Classical Music Theater Reviews: Best Shows & Critic Recommendations Page 24

BWW Review: The Miami Symphony Orchestra
by Carissa Chesanek - October 08, 2015

The Miami Symphony Orchestra opens for its 27th year in a row with 80 worldwide musicians playing both old and new melodies....

BWW Reviews: MICHAEL FEINSTEIN'S A NIGHT AT THE MOVIES Brings Nostalgia with the Pasadena Pops
by Aimee Curameng - October 02, 2015

The Pasadena Pops held their final event of the summer at the Los Angeles Country Arboretum and Bontanic Garden on September 12, 2015. Michael Feinstein, performer and principal Pops Conductor led the full orchestra and featured soloists Shelea Frazier and Broadway's Jeremy Jordan....

BWW Review: MAESTRO AMJAD ALI KHAN & SONS Mesmerizes at Orpheum Theatre
by Matt Hanson - October 01, 2015

There are other paths in this world than the clearest, largest, and most trod. The dominant paradigm is not the only way. That is the message of cultural integrity in the 21st century. The truth about other paths is that they begin from a different place and so have a different perspective on the wo...

BWW Review: A DANTE CELEBRATION IN MUSIC Celebrated The 750th Birthday Of Dante Alighieri
by Barry Lenny - September 30, 2015

This special concert to honour Dante Alighieri took place in Elder Hall at the University of Adelaide....

BWW Review: LEGEND OF ZELDA, SYMPHONY OF THE GODDESSES Thunders into PPAC
by Andria Tieman - September 29, 2015

Going to see a symphony play songs from video games may seem like an odd way to spend an evening, but ZELDA--SYMPHONY OF THE GODDESSES, works surprisingly well, and creates a powerful experience both for fans of the video game or fans of classical music....

BWW Review: VANCOUVER SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Revels at Bard on the Beach
by Matt Hanson - September 25, 2015

Mozart isn't exactly casino music. In 1788, it was. "So you can see how far we've come," said Vancouver Symphony Orchestra conductor Gordon Gerrard, reminding a full house audience of how, at times, historical progress is truly linear....

BWW Review: THE BEST OF BRITISH Presented A Mix Of Well Known And Obscure Works
by Barry Lenny - September 22, 2015

This enjoyable Sunday afternoon concert was entitled The Best of British, featuring the RCS Ensemble...

BWW Review: René Barbera Strikes Another Harmonious Chord for SDO
by Erica Miner - September 21, 2015

Anticipation has kept Facebook and Twitter buzzing...

BWW CD Review: Boston's Nelsons Shows his Love for Shostakovich
by Erica Miner - September 16, 2015

Reasons for his close link to the 20th century Russian composer...

BWW Review: VIVALDI: DIVINE AND DASTARDLY Was Filled With Pleasant Surprises
by Barry Lenny - September 12, 2015

Ensemble Galante chose a handful of his concerti, an operatic aria, and a solo motet to show off Vivaldi's skill....

BWW CD Review: Andris Nelsons Conducts Wagner and Sibelius
by Erica Miner - September 09, 2015

Nelsons shows a clear love for Wagner's early success, Tannhauser...

BWW Review: Boston Landmarks Orchestra Serves Up Italian Favorites
by Erica Miner - August 18, 2015

Boston loves Italian opera...

BWW Reviews: Ma and Ax Channel Beethoven at Tanglewood
by Erica Miner - August 17, 2015

Ma and Emanuel Ax performed all five Beethoven cello sonatas in one evening at Tanglewood's Koussevitzky Shed...

BWW Reviews: Andris Nelsons Takes Command in Tanglewood Mahler 8
by Erica Miner - August 13, 2015

Subtitled "The Leonard Bernstein Memorial Concert" in homage to Bernstein...

BWW Reviews: I FAGIOLINI Makes Its Debut Australian Tour
by Barry Lenny - August 09, 2015

The exciting English vocal ensemble makes its debut Australian tour for Musica Viva....

BWW Reviews: Tanglewood Celebrates 75 Years of Koussevitzky's Dream
by Erica Miner - August 06, 2015

The world's most gifted young music students study with esteemed members of the Boston Symphony...

BWW Reviews: Sheena Easton, Scott Coulter and THE SPY WHO LOVED ME at SF Symphony
by Harmony Wheeler - July 24, 2015

Singer Scott Coulter joked that those sitting in the Terrace sections had the "view to kill" at Thursday's San Francisco Symphony concert, but truly all who attended enjoyed a "killer" evening of action-packed, sensual scores and vocals....

BWW Reviews: LA FAVORITE at Caramoor, Conducted by Crutchfield, Provides Another Indispensable Bel Canto Rarity
by Richard Sasanow - July 20, 2015

At a time when we're often inundated with yet another TOSCA, BOHEME or CARMEN at major opera houses, the Caramoor Festival in Katonah, NY--a couple of hours north of New York City in summer traffic--manages to bring some relief, thanks to the efforts of its Music Director Will Crutchfield. On July 1...

CANDIDE at Baltimore Symphony - It Truly Was The Best of All Possible Worlds!
by Charles Shubow - June 26, 2015

Maestra Marin Alsop conducts BSO accompanied by the Baltimore Choral Arts Society...

BWW Reviews: Audra McDonald Enchants at Wolf Trap
by Emma Kouguell - June 24, 2015

An evening with - the only - six-time Tony Award recipient Audra McDonald is more than listening to her rich, versatile voice sing both older and more recent treasures. Ms. McDonald chooses songs that have strong stories both for her and within the song itself. Her ability to capture these narrative...

BWW Reviews: DÁLAVA Intrigues at The Ironworks
by Matt Hanson - June 23, 2015

Over a hundred years ago, in the land now known as Czechoslovakia, a Moravian biologist named Dr. Vladimir Úlehla walked the cemeteries and fields of Stražnice. He composed folk songs, enchanted by a world between the wings of grey doves and the hooves of the hussar's horse....

BWW Reviews: Opera Theatre of St. Louis' RICHARD THE LIONHEART Astonishes with its Beauty
by Steve Callahan - June 11, 2015

This review was first published by KDHX, St. Louis. Opera Theatre of St. Louis has opened Handel's 'Richard the Lionheart,' and it is truly astonishing! It is, in all aspects, the most perfect production of an opera that I've ever seen. And voices? Ah, the voices are quite stunning! This is ...

BWW Reviews: ALL BEETHOVEN - NJSO at New Jersey Performing Arts Center
by adam cohen - June 10, 2015

Beethoven's Coriolan Overture was originally written for the theatre. It was composed in 1807 for a performance, not of Shakespeare's Coriolanus, but of Heinrich von Collin's Coriolan. This is a dramatic piece of music with two themes one representing Coriolanus' resolve and war-like tendencies, whi...

BWW Reviews: Puccini's LA RONDINE is a Winner at Opera Theatre of St. Louis
by Steve Callahan - June 03, 2015

A rare Puccini receives a lovely production: 'La rondine' at Opera Theatre of St. Louis...

BWW Reviews: SMALL WORLD: A FANTASIA at Penguin Repertory Theatre
by Peter Danish - May 26, 2015

Disney and Stravinsky clash over Fantasia!...