By Michelle F. Solomon On Valentine’s Day in 1942, tenor and voice teacher Arturo di Filippi, co-founder of the Opera Guild of Greater Miami, the precursor to Florida Grand Opera, produced its first production. It was Ruggero Leoncavallo’s Pagliacci, and it played for only one night at Miami High School. It was groundbreaking because only four years later, The Opera Guild … [Read more...]
Detroit SO, Weilerstein brilliant in concert to remember
By Márcio Bezerra Most people come from the Midwest to enjoy our mild winters. However, on the rainy afternoon of Feb. 11, one, for a little over two hours, envied the folks living in Detroit thanks to the thrilling concert given by the Detroit Symphony Orchestra at the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts. It was a reminder that, no matter how well intentioned our local … [Read more...]
PB Symphony satisfies with Rimsky, Zwilich, Grieg
By Márcio Bezerra The Palm Beach Symphony continued its 50th anniversary celebration Feb. 5 with a satisfying concert at the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts. Under the music direction of the competent Gerald Schwarz, the local ensemble has bloomed into a serious musical organization and its increasingly audacious programming is proof of that. On Monday, the main … [Read more...]
Pedestrian conducting makes Cleveland Orchestra concert a mixed effort
By Márcio Bezerra For an orchestra that markets itself as “the best in America,” the concert given by the Cleveland Orchestra at the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts was only a partial success. Playing for a (finally!) packed house, the venerable ensemble presented a conventional program performed with great technical prowess, but that ultimately failed to … [Read more...]
LW Playhouse presents a rousing ‘Oklahoma!’
By Dale King If you’ve never ridden in a surrey with a fringe on top; if you’ve never viewed a sunrise and declared, “Oh, What a Beautiful Morning,” or if you’ve never bought a picnic lunch at auction to share with the lovely young lady who filled it with luscious goodies, then you’ve never enjoyed the wonderful music, rousing dance numbers and varied plot lines of the … [Read more...]
Boca Museum of Art’s Lippman to step down in 2025
By Sandra Schulman Inca gold. Massive movie backdrops. Glass jaguar heads. These are some of the astonishing art works that have been shown under the stellar direction of Boca Raton Museum of Art’s Irv Lippman, who announced this week he will retire in 2025. He has built a powerful legacy, transforming the museum literally inside and out to become a world-class … [Read more...]
Delray goes Fab Four with five-day Beatles on the Beach fest
By Dale King If you’re having a “Hard Day’s Night” and need some “Help” in a big way, you’ll likely find the solution at the annual International Beatles on The Beach Classic Rock Festival, a five-day, city-wide event that returns to downtown Delray Beach from Jan. 24 through Jan. 28. A multitude of Beatles-inspired rock and roll bands will come together to celebrate the … [Read more...]
Arts Warehouse artists in the spotlight at Resident Artist Show
By Lucy Lazarony Sixteen Arts Warehouse resident artists are showing their artwork at the 2023 Resident Artist Show in Delray Beach. The exhibit runs through Jan. 20 and an open studio night takes place January 17 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. The exhibition features a variety of media including sculpture, oil painting, ceramics, fashion, and even site-specific murals that will … [Read more...]
From WeeGee to Avedon: Norton exhibit brings photos with presence
By Sandra Schulman Marilyn Monroe looking lost. Society ladies scowled at by bums. A young Patti Smith leans on an androgynous Robert Mapplethorpe. These are just some of the remarkable famous images in the exhibit Presence: The Photography Collection of Judy Glickman Lauder, now running at the Norton Museum of Art through March 10. Judy and Leonard Lauder are Palm Beach … [Read more...]
Author Raymer finds living the writer’s life her true path
By Sharon Geltner Very few people have a movie made about their life, let alone one starring Bruce Willis, Vince Vaughn, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Rebecca Hall. Wellington High School grad Beth Raymer (played by Hall) had sold the book and film rights to Lay the Favorite: A Memoir of Gambling by the time she was in her late 20s. Raymer, author of the new novel Fireworks … [Read more...]