by Daniel Hathaway
On this Presidents’ Day holiday, Heights Arts is holding an Open Rehearsal of its forthcoming program, Bach and his Art of Fugue, featuring The Blossom Quartet (Stephen Tavani and Yun-Ting Lee, violins, William Bender, viola, and Dane Johansen, cello). It happens at Heights Arts at 3 pm, and admission is pay-what-you-can.
Visit our Concert Listings for details of these and other forthcoming concerts.
TODAY’S ALMANAC:
by Jarrett Hoffman
Leaving little time for rehearsals after finishing a piece of music is a classic move throughout the history of composers. But for some reason it doesn’t always turn out well.
Such was the misfortune of Giacomo Puccini with Madama Butterfly, which was premiered in its original version on this date in 1904 at La Scala in Milan. [Read More…]