Copyright © 2005 PlaybillArts.com Sun, 21 Mar 2010 22:02:40 EDT 60 Musical director Matthew Oltman discusses Chanticleer's first National Youth Choral Festival, which takes place in San Francisco March 26-29.]]> Entertainment The Met is currently presenting its first ever staging of Shostakovich's The Nose. During rehearsals, Tom Samiljan spoke to director/designer William Kentridge and star Paulo Szot about the particular challenges behind this rarely-seen piece.]]> Entertainment Grammy Award-winning musician Wyclef Jean will join Lang Lang, Christoph Eschenbach and the Schleswig-Holstein Festival Orchestra on March 21 at Carnegie Hall for a concert aiding UNICEF and the children of Haiti.]]> Entertainment Often compared to Benjamin Britten, Thomas Adès has been among the most talked about composer-conductor-pianists on the scene for quite some time. Adès will present three Carnegie Hall concerts this month (March 19, 24, 27) in which he performs and conducts. ]]> Entertainment Quinn Kelsey makes his New York role debut as Sharpless in New York City Opera's Madama Butterfly beginning March 19 at the Koch Theater. The American baritone talks about the character and discusses how his Hawaiian upbringing led him to the opera stage.]]> Entertainment Though still many months away, Lincoln Center is hard at work putting the final touches on the 2010-11 Great Performers season. Here is a preview of what audiences can expect in a lineup of concerts and special events that draw focus on Mahler, Schubert and Chopin.]]> Entertainment The Hungarian maestro Iván Fischer plays "The Nine" with the Budapest Festival Orchestra and the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment in a quartet of Lincoln Center concerts between March 25 and 28.]]> Entertainment This month 300 of the world's most promising young dancers will compete in the NYC Finals of the YAGP International Student Ballet Competition. Susan Reiter speaks with some of the past participants who have seen their careers launched by the YAGP.]]> Entertainment Allen Robertson discusses the history of Jerome Robbins and Leonard Bernstein's iconic Fancy Free. The work is one of three works making up Houston Ballet's American at Heart program, running March 11-21.]]> Entertainment New York City Opera's 2010-2011 season will focus upon and celebrate operas of the 20th century, in addition to a Donizetti classic. Productions include Stephen Schwartz's Séance on a Wet Afternoon, Strauss' Intermezzo and Bernstein's A Quiet Place.]]> Entertainment Frank Cadenhead was on hand at the Royal Opera House for a performance of the recent acclaimed production of The Gambler. The early Prokofiev work ran through Feb. 27.]]> Entertainment From "A Night in Tunisia" to "la noche de Buenos Aires," the bassist, bandleader, and composer Pablo Aslan has spent his career wedding North American jazz to Argentine tango- and beautifully so. ]]> Entertainment An overview of a particularly busy month of Lincoln Center programming which features opera premieres, special chamber music offerings and a variety of classical events.]]> Entertainment Pinchas Zukerman will play Berg's venerated 1935 Violin Concerto with the New York Philharmonic March 18-20. He explains here how the masterpiece can be at once "numerically complex" and a heart-breaking tribute to "the memory of an angel." ]]> Entertainment Alisa Weilerstein makes her Orpheus Chamber Orchestra debut this Saturday when she joins the ensemble for Tchaikovsky's Rococo Variations at Carnegie Hall. ]]> Entertainment Longtime ABT dancer Ángel Corella's recently created Corella Ballet Castilla y León will make its U.S. debut at New York City Center March 17 – 20. Matthew Murphy profiles the 2-year-old company, established in 2008 as Spain's only classical ballet ensemble.]]> Entertainment Dallas Opera continues its season with Donizetti's Don Pasquale, featuring Donato DiStefano, Adriana Kucerova and Nathan Gunn. Wayne Lee Gay discusses the composer's life and his creation of a work that sought to revive the golden age of "opera buffa."]]> Entertainment The Kronos Quartet's presents four major Carnegie Hall Perspectives concerts this month, with music from minimalist original Terry Riley, works by composers from the Arctic Circle, performances on newly-built instruments and more. ]]> Entertainment The company celebrates the Dancermaker's 80th birthday at its City Center engagement, running through March 14. Programs include the NY premieres of the vaudeville-themed Also Playing and an untitled Debussy piece, as well as beloved favorites from the troupe's repertoire.]]> Entertainment A longtime staple of the German music scene, baritone Raabe became an instant sensation in this country following his 2004 U.S. debut performance in Los Angeles. He discusses his upcoming March 4 Carnegie Hall performance.]]> Entertainment Maestro Christoph Eschenbach makes his first public appearances on the podium as Music Director Designate of the National Symphony Orchestra in March 11-13 performances of Verdi's Requiem.]]> Entertainment Adam Golka will make his Carnegie Hall debut March 7 with the New York Youth Symphony conducted by Ryan McAdams. The young pianist will take on the Rachmaninoff challenging Piano Concerto No. 3 at the 2 PM concert ]]> Entertainment