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Mon, Feb 21, 2011
All of the talk about the new Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts can unfortunately draw attention to the limitations of the Lyric Theatre, but at opening night of Donizetti’s "The Daughter of the Regiment," there was a buzz about the house. The audience of 1,200 enjoyed how General Director Evan Luskin fed the fire with details about the new venue, setting the stage for the evening, as well as the season to come.
Wed, Feb 16, 2011
Ginger Rogers wasn't the only native daughter to have birthday celebration this past weekend. The magnificent mezzo-soprano, Joyce DiDonato, sang songs of love from the French and Italian repertoire during her appearance on the Harriman-Jewell Series.
Wed, Feb 16, 2011
How often does one have the opportunity to hear an NEA Jazz Master perform in one of "DownBeat’"s best jazz venues? Jazz lovers in Kansas City enjoyed just such a chance last Friday night when venerable founding father of modern jazz Ellis Marsalis and his quartet performed at the Folly Theater.
Wed, Feb 16, 2011
Celebrating the 100th birthday of Independence, Missouri-born screen and dance legend Ginger Rogers, the Fine Arts Chorale's Valentine's concert at Californos was enjoyed by a sell-out crowd.
Tue, Feb 15, 2011
The Fountain City Brass Band's opera survey contained all the classics from Verdi, Mozart, Rossini, Puccini, Leoncavallo, Gershwin, Bizet, Borodin, Saint-Saëns, Dvořák, and Wagner.
Tue, Feb 15, 2011
With his shining turn in Alejandro González Iñárritu’s dark film, Oscar-nominated Javier Bardem is a must-see before the Academy Awards
Wed, Feb 16, 2011
Kansas City talent was well represented and rewarded at the recording industry's biggest night, the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards.
Wed, Feb 09, 2011
The Simon Carrington Chamber Singers have released a digital album containing the choral music from their May 29, 2010 performances with works by Elgar, Chilcott, Purcell, Tallis, MacMillan, Dunphy, Wilcken, and Pete Townshend of The Who.
Wed, Feb 09, 2011
On February 7th, Governor Brownbeck has issued an executive order to abolish the Kansas Arts Commission. This move jeopardizes $778,200 in direct funding from the National Endowment for the Arts and $437,767 in indirect grants and services from Mid-America Arts Alliance, the Kansas Arts Commission's regional partner.
Sat, Sep 22, 2012
Looking for something to do this weekend? Click here for the KC Events calendar of theatre, classical music, dance and jazz events through 2011. Highlights of this week's classical music and dance offerings are in Don Dagenais' "City Classics." For current Theatre listings visit Victor Wishna's "City Stage." Enjoy!
Wed, Feb 16, 2011
Krista Lang Blackwood's ensemble-of-eight, Octarium, presents a Listener's Choice concert on February 19th. KCM's Lee Hartman asked her about her musical background, Octarium's history, innovative programming, and using social media to further the ensemble's reach.
Wed, Feb 16, 2011
With four major engagement in different ensembles around town over the next four weeks, local powerhouse soprano Sarah Tannehill is very much in demand. KCM's Megan Browne Helm spoke with Tannehill about her musical background, schedule, new music, and her upcoming engagements with newEar, Northland Symphony, Kansas City Chorale, and the Liberty Symphony.
Wed, Feb 16, 2011
The second half of February offers an opportunity to hear one of the most delightful comic operas in the repertoire, Donizetti’s "The Daughter of the Regiment," at the Lyric Opera featuring two young singers in the lead roles. If piano music is your forte, you can enjoy two young superstars: Rafał Blechacz with the Friends of Chamber Music, and Behzod Abduraimov at Park University. Vocal music fans can enjoy Musica Sacra’s concert of Haydn and Buxtehude, Octarium in a concert of listener favorites, UMKC’s Conservatory Singers in Bach’s "St. Matthew Passion," as well as the Heartland Men’s Chorus and the Kansas City Women’s Chorus in Fauré's Requiem. Bach Aria Soloists takes something of a departure from its usual wheelhouse with a concert of Argentine tangos, and followers of contemporary music can enjoy both newEar and the Kansas City Electronic Music & Arts Alliance (KCEMA). The Harriman-Jewell Series presents the Cape Town Orchestra in a concert featuring the Korngold Violin Concerto, a twentieth–century classic. Finally, one of the world’s favorite vocal groups, the Vienna Boys Choir, will present an eclectic but undoubtedly popular program at Yardley Hall.
Tue, Feb 15, 2011
“Maybe, Baby, It’s You” at the American Heartland Theatre; “Bridge to Terabithia” at the Coterie Theatre; “Oh What A Lovely War” at Kansas City Actors Theatre. And coming later this month—“Circle Mirror Transformation” at Kansas City Rep; “Bus Stop” at the Lied Center of Kansas.
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