Review: RENÉE FLEMING AND THE NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA at Kennedy Center
With the size of theatrical orchestras being drastically cut, one of the few places left to hear a full string section is at a symphonic concert.
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Review: San Diego Symphony Presents A Concert Of Works By Mahler And Larcher
What did our critic think of SAN DIEGO SYMPHONY PERFORM WORKS BY MAHLER AND LARCHER at the Jacobs Music Center? There were only two pieces on the San Diego Symphony’s program for the second weekend of the new season, the first after the renovation of the Jacobs Music Center.
Review: SLÄPSTICK: SCHËRZO, Wilton's Music Hall
A brilliant comedy hit that fuses music, physical theatre, and that type of really-clever-yet-really-dumb humour that works for most audiences, it’s a show that keeps the audience laughing at every turn.
Review: San Diego Symphony Shines at New Jacobs Music Center Opening
What did our critic think of SAN DIEGO SYMPHONY SHINES AT NEW JACOBS MUSIC CENTER OPENING! Shortly after the waterfront’s Rady Shell opened in 2021, I was standing in a short line behind San Diego Symphony CEO Martha Gilmer and complimented her on the Rady’s awesome state-of-the-art sound syste
Review: TCHAIKOVSKY SYMPHONY NO. 4 at Benaroya Hall
The performance was, in a word, superb
Review: LUCIA DE LAMMERMOOR at Opera In The Heights
What did our critic think of LUCIA DE LAMMERMOOR at Opera In The Heights?
Review: SZYMANOWSKI, CHOPIN & MAHLER, Barbican Centre
Pappano is top of his game as he once again proves he is a pristine fit as Chief Conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra.
Review: ECHOES OF AMERICA at Kennedy Center
The National Symphony Orchestra (NSO) began their classical season this past Saturday evening in a very satisfying manner.
Review: GUSTAV MAHLER'S SYMPHONY NO 2 'RESURRECTION', Bold Tendencies
The Bold Tendencies Communion season came to an end last night, and it didn't go quietly.
Review: BBC PROMS: PROM 70 – PROKOFIEV'S ROMEO AND JULIET, Royal Albert Hall
Another helping of Shakespeare, in this otherwise rather Eastern European-themed Prom.
Review: BBC PROMS: PROM 65: HANDEL'S MESSIAH, Royal Albert Hall
The climax to the Proms' Choral Day could only be George Frideric Handel's majestic Messiah.
Review: BBC PROMS: PROM 62: RATTLE CONDUCTS MAHLER'S 6TH, Royal Albert Hall
There were no phone screens, no sotto voce conversations, no fidgeting, as a packed Hall watched the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra in rapt appreciation.
Review: BBC PROMS: PROM 54: BEETHOVEN FOR THREE, Royal Albert Hall
With soloists Leonidas Kavakos, Emmanuel Ax and Yo-Yo Ma on violin, piano and cello respectively coming together to form a mighty trio of classical musicians, audiences are in for a treat, regardless of what is being played.
Review: BBC PROMS: PROM 46: HOLST'S THE PLANETS, Royal Albert Hall
If anyone were to worry about the future of classical music, Prom 46 would surely reassure them that we are in good hands.
Review: INTO THE WOODS at Union Avenue Opera
The Union Avenue Opera completes its 30th season with a lavish production of Into the Woods.
Review: PAGLIACCI at McCaw Hall
The term has become familiar and beloved to opera lovers since the late 19th century.
Review: BLACKSTAR SYMPHONY: THE MUSIC OF DAVID BOWIE at Kennedy Center
It was a one-two punch to fans of David Bowie in early 2016 when the rock star was suddenly pronounced dead and two days later, on what would have been his 69th birthday, released his final album, “Blackstar,” a preordained farewell addressing his demise.
Review: LA VIE BOHEME at Polish National Opera
This is my very first time at the Polish National Opera and as we all know, first times can be overrated.
Review: LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR at Artscape, Opera House
This restaging of LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR is a fitting tribute to Cape Town Opera's 25 years of artistic excellence.
Review: GALILEO GALILEI at Opera Theatre Of Saint Louis
Opera Theatre of Saint Louis has opened an utterly glorious production of his opera, Galileo Galilei.
Review: San Diego Opera Presents Andrea Carroll and Joshua Guerrero in Recital at Balboa Theatre
About halfway into her two-hour plus recital with tenor Joshua Guerrero, soprano Andrea Carroll gave a well-earned compliment to their accompanist Stephen Hopkins for his technique and versatility.
Review: LEONA MITCHELL RETURNS TO NEW YORK at Theater Of St. Jean
When a legendary diva, one of the great voices of the 20th century, announces her return to the New York stage after an absence of two decades, fans are generally overjoyed – at first – then curious – then trepidatious – finally, hopeful that the return will be a success.
Review: THE BARBER OF SEVILLE at Opera Theatre Of St. Louis
Spring fever? If you’ve been made a bit dozy by these warm spring days the new production at Opera Theatre of Saint Louis will, with a bang, hoist you wide awake in all your senses.
Review: OPERA À LA CARTE'S PRODUCTION OF LA BOHÈME at Tenth Avenue Arts Center In East Village
The first act of Opera À La Carte’s production of La bohème featured costuming and well-used furniture that made Rodolfo’s bohemian Parisian garret seem more real than the elaborate expensive sets and costumes of many other productions.
Review: TURANDOT at LA Opera
A sharp blade wielded threateningly, forced perspective creating looming palatial walls, the rotting heads of failed suitors, and a princess literally shrouded in mystery quickly orient us within Puccini’s iconic fairytale.
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NYFOS Next: This Now Naked Life The Theater at 150 W 17th Street (11/15-11/15) |
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American Composers Orchestra: New Virtuoso: Low End Theory at Carnegie Hall Carnegie Hall (3/18-3/18) |
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Grand Choral Opening: War & Requiem Church of the Ascension (10/29-10/29) |
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Carnegie Hall Presents: Santiago Cañón-Valencia and Victor Santiago Asuncion Carnegie Hall (11/10-11/10) |
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New York Festival of Song: First-Name Basis New York Festival of Song: First-Name Basis (10/20-10/20) |
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American Composers Orchestra: Hello, America: We Gather Here at Carnegie Hall Carnegie Hall (10/27-10/27) |
