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Jan 148 min read
Die Frau Ohne Schatten: December 2024, Metropolitan Opera: A Glistering Frau
Die Frau ohne Schatten was Strauss’ problem child, and he begged Hofmannsthal to abandon the grandiose symbolic romantic style in the future


Dec 7, 20247 min read
Bringing in the Sheaves: A Sesquicentennial Charles E. Ives Harvest from Bard College to Berlin
From New York to Berlin, a swell of tribute to America's greatest twentieth-century composer, Charles Ives


Nov 1, 20245 min read
Busoni Piano Concerto with Kirill Gerstein, Sakari Oramo with Berlin Philharmoniker
Broadcast October 19, 2024 Busoni Piano Concerto with Kirill Gerstein, Sakari Oramo with Berlin Philharmoniker Berliner Philharmoniker...


Sep 10, 20244 min read
Borromeo Quartet, George Li, and Barry Shiffman at Rockport Music close 2024 Classical Season
Rockport Music: Borromeo Quartet with pianist George Li, and violist Barry Shiffman close 2024 Season at the Shalin Liu Performance...


Sep 2, 20245 min read
PS21 HouseBlend III: Miranda Cuckson and Conor Hanick perform Xenakis, Bach, Ives, and Copland
Ms. Cuckson seemingly danced through these few minutes of gymnastics with ease. This was a truly remarkable recital opening.


Aug 8, 20246 min read
La Calisto at Glimmerglass 2024: The Gods Fall and Fail in Love in Cavalli’s Sumptuous Hall of Mirrors
At Glimmerglass, however, “Giove trasformato” is simply assigned the real Diana, who was portrayed magisterially by Taylor Raven;


Aug 5, 20245 min read
Grisly Glee with Elizabeth Cree at Glimmerglass 2024: A Roily Romp by Kevin Puts and Mark Campbell
The ingenious set construction rotates and highlights the appropriate diorama, keeping us circularly informed.


Jun 5, 20246 min read
Melancholia an Opera by Mikael Karlsson
The score abounds in eerie and frightening stretches following suit with the visuals and lighting, evoking the mounting terror...


May 21, 20245 min read
Love and Loss - La Rondine at the Metropolitan Opera
The Mere Breeze of Flirtation, Love, and Loss: La Rondine at the Metropolitan Opera April 20, 2024 La Rondine (The Swallow) Music,...


Apr 14, 20243 min read
Ébène String Quartet Shines at Massry Center for the Arts
The Ébène Quartet, formed about twenty years ago, has risen to the top of French quartet ensembles.


Apr 8, 20242 min read
A Grand and Supreme Roméo et Juliette at the Met
The stars enchanted the entire production.


Mar 23, 20243 min read
The Dark Vision of the Met’s 2024 Treliński Production of Verdi’s La Forza del Destino
Review S. Lachterman La Forza del Destino Music, Giuseppi Verdi Libretto, Francesco Maria Piave Conductor, Yannick Nézet-Séguin...
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