Heartbeat Opera’s Modernized Versions of “Fidelio” and “Don Giovanni”
by Steven Pisano (All photos by Steven Pisano.) Heartbeat Opera is one of a number of smaller opera companies seeking to maintain traditional opera as a vital force in […]
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A Music Center for the 21st Century: Miami’s New World Symphony
MIAMI BEACH, FL – When most folks plan their vacation to South Beach, Florida, they likely dream of days spent lounging around pools in stylish art deco hotels, or sunning
Ticket Giveaway: Alexander String Quartet Performs Music of Brahms and the Schumanns at Baruch
The love triangle between Johannes Brahms and Robert and Clara Schumann has often been depicted in music, novels, and film. This week, the Alexander String Quartet appears at Baruch College's Rosalyn
Julianna Barwick and ModernMedieval at the Ecstatic Music Festival
by Steven Pisano (All photos by Steven Pisano.) Since 2011, the Ecstatic Music Festival at Merkin Concert Hall has presented collaborative concerts by performers and composers in the alternative and
András Schiff at Carnegie Hall
by Nick Stubblefield AJ Wilhelm for NPR.org When a solo pianist can fill Carnegie’s two-thousand seat Stern Auditiorium, and has the clout to insist upon bringing his Bosendorfer concert
Meredith Monk’s “Cellular Songs” at the Brooklyn Academy of Music
(All photos by Steven Pisano.) A new work by Meredith Monk is always a cause for celebration. Her performances, which always feature a magical combination of singing, dancing, and visuals, never fail
Ticket Giveaway: Bernstein’s ‘A Quiet Place’ at Kaye Playhouse
In the centennial year of the celebrated conductor, pianist, and composer Leonard Bernstein, there are plenty of options for celebration. Feast of Music is giving away THREE PAIRS of tickets to Bernstein's only opera, A
Ian Hobson Paints Musical Colors with Debussy and Ravel at SubCulture
by Nick Stubblefield When SubCulture announced in July 2015 that they were “re-structuring their business model” and cancelling the majority of their lineup, many faithful concert-goers fretted about losing this intimate,
“Intolerance” by the American Symphony Orchestra at Carnegie Hall
by Steven Pisano (All photos by Steven Pisano.) In the early 1960s, memories of Fascism and Nazism were still fresh in the collective memory of Europe. In Italy, the hateful,