Currents — Leonore Overture

Leonore Overture

collects the music and arts criticism of Keith Powers

All in Boston

Nov 18
Nov 18 From CVNA: Orquesta Sinfónica de Puerto Rico, Maximiano Valdés conducting, visits Symphony Hall

Classical Music, Boston, Arts Commentary, Ballet

from Classical Voice North America

Nov 18
Nov 18 From CVNA: Raven Chacon, at Boston's Institute of Contemporary Art

Arts Commentary, Composers, Museums, Visual Arts, Classical Music, Boston

From Classical Voice North America

Jun 13
Jun 13 Be the audience: New Gallery Concert Series, biennial BEMF, Rockport opens with Hewitt, Dover

Boston, Chamber Music, Essays, RCMF, Visual Arts, Opera, Boston Symphony Orchestra

Leonore Overture

Apr 28
Apr 28 From CVNA: Only one conductor for 53 years, and now Boston Baroque faces change. Martin Pearlman retires.

Arts Commentary, Early Music, Classical Music, Boston, Opera

Classical Voice North America

Mar 31
Mar 31 …the blackbird whistling, or just after: Balanchine, Coltrane, Pearlman

Boston, Composers, Classical Music, Dance, Opera

Leonore Overture

Feb 27
Feb 27 Mark Adamo's Lysistrata: "No" means no—war, that is. OO/BMOP, with Gil Rose, comically portrays the resistance.

Opera, Classical Music, Composers, Boston, Vocal music

Classical Voice North America

Feb 6
Feb 6 From CVNA: Die tote Stadt, Boston Symphony Orchestra's semi-staging of Erich Korngold's 1920's opera

Boston, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Opera, Classical Music, Vocal music

Classical Voice North America

Jan 27
Jan 27 Andris Nelsons leads Eighth and Ninth, as Boston Symphony Orchestra brings its Beethoven cycle to a close.

Boston Symphony Orchestra, Composers, Boston, Classical Music

Leonore Overture

Jan 15
Jan 15 Chaucer? Updike? Borges? Beethoven narrates as well. The first Three symphonies, read closely.

Classical Music, Composers, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Boston

Leonore Overture

Nov 14
Nov 14 Hannah Kendall's old-timey sound; Boston Ballet's human blob; Chamber Players examine Poulenc

Boston, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Classical Music, Chamber Music, Dance, Composers

Leonore Overture