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By Rex Hearn villain. David Stern conducts. Greg Ritchey is chorus make the plot compulsive. This may have been due to Omer
Just three visiting master. David Gately directs. Call the box office for more Ben Seadia’s direction, everything seemed subdued from
orchestras are left in Kravis information at (561) 833-7888. beginning to end, especially the firing squad soldiers and the
Center’s Classical Music Palm Beach Symphony guards on the battlements of Castel Gandolfo in Act lll. They
Series formally known as Now first-class under the leadership of conductor Gerard slouched limpidly, as if bored out of their minds. Nothing was
the Regional Arts Concerts, Schwarz, two concerts remain this season in the Kravis spirited or military about them. The touch of comedy in this
once so ably led by the late Center: Wednesday, March 6 at 7 p.m. and Thursday, April 25 dramatic work, libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa
Sharon McDaniel. You can at 7:30 p.m. The first concert is a World Premiere composition is provided by the Sacristan of the church of Sant Andrea della
look forward to hearing the by Aaron Kernis followed by Emanuel Ax in Mozart’s Piano Valle, the wonderful Adelmo Guidarelli. His hand and body
Rotterdam Philharmonic Concerto No 25 in C Major.K.503. Tchaikovsky’s Symphony gestures spoke volumes! The roles of Angelotti, Spoletta,
from Holland, the Vienna No. 4 ends this concert. The last April 25th date begins with Sciarrone, The Jailer and Shepherd were from Palm Beach
Philharmonic from Austria Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 2 with Ignat Solzhenitsyn at Opera’s excellent resident and studio artists, respectively:
and England’s Academy of St. Martin in the Fields. the keyboard and the massed choirs of Miami’s Frost School Edward Thomas Bland, Devin Eatmon, David Wolfe, Jacob
Kravis Center of Music in Beethoven’s Choral Symphony, his last, No 9. O’Shea and Maya Brown, all of whom gave accomplished
On Monday, March 4 at 7:30 p.m., the 100-year-old (Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125). Solzhenitsyn is indeed performances. Lighting designer, Joe Beumer, has yet to
Rotterdam Philharmonic conducted by Lahav Shani will the son of Nobel Laureate, the late Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, learn that one can have dark backgrounds and still succeed
play Arvo Pärt’s Swansong; Mozart’s Piano Concerto Soviet-era dissident. Soloists in the Choral Symphony are: in showing the faces of characters as they sing their parts.
No. 9, in E flat Major, K.271; and Prokofiev’s Romeo & Hayley Lipke, soprano; Robynne Redman, mezzo; Joseph He does the artists a disservice. And the audience too. Alas,
Juliet ballet music. The brilliant Daniil Trifonov plays the McBrayer, tenor; and Keith Klein, bass. Gerard Schwarz, a minority, rush for the exits to get to their cars, ignoring
Mozart concerto. Next, on Friday, March 8 at 7:30 p.m. conducts both concerts. The Palm Beach Symphony is now respect due to the artists who give so much. Improvements
and Saturday, March 9 at 2 p.m., the Vienna Philharmonic in its 50th year. Call the box office for additional information, made some time ago make for swifter departures now from
led by guest conductor, Franz Welser-Möst plays Berg’s (561) 281-0145. parking garages, over times past. The next opera, The Tales of
Three Pieces for Orchestra; Mahler’s 9th Symphony and Hoffman is from March 1 to 3, with the great Mark Delavan.
Bruckner’s Symphony No. 9 in D minor. Founded in 1842 Palm Beach Opera’s Tosca Call the box office for more information, (561) 833-7888.
the Vienna Phil is the oldest professional orchestra in the
world. Lastly, on March 18 at 7:30 p.m., the Academy of This performance of Puccini’s Tosca was a feast for the
St. Martin in the Fields led from the first violin chair by eyes, brilliant scenery, perfect period costumes and a thrilling
the great Joshua Bell will thrill you with their vitality and church scene thronged with bishops, clergy, choristers and
his solo violin playing; program to be announced. Call communicants in Act l.
the box office for more information at (561) 832-7469. Greg Ritchey’s chorus singers were excellent but the
Palm Beach Opera orchestra sounded muted; none of Puccini’s orchestral
From March 1 to 3 at the Kravis Center you will hear brilliance came through to where I was sitting. Standout of
the best singers around in Offenbach’s wonderful The the Jan. 28 matinee was soprano, Anastasia Bartoli, from
Tales of Hoffman. These are four fun stories in which the Florence, Italy, making three debuts as the opera singer
lead male never gets the girl! On Friday, March 1 at 7:30 Floria Tosca: her USA and Palm Beach Opera debut, and Sunday, March 10th
p.m. and Sunday, March 3 at 2 p.m., tenor Kang Wang amazingly, for a soprano of such high caliber, her first
sings Hoffman in his debut; soprano Brandie Sutton sings Puccini leading lady role! Bartoli was superb. A Callas in
the four heroines and baritone Zachary Nelson sings the the making at her Lisbon Traviata best. Tenor Mario Chang’s
four villains. On Saturday, March 2 at 7:30 p.m. tenor opening aria, Recondita armonia disappointed as did most
Dominick Chenes is Hoffman. of his performance, he excelled however in the last duet
Soprano Erika Baikoff is the heroine and the great with Bartoli of Act lll. Baron Scarpia, sung by bass-baritone
Mark Delavan, who was Wotan in The Met’s last Wagner Greer Grimsley did not have the threatening presence to
Ring Cycle, lends his rich baritone to the role of the scare the daylights out of cast and audience, so necessary to

