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“If you don’t know what to do, there’s actually a chance of doing something new.”
― Philip Glass, Words Without Music: A Memoir

Knoxville Opera Makes April a Month of Puccini

“Puccini is Coming To Knoxville” — well, obviously, that’s not completely accurate. Although Knoxville Opera’s…

Review: UT Opera Theatre’s ‘Die Fledermaus’ Turns Adversity To Its Advantage

BY ALAN SHERROD   Although the old saying—“…the show must go on…”— has lost a…

UT Opera Theatre Update: Weather Forces ‘Die Fledermaus’ Inside This Weekend

If—as they say—”necessity is the mother of invention”, the term could have been created for…

Review in Brief: KSO’s 2022 Concertmaster Series Wraps with Splendid Schumann Quintet

BY ALAN SHERROD   Since its inception, the joy of the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra’s Concertmaster…

Impressions from Big Ears 2022

BY ERIC DAWSON   “Make your choices and be at peace with them.” So said…

Review: KSO Honors Ukraine’s Struggle; Brilliant in Tchaikovsky and Brahms

BY ALAN SHERROD   Orchestra programming and guest artist booking by symphony orchestras are done…

Lorelei Ensemble’s ‘This Tyrant, Love’ Comes to Church of the Ascension on March 25

Lorelei Ensemble is a nine-member vocal ensemble that has become known for its inventive programs…

KSO This Week: Connecting Brahms, Tchaikovsky, and Ethel Smyth

Knoxville Symphony Orchestra Masterworks Series Aram Demirjian, conductor— Guest artist Tanya Gabrielian Tennessee Theatre, 604…

Big Ears Festival Announces Free Concerts — And A Parade

It probably came as no surprise to many when the Big Ears Festival 2022 announced…

Review: Knoxville Opera Returns with the Devilish Spectacle of ‘Mefistofele’

BY ALAN SHERROD   After an absence of over two years from the performing stage,…

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