ON Stage is the cultural magazine of the National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA), Mumbai, and features authoritative stories on the performing arts.
Features
It takes a pair of eyes that understands music to capture the sight of sound. A deep dive into the art of documenting live music. The final bell chimes, the doors shut. A dignified quietude takes over the concert hall as if not a strand of hair is allowed to
Throwback Thursday
In a new series, Jimmy Bilimoria discusses a work from the Stuart-Liff Collection he oversees at the NCPA. This month, he writes about the distinctive talent of Italian opera singer Beniamino Gigli “I was born with a voice and very little else; no money, no influence, no other talents. Had
News
The founding of the National Centre for the Performing Arts has been a unique landmark in the history of post-independence India for the breadth and scope of its activity in the field of culture. The dissemination of offerings in Indian, Western and International Music, Dance, Theatre and Photography, therefore, is
Music Education
In its 11th year, the SOI Music Academy has given wing to many budding musicians, some of whom are now pursuing higher studies, to carve out a career in Western classical music. As the next batch graduates, we speak to the students about the role music has played in each
News
The 2022-23 Season of the Metropolitan Opera is a great mix of contemporary works and classics. We bring an overview of the productions that will be screened at the NCPA this year. The ongoing screenings season of the Metropolitan Opera in New York is being hailed by critics as “one
News
All of nine years, Ayaan Deshpande from the SOI Music Academy has performed with the SOI Chamber Orchestra, given solo piano recitals and is all set to give his next in the land of Mozart as the winner of the Golden Key of Vienna Music Festival. The prodigy is being
Opinion
Three thousand nine hundred and twenty. That is approximately the number of hours I have spent in choir rehearsals since I started singing in the Gothenburg Cathedral Boys’ Choir at the age of 11. On top of that come concerts, performances, camps, tours, recordings, exams and various other things related
News
A cornerstone of concert repertoire, Rachmaninoff’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini continues to resonate with audiences across the world. Ahead of their concert with the Symphony Orchestra of India, renowned conductor John Axelrod and the young virtuoso pianist Alim Beisembayev take us through the intricacies of this popular
News
As the ‘Humming Chorus’ was played during a performance of Puccini’s Madame Butterfly at the Minack Theatre, Butterfly gazed longingly out to the sea, looking for Pinkerton to return. Fate played director when a three-masted yacht sailed into the bay, lit by the moon. A fine example of the
Interviews
The Symphony Orchestra of India and its founding music director Marat Bisengaliev have worked closely with Welsh composer, multi-instrumentalist and conductor Sir Karl Jenkins over the years. We speak to Bisengaliev to learn about his long-standing association with Jenkins ahead of the upcoming SOI Spring 2023 Season that includes the
Music Education
A brief history of a tradition that marks the beginning of every new year for European lovers of Western classical music. Every year, on 1st January at 11.15 in the morning CET, the Vienna Philharmonic ushers in the New Year with a concert of music by the Johann Strauss
Features
There is precious little in Vienna that does not invoke awe, but there is something about a monument that is built not just of opulence and grandeur, but an unparalleled musical legacy. The Vienna State Opera (Wiener Staatsoper in German) is among the oldest and most prestigious opera houses in
