February 2012
4 posts
Feb 23rd, 2012
Click here to listen to this week’s On the Town! The Language of Love  Mar 3 Next weekend the Civic Chorale of Greater Miami offers up a concert that speaks a language we can all understand; the international language of love. That’s the title of the concert featuring a wide variety of music, from Brahms to Rogers and Hammerstein. The chorale will be joined by “Good Blend” a four-part...
Feb 22nd
February 16th, 2012
Click here to listen to this week’s On the Town! Rigoletto This is your last weekend to catch Verdi’s Rigoletto with the Florida Grand Opera. Conductor Andrew Bizants says this production of Verdi’s classic will raise goosebumps! Verdi’s Rigoletto with the Florida Grand Opera, now through Saturday the 18th at the Broward Center. fgo.org The Romantic Violin Kinga Augustyn,...
Feb 15th
February 9th, 2012
Click here to listen to this week’s On the Town! The Purple Princess  Feb 11th Orchestra Miami’s season continues this Saturday the 11th at Pinecrest Garden’s Banyan Bowl. It’s a family oriented piece for orchestra and narrator by Bruce Adolphe called The Purple Palace.  11am this Saturday the 11th at Pinecrest Gardens. orchestramiami.org Organ Recital   Feb 12th The Miami...
Feb 9th
February 2nd, 2012
Click here to listen to this week’s On the Town! Alice Returns  Now - Mar 11 The next production in the Playground Theatre’s is now on stage, Alice in Wonderland. This adaptation was an incredible success when it was first produced, and this year’s production has been heavily re-vamped with improved visual effects. Alice in Wonderland runs through March 11th....
Feb 2nd
January 2012
4 posts
January 26th, 2012
Click here to listen to this week’s On the Town! Cleveland Orchestra Miami  1/27 - 1/28 The Cleveland Orchestra’s begins it’s sixth South Florida residency this weekend at the Arsht Center with the Symphony no. 6 by Dmitri Shostakovich, the piano concerto no 2 by Johannes Brahms with soloist Yefim Bronfman, and a new piece by Sean Shepherd called ‘Wanderlust’. Music...
Jan 26th
January 19, 2012
Click here to listen to this week’s On the Town! Rock Concerto Violinist Alexander Markov original composition Rock Concerto makes its South Florida debut next Friday the 27th in Coral Gables. It’s called Rock Concerto, a piece for rock band, chorus, soloist, and string orchestra featuring students from The New World School of the Arts. Alexander is the violin soloist, playing his...
Jan 18th
January 12, 2012
Click here to listen to this week’s On the Town! La Rondine Jan 21 - Feb 2 Starting next Saturday Ramon Tebar conducts La Rondine, an opera that shows Puccini’s lighter side. This production features a rising star lyric soprano and South Florida native, Elizabeth Caballero. La Rondine opens Saturday the 21st at the Arsht Center. For a show times, locations and tickets, visit fgo.org....
Jan 11th
January 5th, 2012
Click here to listen to this week’s On the Town! Cabaret Jan 10 - 29 The Maltz Jupiter Theatre is in the midst of a very successful season. Next up is Cabaret, the legendary Kander and Ebb creation that made a star out of Liza Minnelli.  Cabaret opens January 10 and runs through the 29th.  jupitertheatre.org Ever After  Jan 7 - 8 The first concert of 2012 with the New World Symphony...
Jan 4th
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December 2011
4 posts
December 29, 2011
Click here to listen to this week’s On the Town! The Stranahan House If you’re looking for something a little different to do and learn a few things about Ft. Lauderdale’s history at the same time, The Stranahan House offers a unique alternative. For more information on the Stranahan House’s daily tours and weekly river ghost tours, visit stranahanhouse.org. Flamingo...
Dec 28th
December 22nd, 2011
Click here to listen to this week’s On the Town! The Nutcracker  Dec. 21st - 24th This weekend is your last chance to catch the Miami City Ballet’s run of The Nutcracker. The Miami City Ballet presents this classic production with a cast of over 100, music by Tchaikovsky and choreography by George Balanchine, now through Christmas Eve at the Broward Center. There are several matinee...
