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Hilary Stroh

Hilary Stroh

Hilary is an independent scholar and academic historian, based in DC. She has a background in violin, piano and ballet. Educated at Dublin and Cambridge, she has recently published her first two books.

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Hamburg Ballett: Neumeiers Kleine Meerjungfrau feiert Premiere in Washington DC

Von Hilary Stroh, 28. März 2017

John Neumeiers Ballett Die kleine Meerjungfrau von 2005 ist eine exquisite Geschichte mit vielen Ebenen, erzählt mit tiefgehendem psychologischen Einblick und glühender Intensität.

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Neumeiers Kleine Meerjungfrau feiert Premiere in DC

Von Hilary Stroh

Götterdämmerung weicht amerikanischer Morgenröte

Von Hilary Stroh, 6. Mai 2016

Die Götterdämmerung schloss den Zyklus passend - und gänzlich amerikanisch - ab.

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Götterdämmerung weicht amerikanischer Morgenröte

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Kansas City Ballet in Septime Webre’s The Great Gatsby © Brett Pruitt & East Market Studios

The Great Gatsby at Kansas City Ballet: dance like everybody’s watching

Von Hilary Stroh, 8. Mai 2026

Septime Webre’s dazzling, maximalist Great Gatsby for the Kansas City Ballet is instantly engaging.

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Kansas City Ballet in Septime Webre’s The Great Gatsby © Brett Pruitt & East Market Studios

The Great Gatsby at Kansas City Ballet

Von Hilary Stroh

Matthew Pearce (Lennie), John Moore (Milton) with Waverly © Don Ipock for Lyric Opera of Kansas City

Deep into the American psyche: Carlisle Floyd’s Of Mice and Men in Kansas City

Von Hilary Stroh, 1. Mai 2026

Carlisle Floyd's operatic setting of John Steinbeck’s classic novella is given a new production in the composer's centenary year at the Lyric Opera of Kansas City.

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Matthew Pearce (Lennie), John Moore (Milton) with Waverly © Don Ipock for Lyric Opera of Kansas City

Deep into the American psyche: Carlisle Floyd’s Of Mice and Men

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Kansas City Ballet in George Balanchine's Stars and Stripes © The George Balanchine Trust. Photography by Brett Pruitt & East Market Studios

Ballet for cowboys and soldiers at Kansas City Ballet

Von Hilary Stroh, 20. März 2026

Kansas City Ballet celebrate the USA’s 250th anniversary with three American ballets. Balanchine's Stars and Stripes, de Mille's Rodeo and a new work by Caili Quan, A Home Away.

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Kansas City Ballet in George Balanchine's Stars and Stripes © The George Balanchine Trust. Photography by Brett Pruitt & East Market Studios

Ballet for cowboys and soldiers at Kansas City Ballet

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Michelle Bradley (Bess) and Eric Greene (Porgy) © Andrew Schwartz

Porgy and Bess: Catfish Row arrives in Kansas City

Von Hilary Stroh, 28. Februar 2026

Francesca Zambello's magnificent production of the Gershwins’ American epic comes to the Lyric Opera of Kansas City.

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Michelle Bradley (Bess) and Eric Greene (Porgy) © Andrew Schwartz

Porgy and Bess: Catfish Row arrives in Kansas City

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Kansas City Ballet in Devon Carney's Swan Lake © Brett Pruitt & East Market Studios

Kansas City Ballet in Swan Lake: good girl vs bad girl

Von Hilary Stroh, 17. Oktober 2025

Swan Lake opens the season for Kansas City Ballet in a splendid looking production and with very pleasing interpretations.

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Kansas City Ballet in Devon Carney's Swan Lake © Brett Pruitt & East Market Studios

Kansas City Ballet in Swan Lake: good girl vs bad girl

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Jack Swanson (Don Ramiro) and Siphokazi Molteno (Angelina) © Andrew Schwartz

Rockabilly meets Rossini: Cinderella at Lyric Opera of Kansas City

Von Hilary Stroh, 3. Oktober 2025

Michael Shell's sparkling new production of La Cenerentola, built locally, opens the season at the Lyric Opera Kansas City.

