The MET Orchestra Performs Wagner and Strauss
by Michael Cirigliano II Photo credit: Richard Termine for the New York Times The MET Orchestra made a triumphant return […]
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Opera
“Dog Days” World Premiere: David T. Little’s First Full-Length Opera
by Gabriel Furtado Lisa (Lauren Worsham) confides in the man-turned-dog Prince (John Kelly) credit: James Matthew Daniel Dog Days may be
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“Einstein on the Beach” at BAM
"The most beautiful experience we can have is the mysterious. It is the fundamental emotion which stands at the cradle
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Mostly Mozart Festival: Mark Morris’ Dido and Aeneas
______________________________________________________ There are many miraculous things about Mark Morris' Dido and Aeneas, currently running at the Rose Theater as part of
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Tanglewood 2012: Berlioz’ The Damnation of Faust
(Photo: Hilary Scott/BSO) Continuing the great tradition of operatic performance at Tanglewood, Charles Dutoit led the Boston Symphony Orchstra, Tanglewood
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Lincoln Center Festival: Feng Yi Ting
by Angela Sutton Photo: Cong Yan / China Daily The Lincoln Center Festival provided a respite from a steamy, stormy,
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Kaija Saariaho’s ‘Emilie’ at the Lincoln Center Festival
by Michael Cirigliano II The idea of a monodrama opera based on the final days of an 18th-century female mathematician
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Patti Smith and Opera
Apparently, Patti Smith is a big opera fan. Who knew? "Because I tour a lot," she says, "if I have a
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St. Louis Bound
I'm headed to St. Louis today for the annual Music Critics Association of North America (MCANA) conference, where classical music journalists