Theatrical magic may be hard to define, but don’t tell that to last evening’s audience at Knoxville Opera’s production of Pauline Viardot’s Cendrillon, an adaptation of the Cinderella fairy tale.
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“If you don’t know what to do, there’s actually a chance of doing something new.”
― Philip Glass, Words Without Music: A Memoir
This Weekend: Knoxville Opera’s ‘Cendrillon’ by Pauline Viardot
It’s almost as if someone waved a magic wand…and just like that, the story of Cinderella was everywhere. This weekend, Knoxville Opera is taking on a lesser-known, but charmingly attractive ‘Cendrillon’ by Pauline Viardot.
Review: UT Opera Theatre Tries On The Glass Slipper in Massenet’s ‘Cendrillon’
Both a love story and a comedy in opera form, Jules Massenet’s Cendrillon was the University of Tennessee Opera Theatre’s subject last weekend in their spring production at the Bijou Theatre.
Review: The Gravity of ‘The Planets’ – Resistance is Futile
Although last evening’s Masterworks concert—Part 2 of the KSO’s Cosmos Festival— had the massive orchestral suite The Planets by Gustav Holst as its focus, there were other attractions to enchant the listener.
Preview: UT Opera Theatre Offers Four Performances of ‘Cinderella’ This Weekend
Although the 17th Century French author Charles Perrault did not coin the phrase “fairy tale”—that…
Review: Cathedral Concert Series – Organist Moon Shines Brightly
In a concert that brought not only musical drama but real-life drama, organist Byongsuk Moon delivered a masterful performance to officially christen the Casavant Frères Pipe Organ, Opus 3927 at the Cathedral of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus.
Not To Be Eclipsed, KSO Celebrates the Cosmos With A Festival
While Knoxville mostly missed the celestial entertainment of the Total Eclipse this week due to cloud cover and rainy weather, the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra’s Cosmos Festival will not require special glasses or rain gear, but—at most—a ticket or two.
Knoxville Cathedral Unveils Completed Organ Installation
Six years after the Cathedral of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus opened its doors, its pipe organ is now complete. Officially titled the Casavant Frères Pipe Organ, Opus 3927, the organ will be dedicated on April 12 in a concert open to the public.
Marble City Opera Announces Frank Murphy as Managing Director
Marble City Opera began life in 2013 and in those 11 years has crossed numerous…
Confessions of a Bachophile: Chenette, Shaub, and Friends Take on J.S. Bach in Concertmaster Series
After the first half of magnificently rendered solo violin works including a movement from the Bach Violin Sonata No.3, the Baroque-inspired Ysaye Sonata No. 4, and Corelli’s variations on La Folia, Shaub was joined by colleagues from the orchestra for two Bach works: the Violin Concerto in A minor, followed by the Concerto for Oboe and Violin in C minor, BWV 1040R. The oboist was KSO Principal Claire Chenette.
