It was inevitable that Knoxville Opera would eventually come around again to Giacomo Puccini’s final opera Turandot. Last produced by the company in October 2003, the work virtually cries out for lavish spectacle, given its exotic setting of the Imperial…
Othalie Graham and Jonathan Burton Together Again for Knoxville Opera’s ‘Turandot’
It is a fact that opera need not be produced at the highest and loftiest levels of expense in order to be artistically interesting and successful. This claim has certainly been validated by opera companies like Knoxville Opera and others that operate in the environment of medium-size cities or regional entities.
In this week’s Knoxville Mercury: Review of KO’s ‘Hansel and Gretel’
In this week’s Knoxville Mercury, I review Knoxville Opera’s production of Humperdinck’s ‘Hansel and Gretel.’
This Week in the Knoxville Mercury: Preview of KO’s ‘Hansel and Gretel’
Read my preview of Knoxville Opera’s ‘Hansel and Gretel’ in this week’s Knoxville Mercury.
Review: Knoxville Opera Gives a Monumental Scale to Boito’s ‘Mefistofele’
Knoxville Opera’s production of Boito’s Mefistofele Tennessee Theatre Friday, October 9, and Sunday, October 11 Unless you have been in the vicinity of a major opera house—like the Metropolitan Opera in New York, San Francisco Opera, or some of the oft-visited…
Review: A Strong Cast Rules Knoxville Opera’s ‘Carmen’
A number of productions of Bizet’s Carmen have been in the music news recently, not the least of which is a current production at the Metropolitan Opera in New York with some rather notable casting. While such discussion makes any…
Depth Becomes Her in Knoxville Opera’s ‘Carmen’
Knoxville Opera’s production of Bizet’s Carmen Conductor and musical director: Brian Salesky; Stage director: Chuck Hudson With Audrey Babcock as Carmen, Brian Cheney as Don José, Ryan Kuster as Escamillo, and Zulimar López-Hernández as Micaëla. Friday, February 13, 8 p.m.…