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Wednesday, October 3, 2018

Cleveland Opera Theater aims for laughs with 'The Barber of Seville' by Zachary Lewis

In mounting a fully staged production of "The Barber of Seville," the actors and leaders of Cleveland Opera Theater want more than anything else to have fun and make people laugh.

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 06:00AM
Tuesday, August 21, 2018

Cleveland Opera Theater tuning up for 'freeing' night of outdoor opera by Zachary Lewis

Cleveland Opera Theater's upcoming free outdoor concert at Dunham Tavern is about as far as it's possible to get from opera as depicted in popular culture.

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 08:17AM
Tuesday, April 24, 2018

Cleveland Opera Theater pushing relevance with new production of 'Madama Butterfly' (preview) by Zachary Lewis

For the cast and directors of "Madama Butterfly" at Cleveland Opera Theater, the work they're staging this week is a creation not only beautiful and powerful but also timely.

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 11:45AM
Friday, April 20, 2018

Cleveland Opera Theater scores big with appointment of maven Aubrey Murphy as new concertmaster by Zachary Lewis

After decades performing in with major houses in Australia and London, far from the woman who is now his wife, former Sydney Opera House concertmaster Aubrey Murphy has taken up with Clevela…

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 05:00AM
Wednesday, March 28, 2018

GroundWorks DanceTheater artists plot uncommon next step: retirement by Zachary Lewis

In a serendipitous and rare turn of events, dancers Damien Highfield and Felise Bagley, longtime members of GroundWorks DanceTheater, are retiring at the same time, after careers of more tha…

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 11:52AM
Wednesday, March 14, 2018

Inlet Dance Theatre develops idea of new piece for families with young children (preview) by Zachary Lewis

Motivated by a desire to create a quality new work for families with young children, Inlet Dance Theatre developed a show out of the best-selling children's book "What Do You Do With An…

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 11:09AM
Monday, March 5, 2018

Verb Ballets lands in Cuba, begins launch of Cleveland Havana Ballet by Zachary Lewis

On Saturday, members of Cleveland's Verb Ballets departed for Havana, where they will spend time soaking up the culture and performing with Cuba's ProDanza under the name Cleveland Havana Ba…

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 03:06PM
Thursday, January 18, 2018

Cleveland Opera Theater celebrates, explores creation of new opera with 2nd annual NOW Festival (preview) by Zachary Lewis

Via collaborations with schools, guest singers, and local composers, Cleveland Opera Theater will pull back the curtain to reveal how opera these days comes into being and prove that opera r…

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 12:38PM
Tuesday, January 16, 2018

Grupo Corpo bringing spirit, movement lexicon of Brazil to Playhouse Square (preview) by Zachary Lewis

Born and bred in Brazil, Grupo Corpo, now en route to the DanceCleveland series, is famous for conveying the spirit and flavor of its homeland, all without speaking a word.

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 03:25PM
Monday, November 27, 2017

Cleveland Orchestra rounds out Thanksgiving weekend with hearty, diverse musical feast (review) by Zachary Lewis

With the Cleveland Orchestra last weekend, guest conductor Giancarlo Guerrero reminded listeners why Tchaikovsky remains in permanent rotation, brought back a Copland classic, and supported …

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 11:53AM
Tuesday, October 31, 2017

Martha Argerich, Sergei Babayan furnish Cleveland with musical evening for the ages (review) by Zachary Lewis

Pianist Martha Argerich's Cleveland debut Monday evening with keyboard colleague Sergei Babayan was thrilling, a momentous display of virtuosity fueled by artistic understanding and long per…

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 12:19PM
Tuesday, October 24, 2017

Cleveland Museum of Art hosts Squrl with Jim Jarmusch for musical tribute to Man Ray films (preview) by Zachary Lewis

Hoping to foster deeper appreciation for the films of Man Ray, Squrl with Jim Jarmusch will present a concert of live, largely spontaneous soundtracks to four of the artist's silent films.

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 11:10AM
Sunday, September 24, 2017

Cleveland Orchestra's 'The Cunning Little Vixen' remains a visual and musical delight (review) by Zachary Lewis

The production conceived in 2014 by Yuval Sharon for the Cleveland Orchestra remains a visual and sonic delight, and a groundbreaker. The performances haven't slipped, either.

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 03:56PM
Monday, August 14, 2017

Cleveland Orchestra, guests conjure musical magic with baton and bows on lush evening at Blossom (review) by Zachary Lewis

Playing to a sizeable crowd on another picture-perfect evening at Blossom, conductor Gustavo Gimeno and the Cleveland Orchestra Saturday brought to vivid life both Stravinsky's Suite from &q…

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 10:29AM
Wednesday, August 9, 2017

Cleveland Opera Theater announces third annual free 'opera tailgating' night at Dunham Tavern Museum by Zachary Lewis

In an ongoing effort to welcome as many people into the operatic fold as possible, Cleveland Opera Theater will again stage a free concert in a festive atmosphere at Cleveland's Dunham Taver…

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 10:24AM
Tuesday, July 4, 2017

Groundworks DanceTheater staging new work steeped in sports passion at Summer Series (preview) by Zachary Lewis

In addition to reprising two recent works, Groundworks DanceTheater this weekend at Cain Park plans to premiere a new sports-themed piece by Monica Bill Barnes.

