Monthly Archives: March 2011

March 31, 2011

Review In METRO PULSE: Kirk Trevor and KSO

In this week’s issue of METRO PULSE, I review the KSO concert that featured guest conductor Kirk Trevor with violinist Chloe Trevor in Beethoven’s Violin Concerto, plus the Prokofiev Fifth and Arnold Bax’s Overture to Adventure. Online here.

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March 26, 2011

Rachele Gilmore Returns to KO for “I Puritani”

Note: My review of Knoxville Opera’s I Puritani and the UTOT production of Albert Herring will appear in the April 14th issue of METRO PULSE. With unabashed hopes for a warm and dry spring weekend, Knoxville Opera’s Rossini Festival comes … Continue reading →

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March 19, 2011

Roberto Plano to Close 2011 Young Pianist Series

The Evelyn Miller Young Pianist Series wraps up its 2011 season on Sunday, March 20, with Roberto Plano performing an all-Liszt program: the Liszt transcription of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 2;  Années de Pèlerinage-Italy; and Réminiscences de Norma. The YPS recitals are in … Continue reading →

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March 18, 2011

Listen to …

While I certainly don’t condone defacing the back of traffic signs, I heartily agree with this person’s opinion–assuming, of course, that the unknown sticker-maker is not being mysteriously sarcastic.

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March 13, 2011

2011 Met Opera Grand Final Winners

The low voices take it! (Mostly) The Metropolitan Opera National Council Grand Final Winners are: Joseph Barron, bass-baritone Ryan Speedo Green, bass-baritone Michelle Johnson, soprano Joseph Lim, baritone Philippe Sly, bass-baritone For the complete list of finalists and semi-finalists, see … Continue reading →

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March 12, 2011

2011 Metropolitan Opera Audition Finals on Sunday

Update: Winners Announced! With the Metropolitan Opera National Council Grand Finals competition and concert looming on Sunday, March 13, 2011, hosted by soprano Joyce DiDonato, I thought I should list the finalists and the semi-finalists to complete the coverage. The Grand Finals Concert … Continue reading →

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March 7, 2011

Behind-the-Scenes at the Tennessee Theatre

Courtesy of that eclectic blog The Sunsphere is Not a Wigshop, comes this entertaining look behind-the-scenes at the Tennessee Theatre, the home of the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra and Knoxville Opera.

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March 2, 2011

Review in Metro Pulse: Orli Shaham Plays Chopin

In this week’s issue of Metro Pulse, I review the KSO’s concerts of last weekend that contained Chopin’s Piano Concerto No. 2, Liszt’s Les Preludes, and Tchaikovsky’s Suite from Swan Lake. Lucas Richman conducted. The review is online here.

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