Trying to Be Heard: Our Quest for Louder Instruments
La Boheme
La Boheme as ballet
Boheme as ballet; St. Paul musicians threatened with lockout; While other orchestras struggle, Nashville Symphony is on the rise
A La boheme for Columbus
La boheme on your lap and in your face at Shadowbox. A good time had by all!
Opera Columbus presents a new way to experience Puccini’s beloved La boheme, Sundays through November 18 at Shadowbox. FREE.
The New Arts Season, Part 1
They want YOU to go to the opera
This is my twice yearly “Cow town, my ___ (bottom) post. Here are a few of the arts events I’m looking forward to as the 2012-2013 season gets under way. Just a few mind you. Remember, you’ll hear these concerts and more, broadcast on Classical 101. As a part of this preview, I’ve indicated a which [...]
OSU Alumna Eugenie Grunewald Puts Drama in Columbus Opera
International operatic mezzo-soprano and Ohio State University alumna Eugenie Grunewald returns to Columbus this week to serve as artistic consultant for Opera Project Columbus’ production of “A Taste of Opera: Scenes from Opera’s Best.” Performances Friday, April 20 and Saturday, April 21 at 8 p.m. at Gray Chapel on the campus of Ohio Wesleyan University.
Classic Opera: Tebaldi and Bjorling Sing La Boheme
Someone once said that we’re all embarrassed by Puccini operas, but that many of us would also have to admit that Puccini’s operas are what turned us into opera lovers in the first place. Embarrassed? It’s those long, lush, romantic melodies that make us feel like lovesick teenagers. It’s the faux boheminaism, the faux orientalism, [...]
Great Performances at The Met: Puccini’s La Boheme, Feb. 15, 1958
Licia Albanese as Mimi in Puccini's La Boheme
Sony Classical continues to release Saturday afternoon Metropolitan Opera radio broadcasts from days gone by. The latest in their series is a performances of Puccini’s La Boheme from 1958.
Remembering Renata Tebaldi on Her Birthday
Italian soprano Renata Tebaldi with Italian photojournalist Tullio Farabola.
Italian soprano Renata Tebaldi starred in many of Giacomo Puccini’s operas, including La Boheme. Here her sing her heart out as Mimi alongside Swedish tenor Jussi Bjorling.
Eric Siblin’s Book Tells of Love Affair with Bach’s Cello Suites
Eric Siblin tells his love-at-first-sight story of meeting Bach's six suites for solo cello
WOSU’s Jennifer Hambrick reviews Eric Siblin’s new book, The Cello Suites: J.S. Bach, Pablo Casals, and the Search for a Baroque Masterpiece.
