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Set to Sergei Prokofiev's timeless score, "Cinderella" will dance across the ArcBest stage March 30 in Fort Smith. The production is part of a tour by the World Ballet Series and features more than 150 hand-sewn costumes and ballet artists from all over the globe.
Set to Sergei Prokofiev's timeless score, "Cinderella" will dance across the ArcBest stage March 30 in Fort Smith. The production is part of a tour by the World Ballet Series and features more than 150 hand-sewn costumes and ballet artists from all over the globe.
The opposition to the extension of the Estonian National Opera and the Tartu Center City Culture Center has raised questions about the place of culture in a modern city. At the beginning of last week, the Riigikogu's culture committee announced the list of cultural objects of national importance, the construction of which could be supported by the Cultural Endowment. The four chosen projects were Tartu Center City Culture Center, Narva Kreenholm Culture Quarter "Manufaktuur", Arvo Pärt's Music House and annex of the Estonian National Opera, ETV weekly news show "AK.Nädal" reported on Su...
Taavo was a family friend, and I was privileged to play for him for several years. Not mentioned in any of the accounts I’ve seen — he was a ferocious tennis player! And in non-orchestral settings, he was a delight to talk to about everything from what the WPO should do after Boskovsky’s retirement to the merits of his favorite composing diet when his wife was away (lots of beer and potato chips). Here’s the full obituary: Taavo Virkhaus, Music Director and Conductor of the Huntsville Symphony Orchestra from 1989-2003, died of Covid on Feb 10. Taavo was born on June 29, 1934 in Tart...