Conductor Ramón Tebar has done it again. He has taken the enlarged Palm Beach Symphony of 75 players to new heights of perfection, drawing a record audience that filled Donald Trump’s glorious wedding hall at Mar-a-Lago on March 16, the day after he won the Florida Republican primary. Perhaps many were curiosity-seekers. No matter, the great and the good were augmented by the … [Read more...]
An impressive night of second symphonies for PB Symphony
The Palm Beach Symphony’s concert Jan. 28 at Mar-a-Lago got a late start owing to the breakdown on the road of the principal horn player’s car. Champagne and hors d’oeuvres were served to concertgoers while they listened to the children’s orchestra from The Conservatory School at North Palm Beach, a new performing arts school, under a tent on a chilly night at Donald Trump’s … [Read more...]
At the symphony II: Tenor joins returning performers for PB Symphony gala
For its gala fundraiser Thursday night at the Mar-a-Lago Club, the Palm Beach Symphony brought back two of its guest stars from last year, the Russian-American pianist Lola Astanova and conductor Jajha Ling of the San Diego Symphony. The orchestra also introduced to area audiences a fresh talent, Brazilian tenor Thiago Arancam, who sang a selection of arias and songs from the … [Read more...]
Staging, weak Cavaradossi mar second cast of PBO’s ‘Tosca’
There are times when the stronger regional opera companies mount Giacomo Puccini’s Tosca to exploit every emotion: love, hate, seduction, torture and betrayal. Each is accented and the audiences go home satisfied. This was not one of them. Palm Beach Opera’s version, directed by Massimo Gasparon, had none of the blood lust one associates with this opera: Tosca’s knife, a … [Read more...]