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Bellini's bel canto classic
Sun, Nov 07, 2010
With Brenda Harris as the titular Norma, the Lyric Opera of Kansas City keeps its perfect record for the season of strong female leads with amazing voices and acting chops.
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"Lux" luminosity is breathtaking
Tue, Nov 02, 2010
Quixotic’s “Lux Esalare” at JCCC is equally breathtaking and gritty—a cohesive and successful fusion of dance, music, and light.
Of human bondage
Tue, Nov 02, 2010
Is it ever possible to encapsulate the brutality of an institution like American slavery with mere words? Is the task any more realizable on a bare stage?
Reviews
A different virtuosity
Wed, Nov 03, 2010
A dual-purpose evening coupling Irritable Hedgehog's official CD release of Tom Johnson's "An Hour for Piano" with R. Andrew Lee's live piano-in-the-round performance created a buzz of hyper-attuned listening.
"Idyll" at Liberty Memorial
Wed, Nov 03, 2010
Octarium's "American Idyll" concert at Liberty Memorial was a high quality vocal performance with a patriotic slant. The unifying theme was we "search for a foundation for mutual understanding about what it means to be American."
Hell of a good time
Tue, Nov 02, 2010
Come on. You know you want to sit in the "splatter zone" and witness a musical about a man and his BOOMSTICK!
Strings on fire
Tue, Nov 02, 2010
With works by Respighi, Pärt, and Shchedrin channeling Bizet, the Topeka Symphony's strings and percussionists wow with a powerful performance.
Something for everyone at fête fundraiser
Tue, Nov 02, 2010
Ranging from chamber repertory staples like Tchaikovsky, Mendelssohn, and Chopin, to opera and Broadway arrangements, Piazzolla tangos, and a bit of jazz, Park University's Fête fundraiser offered something for everyone.
Still here and better than ever
Tue, Nov 02, 2010
Marilyn Maye is a high-steppin’, song-beltin’ dame! "Her Party at the Playhouse" cabaret show at Quality Hill is one for the ages.
FILM REVIEW: Convincing "Conviction"
Tue, Nov 02, 2010
Hilary Swank and Sam Rockwell are Oscar caliber in the true-life drama "Conviction."
"Seafarer" collaboration a successful gamble
Tue, Oct 26, 2010
"The Seafarer" is a successful collaboration between the Unicorn Theatre and Kansas City Actors Theatre in a drama about a hard-drinking cadre of Irishmen facing the devil's due.
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KC Events this week and beyond
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!
INTERVIEW: James Tocco, piano
Mon, Nov 01, 2010
David Perionnet interviews upcoming Kansas City Symphony soloist, James Tocco about balancing his teaching and performing career and his thoughts on Barber's Piano Concerto
FEATURE: Community collage
Tue, Oct 26, 2010
Entering its 57th eclectic season, The Barn Players creates community theatre, in the best sense of the term
VID PREVIEW: Bellini's "Norma"
Tue, Oct 26, 2010
Believe it or not, Kansas City’s Lyric Opera has never, in its 53-year history, previously performed an opera by the Italian bel canto master Vincenzo Bellini. That oversight, however, will be rectified with the Lyric Opera’s performances of Bellini’s best-known work "Norma." Don Dagenais talks about this in his 'live' program notes.
PREVIEW: The Kopelman Quartet
Mon, Oct 25, 2010
The Russian Kopelman Quartet presents a concert of Borodin, Shostakovich, and Brahms on their Nov. 6th concert courtesy of the Friends of Chamber Music.
Columns : City Classics
Music and Dance through Mid-November 2
Mon, Nov 01, 2010
Another full week of performing arts in Kansas City awaits you... Karole Armitage, a Lawrence native, brings her dance company to her hometown at the Lied Center; Kacico Dance, our local contemporary dance company, presents a varied program at the Gem Theatre; and the UMKC Conservatory presents its fall dance concert. Meanwhile, fans of opera composer Vincenzo Bellini will at last get to see and hear one of his masterworks on the Lyric Opera stage as the local company produces "Norma." Also, opera singers Sarah Tannehill, Nathan Granner and Ben Gulley (the latter as a pair) can be heard in concert. The Lied Center brings us Interpreti Veneziani, a chamber music ensemble from Italy; The Friends of Chamber Music present the Kopelman String Quartet; the Harriman Jewell Series brings us a duo concert by Gautier Capuçon, cellist and Gabriela Montero as well as a special memorial recital by longtime favorite Emanuel Ax, pianist; and the newEar contemporary music ensemble presents an evening of music by Pulitzer prize winners curated by local composer and performer Robert Pherigo. As if that weren’t enough, several big vocal concerts are on offing, including presenters such as Te Deum, the William Baker Festival Singers and Musica Vocale. Whew!
Columns : City Stage
Theatre through November
Tue, Oct 26, 2010
"The Sunshine Boys" at New Theatre; "Evil Dead: The Musical" at Egads Theatre; “Harriet Jacobs” at the Rep; “The Seafarer” at Unicorn Theatre with Kansas City Actors Theatre. “Awake and Sing at Metropolitan Ensemble Theatre;” Padgett Productions’ "Cloris Leachman: I’m Eighty F*ing Four and Still Going Strong.” One Night Only: “Spring Awakening,” “The Real Dr. Strangelove: Edward Teller and the Battle for the H-Bomb” and “Fiddler on the Roof” at the Lied Center. “Marilyn Maye” at Quality Hill Playhouse; “Sentimental Journey” at Chestnut Fine Arts Center; "RENT" at the Barn Players; “Plaid Tidings” at American Heartland Theatre. And later in the month – “A Christmas Carol“ at Kansas City Repertory Theatre; “Christmas in Song” at Quality Hill Playhouse and “Distracted“ with the Unicorn Theatre and UMKC Theatre
Columns : Auditions
Upcoming Auditions
Wed, Sep 29, 2010
“Six By Ten” with the Barn Players. Simon Carrington Chamber Singers (Due Dec. 31)