Marking a pivotal moment in his early career, Igor Stravinsky’s 1910 ballet The Firebird brought the composer international attention with a score that contrasted lyricism with sounds that challenged ...

This story has been updated. See note below. The introduction to “The Firebird” begins by setting the scene for the green-tongued ogre Kastchei’s enchanted garden, where he houses 13 princesses along ...

3 Review: South Coast Repertory Presents World Premiere of EAT ME 4 Video: First Look at EAT ME at South Coast Repertory Alexander Shelley leads the Pacific Symphony in a spectacular presentation of ...

The Isidore String Quartet returns to the 92nd Street Y May 2, performing a program which includes Haydn's "Sunrise" Quartet; ...

Igor Stravinsky looms large in the pantheon of modern composers. Both the White House and the Kremlin sent representatives to his April 1971 funeral in Manhattan. Two weeks later, thousands swelled ...

In a staged Firebird and an early work by Mahler, Cristian Măcelaru and the Cincinnati Symphony colorfully bring to life ...

The Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra’s staged performance of Stravinsky’s ballet “The Firebird," was a captivating spectacle of ...

Forget the flowing scarlet feathers you picture when someone mentions The Firebird. Ballet Arizona opens its intriguing take on the classic Russian ballet this week – with a futuristic twist. It’s ...

It’s that classic story of boy meets mythical bird, bird gives boy magical feather, boy rescues girl from evil sorcerer king with bird’s help. “And then of course, they get married and live happily ...

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