Arts on the Town

L.A. correspondent Diane Daou predicts the Oscars – and gets them right!

admin — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 08:29:06 +0000

Filmmaker/commentator Diane Daou predicted Best Film, Best Actor and Best Actress correctly on our show of Feb. 22.

Diane’s Oscar predictions (and more)

Arizona Opera’s Don Giovanni

admin — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 08:11:34 +0000

Arizona Opera artistic director Joel Revson talks about Mozart, Don Giovanni, and his company’s 2009-2010 season.

Joel Revson on Don Giovanni

Phoenix Chorale wins the Grammy!

admin — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 05:18:53 +0000

The best small classical ensemble on earth, according to the Grammy Awards, is the Phoenix Chorale, formerly the Phoenix Bach Choir. Our L.A. correspondent Diane Daou reported live from the Grammys during our show of Feb. 8. Listen to her report the excitement!

The Grammy report, pt. 1

The Grammy report, pt. 2

Conducting opera, talking opera

admin — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 05:07:58 +0000

Conductor Joseph Rescigno, in Phoenix recently to lead Arizona Opera’s Elixir of Love, shares his thoughts about opera, singers, and the great opera composers.

Joseph Rescigno, pt. 1

Joseph Rescigno, pt. 2

Caio Pagano, pianist

admin — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 05:00:24 +0000

Caio Pagano is a pianist of international repute, and a devoted resident of our Valley. Recently, Caio talked about the piano, music, and becoming a citizen of the United States.

Pianist Caio Pagano

ATC’s “Raisin in the Sun”

admin — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 17:56:26 +0000

Sara Bernstein, education manager for Arizona Theatre Company, discusses the importance of ATC’s latest production, “Raisin in the Sun.”

“Raisin in the Sun”

Of Grammies, Alice Tully Hall, and the Phoenix Chorale

admin — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 17:34:22 +0000

Since its start 50 years ago, the Phoenix Chorale (formerly the Phoenix Bach Choir) has risen from community group to one of the globe’s best-regarded choral organizations. Proof: Arizona’s only professional choir is nominated for four Grammies, including Best Classical Album, and it will be the first a capella choir to sing in New York’s newly refurbished Alice Tully Hall, March 16. You can stream the Grammies this Sunday, Feb. 8, to see if our hometown choir’s an international winner, but before you do, take a moment to listen to the choir’s executive director, tenor Joel Rinsema, wax eloquent about his life’s passion.

The Phoenix Chorale in L.A., New York

A new work, a hidden work

admin — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 17:02:11 +0000

Our “docent-in-residence” Clark Olson discusses two works in the contemporary collection at Phoenix Art Museum: A new acquisition, and one that’s hidden in plain sight.

New and hidden at PAM

Dale Wasserman, the Impossible Dreamer

admin — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 16:54:37 +0000

Before he passed away in December at the age of 94, “Man of La Mancha” author Dale Wasserman talked with us about his life, his career, and his latest play. The result was so mesmerizing that we dedicated an entire show to it.

Dale Wasserman, pt. 1

Dale Wasserman, pt. 2

Dale Wasserman, pt. 3

Dale Wasserman, pt. 4

James Ballinger on James Turrell

admin — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 16:36:40 +0000

Longtime Phoenix Art Museum director James Ballinger discusses PAM’s new work by renowned sculptor James Turrell.

James Ballinger on James Turrell, pt. 1

James Ballinger on James Turrell, pt. 2