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RequestsWhen the American naval officer stepped onto that foreign land, he should have known. And if he didn't, the simple sincerity of Cio-Cio-San's tender voice should have told him. To be careful. That she would believe his every word. That she was delicate, like ... like a butterfly. But he didn't. And in that suddenly changed world plays out one of the most emotional and unforgettable of all operas. Puccini at his best! Music so powerful, so achingly beautiful, that it has never failed to wring the tears and win the hearts of audiences throughout the world! Sung in Italian with English translations projected above the stage. Performances run through February 11. Visit link below for dates, times and to purchase tickets. At Keller Auditorium, 222 SW Clay St, Portland, 97201.
Events Calendar
FRIENDS OF ALL CLASSICAL 89.9 FM
All Classical 89.9 FM gratefully acknowledges programming support by the following organizations for the 2011-2012 season:
Key Cultural Partner: Oregon Ballet Theater, Oregon Symphony Orchestra, Portland Center Stage, Portland Opera
Arts Partner: Artists Repertory Theater, Bach Cantata Choir, Cappella Romana, Chamber Music Northwest, Columbia Theatre in Longview, Friends of Chamber Music, Metropolitan Youth Symphony, Oregon Children's Theatre, Oregon Repertory Singers, Portland Baroque Orchestra, Portland Chamber Orchestra, Portland Columbia Symphony, Portland Piano International, Portland Playhouse, Portland Symphonic Choir, Portland Youth Phiharmonic, Salem Chamber Orchestra, Trinity Cathedral, University of Portland, Walters Cultural Arts Center, Hillsboro
Upcoming Events:
Theatre Vertigo: Hunter Gatherers
Tom Moorman directs this production of Peter Sinn Nachtrieb's play, which centers on Pam and Richard, hosts of a dinner party featuring an animal sacrifice, deception and wrestling, among other activities. The LA Times noted that this black comedy "spares neither savages nor saints." Admission $15, with Thursdays designated as "pay-what-you-will." All shows start at 8 pm, with Thursday through Saturday performances running from January 6 through February 4, and a special Monday show on January 23. At Theater Theatre, 3430 S.E. Belmont.
Portland Playhouse: Famished
Sometimes I crave even though I'm not hungry.
Stove top, microwaved; organic, free range, genetically-modified; omnivore, vegan; trans-fat, low-fat, low-cal, no carb, gluten-free; breast fed, bottle fed; savory, sweet, healthy, forbidden; pierogi, pizza, salad, curry; Thanksgiving, Hannukah; breakfast, lunch, dinner…. Whether it’s satisfied by a home cooked meal, soup tipped from the can, a Happy Meal, or a burrito grabbed from a cart, our hunger is inescapable, inevitable, and essential. Food is who we are. Equal parts drama, documentary, social experiment, and installation, Eugenia Woods' new play Famished reveals a view of the relationships we develop with and around food and the often convoluted ways we seek to satisfy our essential hunger. Derived from dozens of interviews and performance-based interaction with Portland audiences, FAMISHED reveals the rules, rituals, traditions and sheer pleasures of nourishing ourselves and others. Performances run through February 5. Visit link below for dates and times as well as to purchase tickets or call the Portland Playhouse office 503-488-5822. At Imago Theatre, 17 SE 8th Avenue in Portland.
Artists Repertory Theatre:
(I am still) The Duchess of Malfi
Is the desire of love or power the most alluring?
Edgy and visceral, this contemporary adaptation of Webster’s classic Jacobean revenge tragedy is a world-premiere production. In this re-imagined classic, the Duchess of Malfi defies her brother’s chess game of power, manipulation and morality. Laced with violence and shocking wit, this macabre, plot-twisting, back-stabbing saga of murder, sex and betrayal doesn’t come to a pretty end. Written by former Portland playwright, Joseph Fisher, whose Artists Rep credits include adaptations of Chekhov’s The Seagull (2006) and Carlo Goldoni’s The New House (2003). Shows run through February 12th; visit the link below for play dates and times, as well as to reserve tickets. In the Artist Repertory Theatre on the Morrison Stage, 1515 SW Morrison, Portland 97205.
Portland Center Stage: The North Plan
After a ruthless cabal seizes power in Washington, Carlton Berg, a bureaucrat for the State Department, runs off with the new regime’s top secret Enemies List. Unfortunately for Carlton, the chase has come to an end in a police station in the Ozark town of Lodus. With a pair of DHS agents on the way, Carlton’s last chance is in the people around him: an unsympathetic police chief, an ambivalent administrative assistant, and fellow prisoner Tanya Shepke, motor-mouthed recidivist and alcohol enthusiast, who appears to have an attention-deficit disorder and thinks Skynyrd should be on the new money. Let the revolution begin. Performances run from January 10 through February 5. Visit link below for dates and times as well as to purchase tickets. On the Main Stage of the Gerding Theater at the Amory, 128 NW Eleventh Avenue, Portland, 97209.
