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Clueless applause apart, Lang Lang brings depth, insight to Bach’s “Goldbergs” at Arsht Center

When Lang Lang came on stage at the Arsht Center on […]

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Fri Mar 11, 2022
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Frost Opera Theater triumphs with ambitious world premiere of “The Leopard”

In an age when most opera composers write intimate works with small […]

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Mon Mar 07, 2022
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New World guest conductor Denève honors Ukraine with a rearranged program

New World Symphony guest conductor Stéphane Denève opened Saturday night’s concert […]

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Sun Mar 06, 2022
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Tilson Thomas resigns from New World Symphony

Michael Tilson Thomas is stepping down as artistic director of the […]

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Thu Mar 03, 2022
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Frost Opera Theater takes a leap forward with world premiere of “The Leopard”

When composer Michael Dellaira attempted to read Giuseppe Tomasi de Lampedusa’s […]

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Tue Mar 01, 2022
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Bell and the Academy team up for fervent Dvořak, superficial Beethoven at Arsht Center

There is nothing like star power to draw an audience to […]

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Sun Feb 27, 2022
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Palm Beach Opera deftly mixes comedy and soaring vocalism in Donizetti’s “Elixir”

Few art forms have a shorter shelf live than comedy. But […]

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Sat Feb 26, 2022
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Music of Bach provides a timely sense of peace with Seraphic Fire

Few composers’ music can bring such serenity and uplift as that […]

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Sat Feb 26, 2022
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Miami Lyric Opera serves up delightful Donizetti

[Note: Technical issues delayed the posting of this review.] Few operas […]

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Wed Feb 23, 2022
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Copland, Eastman works provide the highlights to close “Clarinet Visions”

[Editor’s Note: Technical issues prevented this review from being posted last […]

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Tue Feb 22, 2022
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A cornucopia of clarinetists opens New World’s “Clarinet Visions” festival

[Editor’s Note: Technical issues prevented this review from being posted last […]

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Tue Feb 22, 2022
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March 21

Friends of Chamber MusicStephen Hough, pianostRawsthorne: BagatellesSchumann: KreislerianaHough: PartitaChopin: Ballade No. […]

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Wed Feb 16, 2022
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February 17

Seraphic Fire“The Enlightenment Festival II”Music of Purcell and Moore7:30 p.m. St. […]

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Wed Jan 26, 2022
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After two years, J’Nai Bridges returns to the stage, making her Florida debut as Carmen

After a string of pandemic delays, 2022 looks like a breakout […]

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Wed Jan 26, 2022
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Stellar guest artists enhance New World Symphony’s downsized program

The New World Symphony’s weekend program was to have offer big […]

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Mon Jan 24, 2022
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Seraphic Fire cancels January concerts

Seraphic Fire has cancelled this month’s performances of Hildegard von Bingen’s […]

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Sat Jan 08, 2022
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January 28

Palm Beach OperaBizet: CarmenJnai Bridges, Migran Agadzhanyan; Antonello Allemandi, conductor7:30 p.m. […]

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Sun Dec 19, 2021
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Smoldering Sibelius, blazing Brahms from New World Symphony

Some violinists bring dazzling displays of virtuosity to every performance. Others […]

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Sun Nov 21, 2021
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Master Chorale displays undimmed virtuosity with Mozart’s Requiem Mass

The Master Chorale of South Florida is exponentially better under the […]

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Sat Nov 20, 2021
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December 19

New World SymphonyChamber ConcertMahan Esfahani, harpsichordC.P.E Bach: Quartet in A minorHaydn: […]

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Tue Nov 16, 2021
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