“Greek” at the Brooklyn Academy of Music
by Steven Pisano (All photos by Steven Pisano.) The composer Mark-Anthony Turnage made his mark in London almost 20 years ago with his second opera, which was based on the […]
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“The Good Swimmer” at BAM Fisher
by Steven Pisano (All photos by Steven Pisano) Back in 2008, Heidi Rodewald was nominated for a Tony and won an Obie for her musical "Passing Strange," which was eventually turned into a
“Dragus Maximus” by Heartbeat Opera at Roulette
by Steven Pisano (All photos by Steven Pisano) Each fall, to kick off its season, the edgy Heartbeat Opera presents a combination drag and opera extravaganza, which also serves as
4th Annual BRIC JazzFest
by Steven Pisano and Pete MatthewsThe 4th Annual BRIC JazzFest returned this past weekend to the BRIC House in downtown Brooklyn, with some 24 musical acts over three "marathon" nights,
“The Mile Long Opera” on The High Line
Composer David Lang has never been comfortable with standards of music presentation. Thirty years ago, he – along with Michael Gordon and Julia Wolfe – founded Bang on a Can
“Proving Up” at the Miller Theatre
by Steven Pisano (Photos by Rob Davidson for the Miller Theater.) "Proving Up," the new chamber opera by composer Missy Mazzoli and librettist Royce Vavrek, opened at the Miller Theatre Wednesday night,
Esa-Pekka Salonen’s “Foreign Bodies” at the New York Philharmonic
Photo: Chris Lee, NY Philharmonic When the New York Philharmonic reached out to Esa-Pekka Salonen several years ago to ask him to become an artistic partner, it was not, as
River to River Festival – “Naamah’s Ark”
by Steven Pisano (All photos by Steven Pisano.) Now in its 17th year, the River to River Festival is a series of free performances presented each summer in Lower Manhattan,
ACME Play the Music of Jóhann Jóhannsson at Le Poisson Rouge
Over the past few years, I had several opportunities to see the Icelandic composer Jóhann Jóhannsson - perhaps best known as the Golden Globe-winning composer of The Theory of Everything, Arrival, and Sicario - perform