Endlessly reinterpreted on stage, screen and song ...

After Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, this opera adaptation of Tolstoy seemed unperformable. But in Munich, it has become an urgent antiwar cry. By Joshua Barone A production of “War and Peace” in ...

Valery Gergiev is the world's hottest guest conductor at the moment. This hour he leads the Radio France Philharmonic in concert. But before we get to that, we get a taste of Gergiev's sound on CD. He ...

Prokofiev's passionate ballet score to Romeo and Juliet combines the lightness of the love story and the tender emotions with music of real... Russian Valentine: Prokofiev's Romeo And Juliet Russian ...