Dec 21st
December 15th, 2011
Click here to listen to this week’s On the Town! A Colonial Christmas  Dec. 18th This Sunday the 18th, St. Paul’s Choir and Camerata del Re present their annual performance of Lessons and Carols.  This year the theme is “A Colonial Christmas”. Music from North and South America, from the east coast to the west coast is on the program. stpaulsdelray.org Santa squared   Dec. 17th There are...
Dec 14th
December 9, 2011
Click here to listen to this week’s On the Town! Grammy Noms for Seraphic Fire Seraphic Fire was nominated for Best Choral Performance for their Brahms German Requiem, and Best Small Ensemble Performance for Seraphic Fire Christmas. Plus their producer,  Peter Rutenberg, was nominated for Producer of the Year, in part for his work on the Brahms recording. You can catch Seraphic Fire in...
Dec 7th
November 2011
5 posts
December 1, 2011
Click here to listen to this week’s On the Town! Messiah   Dec. 11th The Alhambra Orchestra presents a piece that is synonymous with Christmas, Handel’s Messiah. For this performance, the orchestra will team up with the Civic Chorale of Greater Miami. Keep in mind that this is no ordinary Messiah performance, it’s a sing-in, so you can feel free to join in if you like. December...
Nov 30th
November 24, 2011
Click here to listen to this week’s On the Town! Offering of the Angels   Now - Apr 8th The Museum of Art Fort Lauderdale is the premiere museum for a rare collection of artworks from Florence, Italy. Offering of the Angels: Old Master Paintings and Tapestries from the Uffizi Gallery is on view now through April 8th. moafl.org American Masterworks String Festival   Dec 5th - 10th The 1st...
Nov 23rd
November 17, 2011
Click here to listen to this week’s On the Town! Luisa Fernanda  Now-Nov. 26th The Florida Grand Opera has kicked off it’s 2011-12 season with its first Spanish zarzuela by Frederico Moreno Torroba, Luisa Fernanda. The show runs now through November 26th at the Arsht Center with two additional performances at the Broward Center on December 1st and 3rd. fgo.org Bach to the Holidays ...
Nov 16th
November 10, 2011
Click here to listen to this week’s On the Town! The Red Thread    Now-Dec. 18th The Red Thread, a play about a widowed weaver who has spent three years of his life working on one magnificent silk tapestry that is stolen by his two eldest daughters, runs now through December 18th at the Playground Theatre in Miami Shores. playgroundtheatre.com Play it Forward    Now-Dec. 9th Classical South...
Nov 9th
November 3, 2011
Click here to listen to this week’s On the Town! Hilary Hahn    Nov. 6th One of the top young violinists working today will be onstage at the Broward Center this Sunday the 6th. Two-time Grammy Award-winning violinist Hilary Hahn and pianist Valentina Lisitsa play familiar works by Bach, Beethoven and Brahms, and new encores written specifically for Ms. Hahn. Tickets are available at...
Nov 2nd
October 2011
4 posts
October 27, 2011
Click here to listen to this week’s On the Town! The Miami Music Project The Miami Music Project, founded in 2008 by James Judd, will give their season premiere concert on Sunday, November 6that 2pm at the Arsht Center. Maestro Judd conducts Tchaikovsky’s Symphony no. 5 with the Miami Music Project Honors Orchestra for arshtcenter.org History Walks Resume Add some history to a hike...
Oct 27th
October 20, 2011
Click here to listen to this week’s On the Town! Festival Miami   Now-Nov 4th Festival Miami is still going strong, featuring a pair of piano performances this weekend. Jerome Lowenthal celebrates the 200th anniversary of Liszt’s birth with ‘A Tale of 5 Cities’ at 8 o’clock Saturday the 22nd and Dean Shelly Berg and Santiago Rodriguez offer an afternoon of...
Oct 20th
October 13, 2011
Click here to listen to this week’s On the Town! “10 Years of Fire”  Oct. 19-23 Seraphic Fire begins their 10th anniversary season, “10 Years of Fire”, next Wednesday the 19th with “Requiem for the Renaissance”. The concert will include music by Victoria, Tallis, Palestrina, and Monteverdi, all composers they’ve had successful performances with over the last decade....
