While the storm clouds gather far across the sea, Let us swear allegiance to a land that’s free. Let us all be grateful for a land so fair, As we raise our voices in a solemn prayer: God bless …
Happy Birthday to Irving Berlin, born on May 11, 1888. The “nation’s songwriter” was 101 when he died in 1989, having written some 1,500 songs. “Cheek to Cheek,” “God Bless America,” “How Deep is the Ocean,” “White Christmas,” “Sisters,” “Easter …
Just in time for Easter, we had the privilege of hearing—and seeing—the Philadelphia Orchestra’s powerful and moving version of Bach’s St. Matthew Passion. The semi-staged work for double orchestra and choir was conducted by Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin with stage …
One of our specialties here at re:Write is writing for and about performing arts organizations. That means autumn is always an exciting and busy time of year as the new seasons get underway. For the 2014-15 season, we have already …
To achieve great things, two things are needed: A plan. And not quite enough time. -Leonard Bernstein
In memory of the great stage star Elaine Stritch. “I’m Still Here” written by Stephen Sondheim.
Words aren’t generally the first things that come to mind when thinking about the opera, but writing figures prominently in Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin. In Act I, the bookworm heroine, Tatiana, meets Onegin, falls instantly and madly in love, and decides …
St. Patrick’s Day comes but once a year, but real aficionados of Irish music will tell you that good craic can be found all year long. (Why, we’re writing this from the Landmark Tavern, est. 1868, in New York City, …
Romeo and Juliet. Pelléas et Mélisande. A tale of star-crossed lovers and a rising star.