Metropolitan Opera

The Athens and Thessaloniki concert halls are screening, live from the Metropolitan Opera, a revival of Giuseppe Verdi's "Luisa Miller," which has not been seen at the Met since 2006. The production is conducted by Bertrand de Billy and stars Sonya Yoncheva in the title role and Piotr Beczala as Rodolfo in the tale of the young woman who sacrifices her own happiness to save her father's life.

The Metropolitan Opera's acclaimed production of Puccini's ever-popular "La Boheme" will be screened live from New York at the Athens and Thessaloniki concert halls on Sunday, February 24, starting at 7.30 p.m. Gregory Keller has revived Franco Zeffirelli's classical production of the opera, which stars Sonya Yoncheva, Susanna Phillips and Michael Fabiano.

The Athens and Thessaloniki concert halls are screenings the Metropolitan Opera's production of "Tosca" from New York at 7.55 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday respectively. Sir David McVicar's "smashing new production" (Huffington Post) features an exciting cast led by soprano Sonya Yoncheva in the title role of the fiery diva and Vittorio Grigolo as her passionate lover, Cavaradossi.

In the first half of the 19th century, Giacomo Meyerbeer was perhaps the world's most successful opera composer, pioneering on-stage theatrics as he worked comfortably across European cultures.

Meyerbeer's fame faded after his death in 1864. But as part of a revival, German soprano Diana Damrau has released a new album devoted entirely to arias, some obscure, by Meyerbeer.

The Metropolitan Opera's current revival of Verdi's La Traviata, with the significant voice of the Bulgarian soprano Sonya Yoncheva, matched La La Land box office performance over the weekend.

In collaboration with London's Royal Opera House, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's classic opera "Cosi Fan Tutte" is due to hit the screen in Istanbul. 
The Royal Opera House performance of the work will be featured at Istanbul's Zorlu PSM with a live screening on Dec. 1. 

The Istanbul Philharmonic Orchestra (BIPO) will end its 2015 concert season with a tribute concert for late Turkish soprano Leyla Gencer. The concert titled "In Memory of Leyla Gencer: AIDA" will be very special, with American soprano Latonia Moore as the lead. 

A major storm forced New York to impose driving bans and halt public transport late Jan. 26, as snowfall pounded the northeastern United States affecting tens of millions of people.
      
Heavy snowfall, combined with powerful wind and even thunderstorms is expected to dump two to three feet (up to a meter) of snow in New York, but with New England worst affected.
      

BELGRADE - The Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra completed its U.S. tour by the concert in New York's Carnegie Hall late on Thursday which won standing ovation.

The historic concert was held in every musician's dream hall in front of over 1,500 people. This event marks the beginning of a new stage in the Orchestra's international success, the Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra released.

Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra begins U.S. tour

BELGRADE -- The first U.S. tour of the Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra began by a concert held in the Chicago Symphony Center.