Glimmerglass 2017 – The Afterglow
Retrospective of the Glimmerglass Festival mainstage season of Summer 2017: Xerxes, by G.F. Handel (libretto by Minato and Stampiglia); The Siege of Calais by Gaetano…
Browsing: Oklahoma
This Day in Music – 1895: Oscar Hammerstein II is born
Librettist Oscar Hammerstein II formed an iconic partnership with Richard Rogers on musicals such as The Sound of Music, Oklahoma!, and Carousel. The duo won…
Daily News Roundup: 8 July 2016
+ Canadian violinist and winner of the OSM’s Manulife Competition in 2004, Nikki Chooi has been named the new concertmaster of the Metropolitan Opera. +…
This Day in Music – 1943: First RIAA Gold Album Award goes to Oklahoma!
The RIAA Gold Record certification now means 500,000 album units sold. However, in the early stages of RIAA certifications, it meant $1 million in sales.…
