Archive for 2016

Miami Piano Festival to have Italian flavor, leading off with Vincenzo Maltempo

Audiences at the Miami International Piano Festival first heard Vincenzo Maltempo […]

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Mon May 09, 2016
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Second cast singers provide a lift to FGO’s “Don Pasquale”

In recent seasons the level of singing in the Florida Grand […]

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Mon May 09, 2016
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With trivial staging and uneven vocalism, FGO’s “Pasquale” wraps season on low note

Donizetti’s Don Pasquale is one of the gems of Italian opera […]

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Sun May 08, 2016
at 1:55 pm
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New World closes season with majestic Sibelius and vibrant Berlioz

The New World Symphony opened its final weekend of season concerts […]

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Sun May 08, 2016
at 12:45 pm
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Broward Center to expand classical series in 2016-17 season

Despite continuing difficulties with ticket sales in its Classical Series, the […]

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Tue May 03, 2016
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New World unveils three world premieres in “New Work” program

An important addition to the two-piano repertoire and a compelling setting […]

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Sun May 01, 2016
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Master Chorale takes flight in Haydn’s “Lord Nelson” mass

The soaring interior of Fort Lauderdale’s Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church resounded […]

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Sat Apr 30, 2016
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Nu Deco Ensemble closes season with eclectic stew

The final program of the Nu Deco Ensemble’s first full season […]

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Sat Apr 30, 2016
at 12:56 pm
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FIU presents a superb musical tribute to Fred Kaufman at 80

The Florida International University Music Department celebrated the 80th birthday of […]

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Thu Apr 28, 2016
at 11:54 am
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New World Symphony to offer a gallery night with “New Work”

Few artistic events carry as much weight of tradition as performances […]

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Tue Apr 26, 2016
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Critic’s Choice

The Master Chorale of South Florida this week will perform Haydn’s […]

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Mon Apr 25, 2016
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MTT, soloists and New World deliver memorable Mahler

Gustav Mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde (The Song of the […]

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Sun Apr 24, 2016
at 12:29 pm
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Crouch’s distinctive mass receives stirring premiere from Frost Chorale

The premiere of a visionary, strikingly original, mass by a gifted […]

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Sat Apr 23, 2016
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Critic’s Choice

Michael Tilson Thomas‘s revelatory performances of the symphonies of Gustav Mahler […]

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Tue Apr 19, 2016
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Mostly Masonic Mozart in an apt setting from Orchestra Miami

Two seasons ago Orchestra Miami presented an all-Mozart program in the […]

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Tue Apr 19, 2016
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New World members offer a feast of rarities in chamber finale

The four young musicians entered in a darkened stage. As the […]

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Mon Apr 18, 2016
at 11:19 am
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Quigley leads New World in musical mashup from Monteverdi to Reich

A major score by a pioneering minimalist composer brought the New […]

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Sun Apr 17, 2016
at 11:48 pm
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Frost Opera Theater reaches new heights with Golijov-Stravinsky double-bill

A 20th-century appetizer and a bold music drama by a major […]

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Fri Apr 15, 2016
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Critic’s Choice

The two South Florida classical ensembles with the highest national stature […]

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Tue Apr 12, 2016
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Miami Lyric Opera serves up an enjoyable “Elixir”

Donizetti’s opera buffa L’elisir d’amore is a delightful confection. This tale […]

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Sun Apr 10, 2016
at 2:55 pm
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