John Adams has written operas that spring from world events - "Nixon In China," "The Death Of Klinghoffer," "Doctor Atomic." But the great composer's newest work, premiering at the Metropolitan Opera, ...

I heard a rumor about the San Diego Civic Theater receiving an overhaul at some point in the future. Having just seen an opera production and a symphony concert at the 56-year-old venue, I hope, to ...

Am I dreaming? Did I really see a living composer of contemporary music given a prolonged standing ovation for conducting his own works in the Bridgewater Hall, twice over?

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. Girls of the Golden West, out April 26, 2024, is John Adams’ eighth music theater ...

Composer John Adams recalls the inauspicious premiere of one of his most popular works, "A Short Ride in a Fast Machine," which the Houston Symphony performs Sunday afternoon. "The first performance ...

The San Francisco Symphony's outstanding in-house audio and visual label SFS Media has recently released a Super Audio Compact Disc (SACD) of two alluring works by contemporary American composer and ...

One of America's most admired and respected composers, John Adams is a musician of enormous range and technical command. His works, both operatic and symphonic, stand out among contemporary classical ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by On the eve of a sprawling new festival, John Adams, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Gustavo Dudamel and others recount how the state reinvigorated classical music.

Recently a number of changes were announced in the way the Pulitzer Prize for Music would be selected. Historically, the prize has been restricted to what might be termed "art" music. Film and theater ...