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 07:04AM
Tuesday, March 14, 2017

GroundWorks DanceTheater artfully stumbles onto cohesive Spring Dance Series (preview) by Zachary Lewis

Not only did GroundWorks DanceTheater's Spring Dance Series coalesce around a theme of connections. It did so entirely by accident and in a manner that exemplifies that very theme.

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 08:54AM
Tuesday, January 24, 2017

Dance Theatre of Harlem makes welcome and superb return on DanceCleveland series (review) by Zachary Lewis

The sold-out performances by Dance Theatre of Harlem Saturday at Playhouse Square attested to Northeast Ohio's thirst to once again see the historic company in action.

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 05:00AM
Monday, January 16, 2017

Dance Theatre of Harlem seeks to model art form's relevance and universality (preview) by Zachary Lewis

En route to the DanceCleveland series this week of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the famed New York dance troupe is recommitting to inclusivity, underscoring its belief that ballet can and sho…

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 11:17AM
Monday, January 9, 2017

Cleveland Opera Theater unveils the future of opera with cutting-edge NOW Festival (preview) by Zachary Lewis

A veritable smorgasbord of new opera, Cleveland Opera Theater's upcoming NOW Festival is nothing if not a testament to the health of the art.

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 01:32PM
Tuesday, November 22, 2016

Musicianship and physical fitness go hand in hand, say medical experts and performing artists by Zachary Lewis

There's a reason so many high-level musicians are also athletes. From the neurological responses they induce to their physical benefits and effects on overall health, exercise and the making…

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 01:09PM
Monday, November 21, 2016

Apollo's Fire inspires musical affection with revamped 'Love in Venice' program (review) by Zachary Lewis

Apollo's Fire returned to Venice for the second concert of its 25th anniversary season with a stylish, diverse program titled "Love in Venice."

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 04:00PM
Monday, November 7, 2016

BodyTraffic jams into Playhouse Square with fresh images of dance from Los Angeles (preview) by Zachary Lewis

Over the course of its DanceCleveland debut Saturday night at Playhouse Square, Los Angeles-based BodyTraffic will take up a mostly gestural work as well as pieces rooted in breakdancing, ba…

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 12:38PM
Thursday, September 8, 2016

Retirement from Cleveland Orchestra leads former principal viola Robert Vernon to musical freedom by Zachary Lewis

"I can do what I want now with music," said Robert Vernon, the newly retired principal viola emeritus of the Cleveland Orchestra, after an unprecedented career of 40 years.

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 01:17PM
Friday, August 26, 2016

New head of Nat'l Center for Choreography aims to free artists from creative 'hamster wheel' by Zachary Lewis

Little more than a dream as recently as three years ago, the nation's second dedicated dance-creation facility, based at the University of Akron, is now not only up and running but also led …

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 10:36AM
Wednesday, August 10, 2016

Cleveland Opera Theater sets stage for free 'opera tailgating' night at Dunham Tavern Museum (preview) by Zachary Lewis

Some, at Cleveland Opera Theater's free concert Sunday at Dunham Tavern, will hang on every note. Everyone else, meanwhile, will just soak up the vibe, along with gourmet food and wine, and …

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 08:24PM
Thursday, June 16, 2016

Choreographer Dianne McIntyre bolsters status as Cleveland treasure with Doris Duke Artist Award by Zachary Lewis

If any artist in Cleveland ranks as a national treasure, surely it's choreographer Dianne McIntyre. The Doris Duke Artist Award she received last month, the latest in a string of high-level …

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 08:18AM
Wednesday, June 15, 2016

Ohio Light Opera getting into character for season of musical favorites and rare treats (preview) by Zachary Lewis

For its 2016 season beginning June 18, Ohio Light Opera has planned an eclectic mix of obscure works from deep within the German, French and American songbooks as well as first-time performa…

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 10:46AM
Monday, June 13, 2016

Opera Circle hits a high note with restructured production of Verdi's 'Il Trovatore' (review) by Zachary Lewis

Saturday night at the Ohio Theatre, Opera Circle concluded its season with a new production of Verdi's "Il Trovatore," restructuring the work as a sequence of eight scenes that emp…

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 02:37PM
Tuesday, June 7, 2016

Opera Circle aiming high with season-finale production of 'Il Trovatore' at Ohio Theatre by Zachary Lewis

For its last production of the season, Cleveland's Opera Circle is expanding considerably, taking on a score -- Verdi's "Il Trovatore" -- that demands its utmost on every front.

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 10:17PM
Saturday, June 4, 2016

Cleveland Opera Theater founder Andrea Anelli resigns citing 'untenable' situation by Zachary Lewis

Citing the creation of an environment in which it would be "impossible for me to continue," soprano and Cleveland Opera Theater founder Andrea Anelli this week announced that she h…

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 09:46AM

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