Classical
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 StriniArtsy abundance, wrapped neatly for you, boyo
Tá fáilte romhat. (You're welcome.)
Mar 15th, 2011 by Tom StriniBel 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 BarndtIs it hot in here, or is it just Acoustic Africa?
Three African music stars warm up Alverno College.
Mar 13th, 2011 by Mary O'Hara StacyRising young clarinetist, pianist at Wisconsin Lutheran College
Clarinetist José Franch-Ballester and pianist Anna Polonsky survey styles, moods in an engrossing concert at Wisconsin Lutheran College.
Mar 12th, 2011 by Michael BarndtGil Shaham masters Walton’s Violin Concerto
Walton's concerto is very, very good. But very, very difficult. That's why we haven't heard it here since 1992.
Mar 12th, 2011 by Tom StriniMusical Americana Sunday in Milwaukee
The Festival City Symphony and the Bel Canto Chorus, separately and accidentally, put on concerts of American music.
Mar 11th, 2011 by Tom StriniFantastic Romantic Berlioz
The story behind the "Symphonie Fantastique" is even crazier than the music. This just in: 50% OFF promo code inside!
Mar 10th, 2011 by Tom StriniHurricanes and Mucca Pazza
88.9 Radio Milwaukee brought the world's most bombastic marching band to town as Maxie's Southern comfort dishes it out. A photo gallery in living color.
Mar 10th, 2011 by Brian JacobsonRicardo Lemvo, Grooving the Rumba with Latino Arts
TCD's Peggy Sue Dunigan dances to Makina Loca, with an auditorium full of rollicking kids at the United Community Center.
Mar 8th, 2011 by Peggy Sue DuniganMissing man formation
Long-time cellist Wolfgang Laufer announces his retirement before Sunday's concert. FAQ plays on with guest cellist Robert Cohen.
Mar 7th, 2011 by Tom StriniWild Night at the MSO
John Adams' "Harmonium" blows the doors off Uihlein Hall; de Waart delivers a noble "Adagio for Strings" and a sparkling "Eroica."
Mar 4th, 2011 by Tom Strini