BY ALAN SHERROD Last year—2020—will forever bear an asterisk in the history books to indicate that we had foregone normal life for reasons of safety and recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic. Arts Knoxville’s own yearly “Most Memorable” list of…
Review: Marble City Opera’s ‘Lily’ – Audrey Babcock Is Spellbinding in One-Woman Show
BY ALAN SHERROD There are those illusive gems of music and theatre—performances and performers— that seem to exist only for audiences who know how to recognize their importance and artistic value when fate brings them together. In many ways,…
Tuesday Arts Miscellany: Marble City Opera – ‘Lily’, Big Ears 2022 Additions, UT Percussion Ensemble
Things to Know and See This Week, October 26-31 Marble City Opera Knoxville theatre and opera goers may remember mezzo-soprano Audrey Babcock from the 2015 Knoxville Opera production of Carmen, certainly made memorable by Babcock in the title role. This…
Review: Marble City Opera Delivers a Fabulous ‘Tosca’
BY ALAN SHERROD When I previewed the first-ever performance by the fledgling Marble City Opera in a Metro Pulse article in 2013, the concept of a chamber opera company that performed in mostly non-theatrical spaces seemed to be just…
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…
Preview: Marble City Opera Returns to St. John’s Cathedral for Puccini’s ‘Tosca’
BY ALAN SHERROD Marble City Opera — Giacomo Puccini’s Tosca St. John’s Episcopal Cathedral, 413 Cumberland Ave, Downtown Knoxville • Thursday, June 3 | Friday, June 4 | Saturday, June 5 | 7:30 PM • Tickets and Information …
Review: Marble City Opera Bets On Its ‘Royal Flush’
BY ALAN SHERROD Much will be written in the months and years to come describing the multiple layers of destruction that the Covid-19 pandemic has brought down onto our civilization. The anguish and heartbreak of the loss of life…
Tuesday Arts Miscellany: March 9, 2021 – Marble City Opera, KSO Concertmaster, et al.
As more and more people are vaccinated against Covid-19 and feel more confident in venturing out, arts organization are offering audiences an opportunity to attend a performance live OR view a livestream. Here are a few 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…
Review: KSO Returns with Stravinsky’s ‘The Soldier’s Tale’ Via Livestream
BY ALAN SHERROD One year ago, it would have seemed weird and strange that watching and listening to a Knoxville Symphony Orchestra concert via a video livestream on a television or computer monitor would feel like a victory. Yet,…