Review: LA TRAVIATA, London Coliseum
Much shorter than Richard Eyre’s three-hour plus version for the ROH, Peter Konwitschny’s La Traviata perhaps should be renamed La Trav or L’ Abbreviata.
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Review: THE LA JOLLA MUSIC SOCIETY PRESENTS AN ALL-STAR TRIO at The Conrad
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Review: PROM 68 – MAX RICHTER - RECOMPOSED, Royal Albert Hall
The Britten Sinfonia is unusual in the world of professional orchestras, in that they don’t have the now-traditional principal conductor as their figurehead, instead choosing to collaborate with leading exponents of the field.
Review: PROM 60: BERLIN RADIO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, Royal Albert Hall
Marking the Proms debut of the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra (Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin), their artistic director Vladimir Jurowski conducted a lively and varied programme of works by Weill, Adès and Rachmaninov to a Royal Albert Hall high in anticipation.
Review: PROM 56 – RATTLE CONDUCTS MAHLER'S NINTH, Royal Albert Hall
Last night’s performance consisted of a rendition of Francis Poulenc’s Figure humaine by the BBC Singers, as well as the London Symphony Orchestra tackling Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No.
Review: PROM 55 – GERSHWIN'S PIANO CONCERTO, Royal Albert Hall
The Boston Symphony Orchestra’s second outing at this year’s Proms celebrated the magic of movement, with varying degrees of dance in pieces by Stravinsky, Ravel, Gershwin, and a European première from Carlos Simon.
Review: BBC PROM 49: SCHUMANN'S DAS PARADIES UND DIE PERI, Royal Albert Hall
This is a piece of folk storytelling at its best.
Review: RAGTIME at Union Avenue Opera
When the musical Ragtime was produced for Broadway in 1998 it was a colossal, big-budget show.
Review: THE LA JOLLA MUSIC SOCIETY'S FANTASTIC TALES at The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center
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Review: THE LA JOLLA MUSIC SOCIETY'S SUMMERFEST OPENING at The Baker-Baum Concert Hall
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Review: In Saint-Saens' HENRI VIII, the King Has the Title but the Queens Are in Charge at Bard Festival
Donizetti’s so-called “Tudor Trilogy”--ANNA BOLENA, MARIA STUARDA and ROBERTO DEVEREUX (aka, “the one about Elizabeth I”)--suddenly has some competition on British history in opera: Camille Saint-Saens' HENRI VIII.
Review: BBC PROMS AT SAGE GATESHEAD: SELF ESTEEM & ROYAL NORTHERN SINFONIA, Sage Gateshead
I like my orchestral music organised around Northern talent.
Review: PROM 11: HORRIBLE HISTORIES - 'ORRIBLE OPERA, Royal Albert Hall
Prom 11: Horrible Histories ‘Orrible Opera is a delightful show that will amuse audiences of all ages while making opera more approachable.
Review: PROM 7 – BEETHOVEN'S FIFTH SYMPHONY, Royal Albert Hall
Works by “the old Ludwig van” – as A Clockwork Orange’s Alex would say – remain popular as part of the BBC Proms series, with this performance of his fifth symphony the second of eight Beethoven compositions on the programme this year – and this is probably the most famous of the lot.
Review: THE GUITAR WORKS OF ROBERT W. BUTTS at Elegia Classics
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Review: THE TURN OF THE SCREW at Union Avenue Opera
“The Turn of the Screw,” a deft psychological exploration of the dimensions of horror and the human mind.
Review: ELDBJØRG HEMSING PERFORMS 'ARCTIC' AT DEATH OF CLASSICAL at Green-Wood Cemetery
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Review: CINDERELLA (CENDRILLON) at Artscape Opera House Is a Magical Blend of Opera, Ballet and Dialogue
Everyone has been acquainted with the story of CINDERELLA in some way, shape or form.
BWW CD REVIEW: ARCHETYPE at Lexicon Classics
What did our critic think of BWW CD REVIEW: ARCHETYPE at Lexicon Classics?a not-to-be-missed musical delight that will elicit the desire for repeated listenings
Review: The San Diego Symphony Opens Summer Season at San Diego's Rady Shell
Pacho Flores is a winner of the top prize in the world’s most prestigious trumpet competition, the Maurice André International, and the list of contemporary composers writing for him is impressive and growing.
Review: THE MAINLY MOZART ALL STAR ORCHESTRA PERFORMS BEETHOVEN'S NINTH at The Epstein Family Amphitheater On The UCSD Campus
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Review: WHAT'S GOING ON NOW at Kennedy Center
The National Symphony Orchestra’s intent this weekend was to pay tribute to the 50th anniversary of native son Marvin Gaye’s classic “What’s Going On” album, a high water mark for both social commentary and Motown soul.
Review: SUSANNAH at Opera Theatre Of Saint Louis
It is a brilliant production of the second-most produced American opera.
Review: COSI FAN TUTTE at Opera Theatre Of Saint Louis
Sublime voices overcome a troubled concept.
Review: MORLOT, SEATTLE SYMPHONY CAPTIVATE IN ALL-FRENCH PROGRAM at Benaroya Hall
This was a hugely demanding program, and Morlot and his musicians together produced an awe-inspiring accomplishment.
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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) |
