Archive for February 15th, 2022
An African American classic at Chesapeake Shakespeare Company
When A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry had its debut in 1959, it was the first play written by a Black woman to be produced on Broadway. In 1983, Frank Rich, writing in The New York Times, said A Raisin in the Sun “changed American theater forever.” I spoke with actor and Chesapeake Shakespeare Company’s Associate […]
Tuesday 02/15/22 Chicago Symphony Orchestra
11:00 PM Muti Conducts Shostakovich 6 Mendelssohn: Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage Overture, Op. 27 Rands: DREAM for Orchestra Liszt: Mazeppa, Symphonic Poem No. 6 Schoenberg: Transfigured Night, Op. 4 Shostakovich: Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Op. 54
Playlist: Feb/15/22
10:10 PM Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky — Sleeping Beauty: Act 3 Opus: 66Conductor: Mikhail PletnevDG/Archiv, 457634 9:52 PM Ernest Chausson — Poeme for Violin & Orchestra Opus: 25Conductor: Daniel HardingEnsemble: London Symphony OrchestraNicola Benedetti, violinDG/Archiv, 6154 9:11 PM Franz Schubert — Piano Quintet Key: A major Opus: 114Conductor: Members of theEnsemble: Guarneri QuartetEmanuel Ax, pianoJulius Levine, […]
