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FEDORA PRIZE: 'THE WITCHES SEED'
ADMIN - February 8, 2021

The FEDORA Opera Prize awards productions that reimagine opera for the 21st century. Your involvement can make a difference in su...

SATAN'S FALL by Stewart Copeland
ADMIN - May 25, 2020

SATAN'S FALL by Stewart Copeland - based on John Milton's Paradise Lost Hayden Keefer with The MENDELSSOHN CHOIR of Pittsb...

STEWART COPELAND'S NEW OPERA 'ELECTRIC SAINT' TO PREMIERE IN WEIMAR IN 2020
ADMIN - December 21, 2019

In a working partnership approaching three decades, composer Stewart Copeland and librettist Jonathan Moore br...

Stewart Copeland of the Police talks devilish collaboration with Pittsburgh choir
ADMIN - September 23, 2019

PITTSBURGH — He is widely hailed for his drumming skills, but it’s Stewart Copeland’s voice that compels as he e...

EDMONTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA - STEWART COPELAND’S ORCHESTRAL BEN-HUR
ADMIN - May 9, 2019

EDMONTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA STEWART COPELAND’S ORCHESTRAL BEN-HUR PRESENTED BY EDMONTON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT | CONDUCTED ...

Stewart Copeland Tackles Unusual Genre in Latest Opera, The Invention of Morel
ADMIN - March 14, 2018

Many rock stars stumble when trying to shift to other musical realms after the arena-show phase of their career is over. Not ...

Stewart Copeland Breaks the Silence with Ben-Hur Score
ADMIN - March 20, 2017

When your early achievements are etched so deeply into people’s memories, everything you do after will inevitably be put in ...

Ex-Police drummer Stewart Copeland 'invents' world premiere for Chicago Opera Theater
ADMIN - March 20, 2017

Stewart Copeland, former drummer for "The Police," in his rented studio space at the Fine Arts Building in Chicago, Ill....

The Invention of Morel
ADMIN - January 25, 2017

Chicago Opera Theater is thrilled to present Stewart Copeland's The Invention of Morel February 18, 24 & 26 2017.  ...

Tyrant of Buffalo
STEWART - November 20, 2016

Stewart Copeland and BPO offer a crushing ‘Tyrant’

Symphony Rocks!
STEWART - October 18, 2016

Tryrant's Crush in San Antonio

Police-Schlagzeuger bei Basler Sinfonie-Orchester
STEWART - August 17, 2016

Ben hur in Switzerland!

1st European Performance of BEN HUR at the Luxembourg Philharmonie
STEWART - May 26, 2016

Chariot race in a space ship

Tyrant's Crush in Ventura
STEWART - May 13, 2016

With a little help from KCLU

Life in the Sacred Grove
STEWART - May 5, 2016

A nice story in Argonaut

ben hur in seattle
STEWART - April 23, 2016

STGtv made this nice clip

Tyrant's Crush in California
STEWART - April 22, 2016

The Symphony Rocks

STEWART COPELAND ON HIS IMPROV CHAMBER MUSIC QUINTET IN NYC APRIL 8, PLUS SNOOP DOGG, GETTING THE GIG, AND BEING A ROCKSTAR IN A CLASSICAL WORLD
ADMIN - March 31, 2016

When Downtown spoke to Copeland in late March, he’d just gotten off a 3-hour conference call, score-doctoring his Adolfo Bio...

Chicago Opera Theater announces innovative 2016-2017 season
ADMIN - March 23, 2016

In an announcement made Monday evening at the Studebaker Theater, Andreas Mitisek, COT’s Stefan Edlis & Gael Neeson gene...

Rock Stars Light Up VPAC for Copeland’s Ben-Hur
ADMIN - March 18, 2016

The stars came out for Stewart Copeland's performance of Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ. (From left) Taylor Hawkins (Drummer/F...

Ex-Police drummer aspires to 'light up the stage' with Pittsburgh Symphony
ADMIN - February 17, 2016

Stewart Copeland intends to shake up Heinz Hall, and the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra is paying him to do it. The founder and ...

“I’ve discovered that the orchestra can do all kinds of very cool stuff.”
ADMIN - February 10, 2016

Famed drummer/composer Stewart Copeland comes to town to premiere his Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra-commissioned orchestral work, ...

Opera Review: Poe-Faced The American Modern Ensemble
ADMIN - January 17, 2016

The spirit of artistic invention was in full flower on Saturday night, as American Modern Ensemble premiered its product...

Stewart Copeland, Explains His Journey from Rock to Opera
ADMIN - January 15, 2016

Opera and the iconic rock band, The Police may seem to be from different worlds but the group's co-founder and drummer, Stewar...

STEWART COPELAND TALKS THE POLICE, SACRED GROVE, “GAMELAN D’DRUM” AND MORE
ADMIN - January 13, 2016

For well over 30 years, Stewart Copeland has been known all around the world as one-third of The Police, a band wit...

Stewart Copeland Debuts
ADMIN - August 18, 2015

Stewart Copeland joins the Pittsburgh Symphony to perform as percussionist for the world premiere of his “The Tyrant’s...

SO WHAT HAVE I LEARNED ABOUT MUSIC?
ADMIN - November 27, 2014

Watching Stewart Copeland perform with the Chicago Symphony is exciting but surreal.  Lisa Torem chats to former Police drum...

Stewart Copeland brings the house crashing down
ADMIN - June 1, 2014

"A world premiere for Stewart Copeland's Poltroons in Paradise, drawing on many inspirations, yet quite unique, had a sim...

Stewart Copeland's Orchestral Ben Hur with the Virginia Arts Festival Orchestra
ADMIN - December 28, 2013

  Stewart Copeland's Orchestral Ben Hur, set to the 1925 MGM Epic Silent Film, with the Virginia Arts Festival Orchest...

March 23: World Premiere of 'Jumping The Rhynes', London
ADMIN - February 5, 2013

March 23: World Premiere of 'Jumping The Rhynes' (Chorus and Percussion Ensemble), London New choral-percussive piece in...

May 11, 18 and 19: Long Beach Opera performance of Tell Tale Heart
ADMIN - February 5, 2013

May 11, 18 and 19: Long Beach Opera performance of Tell Tale Heart Delirious. Manic. Damned. This double-bill features a boastf...