Crowds of thousands enjoying musical performances in the fresh air of downtown Knoxville had been a springtime treat for years from Knoxville Opera’s Rossini Festival International Street Fair. Usually scheduled for late April/early May, the Festival was yet another unfortunate…
Tuesday Arts Miscellany: UT Downtown Gallery, Emporium Center, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, Knoxville Opera
Marble City Opera Sells Out Its Three-Performance Run of Tosca In what has to be a show of both audience hunger for music and theatre, and optimism for a reinvigorated arts scene in Knoxville, Marble City Opera has indicated that…
Tuesday Arts Miscellany: Knoxville Jazz Orchestra and KSO; Knoxville Opera
This Saturday, May 1, 8:00 PM — KSO and KJO As part of their Pops Series at the Tennessee Theatre this Saturday evening, the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra is joining with the Knoxville Jazz Orchestra in a concert that will feature…
Tuesday Arts Miscellany: April 6, 2021 – Theatre, Music, et al.
It has been a constant discussion among performing arts organizations over the last year — how to maintain a performing presence while adhering to pandemic safety standards for audiences and performers…without compromising the essence of the art. Clarence Brown Theatre…
Tuesday Arts Miscellany: March 23 – KSO, Knoxville Opera, Emporium, UT Downtown Gallery
Having gorged ourselves on Birthday cake for Johann Sebastian Bach’s 336th and enjoyed a boatload of streamings from Leipzig, it is time to jump in and enjoy what Knoxville’s spring has in store this week. • • • …
Tuesday Arts Miscellany – Feb. 16, 2021: Go!, KSO, KCT, MCO, et al.
As live-streaming becomes more and more sophisticated in its use of video technology, organizations that depend on live performance in a theatrical venue are taking up the controls. On Saturday, February 20th at 7PM, GO! Contemporary Dance Works is presenting…
Streaming Holiday Treats, December 15 – 25
Here are some suggestions for your Holiday streaming entertainment — in no particular order. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Clarence Brown Theatre/UT Department of Theatre Clarence Brown Theatre and the…
Tuesday Arts Miscellany: Inner Voices String Quartet, Knoxville Opera, and Big Ears
Knoxville Opera Knoxville Opera’s An Afternoon of Opera at Ijams series has certainly proved popular—so popular, in fact, that the limited attendance events have been sold out. The series features popular selections from opera, Broadway, movies, and operetta. Knoxville Opera…
Knoxville Opera Announces Jason Hardy As Interim Executive Director
Knoxville Opera has announced that it has selected opera company administrator Jason Hardy as its Interim Executive Director. Brian Salesky, who has held the combined positions of Executive and Artistic Director at the opera company for the last 15 years,…
UPDATE: Knoxville Opera Postpones Spring Projects, Rossini Festival
“Flatten the curve” is a phrase we’re hearing a lot in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic—the need to slow the number of new infections and prevent exponential increases that would overwhelm the healthcare system in the short term. The spread…