Exploring Opera: “La Forza del Destino”

The exciting overture to Verdi's “The Force of Destiny” is standard fare among orchestras worldwide.  However, the rest of this rarely-staged gem deserves equal attention.  Join James Sokol for a […]

Exploring Opera: “La Rondine”

Puccini’s light and lovely “The Swallow” sits sadly in the shadows of his more popular and dramatic repertoire (think Boheme and Tosca).  Still, its soaring melodies are worthy of exploration on […]

Exploring Opera: “Roméo et Juliette”

Explore Gounod’s operatic version of the famous story of star-crossed lovers!  James Sokol’s lecture with video performance clips highlights some of the beautiful moments in this gorgeous classic.  Save! Buy […]

Exploring Opera: “Madama Butterfly”

After a disastrous premiere, Puccini’s revisions created would become one of the world’s most popular operas.  With James Sokol and some video performance clips, look closely at elements of this […]

Music & Morsels: Theme & Variations

Pianist Nada returns with a new program featuring an array of Theme & Variations, including works by Beethoven, Hakim, Schubert & Rachmaninov. Save! Get “Early Bird” pricing; purchase before April […]

Exploring Music: The Greatest Satirical Songs

Satire is one of the oldest forms of humor and adding music only seems to make it more powerful; in early Germanic and Celtic societies, people mocked in song would […]

Music & Morsels: From Bach to Brahms

Pianist Ian Scarfe invites us to his living room for a live-streamed piano concert where he will explore the evolution of classical piano styles. Scarfe starts our journey with Bach's elegant and orderly Preludes and Fugues from […]