Month: September 2023

From Nashville Opera

Pagliacci’s Suffering and Guilt

On September 21 Nashville Opera presented a wonderful performance of Ruggero Leoncavallo’s verismo masterpiece Pagliacci at Jackson Hall in the Tennessee Performing Arts Center. A reprise of the company’s stagingRead More

The MCR Interview

Conductor Ruth Reinhardt on Brahms, Montgomery and her Upcoming Visit to Nashville

As part of the MCR Interview series, Journalist Daniel Krenz interviews Conductor Ruth Reinhardt about her upcoming visit to the Nashville Symphony. This series is funded in part by MetroRead More

From Nashville Ballet

Ups and Downs: The Nashville Ballet Tackles Mourning, Rabbits, and Stravinsky

The filmed introductions provided an attractive opening to the Nashville Ballet program this past weekend (Sept 22–25). Each intro featured someone deeply engaged in each of the three works. InRead More

from Franklin Light Opera

Laughter and Levity at the Franklin Light Opera

H.M.S. Pinafore by Arthur Sullivan and W.S. Gilbert has been a smash success ever since its premiere in 1878. After a marvelous performance by the Franklin Light Opera this September,Read More

At the Schermerhorn

The New Season has begun, do you have your seats?

With 14 GRAMMY Awards, and 27 nominations, to its credit, the Nashville Symphony is an artistic giant existing quite literally adjacent to the neon lights of Nashville’s Honky Tonk Highway.Read More

Shakespeare Summer Festival Presents:

Much Ado About Something: 35 Years Of Summer Shakespeare

A local tradition for 35 years, the Nashville Shakespeare Festival kicked off this year’s Summer Shakespeare on August 31. I love the shift in scheduling; with Tennessee’s heat, I likeRead More

At the Schermerhorn

An Awful lot of Americana for Opening Night

The new season is here! The Nashville Symphony held their opening night gala on September 9th with a concert that featured four pieces of American music. Two were written, arranged,Read More

At the Nashville Rep.

9 to 5 was 10 out of 10

The movie this musical is based off of came out in 1980. My dad showed it to me in high school and I rewatched it last year, wondering how itRead More

At the Schermerhorn

With elegant “zapateados”, México en el Corazón makes the stage boards vibrate at the Schermerhorn

-Como acompañarse con mariachi, para hacer llorar a esa canción, que en el sur se toca con marimba y en el norte con acordeón- “México En La Piel,” José ManuelRead More