The European audiences of 300 years ago liked their singers to show off, and Jan. 8 at the second seasonal concert by the Symphonia Boca Raton, a local audience got a thrilling example of why that was. In all-Baroque program led by conductor Brett Karlin, who in November directed a strong account of the Mass in B Minor of J.S. Bach with his Master Chorale of South Florida, … [Read more...]
Weekend arts picks: Dec. 3-4
Theater: Frequent patrons of the Maltz Jupiter Theatre already know of the remarkable talents of Matt Loehr (three-time Carbonell Award winner for Crazy for You, The Music Man and Hello, Dolly!), but this physically comic song-and-dance man has never been better showcased than in Me and My Girl, the Maltz’s latest production knockout. This British musical from 1937 follows the … [Read more...]
Season Preview 2016-17: Classical
Because of South Florida’s history as a regular vacation spot for the big cities of the Northeast, an unusually rich classical scene has developed here. Snowbirds can catch some of the concert season they’re missing up in the colder climes, and locals can reap the benefit. But there’s also a vibrant and healthy homegrown classical culture that increasingly is drawing favorable … [Read more...]