Classical
The Florentine’s powerful “Idomeneo”
Spectacular singing and a smart production make Mozart's last opera seria urgent and modern.
May 19th, 2012 by Tom Strini
Thoroughly modern opera seria
Mozart summed up and pushed forward an outdated opera style in in 1780. John LaBouchardiere pushes it a little further.
May 17th, 2012 by Tom Strini
“Sunday in the Park” with Bill Theisen
Stephen Sondheim's musical about Seurat's great painting and a self-doubting artist of a later generation opens at the Skylight.
May 17th, 2012 by Matthew Reddin
NEW! UWM shows off the next generation of opera stars
"An Evening of Opera Arias" featured moving, theatrical solos and duets from the UWM Opera Theatre on Saturday.
May 13th, 2012 by Kat Murrell
That went well
Edo de Waart and the Milwaukee Symphony bring out the ring and shimmer. NEW: Link to NY Times review.
May 12th, 2012 by Tom Strini
Windfall’s “Assassins” — a scary/funny Sondheim musical
Windfall Theatre revives the 1991 musical about presidential assassins and would-be assassins.
May 7th, 2012 by David Bohn
Chen’s spectacular “Unveiling Iris”
Qigang Chen's Chinese/Western musing on a Greek goddess as Universal Woman precedes first-class Brahms.
May 5th, 2012 by Tom Strini
Fun, but a little out of tune
"Things That Go Ding!" showcases a true master of percussion, but the show isn't quite all it could be.
Apr 29th, 2012 by Matthew Reddin
Mystic music from Messiaen, Debussy, Bruckner
Edo de Waart transcends with Messiaen, dazzles with La Mer and lays out the Bruckner's drama.
Apr 27th, 2012 by Tom Strini
Carnegie Hall Preview No. 1
The Milwaukee Symphony previews its Carnegie Hall program at home, this weekend and next.
Apr 26th, 2012 by Tom Strini
Schumann and odd stuff
At the Wisconsin Conservatory, Jacob, Tisdel and Klabunde find gold in the familiar and the obscure.
Apr 24th, 2012 by Tom Strini
Early Music Now finishes in a Blaze of Glory
The Calmus Ensemble and Quartet New Generation combine voice and recorders combine to spectacular effect.
Apr 22nd, 2012 by Jonathan Brodie
