Martha Ruskai prepares Leroy Y. Davis and Rebekah Howell for Chautauqua Opera's 2018 production of Candide. RILEY ROBINSON/DAILY FILE PHOTO During a typical Chautauqua Opera
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Sok Monica Sok thinks poet Gwendolyn Brooks said it best: “We are each other's harvest; we are each other's business; we are each other's magnitude
Chautauqua Piano Program Co-Chairs John Milbauer, Left, And Nicola Melville On Sunday, July 29, 2018 Outside Of The Amphitheater. HALDAN KIRSCH/DAILY FILE PHOTO As students
Hanlon, Weiser and Kushmaul Once is a mistake, twice is jazz. The concept was popularized by Miles Davis, an American jazz trumpeter, and speaks to
Jiménez-Flores Salvador Jiménez-Flores can’t discuss his present without starting in the past. His history, from his great-grandfather to his father to himself, has been
Biddinger One day, Mary Biddinger went for a walk and thought she saw a beautiful swan laying in the grass. “And I was like, ‘Wow,
Cohen, Rabinovich and An Enrique Granados was terrified of drowning, but his desire to perform led him to the sea. His 1911 masterpiece, Goyescas, is
There was a time when colorful pressed glass vases, dishes, cups and more adorned millions of American homes. “The pressed glass industry was a massive
Bryce-Davis This year, Chautauqua Opera Company’s Young Artists are performing for an unexpected new audience: their neighbors, roommates and significant others. “Recording in my apartment
White & Biddinger In Greek, the word nostalgia is a compound formed by “nostos,” meaning a return home, and “algos,” meaning pain. The potency of
DeSare In 2012, The New York Times described Tony DeSare as “two parts young Sinatra and one part Billy Joel.” DeSare, jazz singer, pianist and
The Chautauqua Theater Company continues to usher in the new season of programming in a way that merges new and old. The traditional “Hello Chautauqua”
Giddens and Turrisi With her 21st-century sound, Rhiannon Giddens brings the memories and music of her predecessors to life. In 2017, Giddens released her solo
What does it mean to be “from” somewhere? And how does that influence a person’s writing style and content? Giffels These are the sorts of
Jamail The Amazon Rainforest. The Great Barrier Reef. Alaska’s Denali National Park. These are just a few of the iconic places Dahr Jamail traveled to
Ray Chen was networking globally before it was cool. Chen Chen, along with his extensive repertoire, has accumulated more than 400,000 followers on social media,