Oct 12th
October 6, 2011
Click here to listen to this week’s On the Town! Broward College Symphonic Band - Oct. 9th The Broward College Symphonic Band will give their first concert of the season on Sunday the 9th called “God Bless America – Patriotic Selections”. A follow up concert by the Broward Symphony on Sunday the 16th will feature Grieg’s Peer Gynt Suite, Berlioz’ Symphonie Fantastique & more...
Oct 5th
September 2011
2 posts
September 29, 2011
Click here to listen to this week’s On the Town! 2011 Festival Miami   Sept. 30th-Nov. 4th Now in it’s 28th season, the festival begins with a lecture and two concerts featuring the work of Gunther Schuller on both Saturday October 1st and Sunday the 2nd. Festival Miami presents over 2 dozen concerts this year, there’s literally something for everyone. festivalmiami.com ...
Sep 28th
September 22nd, 2011
Rhythm Foundation The Rhythm Foundation’s 2011-2012 season starts next Friday night at the Little Haiti Cultural Center. In addition to the duo performance called Chamber Music, there will also be a silent auction and an after party with a DJ, food and an open bar. The Rhythm Foundation 24th season launch party starts at 7pm on Friday the 30th at the Little Haiti Cultural Center....
Sep 21st
June 2011
5 posts
June 30, 2011
Summerfest 2011 Summerfest is the longest running music festival of its kind in South Florida. It’s not just a festival, it’s a cultural exchange with European chamber orchestras for a month of performances with the Symphony of the Americas. Celebrating the 20th anniversary of Summerfest, this year’s guest musicians are from the Remenyi Ede Chamber orchestra from Hungary. Dates,...
Jun 29th
June 23, 2011
Summer Driving Take a drive down Sunrise Boulevard toward the Artserve headquarters at the Fort Lauderdale branch library and prepare to be amazed. The exterior of Artserve’s multi-purpose auditorium, art gallery and dance studio recently received a make-over. This classroom assignment for students at Art Institute Fort Lauderdale was started in April and after 9 weeks of class and 6 weeks...
Jun 23rd
June 16, 2011
Rigoletto The next performance with the Miami Lyric Opera is Verdi’s Rigoletto, it includes sopranos Gina Galati and Susana Diaz singing the role of Gilda and Nelson Martinez singing Rigoletto. 8pm on Thursday June 23rd and Friday the 25th, there’s also a 4 o’clock matinee on Sunday the 26th at the Colony Theatre in Miami Beach.  miamilyricopera.org. Miami International...
Jun 16th
June 9th, 2011
Summer Shorts Summer Shorts is the City Theatre’s annual production of little bite-sized scenes. This rapid-fire production features some of the best local and national actors and writers, plus there’s a late night show called Dirty Little Secrets, and a family friendly production called Camp Kappawanna. Summer Shorts runs now through July 3rd. citytheatre.com. The Ugly Duckling Next...
Jun 8th
June 2, 2011
2nd Annual Key West Bacchanalia Next weekend is the second annual Key West Bacchanalia, 4 days celebrating the best chefs, mixologists, wine and food, benefitting the Darrel Gwynn Foundation. In addition to the food and drinks and the chef competition, there’s also dive-n-dine outings, rum tastings, and a closing night party. June 9th-12th. keywestbacchanalia.com. Click here to listen to...
Jun 1st
May 2011
4 posts
May 26th, 2011
To Russia with Love  As a finale to its exceptional tenth season, Florida Classical Ballet Theatre will perform “To Russia With Love” on Friday, May 27th. The program includes a compilation of pieces for a send off performance in Palm Beach Gardens before they depart for a tour of Cuba. There are two performances, 1pm and 7:30pm at theThe Eissey Campus Theatre, Palm Beach Gardens....
May 25th
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May 19, 2011
Benefit for Japan Sakura: A Benefit Concert for Japan starts at 7pm Saturday the 21st at First Presbyterian Church of Miami. Artists include the Crosstown String Quartet; cellist Anna Litvinenko, soprano Iori Kotake and bass Teppei Kono among many, many others. All proceeds will benefit the American Red Cross Japanese Earthquake and Pacific Tsunami Fund. For more details and reservations, visit...
