Review: October 16 Season Premiere of PETER GRIMES at The Met
One of the momentous events of the first season at the new Metropolitan Opera at Lincoln Center (and there were many) was the new production of Benjamin Britten's PETER GRIMES in 1967.
George Weinhouse
BWW Review: AKHNATEN at the Met Opera
One of the greatest successes of recent Met seasons is Philip Glass's AKHNATEN, first seen in 2019.
BWW Review: Odyssey Records Recording of HENRY VIII by Saint-Saens
A new recording of Saint-Saens's opera HENRY VIII, by Odyssey Opera, has come my way.
BWW Review: ST. MATTHEW PASSION at Carnegie Hall
Bernard Labadie led a transcendent performance of Bach's ST.
BWW Review: EUGENE ONEGIN at the Metropolitan Opera
The 2013 production of Tchaikovsky's Pushkin-inspired opera EUGENE ONEGIN has triumphantly returned to the Met.
BWW Review: DIE MEISTERSINGER VON NÜRNBERG at the Metropolitan Opera
For the first time in almost seven years, the Metropolitan Opera has revived Wagner's DIE MEISTERSINGER VON NURNBERG.
BWW Review: Vivaldi's Tamerlano on Naïve's Vivaldi Edition
On October 2, Naïve Classiques will release Vivaldi's opera Il Tamerlano (Il Bajazet), the 65th release in the label's Vivaldi Edition.
BWW Review: Berlioz's DAMNATION DE FAUST - Erato
A gorgeous new recoding of Berlioz's DAMNATION DE FAUST, on the Erato label, has come my way and it is well-worth investigating.
BWW Review: COSI FAN TUTTE at the Met Opera
Two years ago, when I first saw photos of the projected new COSI FAN TUTTE,which was a production that originated at English National Opera and was slated to come to the Met, I was circumspect.
BWW Review: ORCHESTRA OF ST LUKE'S at Carnegie Hall Feb 6
Bernard Labadie led the Orchestra of St Luke's in a well-curated program of magnificent Baroque music Thursday night.
BWW Review: BERLIOZ's DAMNATION OF FAUST Returns To The Met
Saturday afternoon saw the return of Berlioz's DAMNATION OF FAUST to the Met, not seen there since 2009.
BWW Review: COSI FAN TUTTE Meets GREASE At The Juilliard School
Of numerous operaphiles I have encountered, there is a fair amount of partisanship when it comes to COSI FAN TUTTE by Mozart.
BWW Review: TURANDOT At The Metropolitan Opera
Birgit Nilsson, one of the greatest Turandots of our time, was fond of saying that Wagner made her famous but TURANDOT made her rich.
BWW Review: THE HUNGER at Merkin Concert Hall Sept 19t
An interesting work was presented Thursday night at Merkin Concert Hall by the modern music group ALARM WILL SOUND.
BWW Review: IVAN FISCHER AND THE BUDAPEST FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA at The Mostly Mozart Festival
One of the joys of attending a concert a where some of the artists are unfamiliar, is discovering new talent.
BWW Review: THE BLACK CLOWN at Mostly Mozart Festival
THE BLACK CLOWN, as envisioned by Langston Hughes, is a metaphor for the Afro-American as a figure of entertainment in a white world.
BWW Feature: New York City Opera Brings Music To Bryant Park
When I was a child, my father took me to a series of outdoor concerts at a park near our home.
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