Year: 2024

Upcoming: The International Black Film Festival

The International Black Film Festival (IBFF) is proud to announce its 19th annual festival. This marks nearly two decades of providing access and opportunity to filmmakers from around the globe,Read More

Coming in October!

The Jazz Beat (October 1-15)

Hello, all, and welcome back to this regular column here at Music City Review. Here, we will update you with the most can’t-miss jazz events happening in Music City, soRead More

The Ties that Bind:

Bizet’s Carmen at the Nashville Opera

Bernardo Medeiros (Zuniga), Sara Crigger (Mercedes), Marina Costa-Jackson (Carmen), and Dee Donasco (Frasquita) in "Les tringles des sistres tintaient"
The lights in the theatre dim and the chattering crowd is suddenly silent, drinks with condensation dripping off them clutched tightly as the orchestra, one behemoth of magical sound, beginsRead More

A ‘Portal’ to ‘Behold’ at the Frist

The current exhibitions at the Frist Art Museum are María Magdalena Campos-Pons: Behold and LaJuné McMillian: The Portal’s Keeper—Origins. These are separate exhibitions; however, they are connected in their intentRead More

From Playhouse615

Sordid Lives: A Captivating Production

“A tale of Southern pride,” Del Shores’ 1996 play Sordid Lives is affectionately described as a white-trash black comedy. It juxtaposes conflicting, often humorous themes that reflect Southern life. WhileRead More

Coming from the Nashville Ballet:

Vasterling’s ‘Dracula’ and Balanchine’s ‘Serenade’

This October 3-6, Nashville Ballet entwines the spellbinding allure of Paul Vasterling’s Dracula with the elegance of George Balanchine’s Serenade for a double bill that transcends the ordinary. Delve intoRead More

The MCR Interview

Conductor Lidiya Yankovskaya

Conductor Lidiya Yankovskaya recently recently met with MCR journalist Daniel Krenz to talk about concert halls, music and her approaching program with the Nashville Symphony. The following is a recordingRead More

The MCR Interview

Interview with Kathryn Lewek

In celebration of the approaching production of Carmen at Nashville Opera, Music City Review Journalist Sarah Featherston had the chance to sit down with Soprano Kathryn Lewek and chat aboutRead More

From the Nashville Symphony

Opening Night with the Nashville Symphony

On the weekend of September 13-14, the Nashville Symphony presented its season opening concert with a performance of Sergei Rachmaninoff’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini featuring Joyce Yang, andRead More

At Oz Arts

DakhaBrakha Redux: The Triumphant Return of the Ukrainian Quartet

In 2023, a year and a day after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, DakhaBrakha performed at OZ Arts here in Nashville. With their fusion of folk, rock, funk, blues, andRead More