Jan Lisiecki & Conrad Tao: Two concerts of note
by Stephen Kaye Jan Lisiecki, a Canadian pianist with a Polish background, has had a robust European career that preceded his U.S. tour which culminated in a debut recital at Carnegie Hall last Wednesday, March 13. His artful and demanding program ...
Saint Patrick’s Day
by Kevin T McEneaney Saint Patrick’s Day was placed on the RC universal church calendar as a feast day in the early 1600’s. If Saint Patrick’s Day falls during Holy Week, it is moved for or aft, as it was ...
Hamlet at The Center for Performing Arts
by Kevin T McEneaney You may have seen Hamlet by William Shakespeare; you may have studied it in school. You are aware that Hamlet is considered one of the greatest plays ever written. There are a multitude of books written ...
Offenbach Opera at Bard Sosnoff Theater
by Kevin T McEneaney Jacques Offenbach’s musical score with libretto by Hector Crémieux and Ludovic Halévy, Orpheus in the Underworld (1858, revised 1874) was the smash-hit of Offenbach’s musical career. He was a renowned virtuoso cellist, writing over one hundred ...