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Jack Swanson (Don Ramiro) and Siphokazi Molteno (Angelina) © Andrew Schwartz

Rockabilly meets Rossini: Cinderella at Lyric Opera of Kansas City

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Wendy Bryn Harmer (Turandot) © Andrew Schwartz

A big and bold Turandot in Kansas City

Von Hilary Stroh, 2. Mai 2025

Lyric Opera of Kansas City ends its season with Garnett Bruce's blockbuster production of Puccini's Turandot.

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Wendy Bryn Harmer (Turandot) © Andrew Schwartz

A big and bold Turandot in Kansas City

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Andrew Vecseri with Kansas City Ballet in Anna-Marie Holmes' Don Quixote © Brett Pruitt & East Market Studios

Kansas City Ballet's Don Quixote walks the wild side powerfully

Von Hilary Stroh, 22. März 2025

Kansas City Ballet's first love affair with Don Quixote is a striking and well-danced success.

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Andrew Vecseri with Kansas City Ballet in Anna-Marie Holmes' Don Quixote © Brett Pruitt & East Market Studios

Kansas City Ballet's Don Quixote walks the wild side powerfully

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Kansas City Ballet in Septime Webre's ALICE (in Wonderland) © Photography by Brett Pruitt & East Market Studios and Beeh Moynagh

Kansas City Ballet’s ALICE: a riot of creative dysfunction

Von Hilary Stroh, 11. Oktober 2024

Webre’s screwball ALICE (in Wonderland) for the Kansas City Ballet is colorful and packed with excellent performances.

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Kansas City Ballet in Septime Webre's ALICE (in Wonderland) © Photography by Brett Pruitt & East Market Studios and Beeh Moynagh

Kansas City Ballet’s ALICE: a riot of creative dysfunction

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Renée Fleming and the Kansas City Symphony © Don Ipock

It’s complicated: Kevin Puts shines light on the letters of Georgia O’Keeffe and Alfred Stieglitz

Von Hilary Stroh, 27. September 2024

Based on letters between Georgia O’Keeffe and her husband, Alfred Stieglitz, Kevin Puts’ The Brightness of Light at the Lyric Opera of Kansas City portrays marriage as a collaborative work in progress.

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Renée Fleming and the Kansas City Symphony © Don Ipock

It’s complicated: Georgia O’Keeffe and Alfred Stieglitz in letters

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Kansas City Ballet in George Balanchine's Emeralds © KCBalletMedia

Kansas City Ballet in Jewels: ballet for ballet's sake

Von Hilary Stroh, 10. Mai 2024

Balanchine's Jewels for the Kansas City Ballet is a very pleasing way to end the season.

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Kansas City Ballet in George Balanchine's Emeralds © KCBalletMedia

Kansas City Ballet in Jewels: ballet for ballet's sake

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Kansas City Ballet in Under My Skin by Gabriel Lorena © KCBallet Media

Kansas City Ballet: getting under our skin in New Moves

Von Hilary Stroh, 21. März 2024

New Moves for Kansas City Ballet is a great way to spot new choreographic talent.

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Kansas City Ballet in Under My Skin by Gabriel Lorena © KCBallet Media

Kansas City Ballet: getting under our skin in New Moves

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Andriana Chuchman (Juliette) © Don Ipock for Lyric Opera of Kansas City

Overblown roses and illuminated swords: heavy symbolism in Kansas City's Roméo et Juliette

Von Hilary Stroh, 9. März 2024

A visually captivating and lyrically authentic production by Doug Scholz-Carlson for the Lyric Opera of Kansas City.

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Andriana Chuchman (Juliette) © Don Ipock for Lyric Opera of Kansas City

Heavy symbolism in Kansas City's Roméo et Juliette

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Kansas City Ballet in Devon Carney's Peter Pan © KCBalletMedia

Kansas City Ballet: Peter Pan offers a magical Neverland

Von Hilary Stroh, 16. Februar 2024

Devon Carney's Peter Pan is alluring and terrifically comic: tantrums, sulking, pranks and fun, all thrown into the mix.

