Following last week’s all-Verdi series, the Metropolitan Opera continues its series of of free nightly streams of performances from their archives with two more theme weeks. This week (August 31 – September 6) will feature 20th and 21st Century works,…
Knoxville Symphony Orchestra Delays New Season Until February 2021
BY ALAN SHERROD Although the Knoxville summer of 2020 has been mostly temperate, weatherwise, there has been enough socio-political heat and angst across the nation to fill a decade or two. And, just at the time when there are…
Week 24 of Free Met Opera Streams: August 24 – 30
Week 24 is an all-Verdi Extravaganza Week at the Metropolitan Opera‘s series of free nightly streams of performances from their archives. A different streaming begins each evening at 7:30 PM from the Met Opera website and is available for 23…
New Video for Robert Cray’s ‘This Man’
The week’s news makes Robert Cray’s “This Man” totally relevant. Rolling Stone offers: ““With the Republican National Convention this week, there’s no better question to ask than the one Cray poses here: “Who is this man in our house?” “We…
Big Ears Festival To Open ‘SITES & SOUNDS’ on Friday with R.B. Morris — Live From the Bijou Theatre
All over the U.S., it is a time of struggle for artists and arts organizations — a struggle to balance the need to continue the creative energy of live performance, with the absolute requirement for safety in the face of…
Week 23 of Free Met Opera Streams: August 17 – 23
This will be Week 23 of the Metropolitan Opera‘s free nightly streams of performances from their archives. This week features the usual eclectic mix of works, ranging from a 2013 performance of Puccini’s Tosca to a 1982 production of Hänsel…
Week 22 of Free Met Opera Streams: August 10 – 16
This will be Week 22 of the Metropolitan Opera‘s free nightly streams of performances from their archives. This week there is a single exception to the usual schedule: the August 15 stream of La Bohème, will only be available until August…
Tuesday Arts Miscellany: August 4, 2020
While everyone is understandably anxious to return to some form of social normality, the harsh reality of the current status of the COVID-19 pandemic demands that potential viewers thoughtfully weigh the risks versus rewards involved, not just to oneself, but…
Week 21 of Free Met Opera Streams: August 3 – 9
The Metropolitan Opera‘s free nightly streaming of performances continues this week —WEEK 21. This week features a current production of Handel’s Agrippina as well as two excellent performances from the 1990s, Verdi’s Simon Boccanegra and Wagner’s Parsifal. And, there are…
Week 20 of Free Met Opera Streams: July 27 – August 2
For opera fans, the Metropolitan Opera’s free streaming of a performance each evening from their archives has made the ordeal quite a bit more tolerable. Amazingly, this week will be WEEK 20 of this routine—a routine that most will probably…
