Review: TOSCA at La Monnaie
Before the curtain rises, a Pasolini quote appears.
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Review: A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM at Wrocław Opera
It's no secret that I'm obsessed with this balet ensemble.
Review: MAINLY MOZART WITH VIOLINIST JAMES EHNES at The Conrad In La Jolla
At roughly six minutes, the Memorium is an excellent introduction to the “tintinnabula” (bell) minimalist style created by the composer.
Review: CENTER STAGE at Opera Theatre Of St. Louis
Opera Theatre of St.
Review: TOSCA at Des Moines Metro Opera
Summer has officially started with Des Moine Metro Opera's phenomenal production of 'Tosca.
Review: THE MAINLY MOZART FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA WITH GUITARIST MAK GRGIC at The Conrad In La Jolla
It was a listener-friendly concert, well designed, conducted and performed.
Review: THE MET OPERA ORCHESTRA MAHLER 4TH at Carnegie Hall
The final Carnegie Hall appearance of the season by the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra under the direction of Yannick Nézet-Séguin proved to be one of the most satisfying orchestral evenings New York has heard this spring.
Review: XIAN CONDUCTS BEETHOVEN 9 at Benaroya Hall
Xian’s performance was a joyful representation of Schiller’s text, ending the rousing evening with an affirmation of much-needed hope for us all.
Review: BRUCKNER 8TH 'THE APOCALYPTIC' SEMYON BYCHKOV CONDUCTS THE NYT at Geffen Theater
There are performances of Bruckner’s Eighth Symphony that impress through sheer scale.
Review: A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE at Opera Theatre Of St. Louis
Opera Theatre of St.
Review: AMERICAN OPERA INITIATIVE: THREE 20-MINUTE OPERAS at Washington National Opera
The separation of the Washington National Opera from the overrun-and-soon-to-close Kennedy Center has meant next season’s eight planned productions, including five full length operas, will occur on five different stages in the D.
Review: WENWEN DU AND IAN BOSTRIDGE IN RECITAL at the Carlton Dominion-Chalmers Centre
What did our critic think of WENWEN DU AND IAN BOSTRIDGE IN RECITAL at Carlton Dominion-Chalmers Centre?
Review: AMERICAN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA PRESENTS 'DER FREISCHÜTZ' at Carnegie Hall
Leon Botstein has a special aptitude for finding under-appreciated and rarely (if ever) performed works for orchestra.
Review: 'CHANGED FOR GOOD' THE NEW YORK POPS 43RD ANNIVERSARY CONCERT at Carnegie Hall
What did our critic think of 'CHANGED FOR GOOD' THE NEW YORK POPS 43RD ANNIVERSARY CONCERT at Carnegie Hall?
Review: JULIETTA at Wrocław Opera
What can you do with a 90-year-old piece about a man madly in love, slowly slipping into a dream he has no desire to wake up from? Quite a lot, it turns out.
Review: LUCREZIA BORGIA at Opera Royal De Wallonie Liège
Some evenings remind you why opera exists.
Review: San Diego Opera Performs Bizet's CARMEN at San Diego Civic Center
Carmen is the world’s third most performed opera.
Review: The Philadelphia Delivers a Titanic Mahler 2 at Carnegie Hall
On March 10 at Carnegie Hall, the Philadelphia Orchestra brought Gustav Mahler’s towering Symphony No.
Review: A Night with Audra Mcdonald Delivers at The Florida Orchestra Gala at Straz Center
The Quintessential voice, the one and only Audra McDonald.
Review: ROMÉO ET JULIETTE at Winter Opera
Opera is widely considered to be a seasonal flower.
Review: SAUL at LONDON HANDEL FESTIVAL, Sinfonia Smith Square
Opening the London Handel Fetsival, this flawless presentation of Saul was a celebration of Handel that set the tone of the performances to follow.
Review: FORGING AN AMERICAN MUSICAL IDENTITY at Carnegie Hall
What is the American musical identity? A question for this special year!
Review: IVAN FISHER AND THE BUDAPEST FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA at Carnegie Hall
On February 7 at Carnegie Hall, the Budapest Festival Orchestra offered a performance of Mahler’s Symphony No.
Review: CLASSICAL MIXTAPE: A LIVE TAKEOVER, Southbank Centre
Classical Mixtape: A Live Takeover is part of the Southbank Centre's 75th anniversary programme.
Review: San Diego Symphony Performs Mahler's Seventh Symphony at Jacobs Music Center
Jaha Ling led the San Diego Symphony’s first performance of Mahler’s seventh symphony in 2014, more than a century after the orchestra was founded.