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On average, how much music do you listen to in a day? Even if you work from home, have a job that allows you to wear earbuds, are retired or otherwise unemployed, most people probably don’t engage ...

Although the American musical theatre has had a colorful existence of innovation and evolution, it owes that existence to the genre of operetta that graced stages of England and Europe in the last ...

To more accurately reflect its evolution, scale, and importance, the Knoxville performance entity previously known as the Amadeus Chamber Ensemble has undergone a name change to become the Amadeus ...

Knoxville has often had a tenuous relationship with its own atmospheric history, a history full of intersections between geography and notable persons that weave in and out of our cultural ...

There was a lot to grab one’s attention last Friday evening at Knoxville Opera’s production of the Franz Lehar operetta, The Merry Widow. History buffs got a peek at the influence operetta has had on ...

It seems inevitable that we find ourselves talking about traditions this time of year. Our holiday traditions often defy logic, embraced simply because there is inescapable satisfaction in the ...

Robert Petkoff and the Company of the 2025 touring production of MOULIN ROUGE! THE MUSICAL. Photo by Matthew Murphy and Evan Zimmerman for Murphymade One might be asking what pop songs of the last 40 ...

Imagine being a young singer with operatic ambitions, ready to make the most of an undergraduate or graduate opera program to provide a springboard into the professional world, when rather suddenly … ...

As reported previously, ACE is now the Amadeus Concert Ensemble—a reflection of its sizable presence in Knoxville’s classical music scene and the impressive scale of its performances with full ...

Roughly a year ago, Marble City Opera updated its claim in the site-suggestive and outdoor operatic production categories with a very notable take on Carlisle Floyd’s Susannah staged in the ...

Whether it’s the flaming father of Hereditary or a visceral murder-suicide cold open in Midsommar that I’ve yet to shake, Aster takes great pleasure in such instances. Then, with Beau Is Afraid, Aster ...