How about this for street cred: As double bassist for the London Symphony Orchestra, Michael Francis performed on the soundtracks of several films in the Star...
Now we’re talking. After a long, stultifying summer of too much heat, humidity and a lack of entertainment choices, Tampa Bay comes roaring back in September...
After 56 nomadic years, The Florida Orchestra is ready to put down roots and stay put. President and CEO Ignacio Barrón Viela has proposed the construction...
The Florida Orchestra’s 2023/24 season winds down at the end of this month, but the organization is already making (musical) noise about the next one, Season...
Just two days after his sold-out show with Billy Joel at Raymond James Stadium, Sting is in bay area news again. The English rock legend will...
Michael Francis, music director and conductor for The Florida Orchestra since 2015, has signed a contract extension that will keep him behind the podium through 2030....
Singer/rapper Drake’s 2024 tour (called It’s All a Blur, Big As the What?) stops at Amalie Arena Friday and Sunday (apparently he has other plans Saturday...
It’s a full-tilt invasion weekend, as pretend pirates and professional wrestlers descend on Tampa Bay. They’re all in costume, they’re all in character, and they’re all...
Sure, there are more than a dozen concerts – and live theater shows – taking place between tonight and Sunday in St. Pete, Clearwater, Tampa and...
Today’s guest on the Arts Alive! podcast is Chelsea Gallo, resident conductor for The Florida Orchestra. Gallo was hired a year ago as assistant conductor, by...
