Feb 05 review Review: Baritone Will Liverman Dreams of a New Day Praised for his versatility, vocalist Will Liverman’s stacked accolades speak for themselves. Liverman’s most recent endeavors include the Met Opera’s The Magic Flute, the role of Silvio in Pagliacci at Opera Colorado, and Schaunard in La bohème – just to name a few household names. He is known for delivering earth-shattering performances all around the […] By Kiana Del Feb 05 review Review: Baritone Will Liverman Dreams of a New Day By Kiana Del
Oct 05 review Review: Louisville Orchestra Opens Virtual Season With Well-Produced, Thoughtful Concert Performing groups have been slowly and carefully re-entering the concert waters, dipping their toes in what feels like a pool that could be either scalding hot or arctic cold. For orchestras, a socially-distanced, virtual concert (with fewer players) seems to be the safe alternative to filling 1,000 seats in a hall. The Louisville Orchestra is […] By Daniel Gilliam Oct 05 review Review: Louisville Orchestra Opens Virtual Season With Well-Produced, Thoughtful Concert By Daniel Gilliam
Mar 18 review REVIEW: Louisville Orchestra Looks For Jazz In Festival Of American Music Visiting conductors and composers often bring up the Louisville Orchestra’s legendary First Edition commissioning and recording days in the mid-20th century. The First Edition project put Louisville on lots of maps. The Louisville Orchestra has tried to reclaim some of that history since a youthful Teddy Abrams became music director in 2014. His appointment was […] By Daniel Gilliam Mar 18 review REVIEW: Louisville Orchestra Looks For Jazz In Festival Of American Music By Daniel Gilliam
Jan 09 review Review: Mester’s Final Concerts with the Louisville Orchestra Colorful and Lyrical (Photo credit: Louisville Orchestra) The first Louisville Orchestra concert of 2016 also represented Jorge Mester’s penultimate concert as director emeritus of the Louisville Orchestra. Before the concert, Brad Broecker (LO CEO 2006-2009), who was crucial in securing the Maestro’s return to Louisville as music director following several tumultuous years, honored Mester’s two terms as music […] By Daniel Gilliam Jan 09 review Review: Mester’s Final Concerts with the Louisville Orchestra Colorful and Lyrical By Daniel Gilliam
Dec 15 review Review: Stars of the Guitar Every two years, three of the world’s most talented guitarists are chosen as finalists to compete in the JoAnn Falletta International Guitar Concerto Competition. A production of the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, Stars of the Guitar features recordings of finalists from previous years of the competition. The finalists perform under the direction of JoAnn Falletta and […] By WUOL Dec 15 review Review: Stars of the Guitar By WUOL
May 16 review Review: Kentucky Opera’s “A Woman in Morocco” Complex and Challenging Kentucky Opera concludes its 2014-15 season with a new production of the 2014 opera “A Woman in Morocco,” by composer Daron Hagen and librettist Barbara Grecki, as part of its Composer Workshop series. In partnership with the University of Louisville, the workshop series showcases new operas in early stages of development, giving composers a chance […] By Daniel Gilliam May 16 review Review: Kentucky Opera’s “A Woman in Morocco” Complex and Challenging By Daniel Gilliam