Classical
A weekend of song and dance
Concerts at MSO, the Florentine and Milwaukee Theatre, alongside a Year of the Arts musical and the Ballet's Genesis competition.
Feb 5th, 2013 by Danielle McCluneStephen Foster, rethought at Alverno Presents
Ryan Schleicher and friends (Robbie Fulks, Jon Langford, Christopher Porterfield and more) riff on the composer of "Oh Susanna."
Feb 4th, 2013 by David BohnBeethoven. That’s All.
Edo de Waart, Milwaukee Symphony dazzle as they go deep into Beethoven's Symphonies Nos. 2 and 4 and two overtures. Through Sunday.
Feb 2nd, 2013 by Tom StriniAlverno Presents re-illuminates Stephen Foster
Jon Langford, Juniper Tar, Field Report's Christopher Porterfield, Betty Strigens of Testa Rosa and more will perform Foster's works at "Beautiful Dreamer."
Jan 29th, 2013 by Ryan FindleyThe time is right for new shows
The Rep and Next Act present time-jumping dramas, Alverno pays tribute to a master from the past, and Danceworks performs pieces yet to exist.
Jan 29th, 2013 by Danielle McCluneBurning strings at the Conservatory
The Philomusica was brilliant Monday in quartets by Haydn, Glass and Beethoven.
Jan 29th, 2013 by Tom StriniPro Arte Quartet, Capital-C Classical at the Wilson Center
The Pro Arte String Quartet, from Madison, charms a crowd at the Sharon Lynne Wilson Center.
Jan 28th, 2013 by David BohnPrecision, bold emphasis
Violinist Sarah Kapustin, Pewaukee native, returns to Milwaukee with her Amsterdam-based string quartet.
Jan 27th, 2013 by Michael BarndtFitzwater magnificent as Edith Piaf
Leslie Fitzwater's one-woman show on the life and music of the legendary French chanteuse has become a landmark of Milwaukee musical theater.
Jan 27th, 2013 by Mary O'Hara StacyKalichstein/Mozart, Edo/Bruckner
The MSO and Edo de Waart triumph in a challenging Bruckner epic.
Jan 25th, 2013 by Tom StriniLeslie Fitzwater as Edith Piaf
Fitzwater beats cancer and returns to the stage as the tragic, heroic French singing star.
Jan 24th, 2013 by Tom StriniBowing Rogue debuts as a duo with a flair for the dramatic
Violinists Margot Schwartz and Ilana Setapen inaugurate their Bowing Rogue partnership.
Jan 23rd, 2013 by Michael Barndt