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Kansas City Ballet in Devon Carney's Peter Pan © KCBalletMedia

Kansas City Ballet: Peter Pan offers a magical Neverland

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Kansas City Ballet in Devon Carney's The Nutcracker © KCBalletMedia

Kansas City Ballet's The Nutcracker: refreshingly classic

Von Hilary Stroh, 1. Dezember 2023

Kansas City Ballet's The Nutcracker charms young and young at heart.

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Kansas City Ballet in Devon Carney's The Nutcracker © KCBalletMedia

Kansas City Ballet's The Nutcracker: refreshingly classic

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Kansas City Ballet in Val Caniparoli's Jekyll and Hyde © Brett Pruitt & East Market Studios

North American premiere of Caniparoli's Jekyll & Hyde is gripping

Von Hilary Stroh, 13. Oktober 2023

Enthralling, intense and terrifying, yet compellingly watchable. It may send chills down the spine but it is quite brilliantly portrayed.

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Kansas City Ballet in Val Caniparoli's Jekyll and Hyde © Brett Pruitt & East Market Studios

North American premiere of Caniparoli's Jekyll & Hyde is gripping

Von Hilary Stroh

Diego Torre (Canio) and ensemble © Ken Howard for Lyric Opera of Kansas City

Pity and terror in Kansas City’s Cav & Pag

Von Hilary Stroh, 29. September 2023

Shawna Lucey directs verismo's inseparable twins in the Lyric Opera of Kansas City's outstanding season opener.

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Diego Torre (Canio) and ensemble © Ken Howard for Lyric Opera of Kansas City

Pity and terror in Kansas City’s Cav & Pag

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Kansas City Ballet in Mark Morris' Sandpaper Ballet © Brett Pruitt & East Market Studios

Kansas City Ballet: Barminess in Bliss Point

Von Hilary Stroh, 12. Mai 2023

Alexander Ekman's Cacti is the zany highlight of the evening!

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Kansas City Ballet in Mark Morris' Sandpaper Ballet © Brett Pruitt & East Market Studios

Kansas City Ballet: Barminess in Bliss Point

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Behzod Abduraimov © Evgeny Eutykhov

Fifty shades of pianistic grey: terrific Behzod Abduraimov at the Folly Theater

Von Hilary Stroh, 11. Mai 2023

The Uzbek pianist returns to Kansas City for a wonderful recital including Dilorom Saidaminova’s The Walls of Ancient Bukhara.

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Behzod Abduraimov © Evgeny Eutykhov

Fifty shades of pianistic grey: Behzod Abduraimov at the Folly Theater

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Hindemith's “American requiem” from the Kansas City Symphony

Von Hilary Stroh, 22. April 2023

The composer's powerful When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd anchored a thought-provoking program led by Michael Stern.

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Hindemith's “American requiem” from the Kansas City Symphony

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Birth of Cool: Ray Ushikubo revels in Gershwin in Kansas City

Von Hilary Stroh, 31. März 2023

Pianist Ray Ushikubo turns violinist in his star turn with the Kansas City Symphony and Thomas Wilkins.

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Birth of Cool: Ray Ushikubo revels in Gershwin in Kansas City

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Edward Parks (Jack) and Kelly Kaduce (Wendy) © Ken Howard

The Shining: powerful psychodrama from Lyric Opera of Kansas City

Von Hilary Stroh, 11. März 2023

“Here's Johnny!” Paul Moravec’s opera, based on Stanley Kubrick's film of Stephen King's novel, proves gripping in Eric Simonson's production.

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Edward Parks (Jack) and Kelly Kaduce (Wendy) © Ken Howard

The Shining: powerful psychodrama from Lyric Opera of Kansas City

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Matthias Pintscher © Franck Ferville

A musical trip with Matthias Pintscher and the Kansas City Symphony

Von Hilary Stroh, 4. März 2023

Matthias Pintscher revels in Scriabin's Poem of Ecstasy, once described as a “bath of ice, cocaine and rainbows”, while George Li plays Ravel.

