Historian John Dominic Crossan returns to Chautauqua to give a lecture about his studies of Jesus as major part of the Bible in the Hall of Philosophy July 9, 2019. SARAH YENESEL/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Despite the importance
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Jared Jacobsen, organist and coordinator of worship and sacred music, poses for a portrait before the 2019 season. SARAH YENESEL/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER It’s not often that a composer is considered to represent the pinnacle of an entire
Guest Critic: Arthur Kaptainis Il Barbiere di Siviglia, or The Barber of Seville, is given around the world, and often, simply for the sake of its amusing libretto, its musical high spirits and the box-office success
Each summer, Chautauquans showcase their American spirit with a day filled with celebrations of country and community. The Children’s School parade, Chautauqua Community Band concert, Independence Day Pops Celebration, and fireworks over a flare-lined Chautauqua
President Michael Hill Welcome to the third week of our 146th Assembly! I am writing this column on the Fourth of July, one of my favorite times here at Chautauqua. From the Children’s School parade, where
Guest Column: Michelle D. Boone CHQDaily “Work-life balance” is the refrain of our time — an idea that feels out of reach most days, but if nothing else, it is something to aim toward. We reorganize
Review by Christopher Gibbs- Three long threads were woven into the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra concert Tuesday evening. The first is called “Into the Music/After the Music,” intermission-less programs after which the audience is invited to ask questions
Review By Johanna Keller: A pair of beloved Romantic symphonic masterworks — by Franz Schubert and Johannes Brahms — were performed back-to-back without intermission to close out the first week of Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra’s 90th
Review by Eric Grode: Chautauqua Theater Company’s first play of the season begins with a musical number, some two dozen voices strong. It ends stirringly. But no one in the audience claps. Then the leading man
Like many aging industrial cities, Erie, Pennsylvania, grapples with great challenges. Blight, poverty, deteriorating infrastructure and an eroding tax base are the opening lines of a litany of problems the city has in common with other
Review by Johanna Keller: The 90th season of the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra opened with heavenly performances of three works that, in various ways, revolved around the theme of Hell. Conductor Rossen Milanov, beginning his fifth season as
Good morning. As president of the Institution, it is my special privilege to welcome you to Chautauqua’s 146th Assembly. Whether this is your first day at Chautauqua or you count your attendance in decades and generations,
Image via. Elisabeth Asbrink (Amazon.com) Certain years resonate instantly in our historical consciousness. They inspire us to mark their anniversaries at regular round-year intervals, as last year’s commemorations of 1918 and 1968 so abundantly demonstrated.
Umbrellas, raincoats and galoshes were the accessories of choice for Chautauquans this week, as heavy showers turned the brick walk into a river and routine walks to the Amphitheater and Hall of Philosophy into quick
Continuing a new tradition launched in 2017, Chautauqua Institution will host the Winter Village at Chautauqua on selected weekends starting Nov. 23 through New Year’s Eve, Dec. 31. The series of weekend activities will highlight
LORI HUMPHREY GUEST WRITER Reporter’s note: This week, Chautauquans will explore “The Forgotten: History and Memory in the 21st Century.” This theme offers the chance to remember three of an army of forgotten Chautauquans whose