Courtney Smith

1 week ago | njarts.net | Courtney Smith

1 Opera-goers were treated to all the passion, tragedy and torment of Giacomo Puccini’s three-act melodrama, “Tosca,” in an attentive and faithful new production, featuring stage direction by Eve Summer, at this year’s Princeton Festival. It struck the perfect balance between drama and verismo.

1 week ago | sifter.com.au | Kyle Pauletto |Fiona Bartholomaeus |Courtney Smith |Adam Christou

Orchestra Victoria and the renowned composer collaborate once again for another night of great gaming musicAward-winning composer Austin Wintory returns to the podcast to discuss his work on Indie Symphony II, a concert series performed by Orchestra Victoria on July 3 and 4 2025. Austin shares insights into the creative process behind scoring indie games like ABZÛ and Hades II, and how these soundtracks come to life in a live orchestral setting.

2 weeks ago | njarts.net | Courtney Smith

2 The “Rachmaninoff and Shostakovich” program title was as straightforward as it gets. But the pieces were something else. New Jersey Symphony’s season finale teamed popular and adventurous 20th-century works of the colossal Russian composers, June 5-8 in Newark, Morristown, Princeton and Red Bank.

1 month ago | njarts.net | Courtney Smith

1 Almost everything went right at New Jersey Opera Theater’s new production of “La Traviata,” Giuseppe Verdi’s tragic opera of love and loss, May 18 at The Union County Performing Arts Center in Rahway. The passionate performance was led by a stylish and assured vocal trio: Ky Montez as Violetta Valéry, Jax Hassler as Alfredo Germont, and Charles Schneider as Giorgio Germont.

1 month ago | sifter.com.au | Kyle Pauletto |Fiona Bartholomaeus |Courtney Smith |Adam Christou

Part step sequencer part programable puzzle game, this cute game will get you to try and try again before it all comes together. The UNPACKING team return with their next game, the musical puzzle game TEMPOPO and composer and sound designer Jeff Van Dyck joins Lightmap for another episode. Pick the right sequence, keep trying until you get it right and find the flowers to rebuild your garden, this puzzle game for all ages is colourful and joyful.