Anthony Amato & Olga Bloom: Big Things In Small Packages
by FoM I've seen a lot of music in just about every imaginable venue in this town, but one place I, regrettably, never made it to was Amato Opera, which shut […]
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Occupy Lincoln Center
I wasn't able to make it to last night's Occupy Lincoln Center protest, but fortunately, Alex Ross was there, and he provides a great recap here. Philip Glass, whose Satyagraha had just
More Woes at City Opera
(photo: New York Magazine) Has everyone been following the saga at City Opera? WQXR's Brian Wise offers this recap: "New York City Opera has declared an impasse in negotiations with
Occupy Wall Street @ Lincoln Center Tonight
Apparently, the Occupy Wall Street movement is making it's way uptown tonight to Lincoln Center Plaza, where they'll be joined by Philip Glass following tonight's performance of Satyagraha at the
Recap: Performa 11
Last week, I attended several events as part of the 4th edition of Perfoma: the biennial exhibition of "visual art performance." As oxymoronic as that sounds, there was something strangely
Robert Ashley’s “That Morning Thing”
Edit: Yet another guest post, this time by Bonnie. Like most of Robert Ashley's operas, That Morning Thing – revived for the first time in more than 40 years last week at The Kitchen - is both
Nico Muhly’s Dark Sisters
What I want to know is: when the hell did Nico find time to write Dark Sisters: the two act opera currently onstage at the Gerald Lynch Theater? Just five months ago, Nico
Steve Jobs and Music
With all the accolades and remembrances choking the Web surrounding the death of Steve Jobs, surprisingly few folks have commented on the extraordinary impact Apple has had on music. There
New Layout
So, I'm sure folks have noticed the new layout for the site, which I've optimized to take full advantage of wide-screen monitors, which seem fairly universal these days. That said,