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SING YE UNFETTERED: Symphony Chorus given a chance to shine in program of Italian opera favorites

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DEEP, DARK LOVE: Lyric uses classic cinema to cast light on Mozart anti-hero

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MADE GLORIOUS SUMMER: Fine performances have graced the city’s summer months

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MOVE ON: KC Rep and Nelson-Atkins Museum team up for essential Sondheim classic

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TALK AMONGST YOURSELVES: KCAT opens season with intimate dramas, spare means

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THE ART OF BEING A KID: Performing-arts groups offer creative ways to expand your child’s purview

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PRINCE SCHMINCE: Starlight hosts tour of Broadway ‘Cinderella’ that humanizes leads

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‘SPRING’ IN JULY: Summerfest silver jubilee features big classics, favorites from 25 years

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ARE WE THERE YET? Men’s choir takes on new challenges in a rapidly changing world

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SING IT, GIRLFRIEND: QHP program highlights vocalism of three great American women

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SENSE OF HUMORS: Ballet brings top stager to set ground-breaking Balanchine classic

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HIGHER: Harriman continues stellar 50th with Bell, Denk, promises more for 2015-16

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BEL CANTO, OR CAN BELT-O? Met tenor will bring freshness, classic vocal style to Harriman-Jewell Series

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SCHIFF DIGS IN, DANIELPOUR ‘SINGS’: Two events show that classical is still alive and reinventing itself

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DECEPTION THAT KILLS: Ballet brings classic tale of love, betrayal and apotheosis to Kauffman Center

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ART TRUMPS POLITICS (AGAIN): With wars and revolutions behind, pianist continues spinning poetry

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A HISTORY STILL BEING TOLD: KC Rep’s ‘Angels’ lifts us from our smug seats and slaps us in the face

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JUST NORTH OF HERE: Chorale’s program of music by Canadians draws attention to America’s ‘other’ border

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JOYOUS MOMENT: KC Lyric tackles bold new opera asking ‘big questions’ about war

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SHE DIES, HE LIVES, THE END: KC Ballet seeks inner core of problematic classic

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REALMS OF GLORY: KC Rep takes on ‘Angels’ with preeminent storyteller at the helm

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LAST LAUGH: Performance suggests that a composer’s final thoughts are his best—or are they?

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THAT’S ECLECTICISM! Playhouse shines wide-ranging spotlight on classic film musicals

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I YAM WHO I YAM: In KC Symphony premiere, Previn proves that knowing thyself has no shelf life

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LYRIC NIGHT: Prize-winning World War I opera, soon to make KC premiere, strikes at the heart of human conflict

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COME, THOU FOUNT: Choreographer and star team create dazzling new vision of Handel

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MUSIC PAST, MUSIC PRESENT: Choral composition honors Harriman’s life and the Series he founded

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ADIEU, ‘MR. B’: KC Ballet presents Bolender ‘Nutcracker’ one last time with help of Todd protégé

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NO HAREM APPARENT: Lyric production brings out musical treasures in zany Rossini comedy

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PRESCIENCE AND POETRY: Harriman series celebrates golden anniversary with returning pianist

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WONDERING ABOUT ‘ALICE’: KC Ballet’s production is colorful, entertaining, and just plain strange

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IT’S ABOUT THE ART: KC Friends of Alvin Ailey, celebrating 30 years of community-building, presents the full AAADT in schools and at the Kauffman Center

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PASSION WITH A FLICKER OF FIRE: Lyric brings attractive production, fresh voices, to Verdi classic

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WACKY WONDERLAND: KC Ballet opens season with an explosion of color, design and dance

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FALLING HARD: Lyric’s production of Verdi staple features stellar cast, lush production

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NO LETTING UP: After passing 40-year mark, Unicorn forges ahead with all pistons firing

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MUSIC THAT UNITES WHERE DOCTRINE CAN’T: Local Cathedrals see eye-to-eye on concert series

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SING YE OF SOLIDITY: Chorale’s new season continues on a road toward fiscal and artistic success

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CAN’T SCHMAN’T: Actor-comedian recounts his own obstacles and triumphs in Fringe Fest show

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THE MUSIC’S THE THING: Shakespeare Festival incorporates live music, to brilliant effect

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MEET AND GREET: Passion for friendly classical environment drives summer chamber season

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MADE GLORIOUS SUMMER: KC performing arts groups vying for ever-growing summer audiences

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HERE TO STAY: Quality Hill Playhouse offers generous array of Gershwin’s amazing talents

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UNDER PRESSURE NO MORE (FOR NOW): Dance group founded by Kansan makes KC part of its final tour

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DANCE TO THE MUSIC: KC Ballet’s Cinderella highlights fine dancing and a deathless musical score

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CHEERIO, NOT GOOD-BYE: Wichita native shifts focus of world-renowned dance/art collective

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BATS IN THE BELFRY: Lyric’s Fledermaus offers fine singing, excellent scenic design, firm direction

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IF THE SLIPPER FITS: Ballet’s ‘Cinderella’ also features local premiere of essential Prokofiev score

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TOMER AT THE BAT: Lyric Opera’s ‘Fledermaus’ director talks about opera, comedy and a life in the theater

