Can’t Buy Me Love: Kansas City Ballet’s “Lady of the Camellias”
Kansas City Ballet’s “Lady of the Camellias” is gorgeous. The costuming, the dancing, the sets and lighting evoke a shimmering dream world, enhanced by the..
Birds of a Feather: Kansas City Symphony Explores Music of 1919
The Kansas City Symphony journeyed to the past and into imaginary lands with its 1919-focused program in a bold performance Saturday in Helzberg Hall, conducted..
“Love and Death”: Behzod Abduraimov, pianist in recital
Midway through pianist Behzod Abduraimov’s recital at the 1900 Building, some mystery object clattered on the floor. Had a program fallen off a lap, or..
All Upstanding for an Outstanding Handel’s “Messiah” from Spire Chamber Ensemble and Baroque Orchestra
It’s humbling to realize that when George Frederic Handel wrote “The Messiah,” Kansas City didn’t even exist yet. In 1712, as Handel was settling into..
“A Winter’s Tale in Words and Song”: A Lively Collaboration by Bach Aria Soloists and Heart of America Shakespeare Festival
“This is winter, which nonetheless brings its own delights.” Antonio Vivaldi, from “The Four Seasons” sonnets “A Winter’s Tale in Words and Song” exchanged “brrr”..
Much Rejoicing: Soweto Gospel Choir Honors Nelson Mandela in Kansas
With the spontaneity of a spirit moved, the Soweto Gospel Choir honored the centenary of Nelson Mandela with songs of hope and resistance, songs born..
