Like so many other events, the 39th annual Tejano-Conjunto Festival is going virtual this year while preserving the talent power that the fest has been known for through most of its history. The main music event will be live-streamed Saturday, May 22, form 7 p.m. to midnight, form the Guadalupe Theater. The lineup includes big-name performers like Flaco Jimenez, Los …
By JASMINA WELLINGHOFF, Editor Ballet San Antonio has been rather quiet for months but now it’s got news – good news! It will return to live, in-theater, performances this fall, and it will again have a full-time artistic director, who will move to San Antonio in a couple of months. French-born ballerina, Sofiane Sylve, who has served as artistic adviser …
By JASMINA WELLINGHOFF, Editor When we interviewed Kelly Hilliard Roush in 2018 after she became both executive and artistic director of the Classic Theater of San Antonio, she told us that she was honored to be the one to lead the still-young company into the second decade of its existence. “I would like the see the Classic become a cornerstone …
By SUZI CASTELLAW, Contributing Writer If you take the jazz your parents listened to, add a little Carpenters, some Patsy Cline and a pinch of Mozart, mix it all up, and then combine it with a stunningly attractive hybrid of precocious Betty Boop and soulful Etta James, throw in a trombone and you will have a singular concoction sure to …
This weekend, The Classic Theatre of San Antonio is opening its production of the iconic American play “Our Town,” which will be the last show of the 2020-21 season. It is also the final show to be produced during the tenure of artistic/executive director Kelly Roush, who will be leaving the Classic – and San Antonio – at the end …
By JASMINA WELLINGHOFF, Editor (We interviewed DaLuz at the AnArte Gallery where his new exhibit “Between Worlds” is currently on view through May 31) How do you describe yourself as an artist and your style?I am someone who cannot not paint. Painting is my way of communicating, my way to express things that I cannot quite say with words. As …
by SUZI CASTELLAW, Contributing Writer You may wiz by it every day and not realize that on the north end of a modest shopping strip on San Pedro Avenue, not far from the mall, is this magical little spot called LUNA, a cherished live music venue that hosts a wide range of musicians and shows. The exterior is aesthetically pleasant, …
This weekend is huge for Opera San Antonio! It’s finally returning to the stage at the Tobin Center for live in-person performances starring internationally celebrated singers in Gaetano Donizetti’s famed opera “Lucia de Lammermoor.” Grand arias, high-intensity drama, tragic family conflicts, and above all, beautiful voices – this opera has it all! (May 6 & 8, Tobin Center for the …
By JASMINA WELLINGHOFF, Editor For a young opera company like Opera San Antonio, not performing live on stage for more than a year was a huge challenge. But this week, OSA will be back with a production of “Lucia di Lammermoor” starring soprano Brenda Rae, tenor Scott Quinn and San Antonio’s native son, baritone Scott Hendricks. This return to normalcy …
Opera San Antonio is ready to return to live, in-person performances and it’s doing it with verve and panache by staging “Lucia di Lammermoor” on May 6 and 8 at the Tobin Center for the Performing Arts. “Lucia” is a beautiful bel-canto opera depicting a tragic story of love in a hostile environment, similar to the iconic tale of “Romeo …
