Review: THE SAN DIEGO SYMPHONY PERFORMS TWO CLASSICS AND A WORLD PREMIERE At San Diego's Rady Shell
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Review: TREEMONISHA at Opera Theatre Of Saint Louis
Last Saturday Opera Theatre of St.
Review: LA BOHÈME at Kennedy Center
The glorious music of Puccini remains the principal reason to see the Washington National Opera’s (WNO)current production of the beloved classic opera La bohème.
Review: MasterVoices Shows that There's Still Life in Gilbert & Sullivan's IOLANTHE in the 21st Century
Maybe the Met should stop thinking about THE MERRY WIDOW and DIE FLEDERMAUS when it takes a turn at operetta—let alone the bevy of comic operas by Rossini and Donizetti that are given more than their due on a regular basis—and let Gilbert & Sullivan (G&S) have a turn at bat.
Review: San Diego Opera's Production of GHOSTS at Balboa Theatre
Nicolas Reveles was diagnosed with late-stage pancreatic cancer shortly after completing Ghosts, and it is tragic that he died just weeks before its world premiere in a San Diego Opera production.
Review: 'O HOW GOOD' Choral Concert at Central Synagogue
It's truly amazing that one can walk by a place and be unaware of it, no matter how important it may be.
Review: MICHAEL TILSON THOMAS CONDUCTS THE NY PHILHARMONIC at David Geffen Hall
What did our critic think of MICHAEL TILSON THOMAS CONDUCTS THE NY PHILHARMONIC at David Geffen Hall? Sunday's performance at the NY Philharmonic was nothing short of a lovefest.
Review: THE SAN DIEGO SYMPHONY at San Diego's Civic Center Theater
Edo de Waart is now in his fourth year as Principal Guest Conductor of the San Diego Symphony Orchestra.
Review: The Vienna Philharmonic, Bruckner 8th at Carnegie Hall
What did our critic think of THE VIENNA PHILHARMONIC AT CARNEGIE HALL at Carnegie Hall? As I sat in Carnegie Hall on Sunday afternoon, awaiting Christian Thielemann and his mighty Vienna Philharmonic's final performance of a three-concert visit, I waxed nostalgic and drifted back to my very first he
Review: THE SONG POET at Minnesota Opera
What did our critic think of THE SONG POET at Minnesota Opera? The first Hmong story adapted for the operatic stage, St.
Review: New Jersey Symphony Performs MAHLER 3RD at NJPAC
What did our critic think of NJ SYMPHONY MAHLER 3RD at NJPAC? NJ Symphony musical director, Xian Zhang has stated often that the Mahler 3rd is her favorite work of all time.
Review: THE DESERT SONG at Winter Opera
A stellar cast brightens a Romberg favorite.
Review: NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC FEATURES YO YO MA at David Geffen Hall At Lincoln Center
It’s always exciting to hear or see a musician’s performance debut.
Review: BRUCH VIOLIN CONCERTO at Charlotte Symphony
A meteor named Mei-Ann Chen had an impact on Charlotte Symphony and its subscribers that was simply electrifying.
Review: THE SAN DIEGO OPERA'S PUCCINI DUO at San Diego Civic Center Theater
The big question for the evening was how mezzo-soprano Stephanie Blythe would do as the first woman in professional opera to sing the baritone title role in Gianni Schicchi.
Review: Tarmo Peltokoski Makes His U.S. Debut with The San Diego Symphony Orchestra at the Southwestern College Performing Arts Center
What did our critic think of TARMO PELTOKOSKI As He MAKES HIS U.
Review: SIBELIUS SYMPHONY NO. 5 at Charlotte Symphony
A worthy candidate for CSO's vacant musical directorship, Vinay Parameswaran brings a winsome personality and an eclectic modern program to the Knight Theater podium for his Charlotte debut.
Review: PROKOFIEV'S ROMEO & JULIET at Robinson Center
What did our critic think of PROKOFIEV'S ROMEO & JULIET at Robinson Center?
Review: ANNE AKIKO MEYERS And THE SAN DIEGO SYMPHONY at The California Center For The Arts, Escondido
What did our critic think of ANNE AKIKO MEYERS AND THE SAN DIEGO SYMPHONY at The California Center For The Arts, Escondido? Review: A New Violin Concerto Delights the Audience!
Review: RING IN THE NEW - ADELAIDE CANTATA BAND at Pilgrim Uniting Church
The calibre of the musicians was undoubted.
Review: 10th Anniversary PROTOTYPE Festival in NY Blasts Off with Du Yun's IN OUR DAUGHTER'S EYES
There’s more contemporary opera in New York these days than there used to be and I’ll drink to that.
Review: Spectacular Soloists at Chamber Music Society--Countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo, Oboist James Austin Smith and Harpist Bridget Kibbey
This week’s concert of Vivaldi and Handel at the Chamber Music Society (CMS)--with countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo, oboist James Austin Smith and harpist Bridget Kibbey--whipped the audience into a frenzy of delight with a combination of arias, sonatas and concertos at Lincoln Center’s Alice
Review: ISABEL LEONARD and PABLO SÁINZ-VILLEGAS Together at The Conrad in La Jolla
Mezzo Isabel Leonard and classical-guitarist Pablo Sáinz-Villegas are stars in their fields.
Review: LA RONDINE at Winter Opera
Winter Opera has presented a truly gorgeous production of Puccini's La Rondine (The Swallow).