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RUSSIA, GERMANY, BRITAIN AND BEYOND: Harriman series brings pianistic giant for a second visit

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CLIBURN TRIBUTE CONCERT: Program Notes Now Available Online at the Park University website

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HIGH AND LOW MEET ON BROADWAY: MTH’s tribute honors one of America’s great polymaths

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CLIBURN AT THE KAUFFMAN: Park University’s music program hosts tribute to pianistic icon

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SURPRISED BY HER OWN VOICE: Five Questions for Soprano Katie Van Kooten

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MIMÌ AND THE STAGES OF LIFE: Lyric explores why Puccini’s classic gets us all where we live

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GOLDEN, DELICIOUS: Harriman-Jewell Series unveils impressive 50th anniversary season

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‘NINE,’ MEIN HERR: Classical giants dish out Germans, Austrians and a buffet of others

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HUMBLE BEFORE BACH: Violinist brings daring solo program to Harriman-Jewell Series

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WHAT WOULD WILLIE SAY? KC Rep’s production of well-worn tragedy revisits the bard’s own text

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ARRIVEDERCI, 2013: KC performing-arts scene experiences notable shifts in “the year that was”

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LOCAL HERO: Armed with Midas touch, Patterson built KC’s opera company from the ground up

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OLD WINE IN NEWISH BOTTLES: KC Ballet presents bright, dusted-off version of holiday classic

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NUTCRACKER AND BEYOND: A DISCUSSION WITH DEVON CARNEY

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SOMETHING OLD, NEW, BORROWED: KC Ballet spiffs up Nutcracker as it sets sights on a new one

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BACH AS HE MIGHT HAVE HEARD IT: Leipzig choir’s local debut is another coup for Harriman series

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PEACEFUL REST: Symphony explores Fauré’s ‘up-side’ of death

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GARDEN OF VISUAL DELIGHTS: Lyric’s ‘Flute’ rides on top-flight vocals, over-the-top designs

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WRITING ABOUT WRITING: Unicorn’s swift, witty production of Rebeck play is like a runaway train

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DEBBY RIDES AGAIN: Met Valkyrie brings smart, wistful, low-key program to Harriman series

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MAGIC INDEED: Lyric brings designs by world-renowned artist to Kauffman stage

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GLORY BE: Trumpeter, composer, visionary brings magnum opus to the Harriman-Jewell Series

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WELCOME BACK: Dance company returns in fine form after eight-year pause

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RING OF FIRE: In anticipation of her third Harriman-Jewell appearance, soprano looks to shining future

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CONTAINING THE FIRE: Violinist continues to establish his place in the string firmament

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EMBRACEMENT OF RICHES: Ballet’s ‘state-of-the-company’ season-opener offers rewards

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SUM OF PARTS: Choreographer creates freedom, innovation from a wide range of life experiences

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FAMILY TIES: Eternal ‘clash of clans’ shines in Lyric’s polished, beautifully sung production

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VENUS IN BLUE JEANS (WELL, BLACK LINGERIE): Unicorn offers choice one-acter for season opener

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BOY II MAN: Pianist remains rooted in classical soil while blossoming in new and intriguing ways

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O WILLIAM, WHEREFORE ART THOU: Lyric production of Bellini rarity sports stellar cast, native daughter

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THE REAL AMERICAN DREAM: Actors Theatre presents dark drama of love and addiction

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THE PLAY’S THE THING: Dual loves of theater, finance, motivate Rep’s new executive director

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JUST BENEATH THE SURFACE: Actors Theatre production of Inge classic entices with slow boil

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OPERA LEANS FORWARD: Lyric general director assesses first year on the job, looks to bright future

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ADDICTED TO LOVE, AND OTHER THINGS: Actors Theatre presents contrasting milestones of American drama

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FOCUS ON: KC BALLET ARTISTIC DIRECTOR DEVON CARNEY

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A TIME FOR DANCE: New festival offers lesser-known rep, puts restless dancers to work

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GET UP AND GO: Our Summer Guide to KC Performing-Arts Highlights

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FOCUS ON: KC SYMPHONY MUSIC DIRECTOR MICHAEL STERN

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CHEERIO, NOT GOODBYE: Departing KC Ballet artistic director feted with heartfelt reception

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IN REVIEW: Cantus at the Harriman, Asher Fisch at KC Symphony, ‘American Buffalo’ at KC Rep

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RELIGION MEETS ART, AND IT’S A DRAW

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IN REVIEW: Ballet closes 2012-2013 season with one of its best programs ever

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GONE? HARDLY: KC Ballet presents world premiere by edge-cutting choreographer

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IRELAND, GERMANY AND BEYOND: Stealth, planning and artistry have boosted mezzo’s rise to fame

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IN REVIEW: KC Ballet presents varied program that reveals much about American dance

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SHATTERED DREAMS: Johnson Makes Debut in American Classic

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DUTCHMAN ADRIFT: Lyric Opera embarks, finally, on mythical Wagnerian journey

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MAN OF THE HOUR: Ballet Master is in charge of getting the KCB’s Nutcracker onto the stage

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KC BALLET IN REVIEW

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