Musical Trifecta

Saturday, April 28th, 2012 – 7:30pm Pre-concert talk: 6:45 p.m. Folly Theatre Christopher Kelts, conductor Berlioz, Roman Carnival Overture Botessini: Concerto for Bass & Orchestra – Jeffrey Kail, bass Tchaikovsky, Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36

Heroic Finale

Classic Series IV Saturday, April 17, 2010 7:30 p.m., pre-concert talk at 6:45 p.m. The Folly Theater 300 W. 12th St Bruch’s Concerto for violin & viola, Op. 88 E minor Beethoven’s: Symphony No. 3, Op. 55 Eflat major “Eroica” Sarah Gentry & Kate Hamilton, guest soloists Cost: FREE, no tickets required. Financial assistance for [...]

Uthe stands out in fine rendition of Puccini’s ‘Edgar’

Posted Thursday, August 18, 2005 by Timothy McDonald, Arts Writer The Johnson County Sun The Civic Opera Theater of Kansas City and the Kansas City Civic Orchestra presented a fine production of the rarely performed opera “Edgar” by Italian composer Giacomo Puccini at the Folly Theater last weekend. “Edgar” was Puccini’s second opera, written for [...]

An operatic portrait of Puccini…

MUSIC AND DANCE NOTES An operatic portrait of Puccini… Posted Sunday, Aug. 07, 2005 By PAUL HORSLEY The Kansas City Star Even those with a casual acquaintance with opera have probably seen or heard something from Puccini’s “Tosca,” “Madama Butterfly” or “La Boheme.” But you’d be hard-pressed to find anyone, even opera fans, who have [...]