Knoxville Opera’s Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini Tennessee Theatre, 604 S. Gay Street, Downtown Knoxville Friday, October 25, 7:30 PM Sunday, October 27, 2:30 PM Tickets and Information By Alan Sherrod Giacomo Puccini, opera’s master of melodrama, was inspired…
Review: Soprano Meryl Dominguez and Knoxville Opera Make for a Sensational ‘Lucia di Lammermoor’
By Alan Sherrod The rich history of Gaetano Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor has always been a tale of notable dramatic coloratura sopranos who have taken the title role to stratospheric heights—Nellie Melba in the 19th Century and 20th Century…
Preview: Breakout Talents Grace Knoxville Opera’s ‘Lucia di Lammermoor’
By Alan Sherrod As harsh as it sounds, the history of music is the history of fads and fascinations. Whether it was to serve the needs of religion, royalty, wealthy patrons, or a fickle public, composers for centuries have…
Preview: Knoxville Opera’s Comedy Double Bill — Mozart’s ‘The Impresario’ and Puccini’s ‘Gianni Schicchi’
By Alan Sherrod There are a lot of myths surrounding the life of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, but one thing that we know for certain is that he absolutely loved a good joke—particularly if it ridiculed or parodied those in…
Review: Knoxville Opera Gives a Monumental Scale to Boito’s ‘Mefistofele’
Knoxville Opera’s production of Boito’s Mefistofele Tennessee Theatre Friday, October 9, and Sunday, October 11 Unless you have been in the vicinity of a major opera house—like the Metropolitan Opera in New York, San Francisco Opera, or some of the oft-visited…