This week/weekend will be one of those that offers something for every one with an arts and/or music interest. Unfortunately, you may find yourself confronted with some painful choices and inescapable conflicts. Here is our rundown of events you may…
Review: Knoxville Opera Ends with Puccini – Begins a New Era
BY ALAN SHERROD Like the mythological Phoenix rising from its predecessor’s ashes, Knoxville Opera’s popular Rossini Festival International Street Fair rose once again last weekend to draw throngs of fun-and-entertainment seekers to the streets of downtown Knoxville. Unable to…
Big Weekend Downtown! – Rossini Fest, Puccini Gala, Chamber Music Society, ‘Sweat’
Knoxville Opera’s Rossini Festival International Street Fair Saturday, April 30, Downtown Knoxville, 10:00 AM – 10:00 PM After a 2 year absence due to the pandemic precautions, Knoxville Opera’s Rossini Festival International Street Fair is back on downtown Knoxville streets.…
Knoxville Opera Makes April a Month of Puccini
“Puccini is Coming To Knoxville” — well, obviously, that’s not completely accurate. Although Knoxville Opera’s Rossini Festival takes to downtown streets on Saturday, April 30, another Italian opera composer is getting a lot of attention this month. Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924),…
Knoxville Opera To Offer A 7-Hour Musical Theatre Marathon on Saturday
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: 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.…
Saturday: Knoxville Opera’s Rossini Festival
Time flies, it seems. That’s the only reasonable explanation for the fact that Knoxville Opera’s Rossini Festival is now in its 17th year as Knoxville’s preeminent street fair event. This year’s version of the free annual event is Saturday, April…
A Big Weekend for Knoxville
Not particularly by design, there are those weekends in Knoxville when multiple diverse arts events converge on the same time period. This weekend, April 21-23, is one of those biggies. Music, theatre, and street fair festivals offer more opportunities for…
In the Knoxville Mercury: So much to read, so little time…
Be sure to pick up a copy of the Knoxville Mercury this week—there are reviews of local performances plus the special pull-out-and-carry guide (necessary and indispensable) to Knoxville Opera’s Rossini Festival and the International Street Fair on Saturday. In that…
This Week from Knoxville Opera: Verdi’s ‘Il Trovatore’ and the 2015 Rossini Festival
Knoxville’s spring festival season is in full swing and this weekend brings Knoxville Opera’s Rossini Festival Street Fair and a production of Giuseppe Verdi’s Il Trovatore. Check out the Rossini Festival insert in this week’s Knoxville Mercury. Here’s the schedule–…