GREAT MOMENTS: HIGHLIGHTS OF KANSAS CITY’S ARTS YEAR 2023

Paul Horsley - The Independent

“Kansas City brought so much exceptional work to local stages this year that narrowing this list to 10 became a Solomon-like exercise. It’s hardly a comprehensive survey (and it’s in chronological order): No mortal could attend every presentation of classical music, theater, and dance here (more than 500 annually, by my estimate). But I saw enough to get a sense of the range, scope, and quality of work being produced on a frequent basis…

April: Bach Aria Soloists: Handel in Love

It should not surprise me that Bach Aria Soloists would create one of the year’s highlights, as they have been producing top-drawer concerts for nearly a quarter-century. Handel in Love delighted with its elegant mix of instrumental works and operatic arias and duets, the latter sung with enormous stylistic savvy by Soprano Sarah Tannehill Anderson and Tenor Kyle Stegall. The crystal-clear acoustics of the renovated Westport Presbyterian Church helped make the case for this sensuous music.”