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in performance: Rhymes With Opera "Heartbreak Express"
Note: Many thanks to Michael Berg for this guest review. I am thrilled to have talented writers, such as Michael, who help expand the …
in performance: Beyond the Score with the Des Moines Symphony
It is a testament not only to the rich legacy of the 77 season history of the Des Moines Symphony but also to the faithful patrons in the …
in performance: A Vision for Chamber Music – Fifth House Ensemble's "Black Violet Act II"
Peter Stevenson, Executive Director of the Civic Music Association, welcomed the audience in Sheslow Auditorium of Drake University on …
in performance: Opera Omaha's Compelling "Rigoletto"
There is a point in every tragedy in which the hero's life begins to unravel. In Giuseppe Verdi's 1851 grand opera Rigoletto, that moment …
in performance: Mark Your Calendars for Andriessen 75!
From April 6 to 13, Washington D.C. area audiences will get to hear a cross-section of Louis Andriessen’s most important recent work in a …
in performance: A Delightful "Elixir of Love" at Washington National Opera
It was a lover and his lass that made last night's audience fall in love all over again during Washington National Opera's production of …
in performance: Theo Bleckmann & Rob Schwimmer's "Berlin~Las Vegas"
The songs that sprung from the Berlin cabaret (Kabarett) scene beginning in 1901 through the Weimar era packed a powerful punch in condensed …
in performance: East Coast Premiere of 'Moby-Dick' at Washington National Opera
What makes for a truly modern opera production? Washington National Opera's current production of composer Jake Heggie and librettist Gene …