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SPOTLIGHT ON HEALTH CARE

Surgeon stresses successful procedures go well

beyond the operating room.

By Valerie Staggs more to do with making the surgery expe- of surgical equip-
rience more comfortable for patients and ment. Equipment
Vivek Patel, MD, has been in and out their families. One of the biggest concerns is moved from op-
of operating rooms for over 15 years. A families have when their loved one is un- erating rooms to
board-certified cardiothoracic surgeon dergoing surgery is understanding what to the sterile process-
specializing in minimally invasive valve expect before surgery and being able to get ing department via
and open heart surgery, Patel performs updates on their loved one during the sur- dedicated elevators
cutting-edge procedures that treat com- gery. In a 2020-21 survey commissioned for clean instru-
mon heart conditions such as faulty heart by the American Board of Internal Med- ments and those
valves and clogged arteries.
icine Foundation, 600 physicians were requiring steril- Johnny and Terry Gray Surgical Institute at Jupiter Medical Center.
As a cardiothoracic surgeon, Patel is keen- asked what the biggest challenge in ensur- ization. Jupiter
ly aware of his patients’ trust in him and ing patient trust is. Poor communication Medical Center has implemented several
his weighty responsibility to ensure their was cited as number one. different pathways for sterilization to max-
well-being while in his care. This care, Pa- Health care providers like Jupiter Medical imize efficiency, getting instruments back
tel is quick to point out, goes well beyond Center are making strides to make com- in surgeons’ hands quickly and seamlessly.
what happens in the operating room.
munication a priority. At the hospital’s The operating rooms are also designed for
“I think we need to look at the whole new Johnny and Terry Gray Surgical Insti- efficiency. Patel explains that operating
process, not just for patients, but for tute, families are kept up to date through- rooms can often get crowded, making a
their families too,” says Patel. He cites out their loved one’s surgery via patient surgeon’s job challenging. The operating
the new Johnny and Terry Gray Surgical tracking monitors in the waiting rooms. rooms at the new surgical institute are er-
Institute at Jupiter Medical Center as an Families now have real-time updates on gonomically designed, allowing for ease
example of how surgical facilities are now their loved ones throughout their surgery, of use and efficiency during surgery. Five
being designed with features that give pa- minimizing the anxiety of waiting for robotic operating systems and two hybrid
tients and families peace of mind while news about their loved ones. operating rooms provide state-of-the-art
giving surgeons the technology they need Many of the patient benefits Patel is ex- technology, enabling surgeons to offer the
to ensure success. most cutting-edge surgical options to their
cited about happen behind the scenes at
“I have never worked in a better equipped the surgical institute. Efficiency in a surgi- patients, oftentimes with shorter recovery Vivek Patel, MD, Cardiothoracic Surgeon
times.
and integrated facility that vastly benefits cal setting is vitally important in ensuring
patients,” says Patel of the new surgical in- that surgeons can operate effectively while “All these changes will affect how health
stitute, which opened in December. ensuring the safety of patients. “A lot of care is delivered in Palm Beach Coun- For more information about the
thoughtful design went into the surgical ty,” says Patel. “We are centered on the Surgical Institute please visit
The benefits he refers to have less to do institute,” explains Patel. One area of en- patient. That’s the way medicine should
with the surgical instruments he uses and jupitermed.com.
hanced efficiency relates to the sterilization be practiced.”
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