BWW Review: CONTACT! at New York Philharmonic And National Sawdust - A Roll of Duct Tape Made me Cry
To be completely fair, modern day compositions, stereotypically, leave me wanting more.
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BWW Review: The Met's New TOSCA Tries for Beauty but Disappoints
The trials and tribulations of the Met's new take on Puccini's TOSCA have been well documented--with all three principals replaced along with two conductors--and it would be nice to be able to say that everything came out happily-ever-after.
BWW Review: JAMIE BARTON is the G*ddamned Diva Opera Deserves
I've always wondered what it would be like to swim in a pool of maple syrup and now I know.
BWW Review: DAVID DANZMAYR CONDUCTS THE SAN DIEGO SYMPHONY at Jacobs Music Center
Conductor David Danzmayr opened his guest appearance with the San Diego Symphony Orchestra with Mid-20th century Polish composer Gra?yna Bacewicz's Overture of 1943.
BWW Review: Deck the Halls with Handel's MESSIAH at Saint Thomas's in New York
Nothing says Christmas in New York like a performance of Handel's great sacred oratorio MESSIAH--okay, for some it's the windows at one of the big department stores--with some outings decidedly religious, like this week's pair of wonderful performances at Saint Thomas Church Fifth Avenue.
BWW Review: Vive L'ENFANT! From Juilliard's Troops with Conductor Villaume at Alice Tully Hall
The Juilliard Orchestra and Opera beat the Met to the punch this week, featuring French conductor Emmanuel Villaume in a superb concert of Ravel and Debussy, including a lovely performance of Ravel's short opera, L'ENFANT ET LES SORTILEGES, with its clever libretto by the French novelist, Colette.
BWW Review: Seduced by the Music of Love at the TSO's BEST OF TCHAIKOVSKY
If love had a sound, it would take the form of the colourful melodies pervading the air during the TSO's BEST OF TCHAIKOVSKY.
BWW Review: Charlotte Symphony Demonstrates Their Seasoning in BEETHOVEN
An autumn of BEETHOVEN presented by Christopher Warren-Green and the Charlotte Symphony ends triumphantly with his great VIOLIN CONCERTO, played with sensitivity and virtuosity by Benjamin Beilman.
BWW Review: LA STRANIERA at Washington Concert Opera
Washington Concert Opera brings a nicely performed La Straniera to Lisner Auditorium nearly two hundred years after its premiere at La Scala Milan.
BWW Review: MARIO FRANGOULIS at Rose Theater Jazz At Lincoln Center
Mario Frangoulis has always defied categorization.
BWW Review: EMMA MATTHEWS, JACQUELINE DARK, AND TAHU MATHESON at Ukaria Cultural Centre
Two of Australia's favourite artists, Emma Matthews and Jacqueline Dark.
BWW Review: Forget Springsteen - Argerich Was the Rock-Star in Town at Carnegie Hall
Though the classical music season is still young, it'll be tough for anything that lies ahead to compete with Friday night's performance at Carnegie Hall by Martha Argerich, who seemed to be having the time of her life, while showing total skill and control.
BWW Review: CHICAGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA IN SAN DIEGO at the Jacobs Music Center
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra is thought by many to be the best in the United States and among the top five in the world.
BWW Review: TSO Honours Maureen Forrester with Howard Shore Premiere and Mahler Favourite
One of the greatest Canadian voices in classical music, contralto Maureen Forrester was a legend.
BWW REVIEW: An Interview With Philly Pops Own “Rocky”- MAESTRO MICHAEL KRAJEWSKI at Kimmel Center
With his signature Rocky entrance jog around Verizon Hall pumping up the crowd,well you know you're in for a unique musical experience.
BWW Review: SAN DIEGO SYMPHONY at Jacobs Music Center
he San Diego Symphony's opening concert of the season featured a return appearance by Edo de Waart.
BWW Review: New York Philharmonic Performs Mahler's 5TH SYMPHONY at Geffen Hall, Lincoln Center
From the first notes of Christopher Martin's clarion call trumpet intro, it was clear the audience was in for something quite special.
BWW Review: Escape to Serenity with Toronto Symphony's BRAHMS GERMAN REQUIEM
Sometimes a striking contrast is just what is needed.
BWW Review: TORONTO SYMPHONY Season Launch Delivers Surprises
A night of surprises, enthusiastic artistry and brave new compositions graced the Roy Thomson Hall Tuesday night.
BWW Review: The San Diego Symphony's BOLERO BY THE BAY at the San Diego Embarcadero
San Diego's waterfront on a cool summer night seems the perfect spot for exciting Latin-flavored music by Alberto Ginastera, Astor Piazzolla and Maurice Ravel.
BWW Review: A Sensational Night of Music at the Toronto Symphony Orchestra's CARMINA BURANA
The heart-pounding 'O Fortuna' fills the Roy Thomson Hall to the brim with the sound of a full orchestra and over one hundred voices.
BWW Review: MAINLY MOZART FESTIVAL at Balboa Theatre
“Mozart in a party mood,” conductor Michael Francis announced as he introduced the composer's Contra Dances to begin the concert.
BWW Review: Toronto is Head Over Heels for HIBLA GERZMAVA
Russia seems to be everywhere these days.
BWW Review: Netrebko and Mattei Spin Magic from Tchaikovsky's EUGENE ONEGIN at the Met
It's getting near the end of the season at the Met in New York and it's nice to see that they're still bringing out their “A” game, with a splendidly cast run of Tchaikovsky's EUGENE ONEGIN, with the wonderful Met orchestra under the sensitive baton of Robin Ticciati, music director at the Glynd
BWW Review: An Off-Night in Seville with an Unexciting FIDELIO at the Met
Beethoven's only opera, FIDELIO, was the last of three operas this season at the Met to take place in Seville, after CARMEN and BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA.