Charles Whittingham, Former Trustee, Passes Away
We note the March 4, 2017 passing of former Trustee Charles Whittingham.
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Caramoor Presents Spring Season in Historic Rosen House
Warren G. Bodow, Former Trustee, Passes Away
We note the passing of former Trustee, Warren G. Bodow, who served on the Board from 1997-2000.
Pat Carey, Longtime Trustee and Advocate for Arts Education, Passes Away
Caramoor notes with sadness the passing of Patricia “Pat” Carey, of Rye. Read more
Songs of the Guillotine
Review: ‘Dialogues of the Carmelites,’ Under Will Crutchfield, Finds Beauty Anew
Originally Published by The New York Times
By Anthony Tommasini
KATONAH, N.Y. — The conductor Will Crutchfield’s Bel Canto at Caramoor program has been bringing eager audiences to this festival here in Westchester County each summer for performances of operas from the early 19th century. On Saturday at Caramoor’s Venetian Theater Mr. Crutchfield turned to a work that couldn’t seem further from the era and style of bel canto: Poulenc’s “Dialogues of the Carmelites,” performed in the original French. First presented in 1957, this austerely beautiful and wrenching opera, loosely based on a historical event — the guillotining of 16 nuns from the Carmelite convent of Compiègne during the French Revolution — owes more to Debussy and Neo-Classical Stravinsky than the bel canto composers of an earlier time. Read more
Partnership’s Opening Number: A Day of Jazz
Originally Published by The New York Times
By Phillip Lutz
When Jeffrey P. Haydon took over as the chief executive of the Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts in Katonah almost three years ago, favorable attendance at its jazz concerts was a hit-or-miss proposition. So he began networking, eventually approaching Jazz at Lincoln Center about forming a programming relationship. Read more
And Yet My Heart Still Swells: An Interview with Eric Michael Gillett
Award-winning vocalist, actor, director, and former ring leader Eric Michael Gillett is infusing the work of Lorenz Hart with deeply personal meaning. Learn why this year’s Cabaret in the Music Room balladeer connects so sincerely with the emotive lyricist and how chance has influenced Gillett’s work both inside the ring and on the stage, then hear him live at Caramoor. Read more
Caramoor Announces Programming Collaboration with Jazz at Lincoln Center, Beginning with Caramoor Jazz Festival on July 18
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For further information: Glenn Petry, 21C Media Group
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Caramoor’s 2015 Spring Season Kicks Off in March with Eclectic Group of Performers
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For further information: Max Lefer, 21C Media Group
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