Archive for the ‘Interviews’ Category
Transcending and Transgressing with Iron Crow
Iron Crow Theatre returns to Baltimore Theatre Project weekends from April 11 through April 27 with a rare revival of HOW TO TRANSCEND A HAPPY MARRIAGE, Sarah Ruhl’s 2017 comically thoughtful–or thoughtfully comedic–romp through monogamy, polyamory, relationship geometries of all sorts, and mealtime. While not her most recent work at this point, the play arguably […]
Leif Ove Andsnes returns to Baltimore after 25 years
The Norwegian pianist Leif Ove Andsnes returns to Baltimore for a Shriver Hall Concert Series recital this Sunday. His program features sonatas by two of his compatriots, Edvard Grieg and Geirr Tveitt, along with the cycle of 24 Preludes by Frédéric Chopin. It was my pleasure to talk to him by phone. […]
Reimagining Monteverdi with IN Series’ POPPEA
IN SERIES TO PRESENT POPPEA, MARCH 21st-23rd at BALTIMORE THEATRE PROJECT When Claudio Monteverdi capped an illustrious, sometimes contentious career with his final opera, L’incoronazione di Poppaea, in the 1640s, he provided a vivid example of some of his most forward-thinking and experimental notions. Ideas at once innovative and imitative, radical and neo-classical, pursuing a […]
St. David’s 49th Annual Baltimore Bach Marathon
This year’s Bach Marathon features selections of organ music, the Well-Tempered Clavier Vol. 1, and the cantata Christ lag in Todesbanden. I spoke with Director of Music Ministries and pianist, Douglas Buchanan.
Heyward pays tribute to Ellington
In a one-off program at the Meyerhoff on Saturday, March 15 at 8:00 PM, BSO Music Director Jonathon Heyward celebrates Duke Ellington‘s philosophy of music “beyond category,” intermingling America’s greatest native art form with classical symphonic traditions. It was a pleasure to speak with Jonathon by phone.
Ian Bostridge sings Shakespeare and Donne
Tenor Ian Bostridge and his longtime collaborator, the pianist Julius Drake, are presenting a Jacobean-era recital for the Shriver Hall Concert Series on Sunday, March 9. It was my pleasure to speak to Ian by phone.
Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony and Augustin Hadelich
BSO Music Director Jonathon Heyward collaborates with Augustin Hadelich for Alban Berg’s Violin Concerto in a program that also includes Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony and Bohuslav Martinů’s Memorial to Lidice, which quotes from Beethoven’s great work. It was a pleasure to speak with Jonathon by phone.
The cure for what ails you at Best Medicine Rep
Best Medicine Rep proposes the promising notion that Comedy helps levels life’s sometimes bumpy, uneven playing field–and that “the comic theater is the cure for what ails us.” It’s hard to argue with the claim that “theater brings a community together, eliciting pride and engagement, a sense of ownership and cooperation” as well as fostering empathy, […]
Mahler’s Fourth Symphony with Heyward
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra’s Music Director Jonathon Heyward conducts Mahler’s Symphony No. 4 featuring soprano Julia Bullock in the finale. Heyward and Bullock also collaborate on Jessie Montgomery’s Five Freedom Songs. It was a pleasure to speak with Jonathon by phone about the program.
Everyman Theatre teases some new work with THE SANDWICH MINISTRY
Everyman’s play reading series, “Script Tease,” continues Monday, February 17th, with a new work by Baltimorean Miranda Rose Hall and directed by Everyman Associate Artistic Director (and local actor/playwright) Tuyet Thi Pham. The play, The Sandwich Ministry, explores the facets, fissures, and fractures of female friendship among three generations of women who find themselves teamed […]
