Gesualdo: Rebel or Rogue?
February 6, 2012 – 6:00 am | No Comment

Carlo Gesualdo was a prince and landholder in Venosa in southeastern Italy. Around 1588 his wife began an affair with a gentleman in the vicinity. In 1590 Gesualdo, found the pair in bed together, stabbed them both, and hung their corpses in front of his castle for all to see. The story was retold repeatedly by poets of the day in a sixteenth-century equivalent of headline news. Was Gesualdo really a renegade as well as a murderer? Was he even a “modernist” of his time?

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Stephanie is the Marketing Manager at UMS and has been with the organization for four seasons. She is also a member of the UMS Choral Union.

People Are Talking: UMS presents Handel’s Messiah at Hill Auditorium
December 3, 2011 – 12:00 am | 4 Comments
People Are Talking: UMS presents Handel’s Messiah at Hill Auditorium

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People are Talking: UMS presents John Malkovich in The Infernal Comedy at Hill Auditorium
October 1, 2011 – 12:00 am | 48 Comments
People are Talking: UMS presents John Malkovich in The Infernal Comedy at Hill Auditorium

 
Photo on right: Things waiting for John Malkovich at dressing room.

UMS Presents: Interview with conductor Martin Haselböck by UniversityMusicalSociety
 
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People Are Talking: Bach Collegium Japan
March 24, 2011 – 12:00 am | 18 Comments
People Are Talking: Bach Collegium Japan

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Our Favorite Moments from the Season
December 15, 2010 – 12:36 pm | One Comment
Our Favorite Moments from the Season

It’s hard to believe the first half of the 10/11 season has already come to a close. What an incredible first half it was though for all of us on the UMS Staff! We thought it would be fun to share some of our favorite moments from these past few months, and we invite you to leave a comment sharing your favorite moment too!

This Day in UMS History: Beverly Sills (September 23, 1977)
September 23, 2010 – 3:00 pm | No Comment
This Day in UMS History: Beverly Sills (September 23, 1977)

Many artists presented by UMS over its 132-year history have a long and rich history of performances with the organization. Soprano Beverly Sills was certainly no exception. Throughout the 1970s, Beverly Sills made numerous appearances under UMS auspices, culminating with this, her final appearance in 1977, just a few short years before announcing her retirement in 1980.