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Matthias Pintscher © Franck Ferville

A musical trip with Matthias Pintscher and the Kansas City Symphony

Von Hilary Stroh

Cinderella Act 1 © Brett Pruitt & East Market Studios

KCB's authentic Cinderella has clear narrative and plenty of parody

Von Hilary Stroh, 17. Februar 2023

Devon Carney's Cinderella is fast-moving and busy, with the stepsisters cavorting across the stage as the epitome of pantomime dames

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Cinderella Act 1 © Brett Pruitt & East Market Studios

KCB's authentic Cinderella has clear narrative and plenty of parody

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Kevin John Edusei © Marco Borggreve

A sense of architecture: Kevin John Edusei conducts the Kansas City Symphony

Von Hilary Stroh, 20. Januar 2023

Maria Ioudenitch joins the Symphony for Samuel Barber's popular Violin Concerto.

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Kevin John Edusei © Marco Borggreve

A sense of architecture: Kevin John Edusei in Kansas

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An enthralling Giselle opens the Kansas City Ballet season

Von Hilary Stroh, 14. Oktober 2022

An engaging and emotionally authentic rendition of the 19th-century classic features Kaleena Burks in the title role.

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An enthralling Giselle opens the Kansas City Ballet season

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Alexandra Segal © Alex Damian

The vulnerability of being centre stage: Alexandra Segal

Von Hilary Stroh, 3. Oktober 2022

This year's winner in the Piano Category of the George Enescu International Competition opens up about the challenges of being in the spotlight and what now lies ahead of her.

Alexandra Segal © Alex Damian

The vulnerability of being centre stage: Alexandra Segal

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Bad girls make good opera: Carmen at Lyric Opera of Kansas City

Von Hilary Stroh, 24. September 2022

A well-sung, traditional production of Carmen opens the season for the Lyric Opera of Kansas City.

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Bad girls make good opera: Carmen in Kansas City

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Time of transition as Michael Stern begins his final season at the Kansas City Symphony

Von Hilary Stroh, 16. September 2022

Gil Shaham is the outstanding soloist in Saint-Saëns' Third Violin Concerto as a new season gets under way.

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Time of transition at the Kansas City Symphony

Von Hilary Stroh

Princely playing from Benjamin Beilman in new violin concerto

Von Hilary Stroh, 3. Juni 2022

Beilman plays the world premiere of Chris Rogerson’s Violin Concerto no. 1 “The Little Prince” with the Kansas City Symphony under Gemma New.

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Princely playing from Benjamin Beilman in new violin concerto

Von Hilary Stroh

Dorothy comes home: The Wizard of Oz returns to Kansas City Ballet

Von Hilary Stroh, 13. Mai 2022

Septime Webre's irrepressible reinvention of Dorothy, Kansas and Oz is back at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts.

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Dorothy comes home: The Wizard of Oz returns to Kansas City Ballet

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Molten intensity: Marina Costa-Jackson a splendid Tosca in Kansas City

Von Hilary Stroh, 30. April 2022

Ryan McAdams conducts Tosca at the Kansas City Lyric Opera in a production by a famous former Tosca, Carol Vaness.

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Molten intensity: Marina Costa-Jackson a splendid Tosca in Kansas City

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Hanna Arie-Gaifman © Courtesy of 92nd Street Y

One for the curious: the Bach-Mendelssohn Connection festival in New York

Von Hilary Stroh, 29. April 2022

We spoke to Hanna Arie-Gaifman, Director Emeritus of the Tisch Center, New York, about the richly layered backstory involving generations of Bachs and Mendelssohns and Itzigs, and how this will be explored in the upcoming festival.

Hanna Arie-Gaifman © Courtesy of 92nd Street Y

One for the curious: the Bach-Mendelssohn Connection festival

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Cool Brahms from Midori and the Kansas City Symphony

Von Hilary Stroh, 26. März 2022

A refined but unromantic rendition of Brahms' Violin Concerto by Midori following compelling account of Anna Clyne's This Midnight Hour and Debussy's La Mer.

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Cool Brahms from Midori and the Kansas City Symphony

Von Hilary Stroh

Opera for the iAge in Kansas City

Von Hilary Stroh, 11. März 2022

Twilight of a Tech God: The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs at the Lyric Opera of Kansas City.

