gonaples.com Stories: Music

Review: Opera Naples 'Eugene Onegin' ideal mesh of stars, support, sumptuous music

hkheithaus@naplesnews.com (HARRIET HOWARD HEITHAUS) — Fri, 18 May 2012 08:00:00 -0000

Opera Naples' "Eugene Onegin" was the perfect Russian evening for ArtsNaples World Festival -- or even with out it.

Disco queen, North Naples resident Donna Summer dies at 63

sbhasin@naplesnews.com (SABINA BHASIN) — Thu, 17 May 2012 15:57:00 -0000

Donna Summer — the Queen of Disco — died this morning after a battle with cancer. She was 63.

The Philharmonic in Immokalee

Thu, 17 May 2012 08:00:00 -0000

The Naples Philharmonic Orchestra played its most recent concert far from home -- in Immokalee High School.

REVIEW: Naples Philharmonic, with double-threat guests, closes season dramatically

hkheithaus@naplesnews.com (HARRIET HOWARD HEITHAUS) — Sat, 12 May 2012 21:58:00 -0000

The concert at the Philharmonic Center for the Arts Friday night turned into an exercise class for the audience. Over and over it was jump up, clap hands, shout, sit down, jump up, shout, clap hands, whistle.

But exercise is good for us.

Calendars out: SummerJazz back at Naples Beach Hotel & Golf club

Thu, 10 May 2012 09:30:00 -0000

SummerJazz at the Naples Beach Hotel & Golf Club is in its 27th lively year this summer.

Mei-Ann Chen, Augustin Hadelich, Naples Philharmonic portend seriously good music

hkheithaus@naplesnews.com (HARRIET HOWARD HEITHAUS) — Thu, 10 May 2012 09:00:00 -0000

Mei-Ann Chen has been on a long journey to become a conductor, but has always kept her destination in sight.

Singing in Cyrillic Opera Naples tackles Tchaikovsky's difficult, and thoroughly Russian, score for 'Eugene Onegin'

hkheithaus@naplesnews.com (HARRIET HOWARD HEITHAUS) — Thu, 10 May 2012 08:00:00 -0000

Choristers for Opera Naples are tacklling a tough language, Russian, to bring a Tchaikovsky favorite opera to the Phi and ArtsNaples World Festival audiences.

Straight No Chaser champions unfiltered music at Phil May 9

hkheithaus@naplesnews.com (HARRIET HOWARD HEITHAUS) — Fri, 04 May 2012 08:00:00 -0000

If it has a melody, Straight No Chaser can harmonize it. The 10-man a cappella group, which gained Web fame with it's "Twelve Days of Christmas," is coming to Southwest Florida.