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Violet at the Nashville Repertory:

A Victorious Final Show

Violet is a straightforward musical about a young woman hoping a faith healer can heal her of a disfiguring facial scar. She travels across the south by bus in 1964, meeting people and learning to see worth in herself and others that’s more than skin-deep. Based on a short story by Doris Betts, it was adapted into an Off-Broadway show in 1997 and has since been performed on Broadway. It is simple, funny and hopeful. It’s a solid 90’s show, and I can’t imagine it being performed better than the Nashville Repertory Theatre did on opening night, May 12. ItRead More
  • A Celebration, An Elegy, A Majestic Ending

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    A Celebration, An Elegy, A Majestic Ending
  • Wonderful Performances on a Dark Night in Nashville.

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    Wonderful Performances on a Dark Night in Nashville.
  • Brahms, Dvořák, and Lutosławski at the Nashville Symphony

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    Brahms, Dvořák, and Lutosławski at the Nashville Symphony
  • Americans in the Schermerhorn

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    Americans in the Schermerhorn
  • The Nashville Ballet Publishes an Anthology of Nashville History

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    The Nashville Ballet Publishes an Anthology of Nashville History

The Nashville Symphony plays Copland, Slatkin, Elgar

A Celebration, An Elegy, A Majestic Ending

Fresh from their triumph in the world premiere of The Jonah People, an opera the symphony commissioned from composer Hannibal Lokumbé, the Nashville Symphony presentedRead More

From the Nashville Symphony

Reflections on The Jonah People: A Legacy of Struggle and Triumph

It was a madhouse. Half the crowd was shouting in delight; half the crowd was shouting in shock. The roar from these competing forces wasRead More

The Pirates of Penzance at Nashville Opera

I saw the Nashville Opera’s final performance of Gilbert and Sullivan’s The Pirates of Penzance at TPAC’s Polk Theater this past weekend. This comic operaRead More

From Nashville Ballet

New in Nashville

On the weekend of April 21st Nashville Ballet gave the last performance of their ’22-’23 season featuring a company premiere choreography Snowblind by Cathy MarstonRead More

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Nashville Repertory Theatre is bringing the musical Violet to Nashville this May. “We are thrilledRead More

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Guerrero Conducts Mozart’s Requiem

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Guerrero Conducts Mozart’s Requiem

Nashville Symphony | Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor | Nashville Symphony Chorus | Tucker Biddlecombe, chorus director | Iwona Sobotka, soprano | Sasha Cooke, mezzo-soprano | Nicholas Phan, tenor | Kelly Markgraf, bassRead More

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Guerrero Conducts Mozart’s Requiem

Nashville Symphony | Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor | Nashville Symphony Chorus | Tucker Biddlecombe, chorus director | Iwona Sobotka, soprano | Sasha Cooke, mezzo-soprano | Nicholas Phan, tenor | Kelly Markgraf, bassRead More

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Guerrero Conducts Mozart’s Requiem

Nashville Symphony | Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor | Nashville Symphony Chorus | Tucker Biddlecombe, chorus director | Iwona Sobotka, soprano | Sasha Cooke, mezzo-soprano | Nicholas Phan, tenor | Kelly Markgraf, bassRead More

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2:00 pm - 5:00 pm Recurring

Guerrero Conducts Mozart’s Requiem

June 4 @ 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm Recurring

Guerrero Conducts Mozart’s Requiem

Nashville Symphony | Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor | Nashville Symphony Chorus | Tucker Biddlecombe, chorus director | Iwona Sobotka, soprano | Sasha Cooke, mezzo-soprano | Nicholas Phan, tenor | Kelly Markgraf, bassRead More

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Guerrero Conducts Mozart’s Requiem

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