Author: Sarah Featherston

Coming from the Music City Baroque

Preview: Baroque Crossroads: A Celebration of Italian, German, and French Styles

There is much that can be said about Baroque performance practices. During my attempts at playing Bach during my undergraduate, I came across multiple ways of playing eighth notes; theRead More

The Ties that Bind:

Bizet’s Carmen at the Nashville Opera

Bernardo Medeiros (Zuniga), Sara Crigger (Mercedes), Marina Costa-Jackson (Carmen), and Dee Donasco (Frasquita) in "Les tringles des sistres tintaient"
The lights in the theatre dim and the chattering crowd is suddenly silent, drinks with condensation dripping off them clutched tightly as the orchestra, one behemoth of magical sound, beginsRead More

The MCR Interview

Interview with Kathryn Lewek

In celebration of the approaching production of Carmen at Nashville Opera, Music City Review Journalist Sarah Featherston had the chance to sit down with Soprano Kathryn Lewek and chat aboutRead More

For St. Paddy's Day:

The Irish Tenors Bring a Taste of Ireland to Nashville

The world-renowned Irish Tenors including members Anthony Kearns, Ronan Tynan, and Declan Kelly, brought Saint Patrick’s Day to Nashville early this year. The tenors made their entrance to thunderous applauseRead More

The MCR Interview

Tenor Anthony Kearns on his Career & Upcoming Concert in Nashville

Anthony Kearns, an internationally acclaimed tenor, record producer and member of the Irish Tenors speaks with MCR journalist Sarah Queener on his life and career, his perceptions of the UnitedRead More