Rufus Does Opera
As is well known, singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright was commissioned several years ago by the Met Opera to compose an evening-length opera, part of […]
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VOX 2011
The cast of Yoav Gal's "Three Weeks" last night at City Opera's VOX 2011 at Le Poisson Rouge. More pics
Die Walküre Live Now
For those who haven't yet seen the new Robert LePage production of Wagner's Die Walküre at the Met, today's your last chance
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MATA and VOX 2011
Two major events settle in NYC this week, turning the spotlight on the music of young and up-and-coming composers. Starting
A New Ring
I first encountered Wagner's four-opera epic The Ring of the Nibelung in June 1990, when PBS broadcast the Met's then-new Otto Schenk production
Monodramas @ NY City Opera, 3/31/11
I was back at NY City Opera for the second night in a row last night to see "Monodramas": a
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Stravinsky Under Water
Opera returned to the stage of BAM's Howard Gilman Opera House Tuesday night with the Canadian Opera Company's production of "The
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My Top 20
Oh Lordy. These days, The Times seems keen on lobbing up fungos to hit out of the park of musical debate.