Performing Arts
Knowledge in the Arts: A Britt Endeavor
The Britt ACE (Arts Career Exploration) program is presenting a concert by the Portland Cello Project in the Britt Performance Garden on June 4th, 2015 from 8 to 10 p.m. The concert is a culmination […]
Baritone Sensation Christopheren Nomura Wows Ashland Audience With Possible Swan-Song Recital – by Lee Greene
Christopheren Nomura, at age 51, is perhaps the preeminent baritone singer of his generation. The Japanese-American prodigy was raised in the San Francisco Bay area and began his singing career early as a boy soprano. […]
Oregon Shakespeare Festival’s Guys and Dolls is a Must-See Classic – by Lee Greene
One of the 11 plays the Oregon Shakespeare Festival (OSF) is presenting in repertory this season is the classical American musical, Guys and Dolls. I saw it at OSF’s Angus Bowmer Theater in Ashland on […]
Britt Announces Epic 2015 Season – by Lee Greene
“There’s Just One Britt” and “This is the Epic Season!”
Those two phrases were uttered by Britt President and CEO Donna Briggs to describe the 2015 Summer Season that was announced on Thursday evening, April 9, […]
Duo Project Play the Hollywood Bowl in a Medford Warehouse – by Lee Greene
Have you ever had one of those eerie, exhilarating experiences of feeling “unstuck” in time and space, like the characters in a Kurt Vonnegut novel (e.g., Slaughterhouse-Five, The Sirens of Titan, Cat’s Cradle, etc.)? That’s […]
Star Livia Genise and Camelot Theatre Deliver An Exceptional “Sunset Boulevard”
The musical, Sunset Boulevard has a checkered history. Various productions of the musical have received very mixed reviews. When it’s been good, it’s very, very good, and when it’s not, it’s landed like a thud. […]
OSF Presents Theatrical Thrill Ride Adaptation of Victorian Crime Novel “Fingersmith” – by Lee Greene
On Saturday, March 14, 2015, I had the great pleasure of viewing an absolutely stunning, magical Oregon Shakespeare Festival (OSF) original stage adaptation of Sarah Waters’ critically acclaimed best-selling Victorian crime thriller novel, Fingersmith. The […]
Chamber Music Concerts Provides Rare Opportunity to Enjoy String Quintets
Chamber Music Concerts (CMC) has been entertaining classical music audiences in the Rogue Valley with performances of chamber music for 31 seasons. The majority of the concerts, like most composed chamber music, have featured trios […]
Rogue Valley Symphony Shines in Orchestra Showcase Concert – by Lee Greene
The Rogue Valley Symphony (RVS) presented its current season’s Masterworks 4 concert in performances on February 27 (Ashland),28 (Medford) and March 1 (Grants Pass), offering an “Orchestra Showcase” – i.e., the focus was on the […]
Shakespeare Festival Opens 2015 Season with a Triumphal Update of Much Ado About Nothing – by Lee Greene
The Oregon Shakespeare Festival (OSF) officially kicked off its 2015 Season on Friday evening, Feb. 27 with the opening performance of a new production of William Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing in the Angus Bowmer […]