Just when we think it would be impossible to expand Big Ears… Big Ears will be celebrating 10 years when it returns March 30 – April 2, 2023. Announced here is the first wave of programs scheduled for the weekend.…
Knoxville Chamber Music Society To Begin Second Season on Saturday
The Knoxville Chamber Music Society returns for its second season with a bold statement that “more is more.” Its two performances last year will become four Saturday evenings this season—September 10 and October 22 of 2022 and February 25 and…
2022-23 Season Begins: September Promises Non-Stop Events
While summer heat still prevails, one can sense the coming of fall. One sign of the inevitable change is the arts calendar for September, which is already bulging with opening concerts, shows, and events for the 2022-23 season. Most organizations…
KSO’s 2022-23 Season Nears as Individual Concert Tickets Go On Sale
The hypnotic music of late summer cicadas will soon give way to autumn’s music—just as hypnotic—from the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra. Although one can still purchase a 2022-23 season subscription to any of their series, single tickets to individual concerts are…
River and Rail Theatre Co. Announces Its 2022-23 Season
River and Rail Theatre Co. has announced its 2022-23 season of productions at the Old City Performing Arts Center, 111 State Street in Downtown Knoxville. Information and season tickets. September 23 – October 9: THE LITTLE PRINCE — by Rick…
Big Ears Announcement: Tom Welsh and Rachel Milford Join Management Team
When Big Ears recently released data on its economic effect on Knoxville, the announcement actually came with little or no surprise to a lot of us that follow the heartbeat of the arts scene. In many ways paralleling Downtown Knoxville’s…
Review: Atlanta Opera Finds Universal Truth in ‘Cabaret’
BY ALAN SHERROD There is no particular requirement that a theatre production plunge headlong into universal truths or take advantage of timely connections to current events. However, when those things do happen, the confines of a physical stage begin…
Marble City Opera Announces A Trio of Works for 2022-23 Season
Although only a week has passed since Marble City Opera wrapped up its 2021-22 season with an intensely memorable production of The Copper Queen, the company is wasting no time in announcing its tenth season of works for 2022-23. MCO…
Review: Marble City Opera Finds Operatic Gold in ‘The Copper Queen’
BY ALAN SHERROD Exploring different stylistic niches in opera has been the raison d’etre of Marble City Opera since its beginning in 2013. Its productions over that time have ranged from works with timely relevance (I Can’t Breathe) to…
Preview: An Old West Ghost Story Beckons Marble City Opera in ‘The Copper Queen’
Marble City Opera: The Copper Queen Music by Clint Borzoni; libretto by John de los Santos Flying Anvil Theatre, 1300 Rocky Hill Road Thursday – Saturday, June 2-4, 2022, 7:30 PM Tickets and Information Almost exactly nine years ago, Marble…