Author: Marc Shulgold Special to The Denver Gazette
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Jekyll and Hyde as a Ballet? A Strange Case Indeed
Val Caniparoli has always been a fan of film noir. “I loved those dark, scary stories,” the renowned choreographer recalled. “They always stayed in my mind. Years later, when it came to things like Jekyll and Hyde, I knew I could do it.” Wait. Did he mean turning it into a ballet? Yes he did.…
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Hervé Koubi: From dancing in Algeria’s streets to the world stage
Back in 2002, Hervé Koubi received a degree in pharmacy at the University of Aix-en-Provence. But don’t let that fool you. “I did that to please my parents,” the Frenchman said with an embarrassed smile during a Zoom call. College was an excuse, it seems, since he had already found a passion for dance. He…
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Central City Opera names Finlay as new CEO
After a tumultuous summer at Central City marked by a labor dispute, a threatened walk-out by stage directors and the mid-season departure of its administrative head, the beleaguered company has righted its ship with Thursday’s announcement of Scott Finlay as president and CEO. When Pamela Pantos was unceremoniously let go as CEO in July, Finlay…
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Renée Fleming, Jazz Singer?
Imagine wandering into a late-night downtown jazz club, ordering a drink and gazing at the tiny stage as the band members finish their warm-up. The singer quietly enters, adjusts her microphone and the announcer welcomes the crowd. “Say hello to Miss Renée Fleming!” A smattering of applause as she launches into “Just One of Those…
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Here comes the Police, with an orchestra
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save You remember the Police, don’t you? We’re talking the ’80s rock band – not those folks with the badges and guns. Well, the band’s back. Sort of. On Oct. 5, the hit-making super group’s drummer…
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Coming to Boulder: An evening with American composer John Corigliano
John Corigliano is 85 and he can hardly believe it. Undaunted by the years, the award-winning composer is as charming and chatty as ever and can voice no complaints about his health. Well, there is one thing, he noted with a wry chuckle: the lingering effects of a fall at Santa Fe Opera after the…
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Wilbur Lin: Rethinking the American orchestra
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Wilbur Lin is no revolutionary. The newly arrived music director of the Denver Young Artists Orchestra chuckles at the suggestion. Yet he admits he’s anxious to help make some big changes in the new world of the American symphony. And, he insists, he’s not alone.…