CHICAGO—Sometimes when it feels as though the world has gone topsy-turvy, it’s a soothing delight to be engaged in life-affirming entertainment from a gentler, more rational past. Such is the case with the enchanting “Winnie the Pooh: The New Musical Stage Adaptation.” Written and directed by Jonathan Rockefeller, who reimagines Disney’s “Winnie the Pooh” as…
Theater Review: ‘Winnie the Pooh: The New Musical Stage Adaptation’: Life-affirming entertainment from a gentler, more rational past
How to Make a Professional Classical Music Recording in 10 Easy Lessons and One Hard One
I am presently in the throes of producing my fourth classical music album. Even over the relatively short span of years that I’ve been making them, the process has changed dramatically. First of all, we used to say we were making “a CD,” but now we call it “an album” because so many consumers obtain…
Perfomance: You’ll Never Walk Alone – Male Voice Choir Sangkam (2020)
March 16, 2022
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Male voice choir SangKam performing “You’ll Never Walk Alone” in Hamar municipality, Norway, arrangement by Ingunn Solem. SangKam is a Male Voice choir currently 46 members strong from Hamar, Norway. It was established by conductor Erland Dalen in September 2019; the name is a combination of the words ‘Song’ and ‘Kam’ (as in comrade/buddy). Caption…
Performance: You’ll Never Walk Alone – Male Voice Choir Sangkam (2020)
March 16, 2022
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Arts & CultureArts & TraditionArts and CultureBrightCOVID-19EpochTVLifestylemusicNettie FowlerPerforming ArtsYou’ll Never Walk Alone
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Male voice choir SangKam performing “You’ll Never Walk Alone” in Hamar municipality, Norway, arrangement by Ingunn Solem. SangKam is a Male Voice choir currently 46 members strong from Hamar, Norway. It was established by conductor Erland Dalen in September 2019; the name is a combination of the words ‘Song’ and ‘Kam’ (as in comrade/buddy). Credit:…
Opera Review: ‘Tosca’: Gripping, Pitch-Perfect Story With Heightened Theatricality
March 15, 2022
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CHICAGO—“Tosca” debuted in 1900 in Rome and immediately became one of the most popular operas of all time, which it continues to be into our contemporary age. With its drama of good versus evil, fast-paced suspense, and a melodramatic plot that’s as much a thriller as a Hitchcock film, it’s no wonder that it still…
Shakespeare’s Last Act
James Joyce wrote “when you’re dead, you’re dead.” Until modern times most people have believed otherwise. Ancient Egyptians believed in an endless life after death. In the Bible, Moses, King David, and others lie—or rest, or sleep, or lie down, depending on the translation of the Hebrew verb—with their fathers. Dante articulated for Christianity the…
‘One Night Only: An Evening With Norm Lewis’: The Latest Stop in an Ongoing Journey
NEW YORK—The moment Norm Lewis hits the stage for his first-ever solo concert at Carnegie Hall, one which took him “33 years to get,” a wait made even longer by the pandemic, you can see how he relishes the moment. What follows is a musical journey through some of the roles he has played in…
Theater Review: ‘The Music Man’: Middle America in Song and Dance
Here in New York, in its fourth incarnation since it originally played on Broadway in 1957, Meredith Willson’s slice of musical Americana does not fail to please. Willson wrote book, lyrics and music, and collaborated on the story with Franklin Lacey. Helmed by director Jerry Zaks, whose pedigree includes a super production of “Hello, Dolly”…
Theater Review: ‘The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci’
February 27, 2022
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When it first opened in 1993 at the Goodman Studio Theatre, the show was spectacular and now, almost three decades later, “The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci” is still a wondrous, ingenious, whimsical, and stunning piece of theater. Adapted from the Renaissance man’s notebooks by Mary Zimmerman, who also directs the 90-minute show, aspects of…
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Shen Yun ‘Was An Expression Of God’s Glory’ Says Pastor in Tulsa
TULSA, Okla.—Pastor Eric Bryan and teacher Lauren Bryan were amazed by the beauty and creativity of Shen Yun Performing Arts after attending a performance at the Chapman Music Hall in Tulsa on April 12. “I think the performance was the most beautiful I’ve ever seen,” said Mr. Bryan. “If you want an experience of great…