Song Play
Singspiel ("Song-play") – a style of opera that combines music with spoken text – has been around for nearly three centuries. […]
Opera
Tough Times
It's not the happiest of times in the rarefied world of big-time music, as these recent announcements can attest. Ticket
Opera Dance
The East Village Opera Company, which amplifies traditional arias with rock instrumentation, brought their act to the Joyce Theater last night
Tilting at Windmills
Ah, it's good to end this year of some serious ups and downs with a laugh: dismayed by the recent
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Sweet 16 (+1)
I need to finish my holiday shopping and get ready for my trip to Ireland next week, so here –
Memorable
When I saw Seiji Ozawa up in Boston a couple of weeks ago, he conducted lengthy works by Messiaen and
Make It A Superfecta
On my way back to Brooklyn, I ran into this dude at Union Square Station, who somehow managed to haul
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Cocktail Conversation: David T. Little
David T. Little, who I've written about previously, is a composer, drummer, and bandleader who counts as influences everyone from George Orwell to Megadeth.
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Cut and Run
Dear Monsieur Mortier, I've just read Dan Wakin's Times story about your decision to resign as the incoming director of