While the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra’s artist booking policy often leans toward young artists at the beginning of careers, few of these have impressed and captivated in so many different ways as did soprano Emily Birsan in her appearance in the…
KSO This Week: Richard Strauss’ ‘Eine Alpensinfonie’
Knoxville Symphony Orchestra, Lucas Richman conducting Thursday and Friday, November 13, 14 at 7:30 p.m. Tennessee Theatre, 604 S. Gay Street Richard Strauss: Eine Alpensinfonie Verdi: Overture to La forza del destino Schubert: Der Hirt auf dem Felsen (Emily Birsan,…
UT Opera Theatre Offers ‘Medea’ This Weekend
The University of Tennessee Opera Theatre presents the world premiere of Larry Delinger’s Medea this weekend in four performances at the Relix Variety Theatre. Delinger’s Medea features a libretto by Douglas Langworthy, who translated and adapted the classic story from…
Review: KSO’s Principal Quartet at the Bijou
Sunday’s cool weather, still a bit damp around the edges, seemed to soften the brilliance of the day, gently blurring out the hard angles of autumn sun against a perfect blue sky. Given the almost painterly atmosphere, it was hard…
Review: Marble City Opera’s Premieres a Stunning Success
Although Marble City Opera hasn’t even reached its 2nd birthday yet, Knoxville’s chamber opera company has definitely found a place on the musical map for itself. The company’s opening performance of two short operas (world premieres, no less) by Larry Delinger…
Balthus and Beethoven’s Late Quartets
Earlier this fall on the occasion of a performance of Michael Torke’s Bright Blue Music, I wrote a little about synesthesia, a neurological phenomenon in which stimulation in one sensory area leads to an involuntary sensory experience in another area. In…
Thurs/Sat: Marble City Opera, ‘Talk to Me Like the Rain’ and ‘Amelia Lost’
By now, everyone has heard about Delingerfest, a series of events surrounding the music of American composer, Larry Delinger. Along with Delinger’s Composer-in-Residence period with the University of Tennessee School of Music this month and next, Marble City Opera, Knoxville’s…
Friday: Delingerfest Begins
American contemporary composers must wage constant battles–battles for recognition, for work, and for performances of their work. Occasionally, though, the planets align for both composer and audience as they are doing with the UT School of Music’s DELINGERFEST, performances and activities…
