Austin Arts Hall of Fame Class of 2005

The Austin Critics Table has named six inductees for the 2005 class of the Austin Arts Hall of Fame

"...The Austin Critics Table has named the fourth group of individuals..."

April 15, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

So Long, Palmer

Before spring is out, contractors will begin tearing down old Palmer Auditorium so it can be become the Long Center for the Performing Arts

"...2007, when Bass Concert Hall will be closed to Austin Lyric Opera, Ballet Austin, and the Austin Symphony. With..."

April 8, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Za vashe zdorov'ye, Shostakovich!

Fifteen local arts organizations work together to celebrate Shostakovich's 100th birthday

"...Austin didn't do much to mark the recent centenaries of..."

March 18, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Culture Flash!

ALO has blood on the tracks in 2006, and Salvage Vanguard lands a new office

"...• Austin Lyric Opera Artistic Director Richard Buckley announced the company's..."

March 11, 2005 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Elektra

In Austin Lyric Opera's production of 'Elektra,' conductor Richard Buckley succeeds in conveying the complexity, richness, cruelty, and humanity of this work

"...Strauss composed one of the 20th century's first great operas, and Richard Buckley has chosen it as one of..."

Jan. 14, 2005 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Top 10 Performances That Transported Me in 2004

Robert Faires lists his favorite theatre, dance, and classical productions of 2004

"...2) Hamlet (Ballet Austin) In the inspired hands of BA Artistic Director Stephen..."

Jan. 7, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Top 4 Classical Music Forces (and Visual-Art Event) of 2004

"...Honestly, when it comes to classical music in Austin, rare is the occasion that does not live up..."

Jan. 7, 2005 Arts Feature by Robi Polgar

Meet the New Bosses

Long Center director Cliff Redd and ALO director Richard Buckley compare notes on leading an arts institution, the challenges they face, and being new to Austin

"...was hired last year as the artistic director for Austin Lyric Opera; Redd was named the new executive director..."

Sept. 17, 2004 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Culture Flash!

UT Opera scores a wealth of green while ALO is in the black, and Salvage Vanguard Labor Party wins a vote of financial confidence

"...UT Opera Theatre is singing the praises of Ernest and Sarah..."

Sept. 10, 2004 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Change in the Weather

A different kind of summer for the city arts funding process

"...Summer in Austin traditionally means a painfully long run of broiling, 100-degree..."

Sept. 3, 2004 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

O Pioneers!

The eight members of the Austin Arts Hall of Fame Class of 2004 led the way to culture

"...cultural scene. The eight individuals being inducted into the Austin Arts Hall of Fame this year are all leaders...."

June 4, 2004 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Austin Critics Table Nominations, 2003-2004

The full list of nominations for the 2003-2004 Austin Critics Table Awards, recognizing outstanding achievements in local theatre, dance, classical music, and visual art

"...art. On Saturday, May 1, nominations for the 2003-2004 Austin Critics Table Awards, covering the period from May 1,..."

May 14, 2004 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Austin Arts Hall of Fame

Class of 2004

"...The Austin Critics Table has decided on the third group of..."

May 14, 2004 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

L'Orontea

The Texas Early Music Project's concert rendering of this Baroque gem L'Orontea left no doubt as to the opera's musical pleasures

"...Antonio Cesti's 1656 opera, L'Orontea, has so much in common with Gilbert and..."

May 7, 2004 Arts Review by Jerry Young

Articulations

City Council adopts new guidelines for the Cultural Arts Funding Program, Michelle Schumann shoots off for a Canadian piano competition, and some 'palpable hits' to get your sweet William for Shakespeare's birthday

"...of only eight pianists competing? Hie thee to the Austin Lyric Opera Armstrong Community Music School, 901 Barton Springs..."

April 23, 2004 Arts Column by Robert Faires

The Flying Dutchman

Austin Lyric Opera's first production of The Flying Dutchman was a solid and compelling staging of the opera that marked a turning point in Wagner's career and in German opera

"...Austin Lyric Opera's first production of The Flying Dutchman was..."

April 2, 2004 Arts Review by Jerry Young

Bass Delay Gives Groups Room to Play

UT delays Bass Concert Hall renovations for local art schools

"...To the ballet, opera, and symphony, UT President Larry Faulkner might as well..."

April 2, 2004 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Articulations

UT delays the closing of Bass Concert Hall for a year, Conspirare wants to sing an ode by a young Austin poet, and Zach decides whether it wants to go out with Sally Bowles or Roxie Hart

"...Speaking of Zach and recent Broadway successes, the Austin theatre has a connection to the Tony Award-winning musical..."

April 2, 2004 Arts Column by Robert Faires

When Wagner Became WAGNER

With 'The Flying Dutchman,' Richard Wagner made opera bigger than big

"...is a word for this scale: Wagnerian. This week, Austin Lyric Opera is staging the first opera by the..."

March 26, 2004 Arts Feature by Jerry Young

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

Picks & Sleepers

"...them out flat with lead man David Bazan's ecumenical lyricism. – Kate X Messer..."

March 19, 2004 Music Feature

Articulations

The Austin Shakespeare Festival gets a roof over its head and a place of its own, and Austin Lyric Opera gets a new season and a cool million

"...most of that time spent out of doors, the Austin Shakespeare Festival is about to get a roof over..."

March 5, 2004 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Austin's Cultural Makeover

Which arts facilities from the boom years were built, which weren't built, and why

"...Now, most of the time when arts groups in Austin talk about buildings, they mean old storefronts and warehouses..."

Feb. 20, 2004 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Così Fan Tutte

The lack of passion in Austin Lyric Opera's Così Fan Tutte transforms Mozart's curious opera into a prime-time sitcom with a spectacular orchestra.

"...for dirty comedy and frivolity is offered up in Austin Lyric Opera's production of Così Fan Tutte. Ferrando is..."

Jan. 16, 2004 Arts Review by Heather Barfield Cole

End of an Arts Era

The most prosperous period in Austin's cultural history came to a painful close in 2003.

"...If a history of the Austin arts scene is ever written, 2003 will be remembered..."

Jan. 2, 2004 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Top 10 Shows in 2003 That Shed Light in a Dark Year

"...the deeply felt vocals of Tina Marsh, proving herself Austin's Piaf. Heavenly...."

Jan. 2, 2004 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Turandot

Calaf's quest for the heart of the icy princess Turandot is the stuff of legend and, in Austin Lyric Opera production of Puccini's opera, was an opportunity to hear some exquisite music excellently performed.

"...Giacomo Puccini's opera Turandot is tinged with darkness -- the action takes..."

Nov. 28, 2003 Arts Review by Robi Polgar

Texas in the Title

"..."Mendocino," and his personal concerns were often revealed in lyrics. Estranged from his beloved home state, he sang what..."

Nov. 28, 2003 Music Feature by Greg Beets

Naked City

"...Wal-Mart at the head of Blunn Creek in South Austin...."

Nov. 14, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Articulations

Austin Lyric Opera's new artistic director receives raves for his conducting at Seattle Opera, Beehive diva Judy Arnold takes ill, and Chronicle Arts writer Barry Pineo gets a publishing deal for his book on acting.

"...Richard Buckley, Austin Lyric Opera's new artistic director, has been in the..."

Oct. 24, 2003 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Articulations

The Austin Circle of Theaters has handed out its annual B. Iden Payne Awards, honoring outstanding achievements in local theatre from August 2002 through July 2003.

"...On Monday, Sept. 29, the Austin Circle of Theaters handed out its annual B. Iden..."

Oct. 3, 2003 Arts Column by Robert Faires

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