BY ALAN SHERROD [This story was originally published in 2016] You know Dasher and Dancer and Prancer and Vixen, Comet and Cupid and Donder and Blitzen, But do you recall The most famous reindeer of all? Rudolph the Red-Nosed…
Merry Miscellany: December Edition
Above: Jackson Avenue ramps nearing completion as iconic pavers are restored At the Emporium Center for First Friday, December 4 — The Arts & Culture Alliance opens its 2020 Members Show, an annual exhibition of local artists in the…
This Week: Marble City Opera Offers A Staged Version of Schubert’s ‘Winterreise’
BY ALAN SHERROD As the winter of 2020 begins to show its hand and taunt us mercilessly—a winter undeniably capable of dashing both our physical and socio-political hopes—we can perhaps identify with, and take consolation in, an equally arduous…
Week 32 of Free Metropolitan Opera Streams – Comedy Week
This week is Comedy Week for the Metropolitan Opera’s series of free nightly performance streamings from its archives. Naturally, Rossini is well represented, but you’ll also find the recent production of Strauss’ Der Rosenkavalier and a 1992 production of Verdi’s…
Tuesday Arts Miscellany: Inner Voices String Quartet, Knoxville Opera, and Big Ears
Knoxville Opera Knoxville Opera’s An Afternoon of Opera at Ijams series has certainly proved popular—so popular, in fact, that the limited attendance events have been sold out. The series features popular selections from opera, Broadway, movies, and operetta. Knoxville Opera…
Concert on October 25 to Benefit Furloughed KSO Musicians…and a Music Starved Audience
BY ALAN SHERROD When the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra’s appearance in the Kennedy Center’s SHIFT Festival was cancelled last March due to the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak, the energy in Knoxville’s classical music scene quickly evaporated. As the remainder of the…
Virtual-ness: CBT Offers ‘The Open Hand … revisited’ — On-Demand
BY ALAN SHERROD When Rob Caisley’s The Open Hand ran at Clarence Brown Theatre’s Lab Theatre in April 2016, it was already in a category of its own. The play had been commissioned specifically for MFA Acting students and…
Week 28 of Free Metropolitan Opera Streams – Puccini Week
The weekly themes continue in the Metropolitan Opera’s series of of free nightly streams of performances from their archives. This week features Giacomo Puccini operas including Tosca, La Bohème, Madama Butterfly, and Turandot. A different streaming begins each evening at…
Virtual-ness: Performances to Catch This Month
While the Covid-19 pandemic continues to wreak havoc on lives and livelihoods, the performance world has nobly clung to possibly its only avenue—virtual performances. Here are a few virtual opportunities available for audiences in Knoxville and beyond… •  •  • …
September Emporium Exhibitions Opening on Friday
The isolation brought on by the need for safety during the pandemic battle has made it all too easy to break normal routines. However, it is possible to get an infusion of art and still stay safe by adhering to…
