Classical Music Theater Reviews: Best Shows & Critic Recommendations Page 30

BWW Reviews: Utah Symphony's BALLROOM WITH A TWIST Sparkles and Shines
by Tyler Hinton - February 05, 2013

In Ballroom with a Twist at Abravanel Hall, the Utah Symphony sparkled and its guest artists (culled from TV reality competitions) shined....

BWW Reviews: Rich Ridenour Warms Dearborn with a Night at the Oscars in GREAT MOVIES, GRAND PIANO
by Anton Anderssen - February 02, 2013

It may have only reached 10 degrees outside the Michael A. Guido Theater in Dearborn Friday night, but inside, the stage was as hot as it gets! Special guest artist Rich Ridenour conducted the Dearborn Symphony in a salute to the movies. “Great Movies, Grand Piano” was a magnificent performance fill...

BWW Reviews: ALEXANDER NEVSKY with Music by Prokofiev Performed by BSO
by Charles Shubow - January 17, 2013

Classic 1938 film with live score packs the concert hall....

BWW Reviews: Capital City Men's Chorus Spreads Christmas Cheer with THE YULE OF COOL
by Jeff Davis - December 09, 2012

Back in September, I sang the praises of Austin's Capital City Men's Chorus, saying "This group is polished, professional, hungry to be heard, and just as good as their counterparts in other cities such as Los Angeles and New York." Three months later, the only change is an adornment of holly berri...

BWW Reviews: Andreas Scholl at the Ware Center, Lancaster
by Marakay Rogers - December 08, 2012

Famed German countertenor Andreas Scholl and Israeli pianist Tamar Halperin performed works from Scholl's new song/lieder CD at the Ware Center, Lancaster, on December 5....

VIDEO: Preview - Pianist Jenny Q Chai to Make Debut at Le Poisson Rouge Tonight, 11/4
by BWW News Desk - November 04, 2012

Following her recent, critically acclaimed New York Carnegie Hall debut, pianist Jenny Q Chai has been selected to appear at New York's Le Poisson Rouge. The concert will take place tonight, November 4 at 7:30pm (doors at 6:30pm). Ms. Chai will perform works by Satie, Schoenberg, Stockhausen, Scarla...

BWW Reviews: HGO's THE ITALIAN GIRL IN ALGIERS Sparkles with Rib-Tickling Whimsy
by David Clarke - October 27, 2012

Houston Grand Opera is performing Gioachino Rossini's splendid, humorous, and simply delightful L'italiana in Algeri or THE ITALIAN GIRL IN ALGIERS for the first time. Even knowing that comedic operas exist, it is still seems somewhat like a contradiction to this opera novice. With that said, being ...

BWW Reviews: HGO's Splendid, Opulent LA BOHÈME is an Immaculate Production
by David Clarke - October 22, 2012

Houston Grand Opera is opening its 2012-2013 season with a lavish and fresh production of one of the world's favorite operas, LA BOHÈME by Giacomo Puccini. The familiar opera tells the story of four bohemian artists that live in the same garret (apartment) in 1830s Paris. The poet, Rodolfo, falls fo...

BWW Reviews: MOBY DICK a New Classic With Reimagined Opera
by Harmony Wheeler - October 22, 2012

Storytelling at its best, San Francisco Opera's co-production of new opera "Moby Dick" overwhelms upon sight and hearing. The magnificent production has some of the most exquisite music ever written for the stage. Jack Heggie's grand cinematic score moves faultlessly from solemn, contemplative momen...

BWW Reviews: San Francisco Opera's New CAPULETS AND THE MONTAGUES is Breathtaking
by Harmony Wheeler - October 13, 2012

Vincenzo Bellini's opera based on "Romeo and Juliet" does not follow the traditional Shakespeare plot, so it seems appropriate that the San Francisco Opera production, too, should veer away from traditional sets and costumes and create a world of its own....

BWW Reviews: Baltimore Symphony Orchestra's 2012 Concert a Huge Success
by Charles Shubow - September 25, 2012

Standing room only crowd jams Meyerhoff Symphony to start new season....

BWW Reviews: Baltimore's Star Spangled Symphony Commemorates War of 1812
by Charles Shubow - June 20, 2012

Maestra Marin Alsop leads BSO in tribute to the start of Maryland's War of 1812 celebration....

BWW Reviews: CIRQUE DREAMS ILLUMINATION is Impressive and Family-Friendly
by Kara Pohlkamp - February 25, 2010

Cirque Dreams Illumination is an impressive collection of Cirque du Soleil-style acrobatic routines, street entertainment and illusions that will boggle the minds of audiences of all ages. With reasonably priced tickets starting from $24, the show is also a fantastic opportunity for families to exp...

Joffrey 'Cinderella' A Marvelous Mix of Music, Theater and Dance
by Paul W. Thompson - February 21, 2010

On view this weekend and next (through February 28, 2010) at the landmark Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt Unversity (in downtown Chicago) is an impressive, lovely, and sweetly moving mounting of Sir Frederick Ashton's 1948 choreography for Sergei Prokofiev's "Cinderella." ...

BWW Reviews: ORPHEUS Descends...at Theatre/Theater
by Amber Cassell - February 01, 2010

Orpheus Descending, one of Tennessee Williams' earlier, lesser-known plays, is a retelling of this classical Greek myth, set in Williams' trademark version of the underworld…the deep South. However, the latest revival of Orpheus, playing at Los Angeles' Theatre/Theater through Feb. 21 reminds us al...

REVIEW: Piwacket Theatre for Children Presents Delightful Holiday-Themed Show with MISCHIEVOUS ELF
by Chris Gibson - December 15, 2009

Piwacket Theatre for Children's second Christmas-themed offering of the season concerns a MISCHIEVOUS ELF, and conveys a positive message about maintaining hope in the face of adversity to its young audience. This tale of holiday merriment is filled with song and dance, and it's sure to please your ...

REVIEW: Patti LuPone performs with Orange County's Pacific Symphony
by Michael L. Quintos - October 15, 2009

With Rob Fisher behind the podium conducting the Pacific Symphony, LuPone takes the audience for a ride through her musical theater past. As the show's title Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda suggests, the evening's selections are from musicals she either auditioned for, shows she thinks she could/should have...

REVIEW: Tommy Emmanuel and Rick Price Impress with Show at the Sheldon Concert Hall
by Chris Gibson - October 09, 2009

Australian born guitar vituoso Tommy Emmanuel showcased his unique talent on the stage of the Sheldon Concert Hall, offering a display of fleet-fingered picking that brought the house down....

Barbara Cook Opens Pops With a Bang
by Nancy Grossman - May 07, 2009

Keith Lockhart and the Boston Pops open 124th season festivities with the consummate cabaret and concert star Barbara Cook and her trio ...

Review: The Thorn Birds, the musical - a tragic disaster in Swansea
by Robert Gould - April 22, 2009

The Thorn Birds - which began life as Colleen McCullough's multi-million copy best selling 1977 novel and went on to become one of the most successful TV mini-series of the 1980s - deals with the clash between passionate love and faithful duty to God. Anyone who finds the courage to go to see the ne...