BY ALAN SHERROD Ironically, talking about tradition has itself become a tradition at this time of year. For many, the Christmas season is all about tradition—customs and events repeated just often enough to remain comfortable and familiar. Surely then,…
On the Wall … Off the Wall: November 15 – 30, Part 1
As the pleasant days of autumn give way to suggestions of winter, it is inevitable that we unconsciously adjust our arts-attending behavior. Coats, umbrellas, and scarves enter the equation and consideration for the availability of warm beverages often affects our…
Knoxville Symphony Orchestra Among Additions to Big Ears 2023
The 10th edition of the internationally acclaimed Big Ears is on tap for 2023 and additions to the program lineup announced today suggest that the festival is celebrating the milestone by taking an important direction in reflecting new music. Partnering…
Review: Knoxville Symphony Orchestra Salutes Veterans Day
BY ALAN SHERROD Seizing on the opportunity of November 11th and Veterans Day coinciding with its Masterworks concert schedule for November, the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra and Maestro Aram Demirjian chose to honor the occasion with a program entitled “Service…
Review: Knoxville Opera’s Effervescent ‘The Merry Widow’
BY ALAN SHERROD There was a lot to grab one’s attention last Friday evening at Knoxville Opera’s production of the Franz Lehar operetta, The Merry Widow. History buffs got a peek at the influence operetta has had on our…
On the Wall…Off the Wall: Art, Music, and Theatre This Week
Last Week for… • Adaptive Radiation by Hannah Benitez at Clarence Brown Theatre’s Lab Theatre – Ends Sunday, November 6 — Tickets and Information Read the Arts Knoxville review • Radcliffe Bailey: Passages at Knoxville Museum of Art – Ends Sunday,…
Preview: Knoxville Opera Courts ‘The Merry Widow’
Summoning its audience back to the familiar venue of the Tennessee Theatre this weekend, Knoxville Opera offers up a work that is the perfect example of Viennese operetta, Die lustige Witwe, or The Merry Widow, with music by Franz Lehár.…
Review: Amadeus Chamber Ensemble’s “Verdi in the Cathedral”
Filling an important niche in the Knoxville classical music scene, the Amadeus Chamber Ensemble continued its participation in the Cathedral Concert Series this past Sunday afternoon with a program entitled “Verdi in the Cathedral.” The Cathedral Concert Series is a…
Review: ‘Adaptive Radiation’ in CBT’s Lab Theatre
BY ALAN SHERROD Adaptive Radiation — a process in evolutionary biology in which organisms diversify from an ancestral species into a range of new forms, brought about by a change in the environment that makes new and different resources…
Review: Marble City Opera’s ‘Heartbreak Express’
BY ALAN SHERROD Not a premiere, but close to it—Marble City Opera boarded the Heartbreak Express this past weekend with three performances of the one-act opera—score by George Lam and libretto by John Clum. These performances were the first…