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Don to conduct The Matrix Live in Houston next week Next week, on Thursday Nov 3, Don will be in Houston TX to conduct The Matrix live to picture with the Houston Symphony Orchestra. For tickets, be sure to visit the Houston Symphony website.
October 28th, 2011 -
Río De Sangre Record Release Party Photos On Friday October 14, a record release party for the new Río De Sangre album was held at the home of John and Tammy O'Connor. In attendance were Florentine Opera Company General Director William Florescu, conductor Joseph Rescigno, soprano Kerry Walsh, tenor John Duykers, translator Alicia Partnoy and composer Don Davis, as well as other notable guests. View the gallery here!
October 20th, 2011 -
Río de Sangre CD on Albany Records Albany Records is proud to announce the release of Río de Sangre, an opera with music by Don Davis and libretto by Kate Gale. This recording was made during the world premiere performances by The Florentine Opera Company and Chorus and the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra conducted by Joseph Rescigno. Opera and politics have been linked, both directly and indirectly, since the genre first became popular in the 17th century. Today, many composers and librettists choose to use fictional characters and situations to offer a general commentary on political and historical events, aiming for a degree of universality. That is the approach that composer Don Davis and librettist Kate Gale chose to take with their opera Río de Sangre. The story is one that has been told many times - the idealist who becomes the leader of his people only to find that those he trusts most, through their own greed and ambition, are the architects of his eventual downfall.
September 27th, 2011 -
A Symphony of Hope: The Haiti Project now on iTunes Earlier this year, Don participated in a musical collaboration to benefit the victims of last year's earthquake in Haiti. Produced by Christopher Lennertz and Steve Schnur, A Symphony of Hope: The Haiti Project features the unique musical voices of 25 composers, in addition to 90 musicians and a 60-person choir. In addition to Don Davis, composers include Marvin Hamlisch, John Debney, Christopher Young, Dave Grusin and manu more. 100% of the proceeds will benefit Haiti via the Haitian non-profit organization, "Hands Together", and the album is now available on iTunes, and next week will be released from Amazon CD-on-Demand.
September 26th, 2011 -
The Matrix Live at the Royal Albert Hall with the MDR Symphony Orchestra On Sunday, October 23, 2011 at the Royal Albert Hall in London, The Matrix will be performed, live-to-picture. With Frank Strobel conducting the NDR Pops Orchestra (over 100 musicians), this is an event not to be missed. Tickets are now available from the Royal Albert Hall website.
June 19th, 2011 -
Río De Sangre World Premiere Río De Sangre, an opera in three acts by Don Davis, libretto by Kate Gale, with Paula Suozzi directing. The Florentine Opera Company presents the world premiere of Río de Sangre on October 22, 23, and 24 at the Marcus Center for the Performing Arts in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, featuring Guido LeBron, John Duykers, Kerry Walsh, Vale Rideout and Ava Pine. Joe Rescigno is conducting, set designer Noele Stollmack, choreographer Simone Ferro, chorus master Scott Stewart, translations Alicia Partnoy, all under the auspices of Florentine Opera General Director William Florescu. Tickets are now available through the Florentine Opera website, and a Behind the Scenes Video has been posted on YouTube.
September 13th, 2010 -
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