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Theodore Dreiser was one of America’s great novelists in the early part of the 2oth century. His books reflected a changing America as the country and the…
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Auditions. They are a necessary evil in the performing arts. Even in amateur productions, there are almost always too many people for not enough parts. So…
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Thursday night, the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra will be joined by one of the finest American singers performing today. Soprano Renee Fleming has graced…
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Imagine high society in late 19th century Vienna, with hijinks and masked balls, mysterious Russian royalty, glittering costumes and some glorious…
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Milwaukee Opera Theater's new show, Song from the Uproar: The Lives and Death of Isabelle Eberhardt, is a multimedia chamber opera, guaranteed to be a…
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Love it or hate it, this Sunday is Valentine’s Day. And if you celebrate the holiday, the pressure is on to be, well, romantic. Shakespeare wrote that if…
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There have been many stage plays, movies, and books that are about booksellers or people in the literary world. But a new production by Milwaukee Opera…
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The Florentine Opera kicks off its 82nd season Friday night with a production of one of the most famous operas of all time – Puccini’s Madama Butterfly.…
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Puccini’s Tosca is the very definition of grand opera. Love, betrayal, death and huge, sweeping arias. It’s the kind of show you expect to see on a stage…
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September and October are traditionally the months when performing arts organizations of all kinds begin their new seasons in Milwaukee, and the past few…