Classical Music Theater Reviews: Best Shows & Critic Recommendations Page 31

BWW Reviews: Piffaro Goes BACK BEFORE BACH at 2013 Philadelphia Bach Festival
by Marakay Rogers - May 06, 2013

The fourth concert of the 3013 Bach Festival presented the forerunners of J.S. Bach -- Praetorius, Lassus, Melchior Franck and Bach's own family....

BWW Reviews: SHOW BOAT Rolls Along at Washington National Opera
by Jeffrey Walker - May 06, 2013

SHOW BOAT is back in an appealing production by the Washington National Opera. The Kennedy Center Opera House is a fitting berth for Captain Andy's Cotton Blossom and the happy/troubled show folk who make it their home. Boasting a cast and chorus of 100, WNO's SHOW BOAT allows the story to roll alon...

BWW Reviews: Peter Nero and the Philly Pops Time Travel at PIFA to Swinging Sixties Spy Movie Music
by Marakay Rogers - April 30, 2013

The PIFA time travel theme took the Philly Pops to the birth of the James Bond film franchise... and beyond...

BWW Reviews: Soprano Nina Stemme Leaves Audience 'In the Dark' with Swedish Chamber Orchestra
by Richard Sasanow - April 26, 2013

Anyone expecting vocal fireworks from soprano Nina Stemme's appearance last night at Alice Tully Hall with the Swedish Chamber Orchestra, under Thomas Dausgaard, was woefully disappointed. Count me as one of them....

BWW Reviews: Bach Festival Society Teams Up with Orlando Ballet to Create CARMINA BURANA
by Kimberly Moy - April 16, 2013

CARMINA BURANA ran from April 12-April 14th at the Bob Carr Performing Arts Centre. It was by far the best theatrical experience bringing together two of Orlando's best. CARMINA BURANA featured Orlando Ballet and the choir and orchestra of the Bach Festival Society of Winter Park. Choreographed by R...

BWW Reviews: Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia Celebrates the Fall of the Berlin Wall at PIFA
by Marakay Rogers - April 11, 2013

The Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia, Conductor Laureate Ignat Solzhenitsyn, the Mendelssohn Club, and the Center for Emerging Visual Art paid tribute to one of the great events of modern history during the PIFA celebrations in a well-received performance of musical, vocal, and visual art...

BWW Reviews: Bernstein's MASS at Penn State a Monumental Undertaking and a Giant Performance
by Marakay Rogers - April 09, 2013

The fiftieth anniversary of the College of Arts and Architecture was celebrated in style with a major production of the celebrated (and sometimes excoriated) 'theatre piece'...

BWW Reviews: World Premiere of Michael Daugherty's REFLECTIONS ON THE MISSISSIPPI
by Marakay Rogers - March 30, 2013

On March 24, Philadelphia Orchestra principal tubist Carol Jantsch and the Grammy-nominated Temple University Symphony Orchestra presented the world premiere of Daugherty's new concerto to a receptive and enthusiastic audience...

BWW Reviews: Emanuel Ax in Recital of Beethoven and Chopin Through Gretna Music
by Marakay Rogers - March 27, 2013

Noted pianist Emanuel Ax delighted the audience at Leffler Performance Center in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania with his performance of the 'Pathetique' and other works...

BWW Review: Utah Symphony's DO YOU HEAR THE PEOPLE SING? is Sublime
by Tyler Hinton - March 07, 2013

Utah Symphony recently presented the sublime "Do You Hear the People Sing: From Les Mis to Miss Saigon" concert at Abravanel Hall....

BWW Reviews: New York Philharmonic Presents a CAROUSEL You Never Want to Get Off
by Peter Danish - March 05, 2013

Musically, 'Carousel' is by far the most intelligently written and sophisticated of the entire Rodgers and Hammerstein canon. The story and some of the lyrics may betray just a hint of datedness, but not enough to undermine the brilliance of the work, even approaching seventy years after it was writ...

BWW Reviews: HAIRSPRAY Concert with Baltimore Symphony Orchestra - One for the Ages
by Charles Shubow - February 11, 2013

It was a night to remember when John Waters narrated the story of Hairspray to a sold-out crowd at the Meyerhoff Symphony Hall in Baltimore....

BWW Reviews: Utah Symphony's BALLROOM WITH A TWIST Sparkles and Shines
by Tyler Hinton - February 05, 2013

In Ballroom with a Twist at Abravanel Hall, the Utah Symphony sparkled and its guest artists (culled from TV reality competitions) shined....

BWW Reviews: Rich Ridenour Warms Dearborn with a Night at the Oscars in GREAT MOVIES, GRAND PIANO
by Anton Anderssen - February 02, 2013

It may have only reached 10 degrees outside the Michael A. Guido Theater in Dearborn Friday night, but inside, the stage was as hot as it gets! Special guest artist Rich Ridenour conducted the Dearborn Symphony in a salute to the movies. “Great Movies, Grand Piano” was a magnificent performance fill...

BWW Reviews: ALEXANDER NEVSKY with Music by Prokofiev Performed by BSO
by Charles Shubow - January 17, 2013

Classic 1938 film with live score packs the concert hall....

BWW Reviews: Capital City Men's Chorus Spreads Christmas Cheer with THE YULE OF COOL
by Jeff Davis - December 09, 2012

Back in September, I sang the praises of Austin's Capital City Men's Chorus, saying "This group is polished, professional, hungry to be heard, and just as good as their counterparts in other cities such as Los Angeles and New York." Three months later, the only change is an adornment of holly berri...

BWW Reviews: Andreas Scholl at the Ware Center, Lancaster
by Marakay Rogers - December 08, 2012

Famed German countertenor Andreas Scholl and Israeli pianist Tamar Halperin performed works from Scholl's new song/lieder CD at the Ware Center, Lancaster, on December 5....

VIDEO: Preview - Pianist Jenny Q Chai to Make Debut at Le Poisson Rouge Tonight, 11/4
by BWW News Desk - November 04, 2012

Following her recent, critically acclaimed New York Carnegie Hall debut, pianist Jenny Q Chai has been selected to appear at New York's Le Poisson Rouge. The concert will take place tonight, November 4 at 7:30pm (doors at 6:30pm). Ms. Chai will perform works by Satie, Schoenberg, Stockhausen, Scarla...

BWW Reviews: HGO's THE ITALIAN GIRL IN ALGIERS Sparkles with Rib-Tickling Whimsy
by David Clarke - October 27, 2012

Houston Grand Opera is performing Gioachino Rossini's splendid, humorous, and simply delightful L'italiana in Algeri or THE ITALIAN GIRL IN ALGIERS for the first time. Even knowing that comedic operas exist, it is still seems somewhat like a contradiction to this opera novice. With that said, being ...

BWW Reviews: HGO's Splendid, Opulent LA BOHÈME is an Immaculate Production
by David Clarke - October 22, 2012

Houston Grand Opera is opening its 2012-2013 season with a lavish and fresh production of one of the world's favorite operas, LA BOHÈME by Giacomo Puccini. The familiar opera tells the story of four bohemian artists that live in the same garret (apartment) in 1830s Paris. The poet, Rodolfo, falls fo...

BWW Reviews: MOBY DICK a New Classic With Reimagined Opera
by Harmony Wheeler - October 22, 2012

Storytelling at its best, San Francisco Opera's co-production of new opera "Moby Dick" overwhelms upon sight and hearing. The magnificent production has some of the most exquisite music ever written for the stage. Jack Heggie's grand cinematic score moves faultlessly from solemn, contemplative momen...