Archive for May 14th, 2025
Better late than never for this vaudeville duo
“Late-blooming Vaudevillians” is how Happenstance Theatre pitches the comic double bill of Diz and Izzy Aster, a theatrical duo who bring their period harmonies and fictitiously fractious marital disharmony to the stage via the expert clowning and seasoned wit of Mark Jaster and Sabrina Mandell. Selections of this tried-and-true material–which includes everything from classic slapstick […]
Wednesday 05/14/25 San Francisco Symphony
11:00 PM ORCHESTRA: San Francisco Symphony CONDUCTOR: Esa-Pekka Salonen SOLOIST: James McVinnie, organ*; Hillary Leben, animation**; Lauren Snouffer, soprano**; Kayleigh Decker, mezzo-soprano**; Paul Appleby, tenor**; David Soar, bass**; SFS Chorus** Igor Stravinsky: Octet for Wind Instruments [1952 revision] Gabriella Smith: Breathing Forests* Igor Stravinsky: Les Noces**
Playlist: May/14/25
7:19 PM Ludwig van Beethoven — Symphony No. 7 Key: A major Opus: 92Conductor: Manfred HoneckReference, 718 6:47 PM Johann Peter Emilius Hartmann — Violin Sonata No. 2 Key: C major Opus: 39Elisabeth Schneider, violinBohumila Jedlickova,pianoM Polo/HK, 224021 6:31 PM Aaron Copland — Lincoln Portrait Conductor: Aaron CoplandEnsemble: London Symphony Orchestra(without narration)CBS/Sony, 60593 6:16 PM […]