May 18th
May 12, 2011
Local Tenor Makes Good Miami native Russell Thomas is establishing himself as an exciting vocal and dramatic talent on the international opera and concert scene. He’ll be giving a recital this Saturday night at 8pm at the First Presbytarian Church of Miami with Orchestra Miami director Elaine Rinaldi. (Click here to listen to the complete interview with Elaine Rinaldi.) Tickets and more...
May 11th
May 5, 2011
Cello to loan? Anna Maria Litvinenko is a 17-year-old cellist from Miami who travels to Moscow next month to compete in the XIV International Tchaikovsky Competition, and  Classical South Florida is helping to get the word out for Anna. If you or someone you know has a cello to loan, that will allow her to really be heard in the Tchaikovsky concert hall. Visit our homepage for contact details,...
May 4th
April 2011
4 posts
April 28, 2011
Blue Wave Affair The 1st annual Deerfield Beach Wine and Food festival is this Saturday, April 30th. The Cove Shopping Center will host 40 different chefs, and 40 different wines paired to those dishes by a world-class sommelier. The festival starts at 4 o’clock, tickets are available at deerfieldbeachwineandfoodfestival.com. QR and the FGO The Florida Grand Opera is embracing new...
Apr 28th
April 21, 2001
Romeo and Juliet The Miami City Ballet is set to close their season with one final set of performances of John Cranko’s Romeo and Juliet. The Miami Herald said their recent run at the Arsht Center was “a triumph, grand and ravishing, with a star-making turn by Jennifer Kronenberg as Juliet.” Romeo and Juliet runs Friday April 29th through Sunday May 1st at the Broward Center....
Apr 20th
April 14, 2011
Don Giovanni This Saturday the 16th at 7pm the Florida Grand opera will open their interpretation of Mozart’s Don Juan story, welcoming back David Pittsinger in the title role. Don Giovanni is a comic opera with a serious message, “the death of a sinner always reflects his life”. fgo.org O, Miami The month long Miami Poetry Festival continues with screenings, readings and discussions...
Apr 14th
April 7, 2011
Miami Wind Symphony On Sunday the 10th, the Miami Wind Symphony will play their inaugural performance at the Gusman Center for the Art’s Olympia Theater. The program has some show stoppers that will put the spotlight on trumpet soloist Brian Neal, plus Calvin Hughes from WPLG Local 10 will narrate Aaron Copland’s Lincoln Portrait. Music starts at 4pm, all the info you need is online...
Apr 7th
March 2011
5 posts
March 31, 2011
Cleveland Orchestra Florida Residency The next performance in the Cleveland Orchestra’s Miami residency is next weekend, April 8th and 9th.  Jiří Bělohlávek will conduct a program that includes Haydn’s Miracle Symphony no. 96 and Dvorak’s Symphony no. 7, plus pianist Horacio Gutiérrez will join the orchestra for Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto no. 2.  Music starts at 8 both...
Mar 31st
March 24th, 2011
New Music Director at FGO Ramon Tebar was recently named Music Director of the Florida Grand Opera. His debut will be in the upcoming 2011-2012 season with an exciting opener, the first-ever Florida performance of a Spanish Zarzuela, “Luisa Fernanda” by Ferderico Torroba. For more information on the remaining shows in the FGO’s current season, and the announcement of next...
Mar 23rd
March 17, 2011
Giuseppe Verdi’s Requiem  The Master Chorale of South Florida is made up of the finest classical singers in Broward, Miami-Dade and Palm Beach Counties, offers one of the most bombastic pieces in their repertoire; Giuseppe Verdi’s Requiem. There are four performances, Thursday the 24th through Sunday the 27th, Saturday the 26th is sold out. Tickets are available at...
