The Philharmonic, with guest conductor Case Scaglione, and soloists Suzanne Vinnik, a soprano, and tenor Cody Austin, opened its season on Saturday with a program titled “Operatic Love.” While the two singers, especially Vinnik, drew the lion’s share of audience attention, the star of the night was the orchestra. Of four strictly instrumental works two were, shall we say, ordinary; the others were truly exceptional.
Never underestimate the power of magic. Theatrical magic. The kind of magic that can make fully grown humans disappear before your very eyes — at the very same time they’re bringing “War Horse” to life.
Downtown Las Vegas is about to get a cultural surplus come this fall, headlined by the Life is Beautiful Festival and The Smith Center for Performing Arts’ fall season.
First Friday will celebrate its 11th anniversary in the Arts District Oct. 4 from 5 to 11 p.m. Aside from anniversary festivities, there will be lots of pumpkins in keeping with the season. After all, October is Halloween month, and First Friday Las Vegas organizers never miss a chance to have fun.
Catch a glimpse of it in a crowded casino and Bally Technologies’ “Michael Jackson Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’ ” slot machine is striking.
Prepare for Sunday’s series finale of “Breaking Bad” by spending Saturday with Gus Fring. Giancarlo Esposito is among the celebrities scheduled to be a part of the Las Vegas Comic Expo this weekend at the Riviera.
“Dog Explosion” is UNLV faculty member and playwright Sean Clark’s darkly humorous take-off on Chekov’s “Three Sisters.” But you can enjoy Clark’s macabrely funny meditation on the accidents of life without reading too much into it.
From far afield and close to home, fall’s performing arts calendar promises a world of entertainment.
Next week, two very different productions — Shakespeare’s “Richard II” and the nostalgic prom-night musical “The Marvelous Wonderettes” — join the rollicking, Tony-winning “Peter and the Starcatcher” at the Utah Shakespeare Festival in Cedar City
