BY ALAN SHERROD Whether drawn by the popular classic tale of doomed love, by the score that is inescapably evocative, or merely by the opportunity for a romantic date night out, the audience for Knoxville Opera and its production…
This Week: Knoxville Opera Returns To Verdi’s ‘La Traviata’
Knoxville Opera returns this weekend to the very popular ‘La Traviata’ by Giuseppe Verdi with two performances at the Tennessee Theatre on Friday evening and Sunday afternoon.
Most Read ARTS KNOXVILLE Stories of 2023
If one was looking for a definite sign that the peripheral effects of the pandemic had at last faded away, 2023 was an almost perfect answer. Readership of articles on Arts Knoxville grew some 20% over 2022, paralleling the increase…
Tuesday Arts Miscellany: Film Fest Knox, UT Opera Theatre, Momentum Dance Lab
This weekend really forces one to make some uncomfortable choices in the Knoxville arts and music scene. Despite the pain of having to choose among competing interests, this is probably a good thing, all things considered. Film Fest Knox Kicks…
Review: Knoxville Opera’s ‘Falstaff’ – An Exhilarating Winner
BY ALAN SHERROD In his Friday evening pre-curtain remarks to the audience for Verdi’s Falstaff, Knoxville Opera General Director Jason Hardy asked for a show of hands of those seeing a KO production for the first time. Surprisingly, what…
Miscellany: More Things To Catch in October
As the autumn leaves drift by the window, one realizes that October is now half way toward Halloween with a packed schedule of music and arts happenings still to come in Knoxville. Knoxville Opera — Verdi’s Falstaff Giuseppe Verdi’s final…
Preview: This Week…Knoxville Opera Looks To Verdi’s ‘Falstaff” For Season Opener
Knoxville Opera’s opening production of the 2023-24 season will be the lyric comic opera, Falstaff, Giuseppe Verdi’s final operatic work. Based on Shakespeare’s play, The Merry Wives of Windsor, and scene bits from Henry IV, Part 1 and Part 2, the opera features…
Knoxville Opera Announces 2023-24 Season of Operas
Knoxville Opera has announced its 2023-24 season of opera and related offerings. As in the past, three operas will be featured in October, February, and May. Giuseppe Verdi’s Falstaff Friday, October 13 and Sunday, October 15 — Tennessee Theatre Directed…
Review: Knoxville Opera Triumphs With ‘The Marriage of Figaro’
BY ALAN SHERROD Knoxville Opera began its life at the Bijou Theatre in 1978 as the Knoxville Civic Opera. Returning to its birthplace this weekend, the company triumphed there to wrap up its 2022-23 season with a production of…
Results: Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition–Tennessee District
Begun in 1954, the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions underwent a name change in 2021—to the Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition in recognition of a sizable gift from the Laffont family in the name of Eric and Dominique Laffont. The mission…