Knoxville Opera’s Rossini Festival International Street Fair
Saturday, April 30, Downtown Knoxville, 10:00 AM – 10:00 PM
After a 2 year absence due to the pandemic precautions, Knoxville Opera’s Rossini Festival International Street Fair is back on downtown Knoxville streets. Those who remember previous years will note some definite changes to the footprint of the festival with the 5 entertainment stages placed differently than in the past. Schedule of performers/performances
1) Opera Stage: Intersection of Gay and Church
2) Instrumental Music Stage: the parking lot that fronts on Market and Church
3) Choral Music Stage: the southwest corner of Krutch Park at Market/Clinch
4) Chamber Music Stage: southern edge of Market Square
5) Dance Stage: on the Market Square Stage
As usual there will be a wide selection of food vendors and artisans selling wares.
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Knoxville Opera: Puccini Gala Concert
The “Puccini Gala Concert” on FRIDAY EVENING, April 29, 7:30 PM, at the Bijou Theatre in downtown Knoxville.
This ticketed concert will offer scenes from all 12 of the Puccini operas. Performing in this concert will be soprano Rochelle Bard and baritone Scott Bearden, both familiar voices to Knoxville Opera audiences. Making KO debuts will be soprano Amy Shoremount-Obra and tenor Adam Diegel. Brian Salesky will be conducting the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra. That program will be:
• “Ah! Vittoria!” from Gianni Schicchi
• “Chi il bel sogno di Doretta” from La Rondine
• Poker Scene from La Fanciulla del West
• “Dimmi, perché” from Il Tabarro
• La Tregenda from Le Villi
• “Donde lieta” from La Bohème
• Act III Duet and Finale from Tosca
• “Questo amor, vergogna mia” from Edgar
• “Senza mamma” from Suor Angelica
• Act IV from Manon Lescaut
• “Un bel dì vedremo” from Madama Butterfly
• “Nessun dorma” and Finale from Turandot
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Knoxville Chamber Music Society
In its second performance of its first year of existence, the Knoxville Chamber Music Society looks to establish itself as a major force in Knoxville’s chamber music scene. As the Rossini Festival is winding down on SATURDAY EVENING, April 30, take a short walk up the hill to Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, 414 W. Vine Avenue, for this adventurous program by 20 or so local musicians. The concert begins at 7:00 PM. Admission is free, but donations are highly recommended and suggested.
• Debussy: Sonata for Flute, Viola and Harp (Maria Fernanda Castillo, flute; Hillary Herndon, viola; Cindy Hicks, harp)
• Prokofiev: Sonata for 2 Violins, Op. 56a (Sarah Ringer, violin; Zofia Glashauser, violin)
• Aleksander Tansman: Suite for Reeds Trio (Rebecca Van de Ven, oboe; Jorge Variego, clarinet; Zach Millwood, bassoon)
• Billy Childs: Water from Two Elements (Arthur Zanin, trumpet; Alex Pride, trumpet; Robert Owen, horn; Sam Chen, trombone; Alex Lapins, tuba; Emi Kagawa, piano)
• Lili Boulanger: Deux Morceaux pour violon et piano (Ruth Bacon, violin; Bernadette Lo, piano)
• Jacques Ibert : Cinc Piéces en Trio (Rebecca Van de Ven, oboe; Jorge Variego, clarinet; Zach Millwood, bassoon)
• Claude Bolling: Suite for cello and jazz piano trio (Mvts. 1, 2, & 6)
(Matt Wilkinson, cello; Melony Dodson, piano; Daniel Shifflett, double bass; Shaun Schuetz, drum set)
Knoxville Chamber Music Society
April 30, 7:00 PM
Immaculate Conception Church, 414 W. Vine Street, Downtown
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River and Rail Theatre Company Presents Lynn Nottage’s Sweat
“Winner of the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, Lynn Nottage’s SWEAT examines the impact of a national economic shift on a local, tight-knit community in Reading, Pennsylvania. In the year 2000, layoffs and lockouts threaten their factory floor jobs, thrusting them into a bitter fight for survival. Produced across the country to critical and popular acclaim, SWEAT considers the effects of America’s economic decline and deindustrialization alongside a heart-wrenching examination of friendship, race, class, and trust within this community of family and friends.”
Preview on Thursday, April 28, at 7:30 PM
Opens on Friday, April 29, at 7:30 PM
Performances: Thursday – Saturday at 7:30PM; Sundays at 2:00 PM; Through May 15.
Sweat
River and Rail Theatre Company
Old City Performing Arts Center, 111 State Street, Knoxville
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