By Kelly Dean Hansen, Ph.D., Freelance Classical Music Writer, Photos by Amanda Tipton The weather was perfect on Saturday evening, July 10, as Central City Opera premiered the second of its mainstage productions in the open-air setting of Hudson Gardens in...
By Kelly Dean Hansen, Ph.D., Freelance Classical Music Writer, photos by Amanda Tipton While the world emerges from a global pandemic, the performing arts are, as had been predicted, among the very last and most gradual aspects of life to return to the “normal”...
By Margaret Siegrist Dido commands clear literary influence as an early female leader Though its plot and characters are shrouded in legend, Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas cuts a clean, relatable narrative that resonates powerfully today. Dido Also known as Elissa, Dido’s...
