High on Cherubino: Kušej's drugged-up Figaro
Martin Kušej gives Mozart and Da Ponte's commedia per musica a sinister mafia setting, which is low on laughs but outstandingly performed, led by Lea Desandre's charismatic Cherubino.
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Martin Kušej gives Mozart and Da Ponte's commedia per musica a sinister mafia setting, which is low on laughs but outstandingly performed, led by Lea Desandre's charismatic Cherubino.
Desandre effortlessly sang challenging trills and virtuosic ornaments at pianissimo dynamics, and her seamless crescendos across phrases and unwaveringly long, sustained notes were equally noteworthy.
Jupiter Ensemble gives voice to Vivaldi at CU concert. Kelly Dean Hansen. Boulder Weekly. Entertainment. Music.
Turning Point Ensemble offers a program titled Vienna, End of an Era (1903 to1909), a glimpse of music from the same era in Vienna by Arnold Schoenberg and his two most famous students, Alban Berg and Anton Webern.
The New Mexico Philharmonic will present a "Havana Nights Gala" at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, March 25, at the Albuquerque Garden Center.