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Here are the realities of producing opera, the most expensive entertainment in the performing-arts world: You find an opera you think will sell pretty well; you find the best possible cast. And then you cut more corners than an Indianapolis 500 race-car driver.Peter Kazaras, the director of Seattle Opera’s Young Artists Program (YAP), related these requirements over a recent lunch, as he explained    .. more …

 

also good for other musicians to have a grasp of this concept. … “how to read music” “sheet music” music rhythm rests rest resting “third beat rule” …

 

Those who know George Frideric Handel only from “Messiah” and a few of his orchestral works are missing out on what many consider his greatest music: his operas. The Friends of Chamber Music will give Kansas City a rare opportunity to experience one of Handel’s most famous operas when they present “Acis and Galatea” performed by the Boston Early Music Festival at 8 p.m.    .. more …

 

Austrian singer Wolfgang Holzmair in “Winter’s Journey” (“Winterreise”) is a combination promising a sensitive and polished rendition of the best of Franz Schubert’s art of the lied. But to sing such an intimate work in the huge Tel Aviv Mann Auditorium? This seems problematic. The artist faces a complex challenge: to enable a large audience to catch the nuances of the bleak Schubert cycle, with    .. more …

 

(Chinese bamboo flute); Jess Ciampa (percussion); John Napier (cello) performing ’3 squared 2 squared’ composed by John Napier … music …

 

Only two years after launching, Pacific MusicWorks continues to expand an already-ambitious scope. The company- founded by Seattle-based Stephen Stubbs – has become known for productions and collaborations that bring an innovative flair to the cause of early music.But PMW nudged its risk-taking stance up a few more notches over the past weekend with a pair of back-to-back events offered as part    .. more …