...two years, Spoleto is holding some performances in the College of Charleston's TD Arena.Festival General Director Nigel Redden said he wasn't sure what to expect inside the venue, but the festival brought in an acoustician to check it out...

...be a record box office, but it's less than a record than we hoped it would be," said festival General Director Nigel Redden as Spoleto entered its final weekend.The festival this year increased its budget by almost $1 million to $7.3...

...been talking about various different things and this seemed the most appropriate," said festival General Director Nigel Redden, who met the composer 40 years ago. "It's the American stage premiere but it's also the premiere of a new version...

...operatic productions. "These are more extravagant operas than we have done in the past," said Spoleto general director Nigel Redden. "We wanted to see if we could do three complicated operas." Mozart's well-known "Don Giovanni" is certainly...

...million from $8.4 million last year. "We certainly have made our goal of $2.2 million in box office income," Nigel Redden, the festival's general director, said Friday. But that figure includes some tickets for outdoor events this weekend...

...known festival has arrived and is as tradition-bound as old Charleston with no new worlds to conquer. Not so, says Nigel Redden, the event's general director. "There's always a risk of 'Been there, done that' and 'Oh yes, there's...

...America, reopened earlier this year after an $18 million renovation."The renovation has been first rate," said Nigel Redden, general director of the festival that features more than 140 performances through June 13."The Dock Street is very...

...the festival would seem to be nearing a comfortable middle age. But to stay fresh, it keeps pushing harder, says Nigel Redden, Spoleto's general director. "Is it ever going to get easy? Absolutely not. It's always going to be a tightrope...

...year to stay fresh. "Is it ever going to get easy? Absolutely not. It's always going to be a tightrope," says Nigel Redden, Spoleto's general director. "If it gets too easy, there's going to be something wrong." There's little...

...composing. "It's been an amazingly important part of my life." Despite budget cuts, festival general manager Nigel Redden has said crowds should see no effect in the quality of the performances. This year there is only one opera -- Gustave...