“Opus” tales
In common parlance, an opus refers to a major life work — often musical in nature. But opus means something more in a pair of works exploring life in string quartet land. It’s the sum of one’s life —...
View ArticleThe circle of art
We’ve been taking our kids to Scottsdale Center for the Arts since they were tiny, seeing everyone from Mandy Patinkin (who’ll return come early February) to Mikhail Baryshnikov. I remember seeing...
View ArticleOnce upon a “Quartet”
We associate Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi with many magnificent works from “Aida” to “Rigoletto” — but few know that Verdi considered the 1896 founding of a home for elderly singers in Milan one of...
View ArticleFire and rain
As a steady rain drenched downtown Phoenix Saturday afternoon, opera goers enjoyed the fiery jealousy of the central character in Giacomo Puccini’s “Tosca.” Arizona Opera performs “Tosca,” which is...
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