Mar 17th
March 10, 2011
MCB - Program III The third program in the MCB’s epic 25th anniversary season takes place this weekend at the Broward Center. Program III features 3 distinct pieces, Scotch Symphony by Balanchine, Promethean Fire by Taylor and Tharp’s Nine Sinatra Songs. There are several performances this weekend, March 11th-13th at the Broward Center. Show times and tickets are available at...
Mar 9th
March 3, 2011
Cleveland Orchestra announces new Principal Guest Conductor Big news was announced at a press conference earlier this week, Maestro Giancarlo Guerrero has been named Principal Guest Conductor of the Cleveland Orchestra’s South Florida residency! In addition to conducting concerts during the residency, Guerrero will also be in charge of education and outreach programs. Guerrero will conduct...
Mar 2nd
February 2011
4 posts
February 24th, 2011
Tropical Baroque Festival The 12th International Tropical Baroque Music Festival kicks off this Sunday the 27th, 7 nights of the best of Baroque performed by an amazing lineup of musicians from all over the world. Brian Neal will conduct the Miami Brass at 7pm at the Biltmore Hotel in Coral Gables. For a complete performance schedule and tickets for this year’s International Tropical...
Feb 24th
February 17th, 2011
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Miami’s own Robert Battle will take over as Artistic Director of the renowned Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater this summer, and this weekend you can catch Mr. Battle and the AAADT at the Arsht Center!  This world tour marks the 50th anniversary of Alvin Ailey’s creation, “Revelations” plus several other south Florida premieres. Show...
Feb 17th
February 10, 2011
Target Wednesday at The Frost The Target Wednesday After Hours for February at The Frost Museum of Art is coming up on the 23rd, when the Frost presents Artworks!, an exhibit that showcases the work of students from Miami-Dade County Public Schools who participate in the MDCPS art therapy program. You can get details online at thefrost.fiu.edu. Cirque de la Symphonie! If you’re looking for...
Feb 11th
February 3rd, 2011
Playground Theatre The Love of Three Oranges, an original production adapted and directed by Stephanie Ansin, closes this week. The Love of Three Oranges follows the Prince as he overcomes obstacles on his way to finding the oranges but returns home with much more than fruit. The play closes this Sunday at the Playground Theatre in Miami Shores. playgroundtheatre.com has all the details you...
Feb 4th
January 2011
4 posts
January 27, 2011
Daniel Lewis: A Life in Dance At the end of this year Daniel Lewis, founder and dean of the dance division in Miami’s New World School of the Arts, is retiring.  Sort of. Lewis is stepping down from his position as Dean in order to get back to teaching. The NWSA presents Daniel Lewis: A life in Dance, a gala and performance in Daniel’s honor with dancers from some of the most prestigious...
Jan 26th
January 20th, 2011
New World Center Opening Gala The moment we’ve all been waiting for, the New World Center opening gala, takes place next week! The opening concert at the New World Center with the New World Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas conducting, takes place next Wednesday, the 26th, with more concert celebrations to follow all throughout the week. Get all the details online at nws.edu! Tales of Hoffmann...
Jan 20th
January 13, 2011
Claire Huangci Pianist Claire Huangci will play her first recital in Miami since winning the 8th National Chopin Piano Competition last year. In addition to a few Chopin pieces, Claire plans to play selections by Bach, Mendelssohn and Scriabin. The music starts at 4 this Sunday afternoon at La Gorce Country Club in Miami Beach. chopin.org. Click here to listen to the complete interview with...
Jan 13th
January 6, 2011
Knight Arts Challenge The Knight Arts Challenge has funded 27 ideas for a total of 3.8 million dollars to bring South Florida together through the arts. The 2010 winners include individual artists, emerging groups, and some of the county’s largest institutions. For a complete list of award recipients and their winning ideas for the arts in South Florida, plus more information on how to submit your...
Jan 5th
December 2010
4 posts
December 30, 2010
Bruce Weber: Haiti/Little Haiti Photographer Bruce Weber is in the midst of an ongoing project that started in 2003: chronicling the daily struggles of Haitian immigrants living in Miami. A display of 75 of these photographs are on view now at the Museum of Contemporary Art North Miami through February 3rd.  More information is available at mocanomi.org. Cooking with the Calamari Sisters...
Dec 30th