Archive for January 2026
Community, Compassion, and Redemption: Nashville Opera’s moving performance of Puccini’s opera “The Girl of the Golden West” in the newest Music Palace in Nashville. (Tonight: Friday, January 23, 2026 at 7:30 p.m. before the storm. Go! You don’t want to miss this.)
I’m writing this as fast as I can because I don’t want the inspiration to leave me. It’s 12:41 a.m. on Friday, January 23, 2026, and I’ve just returned from…
Read MorePreview: Nashville Opera’s “Girl of the Golden West” at the Fisher Center of the Performing Arts January 22 & 24 at 7:30 p.m.
Nashville OperaJohn Hoomes: DirectorDean Williamson: ConductorNashville Opera OrchestraSung in Italian with English lyrics projected above the stage (Surtitle) “La fanciulla del west” or “The Girl of the Golden West”: Giacomo…
Read MoreImpressions: Colorful Keys Surrounded by the Age of Reason
Nashville, Tennessee: Friday, January 9, 2026: 7:30 p.m.Schermerhorn Symphony CenterThe Nashville SymphonyGemma New, ConductorConrad Tao, Piano PROGRAM: When writing these reviews, I’d like to make them as spontaneous as possible.…
Read MorePreview: Nashville Symphony Concert Program for January 9 & 10: Beethoven, Adams, and Mozart featuring Gemma New, Conductor, and Conrad Tao, Piano
This is the first in what I hope will be many future posts about classical music. I will create a preview and a review of concerts to promote and either…
Read More3 Performances Scheduled for January’s Live Reviews
2026 is here, and we want to get off to a good start. We will be previewing and reviewing three performances this month: Nashville Symphony’s first concert of the new…
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