Anthony Roth Costanzo in Orfeo ed Euridice.By Greg StepanichYou have to give Palm Beach Opera credit for knowing how to fall back on basic theatrical precepts when faced with having to present fewer mainstage productions than it wants to.Actually, it’s hard to tell that this is a company that has cut one full production, so varied and diverse have been the shows offered … [Read more...]
Music review: Sierra shows star quality with Lynn Philharmonia
Soprano Nadine Sierra. By Greg StepanichBOCA RATON -- One way to measure the still-developing art of the young soprano Nadine Sierra is this:After her climactic high B-flats at the end of Un bel di, Sierra waited out Puccini's brief postlude not as a singer waiting for the orchestra to finish or as a happy musician smiling at the audience. Instead, she was staring straight … [Read more...]
Weekend arts picks: March 27-29
Reflection: West Palm Beach, by Elle Schorr. Art: Five local artists are offering interpretations of their environment in a show wrapping up this week at the Pine Jog Environmental Education Center, which is at 6301 Summit Blvd. in West Palm Beach.The show, called Native Offerings II, is curated by Talya Lerman and features photography by Jacek Gancarz, Elle Schorr and Lyn … [Read more...]