The Florentine Opera Company unveiled plans to implement a 25-week program for developing artists during its 2008-2009 season. The Florentine Opera Studio offers a full season of artist-in-residence employment for talented singers beginning their professional careers. From October through April, the Florentine Opera Studio will give promising young singers experience and training in order to grow professionally in the opera art form.

The Dallas Symphony Orchestra is proud to present Kidz Bop Live, a pop music event performed by kids, for kids for one night this summer - July 12, 2008 at 6:00 p.m. This CD-selling phenomenon boasts over 10 million records sold in only six years, and is the most recognized music product in the US for children ages 4 to 11.

The North West Shelf Australia LNG, announced its support of the West Australian Symphony Orchestra’s tour of Japan in 2009. The partnership is one of the biggest business/arts partnerships in Australian history.

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Emotional. Romantic. Violent. Shocking. By Giacomo Puccini. Sung in Italian with English Titles. 7:30pm, DeVos Hall, November 7 & 8, 2008

Opera Cleveland's 2009 Season offers the quintessential opera experience. There are the villians we love to hate--and the women who outwit them. The drama and follies of romance. Intriguing and striking visuals. And, most importantly, excellent voices matched by enthralling music. Join us at the State Theatre in Playhouse Square for a season that includes The Barber of Seville, Falstaff and Don Giovanni.

After 20 years of sell-out tours throughout Europe and South America, this rambunctious Balkan ten piece gypsy-punk-rock band and multi-award winning filmmaker, Emir Kusturica & The No Smoking Orchestra will raise the roof of the Concert Hall for one night only, 29 June 2008, on their first ever tour of Australia.

The unexpected sell-out hit of the 2007 Edinburgh Fringe was the wickedly twisted debut production from 1927, Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea.

At a press conference today Opera Boston General Director Carole Charnow announced the company’s first-ever commissioned work in its 2009/2010 season with the world premiere of Madame White Snake, a new opera based on a beloved ancient Chinese legend, by composer Zhou Long and librettist Cerise Lim Jacobs.

Scottish Opera is pleased to announce details of its 2008/09 season, offering audiences a busy and varied programme of activity. This is the first season influenced by Music Director Francesco Corti, appointed in 2007, and gives an exciting flavour of things to come.

Following on from her extended sold-out Sydney show, Hymne a Piaf, French songbird Caroline Nin returns to The Studio to tell the story of her idol in song.

Sarasota Opera celebrates its 50th Season in 2008-2009 with four new productions, a return of its most critically acclaimed production, and an expansion of its season. The company will mount its first fall opera season with five performances of a new production Rossini's perennial The Barber of Seville in November. The company's traditional Winter Opera Festival will return with four more operas in February and March 2009.

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Emotional. Romantic. Violent. Shocking. By Giacomo Puccini. Sung in Italian with English Titles. 7:30pm, DeVos Hall, November 7 & 8, 2008