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Atlanta Ballet Opens 2026-27 Season with ‘Passion & Pride’
Atlanta Ballet launched its 2026-27 season with Passion & Pride, a mixed-repertory program pairing intimate collaboration with exuberant celebration, on stage September 18–20, 2026, at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre.
The trio of works featured Significant Others by Remi Wörtmeyer, the world premiere of Plagued Houses by Melissa Hough, and Stars and Stripes by George Balanchine.
“Passion & Pride is a powerful way to begin our new season, bringing together three works that span the breadth of ballet, from a cherished classic by George Balanchine to a world premiere by Melissa Hough,” said Gennadi Nedvigin, artistic director of Atlanta Ballet. “The program highlights the remarkable artistry and versatility of our dancers. With all three works created in America, it also offers a timely celebration as we commemorate the nation’s 250th anniversary.”
Significant Others, which returned to the Atlanta stage after debuting with the company in 2023, is inspired by the music of Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel and the art of Sonia Delaunay, with choreography, costumes and scenic elements all designed by Wörtmeyer. Hough’s Plagued Houses draws on Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, set to the music of Tchaikovsky, with costume and scenic design by Emma Kingsbury. Balanchine’s Stars and Stripes, set to the marches of John Philip Sousa, closed the program.
Founded in 1929, Atlanta Ballet is one of the premier dance companies in the country and the official State Ballet of Georgia.
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WQXR and Carnegie Hall have announced the lineup for the 2026–27 season of Carnegie Hall Live, the broadcast series that brings performances from the legendary New York venue to audiences nationwide and around the world. Now in its 16th season, the series airs live on WQXR-FM and streams at WQXR.org and CarnegieHall.org, with broadcasts also distributed to public radio stations across the country.
The season opened on October 9 with the Berliner Philharmoniker, conducted by Kirill Petrenko, joined by pianist Víkingur Ólafsson in a program of Brahms and Strauss — part of the orchestra’s four-concert Carnegie Hall residency that launched the Hall’s 2026–27 season.
Among the season’s highlights, the Orchestra of St. Luke’s performs an all-Berlioz program on November 5, 2026, led by Louis Langrée and starring tenor Benjamin Bernheim in a rare New York appearance, pairing Les nuits d’été with the Symphonie fantastique. On January 19, 2027, Franz Welser-Möst conducts The Cleveland Orchestra and the Cleveland Orchestra Chorus in Beethoven’s Missa solemnis, with soloists Golda Schultz, Taylor Raven, Julian Prégardien, and Anthony Robin Schneider.
The series also carries performances by the Vienna Philharmonic and The Philadelphia Orchestra as part of Carnegie Hall’s season-long Mahler symphony cycle led by Yannick Nézet-Séguin, alongside chamber music programs spotlighting Beethoven and Brahms.
Carnegie Hall Live is hosted by WNYC and WQXR’s John Schaefer, with guest hosts Elliott Forrest and Paul Cavalconte. The series is produced by WQXR in partnership with Carnegie Hall and American Public Media. For the full broadcast schedule, visit carnegiehall.org.
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