Everyone has their own opinion about the best recording of the Strauss Four Last Songs. I’m partial to the Schwarzkopf recordings. I discovered the songs while watching “The Year of Living Dangerously” and they have never failed to calm me[more...]

Ok, time for some shameless self-promotion:

After three busy and insane experimental theatre seasons, Springfield StageWorks has finally found a new, permanent address!

Springfield StageWorks
STATE THEATRE
19 S. Fountain Ave.
Springfield, Ohio
45503
Thanks to Jim and Nike Lagos for generously offering this historic building for[more...]

Herbert von Karajan is listed in the Guinness Book as the best-selling classical artist of all time, with perhaps 200 million of his recordings having been sold all over the world.

Karajan was born in Mozart’s hometown of Salzburg, Austria, in[more...]

As a member in good standing of the local classical community, I wear two hats by serving on the DPO’s Marketing Committee.  I am part of a team planning some special happenings around the National City Superpops Series concert on[more...]

Unless you have a young girl in your house (as I do) you’ve probably shrugged your shoulders at an upcoming Dayton Philharmonic concert, “Barbie at the Symphony”. On September 27th, the DPO will be playing live while scenes from the[more...]