Last night was a bit of a strange concert, at least speaking for myself from my vantage point on the stage. First of all, there was the sobering sight of empty seats in the hall – lots of them. It’s not as though this is a strange program – Brahms d minor piano concerto is [...]
by Charles Noble on February 1, 2008
Thanks for generous support from Symphony sponsor Wells Fargo, now through February 8th, the Oregon Symphony will be offering all seats for the remainder of the season at either $20 or $50 each (except for the Eartha Kitt concert). There’s lots of great stuff to grab tickets for, here are some of my picks:
by Charles Noble on January 5, 2008
Gavin Borchert shares my enthusiasm about the Seattle Opera’s 2008-2009 season, especially the Bartók/Schoenberg duo of one-act operas:
Most exciting—unbelievable, in fact—is their presentation of Robert Lepage’s production of Bartok’s Bluebeard’s Castle and Schoenberg’s monodrama Erwartung (Feb. 21-March 7), which I saw in Vancouver in 1998 and never dreamed would be done here. I did, however, [...]
by Charles Noble on January 3, 2008 · 1 comment
David Stabler has provided an outline of the upcoming ‘08-’09 season of the Seattle Opera, which begins with Aida in August. What I’m totally psyched about (and I hope I can go see) is the double bill of Bartok’s Bluebeard’s Castle and Schoenberg’s Erwartung. Too cool!!
by Charles Noble on December 26, 2007
Bartók in 1929 [courtesy of wikipedia]
One of the great works of the 20th century, Bartók’s Miraculous Mandarin, gets its first performance in Portland in over 30 years this January 12 – 14, 2008 at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall. The concert will feature supertitles projected over the orchestra to illustrate the precise stage directions [...]
