BY ALAN SHERROD There was a lot to grab one’s attention last Friday evening at Knoxville Opera’s production of the Franz Lehar operetta, The Merry Widow. History buffs got a peek at the influence operetta has had on our…
Yikes! More To Do This Weekend-Momentum Dance Lab, KJO’s NXT GEN, Knoxville Choral Society
In addition to the First Friday gallery crawl this weekend and the events listed previously – “On the Wall…Off the Wall: Art, Music, and Theatre This Week“, there is more to dive into and enjoy. Momentum Dance Lab: “On The…
On the Wall…Off the Wall: Art, Music, and Theatre This Week
Last Week for… • Adaptive Radiation by Hannah Benitez at Clarence Brown Theatre’s Lab Theatre – Ends Sunday, November 6 — Tickets and Information Read the Arts Knoxville review • Radcliffe Bailey: Passages at Knoxville Museum of Art – Ends Sunday,…
Preview: Knoxville Opera Courts ‘The Merry Widow’
Summoning its audience back to the familiar venue of the Tennessee Theatre this weekend, Knoxville Opera offers up a work that is the perfect example of Viennese operetta, Die lustige Witwe, or The Merry Widow, with music by Franz Lehár.…
Review: Amadeus Chamber Ensemble’s “Verdi in the Cathedral”
Filling an important niche in the Knoxville classical music scene, the Amadeus Chamber Ensemble continued its participation in the Cathedral Concert Series this past Sunday afternoon with a program entitled “Verdi in the Cathedral.” The Cathedral Concert Series is a…
Review: ‘Adaptive Radiation’ in CBT’s Lab Theatre
BY ALAN SHERROD Adaptive Radiation — a process in evolutionary biology in which organisms diversify from an ancestral species into a range of new forms, brought about by a change in the environment that makes new and different resources…
Review: Marble City Opera’s ‘Heartbreak Express’
BY ALAN SHERROD Not a premiere, but close to it—Marble City Opera boarded the Heartbreak Express this past weekend with three performances of the one-act opera—score by George Lam and libretto by John Clum. These performances were the first…
Concerts, Plays, and Shows: October 18 – 23
Here are a few events you may want to keep in mind for the week. Clarence Brown Theatre – Lab Theatre: Adaptive Radiation Hannah Benitez’ play Adaptive Radiation premiered in 2018. “Four youths are catapulted into whimsical chaos by a…
This Week: Amadeus Chamber Ensemble Presents ‘Verdi in the Cathedral’
Verdi in the Cathedral Cathedral Concert Series – Amadeus Chamber Ensemble Cathedral of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, 711 S. Northshore Drive, Knoxville Sunday, October 23, 2022, at 5:00 PM Admission is free, but registration is requested The Cathedral…
Review: KSO, Lecce-Chong, and Michelle Cann Take ‘Rach’ to the Heights
BY ALAN SHERROD Just what are the elements of a successful symphony orchestra season? Most will agree there has to be challenges to both the orchestra and the audience in the season’s programming. That programming has to have drama,…