Review: TOSCA at La Monnaie
Before the curtain rises, a Pasolini quote appears. It’s a clear warning this TOSCA won’t simply walk through Puccini’s Rome. It’ll filter it through Italian cinema, religion, power, desire, and violence.…
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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. Whatever they do, I would watch it day and night - but if you came even once to see them on stage, you'd know my obsession is entirely justified and, frankly, inevitable. This show only deepens that feeling. Hurrey!…
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. A simple melodic line combines with a separate line of triads. Music majors have written theses describing the style in excruciating detail, but the effect Pä…
Review: TOSCA at Des Moines Metro Opera
Summer has officially started with Des Moine Metro Opera's phenomenal production of 'Tosca.' Find out about the show and why you shouldn't miss it.…
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. Michael Francis, Mainly Mozart's Music Director and Conductor for more than a decade, captured the music’s every mood from melancholy to uninhibited joy.…
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. In a program devoted almost entirely to Mahler—featuring the *Rückert-Lied…
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. The performance was transcendent in every way.…
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. There are others that astonish through architectural clarity. And then there are the rare evenings that somehow manage both. …
Review: A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE at Opera Theatre Of St. Louis
Opera Theatre of St. Louis does luscious justice to A Streetcar Named Desire—André Previn’s operatic adaptation of the Tennessee Williams classic.…
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.C. area. …
Past Shows
Telemann a la Polonaise - From Folk to Formal
Early Music FoundationPresentsEarly Music New YorkFrederick Renz, DirectorTELEMANN LA POLONAISEFrom Folk to FormalEarly Music New York concludes its 47th subscription season with works by baroque...
Early Music New York presents Bach Brotherhood: Sebastian's Peers
A program of baroque orchestral music saluting Johann Sebastian Bach and four of his compatriot compeers: Georg Friedrich Händel, Georg Philipp Telemann, Johann Friedrich Fasch,...