Musical cosmologies in Kansas City

Par Hilary Stroh, 01 mars 2020

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“Articulation was crisp, the communication of emotion sincere”

Critique faite à Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts, Kansas City, le 28 février 2020

Haydn, Symphonie no. 102 en si bémol majeur

MacMillan, Sinfonietta

Beethoven, Messe en ut majeur, Op. 86

Karina Gauvin, Soprano

Krisztina Szabó, Soprano

Nicholas Phan, Ténor

Tyler Duncan, Baryton

Kansas City Symphony

Kansas City Symphony Chorus

Matthew Halls, Direction

Porgy and Bess: Catfish Row arrives in Kansas City

Hilary Stroh, 28th February

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

****1

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

Hilary Stroh, 17th October

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

****1

Rockabilly meets Rossini: Cinderella at Lyric Opera of Kansas City

Hilary Stroh, 3rd October

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

****1

A big and bold Turandot in Kansas City

Hilary Stroh, 2nd May

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

****1

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

Hilary Stroh, 22nd March

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

*****

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

Hilary Stroh, 11th October

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

*****

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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.