Rochester Overture

The Eastman Opera Theatre’s production of “Candide” is high on comedy and punk anti-establishment attitude. Read about the operetta, with music by Leonard Bernstein, ahead of tonight and tomorrow’s performances. shorturl.at/omsCP

We are sorry to hear of the passing of Ned Corman, one of Rochester’s significant educators and musicians. In addition to his teaching, he founded the Commission Project to bring composers and musicians into closer collaboration. We will miss Ned!

"Come From Away," the Broadway musical that opened at the JCC CenterStage for its 50th anniversary, taps into several currents, from the 25th anniversary of Sept. 11 to border conflicts with local impact. rochesteroverture.com/come-f…

"Dear Lara," a film that examines structures of abuse in classical music, screens at The Little Theatre tomorrow, Saturday, at 3:30 p.m. The showing will be followed by a panel discussion with violinist and filmmaker Lara St. John. Read more at: rochesteroverture.com/?p=156…

Rochester helps celebrate minimalist pioneer Steve Reich’s 90th birthday with concerts this weekend by Cordancia of “Tehillim," a 1981 work that marked a major shift in the composer’s output. Read more at: rochesteroverture.com/cordan…

Alarm Will Sound, a successful contemporary music ensemble founded by Eastman students 25 years ago, returned to Eastman for a homecoming performance Saturday evening. They performed selections from their soon-to-be-released album "New Acoustica." tinyurl.com/3uc368v2

Friday night’s Rochester Fringe Festival featured an improvised horror comedy by capable comics and a one-man vaudeville act of banjo and juggling. Read about what Rochester Overture writers saw. rochesteroverture.com/improv…

Rochester Fringe continues through Saturday, with shows where audiences become mannequins and humiliating public excretion becomes comedy. Read more at Rochester Overture: rochesteroverture.com/window…

In Jessica Creane’s intimate Tea Party at the End of the World, tea becomes pretext, metaphor, and elixir—a warm portal into questions of loss, love, death, and our difficulty letting go. Catch one of the remaining performances at @rochesterfringe. tinyurl.com/existentialtea

Rochester Overture caught two unconventional sonic collaborations at Sunday's Rochester Fringe Festival, Lyrical Grooves and Sound Signal, featuring local musicians. Read more about the shows: rochesteroverture.com/unconv…

From comedian heckling to a baseball-themed musical revue to Broadway songs that got the axe before making it to the stage, the ESL Rochester Fringe Festival offered plenty over the last couple of days. tinyurl.com/3zb5fe3d

Circus is more than red-nosed clowns, buffoonery, and freak shows. It can also be profound, intimate, whimsical, and breezy fun. The many sides of circus were on display at @rochesterfringe's Circus in the City on Friday evening. It repeats tonight. rochesteroverture.com/fringe

Was the Fringe show 'A Young Man Dressed as a Gorilla Dressed as an Old Man Sits Rocking in a Rocking Chair for Fifty-Six Minutes and Then Leaves' just as it says, or was something deeper revealed? Find out at Rochester Overture. rochesteroverture.com/fringe

Aloft Circus Arts uses ladders and balance as a metaphor. Crafty tricks are on display at Parcel 5 right now, part of the ESL Rochester Fringe Festival.

The audience determines Antigone’s fate in the ESL Rochester Fringe Festival show, “Anti-Gone,” with surprising currents, running at the Biltmore through Sunday. rochesteroverture.com/fringe…

More dance is on offer tonight at Fringe as Garth Fagan Dance continues its 55th anniversary celebrations. You can read about the works on the program in a review of Garth Fagan's company concert from May at Rochester Overture: rochesteroverture.com/discip…

Biodance’s 20th anniversary concert at the School of the Arts, part of the @RochesterFringe, emphasized human connection while grappling with issues such as environmental destruction. More soon at Rochester Overture.

Introducing Julia Figueras (@JuliaFig1), a new Rochester Overture contributor! You may know Julia as the former music director of WXXI Classical 91.5 FM, who currently leads pre-concert chats for the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra. We're grateful for Julia's witty writing.

Day one of the @RochesterFringe brought a cruise-ship murder mystery, high-flying acrobatics, a lounge singer who just can’t seem to finish his big number—and some unexpected heart. Read more about day one: tinyurl.com/fringe26-1

The Rochester Fringe Festival kicked off tonight, the first of 12 days. Here’s a sneak peak at the first evening.