Original Wasco County Courthouse History Forum
Long-time friends Widge Johnson and Carolyn Wood co-edited the recently-released The Making of Win-Quatt, a brief history of The Dalles written by the late Philip and Linda Klindt. They discuss the challenges in editing someone else’s work and talk about their personal journeys in completing this historical contribution . In the upstairs courtroom of the 1858 Courthouse, 410 West 2nd Place in The Dalles.
Salem Chamber Orchestra presents the Mahonia Trio
Violinist Cathy Heithaus, cellist Jenny Gleason, and pianist Carole Orloff present a cheerful recital to warm a winter day, with special guest Theresa Schumacher, clarinetist. Works featured include Beethoven's Op. 38 Trio, transcribed from his Op. 20 Septet; the Rondo from Weber's Grand Duo Concertant in E-flat major; and a movement from Schubert's Trio in B-flat major D. 898. A complimentary wine and dessert reception follows the recital. Admission $22, $12 for students in advance; there is a $3 upcharge at the door. Tickets available through the link below or by way of Travel Salem, 503-581-4325, extension 21. At the home of Carole Orloff, 1740 Fir Street S in Salem.
Boones Ferry Concert: Male Ensemble Northwest
A Who's Who collection of choral conductors, teachers and singers of the Northwest performs wide-ranging interpretations of music that includes Palestrina's Tu Es Petrus, world folk songs, African-American spirituals and a Big Band impersonation. Tickets are $15 or $18, at the door. At St. Francis of Assisi Episcopal Church in Wilsonville, at the I-5 Charbonneau exit.
Oregon Symphony Orchestra: Jackiw Plays Bruch
Britten. Bruch. Beethoven. Brahms. An evening of familiar favorites, including one of Bruch’s signature pieces, the four-movement Scottish Fantasy, featuring brilliant young violinist Stefan Jackiw, Gregory Vajda, conductor. Concert repeats February 6; view that entry for program details. For more information and tickets, visit the link below. At Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, 1037 SW Broadway, Portland, 97205.
Bach Cantata Choir: SuperBach Sunday
Featuring soprano Nan Haemer, alto Irene Weldon, tenor Byron Wright, baritone Jacob Herbert and the Bach Cantata Choir of 55 professional or semi-professional singers drawn from many of Portland's finest choirs accompanied by a small chamber orchestra of 15 players. The concert, under the direction of conductor Ralph Nelson, features J.S. Bach's Cantata #11, commonly known as the Ascension Oratorio, Viola Concerto in G Major of Georg Phillip Telemann with Karen Vincent, soloist, Jan Sweelinck's Laudate Dominum, and a work by J.S. Bach's uncle - Johann Christoph Bach - a Cantata, Es erhub sich ein Streit. Admission free and open to the public. Free-will offering accepted. At the Rose City Park Presbyterian Church, 1907 NE 45th Avenue in Portland, 97213.
Your Backstage
Opera Pass
This Saturday, All Classical broadcasts another matinee from the Metropolitan Opera, Donizetti's Anna Bolena. Did you know that Portland Opera General Director Christopher Mattaliano also offers his take on each musical drama thirty minutes before performance? For all the background, nuance, tradition and buzz on every opera, listen in this Saturday, Feb. 4, at 9:30 a.m. and then tune in to the opera at 10 a.m.
Don't Give
This a Pass
For the next edition of The Score – and just in time for the Super Bowl – host Edmund Stone has diagrammed some playtime that you won't be able to resist: Music from films set against the milieu of football. We'll hear excerpts from Rudy, Remember the Titans, Brian's Song and more. The program airs at 2 p.m. on Saturday, February 4.
And, as always, remember that listening isn't the most important thing; it's the only thing.
Lux Aeterna
Nothing is more important to life on earth than light, and so it’s no surprise that composers have been shedding light on that subject for a very long time. We’ll hear some recent examples on Club Mod this Saturday, Feb. 4, when host Robert McBride plays music by Brian Johanson, Morten Lauridsen, Philip Glass and others.
Lighten your Saturday evening from 8 to 10 p.m.
Super Bach Sunday
Join the Bach Cantata Choir at 2 on Sunday, Feb. 5, for a program featuring Bach's Cantata No. 11, "Ascension Oratorio," Telemann's Viola Concerto in G Major with Karen Vincent and Sweelinck's Laudate Dominum. Also on the program is the Cantata, Es erhub sich ein Streit by Johann Christoph Bach. Admission is free. The performance takes place at Rose City Park Presbyterian Church, 1907 NE 45th, Portland, 97213.
More information at this link.
Jackiw Plays Bruch
Brilliant young violinist Stefan Jackiw graces the Oregon Symphony concert stage the evenings of Feb. 4 and 6 to play the four movement Scottish Fantasy by Max Bruch. "Talent that's off the scale," is The Washington Post's recent description of the youthful star. Gregory Vajda conducts an evening of other favorites including the Suite on English Folk tunes by Britten, Beethoven's Symphony No. 4 and Brahms Academic Festival Overture.
Tickets available from this OSO website link. View OSO Concert Conversations at this link.
February 03, 2012
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