Eva-Maria Westbroek and Frank van Aken from the 2010 Frankfurt Opera production of Die Walkure There's something about Wagner and tenors that seems to bring about dramatic Met Opera debuts. First, […]
Ken Howard/The Metropolitan Opera "I utterly disagree with those who were dissatisfied with the decorations, the scenery and the mechanical contrivances at Bayreuth (for The Ring.) Far too much industry and ingenuity
by Angela Sutton Photo: Ken Howard / Metropolitan Opera Wagner's epic opera cycle hurtled to its fiery conclusion on Tuesday night at the Met, with the final installment, Götterdämmerung. Alberich's
Jimmy Heath and Jimmy Owens with the Eyal Vilner Big Band at The New School's Tishman Auditorium last night. More pics of former faculty (including Frank Wess, Winard Harper, Cecil
by Laura Wasson As a Louisiana native, I’ve come to accept a few things about New York: parades aren’t as fun (or wild); you will almost certainly always have to settle
The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music closes out its 25th year this Wednesday at the Tishman Auditorium with an all-star concert featuring current faculty members such as Jimmy Owens, Cecil
Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera Who doesn't like a little Apocalypse on a Tuesday? Wagner's Götterdämmerung concludes the first of this season's three Ring cycles tonight at the Met, ending sometime early Wednesday morning. We'll
by FoMKen Howard/Metropolitan Opera Yesterday's performance of Siegfried at the Met – the third segment of this season's first complete Ring cycle - was stunning in every sense of the word: musically, visually, theatrically. The
A decade ago, Klangforum Wien – Austria's leading contemporary music ensemble – opened the Austrian Cultural Forum on 52nd Street with an eight-hour marathon concert in the building's jewel box theater.
