This week’s Arts Miscellany from Arts Knoxville
Critical Bind: Knoxville Opera Seeking New Scenery Storage Space
Knoxville Opera Seeking Scenery Storage Space Those platforms, columns, steps, and props that are used, reused, and repurposed for Knoxville Opera’s productions have to go somewhere when they are not onstage. Unfortunately, the opera company has received notice that their…
The Most Popular Arts Knoxville Stories of 2019
By Alan Sherrod Last week, Arts Knoxville offered up our admittedly subjective opinions on 2019’s Most Memorable Classical Music Performances, with Andrew Swafford and Reid Ramsey tickling our interest on important 2019 films. Now, we get to reveal what readers…
Most Memorable Classical Music Performances of 2019
By Alan Sherrod Regular readers of Arts Knoxville will recall that we have been unabashed advocates for the resurgence of Downtown Knoxville as a focal point for the city, if for no other reason than the environmental vitality it…
This Weekend: Knoxville Opera Returns to Puccini’s ‘Madama Butterfly’
Knoxville Opera’s Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini Tennessee Theatre, 604 S. Gay Street, Downtown Knoxville Friday, October 25, 7:30 PM Sunday, October 27, 2:30 PM Tickets and Information By Alan Sherrod Giacomo Puccini, opera’s master of melodrama, was inspired…
Review: Singin’ In The Rain, Knoxville Opera Shapes ‘Cavalleria Rusticana’ Into An Audience Adventure
By Alan Sherrod We generally consider operatic performance to be one of singers with uncommonly rare voices offering vocal beauty and power, supported by a great orchestra, in productions featuring impressive and elaborate sets and delightful theatrical magic. But,…
Love, Jealousy, Revenge – A Preview of Knoxville Opera’s Unique ‘Cavalleria Rusticana’
By Alan Sherrod It has been three years since Knoxville Opera last took its fans on a little adventure, staging Puccini’s Tosca in three non-theatrical locations in downtown Knoxville including the neo-gothic nave of Church Street United Methodist and…
Tuesday Arts Miscellany: A New Footprint for Knoxville Opera’s Rossini Festival Adds To A Busy Weekend
For the last 17 years, Knoxville Opera’s Rossini Festival International Street Fair has grown and evolved from an event aimed mostly at opera-goers, into a multi-genre, multi-stage festival of performances, artisans, and food that attracts a diverse cross-section of Knoxvillians.…
Review: Soprano Meryl Dominguez and Knoxville Opera Make for a Sensational ‘Lucia di Lammermoor’
By Alan Sherrod The rich history of Gaetano Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor has always been a tale of notable dramatic coloratura sopranos who have taken the title role to stratospheric heights—Nellie Melba in the 19th Century and 20th Century…
Preview: Breakout Talents Grace Knoxville Opera’s ‘Lucia di Lammermoor’
By Alan Sherrod As harsh as it sounds, the history of music is the history of fads and fascinations. Whether it was to serve the needs of religion, royalty, wealthy patrons, or a fickle public, composers for centuries have…