It sounds trite to say it, but if you only make it to one Knoxville Symphony Orchestra concert this season, this week’s Masterworks pair should be it. KSO music director and conductor, Lucas Richman, will be conducting his last concert with…
Downtown Parking? There’s Plenty Now!
The use of cars, and the inevitability of parking them in a city environment, is one of the most debated topics among urban planners and citizens, particularly for those cities that do not offer convenient alternative transit options. For the…
Art Notes: Openings and Events at the Knoxville Museum of Art
At the Knoxville Museum of Art— Opening May 8 and running through August 2— Evan Roth: Intellectual Property Donor Just what is a “hacktavist” artist? Find out at this one-person show of Evan Roth—a presentation of interactive installations, custom software, prints, sculpture,…
On Sunday: Lucas Richman’s Final Chamber Series Concert with the KSO
Knoxville Symphony Chamber Orchestra Works by Richard Strauss, William Schuman, and Johannes Brahms Bijou Theatre—Sunday, May 3, 2:30 p.m. Tickets start at $15 http://www.knoxvillesymphony.com This Sunday afternoon’s Chamber Classics Series concert by the Knoxville Symphony Chamber Orchestra will be something…
In Knoxville Mercury: Review of Knoxville Opera’s ‘Il Trovatore’
My review of Knoxville Opera’s production of Il Trovatore is now online at the Knoxville Mercury. Read it here. Thanks for reading.
In the Knoxville Mercury: So much to read, so little time…
Be sure to pick up a copy of the Knoxville Mercury this week—there are reviews of local performances plus the special pull-out-and-carry guide (necessary and indispensable) to Knoxville Opera’s Rossini Festival and the International Street Fair on Saturday. In that…
This Week from Knoxville Opera: Verdi’s ‘Il Trovatore’ and the 2015 Rossini Festival
Knoxville’s spring festival season is in full swing and this weekend brings Knoxville Opera’s Rossini Festival Street Fair and a production of Giuseppe Verdi’s Il Trovatore. Check out the Rossini Festival insert in this week’s Knoxville Mercury. Here’s the schedule–…
Review: Magically Delicious–UT Opera Theatre Charms with Mozart’s ‘The Magic Flute’
Without doubt, the very things that make Mozart’s The Magic Flute (Die Zauberflöte) compelling theatre are also the things that can become mind-boggling difficulties in modern productions. Its allegorical themes of enlightenment vs. ignorance, and the basic good vs. evil…
This Weekend: UT Opera Theatre’s ‘The Magic Flute’
The University of Tennessee Opera Theatre is once again downtown at the Bijou Theatre, this time for a production of Mozart’s final opera, Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute). The production, directed by James Marvel with musical direction by Kevin Class,…
In the ‘Mercury’: Review of KSO’s ‘Mozart and Mendelssohn’
Last weekend’s Knoxville Symphony Orchestra concert featured Rossini’s Overture to William Tell, Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 25 in C Major (pianist Conrad Tao), and Mendelssohn’s Symphony No. 3 in A Minor (“Scottish”). The guest conductor was James Feddeck. My review of…
