Posts Tagged ‘Mozart’
A Touch of Ragtime Lightens the La Jolla SummerFest Regimen
La Jolla SummerFest’s August 21 concert opened with William Bolcom’s charming, droll “Three Rags for String Quartet” and continued with quintets by Mozart and Robert Schumann . . .
Read MoreImpressive Opera NEO Production Brings Mozart Up to Date
Opera NEO’s compelling “Don Giovanni” production brimmed over with insights and creative approaches that have marked the company’s sparkling previous productions. A cast of young, well-trained singers proved more than equal to the challenges of one of Mozart’s most daunting scores . . .
Read MoreMusic in Avant-Garde Vienna a Century Ago
Friday’s La Jolla SummerFest program featured chamber music from the exciting but contradictory musical landscape of Vienna during the first half of the 20th century–Korngold, Webern and Zemlinsky . . .
Read MoreMainly Mozart’s ‘Prodigy Year’ Exits With Prodigy Gavin George
Mainly Mozart Music Director Michael Francis concluded this year’s festival with a bland program of early Mozart pieces and Felix Mendelssohn’s First Symphony . . .
Read MoreIn A Minor Mood
Mainly Mozart’s “Minor Storm” program featured a conductorless orchestra and instrumental soloists Anne-Marie McDermott and William Preucil . . .
Read MoreSan Diego Opera Opens ‘Great Scott’ — Jake Heggie’s Valentine to Singers
‘Great Scott’–San Diego Opera’s latest contribution to the lively American contemporary opera scene, opened with abundant vocal fireworks and a flashy production Saturday (May 7) at Civic Theatre . . .
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