Classical
Gershwin on the Musical Mainstage
Singers from the Milwaukee area's A-list remember George and Ira.
Mar 23rd, 2011 by Peggy Sue Dunigan
Chopin and Schumann con brio
Violinist Frank Almond, pianist Adam Golka and cellist Anthony Ross put their stamps on Chopin and Schumann.
Mar 22nd, 2011 by Tom Strini
Vijay Iyer on Alverno Presents
The celebrated young jazz pianist brings his trio to the South Side campus.
Mar 21st, 2011 by Peggy Sue Dunigan
The Skylight’s mid-century modern “Cosi fan tutte”
Dmitri Toscas reset this battle of the sexes in Chicago, 1958, and leveled the playing field for the women.
Mar 21st, 2011 by Marianne Kordas
Sinfonia New York dances through Baroque repertoire
An Early Music Now concert demonstrates how a dance style - the chaconne - infiltrated early Western music to contribute energy and interest to classical music.
Mar 20th, 2011 by Michael Barndt
Iva Bittova a sensation with Present Music
Unique composer-singer-violinist charms and amazes; Present Music ensemble ignites Steve Reich's new "Double Sextet."
Mar 19th, 2011 by Tom Strini
Brainless comedy, super singing
The Florentine Opera's staging of Rossini's "Italian Girl in Algiers" charms, amuses, impresses.
Mar 19th, 2011 by Tom Strini
Iva Bittova, Present Music’s guest diva
Czech singer-violinist-composer is one of a kind, and a winning presence.
Mar 18th, 2011 by Tom Strini
Mozart’s “Cosi fan tutte” goes Chicago, 1958
Dmitri Tosca's updated libretto levels the playing field in the battle of the sexes and makes the opera almost modern.
Mar 17th, 2011 by Tom Strini
An Italian Girl in Algiers, a Skylighter at the Florentine
Bill Theisen, Skylight AD, directs the Florentine Opera's staging of Rossini's early comedy.
Mar 16th, 2011 by Tom Strini
Artsy abundance, wrapped neatly for you, boyo
Tá fáilte romhat. (You're welcome.)
Mar 15th, 2011 by Tom Strini
Bel Canto commemoration of the Civil War taps deep emotions
Two contemporary choral works tap a national wellspring of emotion running 150 years deep.
Mar 14th, 2011 by Michael Barndt
