The opera that Giacomo Puccini and his librettists concocted from Henri Murger’s La vie de Bohème has been one of the most beloved of all operas since its premiere in 1896, and in the century and more that’s followed, it’s become pretty much indestructible. The current production of La Bohème at Florida Grand Opera is as traditional a production as you could wish for visually, … [Read more...]
Pianist Perez persuasive in music of Albeniz, Villa-Lobos
In an ambitious and wide-ranging recital Saturday night at the Steinway Gallery in Boca Raton, pianist Vanessa Perez brought poetry and power to music from Mozart to Villa-Lobos. It was in the music of South America and Spain that Perez, a native of Venezuela, made the strongest impact, though in the six years since I last saw her at the Steinway Gallery, she has become a more … [Read more...]