by Jasmina Wellinghoff, Arts Editor | Aug 28, 2017 | News and Previews
When Verdi and Shakespeare combine their respective talents in a dramatic work, the result has to be a masterpiece, right? Though the two great men lived in different centuries, the 19th century Italian opera composer was inspired by the Bard’s play Macbeth to write...
by Jasmina Wellinghoff, Arts Editor | Aug 20, 2017 | News and Previews
Federico Garcia Lorca had a short life but left behind a body of work that assured a place for him in Spanish, as well as world literature and theater. His best-known plays, such as Blood Wedding and The House of Bernarda Alba are still produced today all over Europe...
by Jasmina Wellinghoff, Arts Editor | Aug 4, 2017 | News and Previews
SOUTH TEXAS LEGENDS COME TO LIFE IN PLAY Have you ever heard of the Donkey Lady who haunts a forlorn bridge on the southern edge of Bexar County? Or of Big Bird? No, not the Sesame Street character but a huge, strange bird that provoked fear and concern in the Rio...
by Jasmina Wellinghoff, Arts Editor | Aug 2, 2017 | News and Previews
THE 23th SAN ANTONIO FILM FESTIVAL IS IN FULL SWING By JASMINA WELLINGHOFF Arts Editor For years, the San Antonio Film Festival had a relatively low profile but that is changing. Though the budget is still modest compared to, say, the Austin fest, there is more to see...
by pixeladmin | Jul 20, 2017 | News and Previews
H-E-B helps found new nonprofit to take over San Antonio Symphony The Symphony Society of San Antonio, founded in 1939 by first conductor Max Reiter, will cease to operate the San Antonio Symphony as of Sept. 1. More at mysa.com Photo: Edward A. Ornelas /San...
by Jasmina Wellinghoff, Arts Editor | Jul 19, 2017 | News and Previews
The pen is mightier than the sword, says the old adage, and there is a lot of truth in that little phrase. While the pen may have been replaced by a computer, writers can have a considerable impact on how people see and interpret life and the world around them,...
