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77 Square is the definitive arts, culture and entertainment guide for Madison, Wis., and the surrounding area.
Lindsay Christians
November 19
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Christina Lalog: For classical pianist, collaboration and focus are essential (with video)
"At the molto dolce ... I think I need to take more responsibility, take out the bar lines ... make it more gossamer than percussive. Can we start that again?" "I didn't play it well. Sorry." more >>
Lindsay Christians
November 19
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Karl Lavine: Busy MSO cellist strives for harmony at home (with video)
Two full-time professional musicians plus two middle school-age children equals one chaotic family melody. more >>
Lindsay Christians
November 18
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Trio Mediaeval sings the songs of Norway
For the gifted and imaginative women in Trio Mediaeval of Norway, singing songs in their native language is a thrill. more >>
Lindsay Christians
November 14
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Chamber orchestra will play 'Nutcracker'
Madison Ballet won't have to cast about for musicians after all -- the company announced this morning that the Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra will play the six performances of "The Nutcracker," despite an ongoing musicians' strike. more >>
Lindsay Christians
November 13
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Madison Ballet: 'Nutcracker' will go on, with or without WCO
For the first time in 28 years, Madison Ballet is unsure who will play in the pit for "The Nutcracker" this December. That's even though negotiations are going well between the Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra and its musicians, who have been on strike since Oct. 1. The musicians' union and the staff of the orchestra recently came to a temporary agreement to play their Holiday Pops concerts on Nov. 29 and 30 in Middleton. more >>
Lindsay Christians
November 12
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Japanese sculptor reimagines 'Madama Butterfly'
To artist Jun Kaneko, designing the sets and costumes for "Madama Butterfly" took more than four decades. He doesn't mean it literally -- actual creation, from the time Opera Omaha contacted him with a design commission until the work appeared onstage in spring 2006, was about three years. more >>
Lindsay Christians
November 8
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MSO captivates with varied musical menu
It is possible that the works presented Friday night at the Madison Symphony Orchestra concert have never been used in a movie. But given the theatricality displayed at the performance, each of them certainly could be. In a concert conducted by Estonian dynamo Anu Tali, the MSO thrilled with four diverse and intriguing pieces. more >>
Lindsay Christians
November 7
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Chamber Orchestra strike lifted
The Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra will play the Holiday Pops concert at the end of the month, executive director Doug Gerhart announced Friday. more >>
Lindsay Christians
October 29
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Idina Menzel gets wicked at the Wisconsin Union Theater
Idina Menzel's star is blindingly brilliant in the Broadway world. In the '90s, "Rent"-heads all over the country were lip synching along with "Over the Moon," Menzel's showstopping entrance number as Maureen Johnson in the popular musical. In 2005, Menzel's Maureen unearthed a new set of groupies with the movie version of "Rent." more >>
Lindsay Christians
October 28
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Organ melodies to fill Overture Hall
It takes seven hours to tune, took two and a half years to build and every time it is played, it takes 30 minutes just to move into place. more >>