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Great Music and More at Tanglewood, Sevenars, Berkshire High Peaks FestivalBy Stephen Dankner, Guest Column
11:33AM / Wednesday, July 17, 2019 | |
 As Tanglewood enters its third week, stellar performances will take center stage in Ozawa Hall and in the Koussevitsky Shed. Why go? To experience world-class instrumental soloists, the Boston Symphony and the Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra perform chamber and orchestral masterworks by iconic masters Schumann, Brahms, Ravel, Shostakovich, Sibelius, Debussy, Gershwin, Stravinsky, Wagner and Tchaikovsky.
Add to the above an inspiring world premiere featuring Metropolitan Opera diva Reneé Fleming, baritone Rod Gilfry, and the Boston Symphony, led by maestro Andris Nelsons in composer Kevin Puts' orchestral song cycle "The Brightness of Light." The powerful and deeply
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Studs Turkel Makes Music, Caroline Rose Switches Genres and MoreBy Grace Lichtenstein, Guest Column
11:03AM / Wednesday, July 17, 2019 | |
 A wonderful pops and dance week in the Berkshires is upon us. There is an original musical based on Studs Terkel's amazing oral history "Working," folk and pop acts at the highest level, Mark Morris at the Pillow, and twilight jazz on Edith Wharton's terrace. The pluses outweigh the minuses — the main minus being Patti Lupone's cancellation at the Mahaiwe. (She's still recuperating from hip replacement surgery, according to an announcement.) Lupone promises to reschedule. Berkshire Theatre Group "Working: A Musical" is based on Studs Terkel's brilliant collection of interviews chronicling the lives of ordinary Americans. It was first produced
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'Yesterday': All Over AgainBy Michael S. Goldberger, iBerkshires Film Critic
09:32PM / Friday, July 12, 2019 | |
 Having experienced the progressive, enlightened and somewhat earth-shaking era of the 1960s, I figured we good citizens had given at the office, that we were forever vaccinated with Pepperland dust and therefore protected from the ignominious cloud currently darkening our horizons. We just can't go back to the Middle Ages. I'd look terrible in a monk habit. So now, like an army regiment pinned down by a scurrilous enemy, waiting for the cavalry of righteous indignation to return America to its senses, I look for signs and metaphors that this globe might soon be put back on its axis. If it comes in the form of an entertaining film like director Danny Boyle's 0 Comments
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Barrington Stage Company Taps Two to Board of Trustees| 11:01AM / Friday, July 12, 2019 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Barrington Stage Company has appointed Caroline Holland and Debra Jo Rupp to the Board of Trustees.
"Caroline Holland and Debra Jo Rupp are exciting new additions to the board. Caroline's knowledge of the Berkshire community and what it needs to make it even more vibrant is extraordinary. Debra Jo's voice as a working theater artist is important as we move ahead developing new work and community projects. We look forward to working side by side with them furthering Barrington Stage's mission," said Artistic Director Julianne Boyd.
Holland is the managing director of Mill Town Capital, overseeing operations, strategy and project
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Tanglewood, Sevenars, Taconic Music Highlight the Weekby Stephen Dankner, Guest Column
11:23AM / Wednesday, July 10, 2019 | |
 Tanglewood enters its second week, and the highlights are many; indeed, every concert will be memorable.
Two examples: The Boston Symphony, led by maestro Andris Nelson, who will be joined by an outstanding assemblage of operatic superstars, performs Giuseppe Verdi's magisterial Requiem, and the Tanglewood Music Center Orchesta (TMCO) showcases Tchaikovsky's fatalistic Symphony No. 6 ("Pathétique"). Symphonies by Copland (no. 3) and Beethoven (no. 4) will also be heard on consecutive dates, along with an all-Bach solo violin recital by the electrifying virtuosa Hillary Hahn.
Don't miss out on the captivating Sevenars Chamber Music Festival, located in South
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Harlem Dance, Buddy Guy's Blues, Nat 'King' Cole Stylings Highlight WeekBy Grace Lichtenstein, Guest Column
11:00AM / Wednesday, July 10, 2019 | |
 Blues, jazz, hip-hop, folk, cabaret — you can catch a bit of everything with the varied pops calendar in our region this week. Big names, too: Dance Theatre of Harlem, Buddy Guy, John Davidson to name a few. Jacob's Pillow The 50th anniversary of the beloved Dance Theatre of Harlem is being celebrated July 10-14 at the Ted Shawn Theatre. Co-founded by the late Arthur Mitchell, it is now headed by founding member and former principal dancer Virginia Johnson. This is the troupe's first return to the Pillow in five years.
On the bill are a collection of works from the 21st as well as 20th century: Darrell Grand Moultrie's "Harlem on My Mind," Christopher
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The Three Ts: Tanglewood, Taconic, Tannery Pond| 11:05AM / Wednesday, July 03, 2019 | |
Tanglewood, the nation's largest and most prestigious summer music presenter, opens its 82nd classical festival season this week. Here's a rundown of the concerts in the Shed and in Ozawa Hall, and also the amazing and elaborate related events in the just-opened Tanglewood Linde Center complex of buildings.
Why go? To be amazed! Read about the stellar music making, with superstar performers interpreting great music from across historical eras – much of it beloved favorites by audiences worldwide, and for the many personal and historical perspectives you'll discover at the Tanglewood Learning Institute (TLI) presentations.
The Boston Symphony Orchestra opens
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Red, White, Blue Plus Grease Week for Pop FansBy Grace Lichtenstein, Guest Column
11:48AM / Tuesday, July 02, 2019 | |
 From Stockbridge to Boston, pop fans know what to expect as the mid-week Fourth of July celebration approaches: Sweet Baby James at Tanglewood — but first, there's a great Josh Groban show tonight.
Meanwhile at the Guthrie Center in Great Barrington: more great folk music, while Jacob’s Pillow features live music accompaniment to a Merce Cunningham tribute. That, a new production of "Grease" and more. Tanglewood Hope you have your tickets to James Taylor on Wednesday and Thursday as the Shed and the lawn are both sold out for the annual visit of James Taylor, beloved bard of the Berkshires. However, you can still hear great pop music tonight (Tuesday, July
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Tanglewood Cuts Ribbon on New Multidisciplinary FacilityBy Andy McKeever, iBerkshires Staff
05:12PM / Friday, June 28, 2019 | |
A total of four structures were built on the property that make up the center. LENOX, Mass. — Tanglewood cut the ribbon on the new $33 million Linde Center for Music and Learning on Friday morning. The newly constructed buildings will house the 6,000-square-foot Tanglewood Learning Institute and offer rehearsal and performance spaces, learning opportunities, and more. The spaces will also be available for lease and will host numerous events and programs. The programs are not just music-based but will also feature talks, film screenings, classes on cinematography, painting, drawing, and photography. "Whether it's through the Tanglewood 1 Comment
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Review: Do Not Leave at Intermission of 'Into the Woods' By Nancy Salz, Guest Column
10:47AM / Friday, June 28, 2019 | |
 The story of Stephen Sondheim's "Into The Woods" only appears to be over at end of the first act of this farcical and entertaining mash-up made from four Brothers Grimm fairy tales. While everyone is about to live happily ever after, Act I is really a foreshadowing of the pay-back set forth Act II.
Bring your mind as well as your sense of humor to Barrington Stage's fine production of this musical theater classic.
As the show begins, The Baker (Jonathan Raviv) and his Wife (Mara Davi) are on a quest. They desperately want a child but are unable to conceive. The Witch (Mykal Kilgore) has cursed them, and to undo it, she demands four items: a cow as white as milk from
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