Posts Tagged ‘Richard Rodgers’
A Thrilling Evening with Chris Botti and Friends at the Balboa
Virtuoso jazz trumpeter Chris Botti and his ensemble opened the La Jolla Music Society’s 2024-2025 Jazz Series with a return concert at the Balboa Theatre Sunday evening.
Read MoreVocalist Bryonha Marie Salutes the Great American Songbook at The Rady Shell
Rob Fisher and vocalist Bryonha Marie celebrated the musical treasure trove of The Great American Songbook in Friday’s Rady Shell program titled “Broadway Sings . . . and Swings.”
Read MoreCostanzo and Salvant Join Their Voices in a Sparkling Marathon of Song
Cécile McLorin Salvant and Anthony Roth Costanzo put together a scintillating musical revue that included a half dozen Kurt Weill songs and a dazzling array of other solos and duets that enchanted the SummerFest audience at The Conrad.
Read MoreLise Lindstrom and Greer Grimsley Easily Exceed the Billing of ‘One Amazing Night’ for San Diego Opera
Let no one claim that San Diego Opera does not know how to have a good time! The Saturday, May 5, concert–“One Amazing Night”–at the Balboa Theatre featured opera stars soprano Lise Lindstrom and bass-baritone Greer Grimsley accompanied the San Diego Symphony in a program that ranged from arias and scenes from grand opera to Viennese operetta and American musical theater.
Read MoreCriminal ‘Sound of Music’ Has Way with Broadway SD
Broadway San Diego’s ‘The Sound of Music’ is the latest installment in the show’s criminally overrated stature. Just because something’s called a classic, after all, doesn’t mean everybody pulled his weight in making it one.
Read MoreFerruccio Furlanetto Fabulous in Concert with Orchestra
Saturday’s Copley Symphony Hall audience fell in love with celebrated Italian opera bass Ferruccio Furlanetto in his exceptional concert with full orchestra . . .
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