The old-fashioned song recital — a singer in formal attire stoically standing next to a grand piano delivering art songs in foreign languages, unamplified in a concert hall far too large for intimacy — has obviously long needed refreshing. Bullock’s first recital recording, “Walking in the Dark,” released on Nonesuch late in 2022, stunned the vocal world with its passion …
Mark your calendars and reserve your seats. Guillermo Cienfuegos Oct. 26-Dec. 16 “Evanston Salt Costs Climbing,” Rogue Machine Theatre at the Matrix One of the theatrical highlights of 2023 was Rogue Machine’s production of Will Arbery’s “Heroes of the Fourth Turning.” Guillermo Cienfuegos directed a pitch-perfect cast in a play about young Catholic conservatives that shined a light on the …
