The French composer Emilie Mayer (1812-83) has already appeared once on Classical Explorer via her Symphony No. 1 in C minor (1843), via a concert from the ever-impressive Insula Orchestra. Now there is a chance […]
Two Florida orchestras have now ceased operations. The Punta Gorda Symphony, which shuttered last year, has been joined by the Southwest Florida Symphony, based in Fort Myers. Both orchestras suffered setbacks during Covid but the […]
From our critic in residence: I. The playwright Mike Bartlett write plays for today in idioms that hanker for the plays of yesterday. His most prestigious play to date has been “King Charles III”, written […]