Nobody knew about it. Historians and performers have long known Fanny as the four years older sister of composer Felix Mendelssohn, and Felix’ musical muse. But not as a composer. Only a handful ...

Fanny Mendelssohn and Clara Schumann moved in the same musical circles but were never close acquaintances. Both were highly ...

Fifty years or more ago, even a hit like "Funny Girl" would need a marquee star on the road. Hannah Shankman proves that you don't need celebrity.

Fanny Mendelssohn was one of the greatest musicians of the 19th century. But because she was a woman, she had to fight for her music to be heard. She was born into a musical family – her mother taught ...

The night before he is to leave on a 5-year voyage, Fanny, a girl he grew up with, reveals that she is in love with him, and he discovers that he is in love with her. He must choose between an ...

A new touring version of Funny Girl, the music that debuted on Broadway in 1964, is coming to Walton Arts Center for eight ...