“Meredith Monk and Friends” at Zankel Hall
by Steven Pisano Photos by Steven Pisano One thing is clear: Meredith Monk has a lot of friends—musicians who have both directly and indirectly been influenced by her work. And she has written a lot of
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“Lucia di Lammermoor” at the Metropolitan Opera
by Steven Pisano The Metropolitan Opera’s current production of Gaetano Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor doesn’t really show up on stage until the third and final act, but when it does,
Preview: La Donna del Lago at the Met Opera
For those of you going to tomorrow's matinee of Rossini's La Donna del Lago – either at the Met Opera or at one of the thousands of movie theaters around the world
Martin Segal Awards Honors Young Artists at Lincoln Center
"I believe in the cultivating influence of the arts. The arts are what make life worth living." – Martin Segal This past Monday's Martin A. Segal Award ceremony at Lincoln
“Don Giovanni” at the Metropolitan Opera
by Steven Pisano In Michael Grandage’s production of Mozart’s Don Giovanni now playing at the Metropolitan Opera, the snarling balls of flame that rocket up from the stage as the
“Independence Eve”: An Opera in Progress About Race Relations in America
by Steven Pisano Independence Eve is a three-scene chamber opera by Sidney Marquez Boquiren currently under development by American Opera Projects that explores different viewpoints on black-white relations in America. On Tuesday, February 5, the
Scandinavia 2015: Royal Danish Opera Academy Concert at the Royal Danish Theater
COPENHAGEN, Denmark – On the night I arrived in Copenhagen, the main event in town was the world premiere of the new opera sun goes up, sun goes down, commissioned from Danish composer Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen
“Oscar” at Opera Philadelphia
by Steven Pisano Oscar Wilde once said early in his life: “Somehow or other I’ll be famous, and if not famous, I’ll be notorious.” Well, Wilde was both. His fame as
Scandinavia 2015: Julia & Romeo and a Lunchtime Concert at the Royal Swedish Opera
STOCKHOLM, Sweden – After a few more days in Norway, a short flight brought me to the Swedish capital, which, even in the snow – or perhaps because of it