Classical

Natalie Merchant and the MSO: A dreamy Saturday night
Natalie Merchant and the MSO

A dreamy Saturday night

Merchant performed songs from her beautiful 2010 album "Leave Your Sleep," a collection of poems set to music.

The Florentine’s “Carmen”: Uneven, but sizzling
The Florentine’s “Carmen”

Uneven, but sizzling

The Florentine cast of Bizet's most famous opera takes a while to warm up, but then this "Carmen" gets hot.

Present Dance (and music too)

Present Dance (and music too)

Present Music turns over the stage to dancers from the Milwaukee Ballet and UWM. Repeat performance Saturday (10/27).

Present Music (Kevin Stalheim), present dance (Tim O’Donnell)

Present Music (Kevin Stalheim), present dance (Tim O’Donnell)

Present Music, the Milwaukee Ballet, UWM Dance Department get together for a big concert Friday.

The Florentine Opera’s Carmen and Don Jose

The Florentine Opera’s Carmen and Don Jose

Funny, friendly Audrey Babcock and Noah Stewart, as opera's top dysfunctional couple in Bizet's "Carmen" at the Florentine.

On Stage 10/23: Musical gems, unsettling theater, and falling dancers
On Stage 10/23

Musical gems, unsettling theater, and falling dancers

Present Music, Natalie Merchant and Siberian Virtuosi power up, while the theater re-visits disturbing history.

Regina Spektor, very live at the Riverside

Regina Spektor, very live at the Riverside

Spektor, the anti-folk singer, enriched her beautiful songs with charm, charisma and fresh takes Saturday at the Riverside.

Blues, sex, talent, intensity at the Rep’s Stackner Cabaret

Blues, sex, talent, intensity at the Rep’s Stackner Cabaret

The Rep's "Blues in the Night" honors the Blues and the bluesy, from Bessie Smith to Johnny Mercer and beyond.

Unruly Music 3: Spektral Quartet
Unruly Music 3

Spektral Quartet

The Spektral Quartet gives a smashing finale to the Unruly Music Festival.

Unruly Music Festival: Performers first
Unruly Music Festival

Performers first

Festival director Christopher Burns and performers Sarah Plum, Jamie Jordan and the Spektral Quartet talk new-music.

Frankly Music puts Levy, clarinet to the fore

Frankly Music puts Levy, clarinet to the fore

Frank Almond's chamber series opens with guests from the Milwaukee Symphony, with principal clarinetist Todd Levy featured.

MSO Pops, honoring Hamlisch and Richard Rodgers

MSO Pops, honoring Hamlisch and Richard Rodgers

Francesco Lecce-Chong fills in for the late Hamlisch, the MSO's principal pops conductor.