Long known for its inventive and contextualized programs, Da Camera Houston did what it does best with its recent presentation of “Debussy’s Paris.” “Lisle Joyeuse,” the Debussy favorite for solo piano was paired with the Sonata [...]...
With hidden identities, passionate love, and a gypsy’s vicious revenge, it is no wonder that Verdi’s dramatic “Il Trovatore” remains so popular. It’s a task to add passion to this already effusive opera, but this is precisely [...]...
Anthony Brandt thinks Houston is a composer’s city. Brandt, a professor of composition at Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music and Artistic Director of Musiqa, a collective of five composers, knows what he is talking about. [...]...
“The Lighthouse” Dallas Opera March 16-18, 2012 “Opera” is one of those terms, like “classical music,” that poorly serves to describe an entire world of artistic endeavor. Writers strive in vain to define the difference between opera and Broadway shows when opera companies produce [...]...
Dallas has a deep history in jazz music, with such masters as Bessie Smith and Robert Johnson playing in clubs in Deep Ellum.
You may not know it, but jazz ha...
Child protégées have a hard row to hoe. When a violinist is invited to play in concert with professional orchestras at the age on nine, site it is difficult to...
The Jerusalem Quartet, sick hailed by as “one of the young, cialis yet great quartets of our time,” has garnered international acclaim for its rare combinat...
In 2010, viagra 60mg the Nasher Sculpture Center added a chamber music series to its many other offerings. In keeping with the eclectic quality of its art co...
You would think that the worlds of opera and theater would be entwined; they have so much in common. They both present staged productions that use actors, singers, sets, costumes, directors, lighting, and even orchestras and conductors. They both tell dramatized stories by peeling back the fourth wall [...]...
It is a rare occasion when Houston music lovers have the opportunity to enjoy a world premiere on an orchestral program. However, with its most recent concert featuring a brand new work by Paul English, the River Oaks [...]...
Houston Grand Opera capped off its multi-year Britten Cycle with “The Rape of Lucretia,” a thought-provoking tourde- force that showcased composer Benjamin Britten’s signature haunting style, brought to life by dynamic talents [...]...
Here in Houston, with the recent completion of Houston Grand Opera’s (HGO) annual Eleanor McCollum Competition for Young Singers, this month’s Young Texas Artist Competition (YTA) [...]...