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Opera for the iAge in Kansas City

Von Hilary Stroh

A spine-tingling Dracula from Kansas City Ballet

Von Hilary Stroh, 18. Februar 2022

Liang Fu impresses as a regal and macabre, majestic and creepy Dracula in Michael Pink's ballet.

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A spine-tingling Dracula from Kansas City Ballet

Von Hilary Stroh

Eduardo Strausser “a conductor of the spirit” at the Kauffman Center

Von Hilary Stroh, 4. Februar 2022

Tchaikovsky Gold Medallist Zlatamoir Fung also makes his Kansas City debut playing the Rococo Variations.

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Eduardo Strausser “a conductor of the spirit” at the Kauffman Center

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Wit and wonder in Kansas City Ballet's Nutcracker

Von Hilary Stroh, 5. Dezember 2021

Devon Carney’s wittily choreographed Nutcracker returns to charm the Kauffman stage.

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Wit and wonder in Kansas City Ballet's Nutcracker

Von Hilary Stroh

Balancing elegance and ferocity: Randall Goosby at the Kansas City Symphony

Von Hilary Stroh, 30. Oktober 2021

Goosby's decisive Bruch strikes the right tone in a programme which includes the world premiere – of sorts – of Stuart Murray Turnbull's Odyssey.

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Randall Goosby at the Kansas City Symphony

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Ballet is back Kansas City!

Von Hilary Stroh, 15. Oktober 2021

Serenades, Siberia and a little Celtic nostalgia as Kansas City Ballet returns to the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts.

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Ballet is back Kansas City!

Von Hilary Stroh

Lyric Opera's charming holiday production of Amahl and the Night Visitors

Von Hilary Stroh, 15. Dezember 2020

Gian Carlo Menotti's seasonal opera, performed in Kansas City, finds a new audience online.

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Charming holiday production of Amahl and the Night Visitors

Von Hilary Stroh

Lyric Opera of Chicago © Kyle Flubacker

The importance of grass-roots cultural life: a view from the US

Von Hilary Stroh, 7. Juli 2020

The tradition of the great opera houses perhaps cannot stand unless we recommit ourselves to singing arias in the shower.

Lyric Opera of Chicago © Kyle Flubacker

The importance of grass-roots cultural life: a view from the US

Von Hilary Stroh

Lucia and the Lairds: symbolically rich staging for Lyric Opera of Kansas City

Von Hilary Stroh, 7. März 2020

Sarah Coburn triumphs in Shawna Lucey's production of Donizetti's masterpiece.

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Lucia and the Lairds: Lyric Opera of Kansas City

Von Hilary Stroh

Musical cosmologies in Kansas City

Von Hilary Stroh, 28. Februar 2020

Visiting conductor Matthew Halls in a programme of Haydn, MacMillan and Beethoven.

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Musical cosmologies in Kansas City

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Steely swans in Kansas City

Von Hilary Stroh, 14. Februar 2020

Kaleena Burks impresses in her role as Odette/Odile in Kansas City Ballet's Swan Lake.

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Steely swans in Kansas City

Von Hilary Stroh

Pinchas Zukerman returns to Kansas City to celebrate Beethoven and Isaac Stern

Von Hilary Stroh, 7. Februar 2020

Janáček's The Fiddler’s Child and Mozart's 39th Symphony complete a varied program under Michael Stern.

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Zukerman returns to Kansas City to celebrate Beethoven and Isaac Stern

Von Hilary Stroh

Emanuel Ax joins the Kansas City Symphony

Von Hilary Stroh, 31. Januar 2020

A sprightly program of Beethoven, anti-Beethoven and Bartók.

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Emanuel Ax joins the Kansas City Symphony

Von Hilary Stroh

Still the best job in the world: Nicolas Namoradze

Von Hilary Stroh, 15. Januar 2020

We spoke to pianist and composer Nicolas Namoradze about what happened after his victory at the 2018 Honens International Piano Competition.

Still the best job in the world: Nicolas Namoradze

Von Hilary Stroh