Palm Beach Opera’s second mainstage production of the season, Gaetano Donizetti’s Don Pasquale, showcased in deeply satisfying fashion the improvement in vocal casting this company has demonstrated in the past couple years. In a charming, smart production reset in the 17th century and borrowed from Glimmerglass Opera, Palm Beach Opera gave Donizetti’s 1843 comic romp … [Read more...]
Hahn recital an exceptional feast of new music
The concertgoers Sunday night at the Broward Center for Hilary Hahn’s recital heard one of the finest violinists working today, but they also heard much more. They were present for nothing less than a festival of brand-new music, all of it worthy, and some of it that could have strong claims for the repertory. Hahn, who turns 32 at the end of this month, has had a remarkable … [Read more...]