As more and more people are vaccinated against Covid-19 and feel more confident in venturing out, arts organization are offering audiences an opportunity to attend a performance live OR view a livestream. Here are a few this week—
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Marble City Opera will be performing four performances of a world premiere of Frank Pesci’s Royal Flush at the Tennessee Amphitheatre in World’s Fair Park. The production is also being streamed for those preferring that viewing option. The production features two casts split over the four performances.
“A one-act opera, Royal Flush is a comic piece interspersed with touching and vulnerable moments for all five singers. Four sisters (either by blood or common experience) size each other up over one hand of Poker. The fifth – their “Mother” – manages the proceedings, calls the game, and calmly deals.”
Thursday, March 11, at 7:30 PM and Saturday, March 13, at 2:30 PM feature Sarah Clementine Mire, Kayla Beard, Tori Franklin, Ashlee King, and Sarah Klopfenstein.
Friday, March 12, at 7:30 PM and Saturday, March 13 at 7:30 PM feature Ryan Colbert, Jacquie Brecheen, Whitney Myers, Jenna Weaver, and Aubrey Odle.
MCO’s Kathryn Frady is the stage director with Brandon Coffer as music director.
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The Knoxville Symphony Orchestra has begun offering a limited live audience opportunity for its ticketbuyers. That option continues this week on Wednesday and Saturday evenings.
William Shaub and Friends, the KSO’s Concertmaster Series, has made a necessary venue change to the Bijou Theatre for one performance at 7:00 PM on Wednesday evening, March 10. There are limited live attendance and livestream options available.
Shaub and colleagues will be performing three works—
Bryant: Petrichor
Mozart: String Quartet No. 1 in G major, K. 80
Mendelssohn: Octet in E flat major, Opus. 20
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On the Pops Series side on Saturday evening at the Tennessee Theatre, the KSO is being joined by Four Leaf Peat for A Celtic Celebration.
The 8:00 PM concert has limited live attendance and livestream options available
