MATA Festival 2012 Wrap-Up
(Photo: Alex G. Knight) Oh, MATA Festival, how you tease me. You come into my life for but a brief week, cause my heart to flutter, stomach to clench, instigate […]
Classical
Frank van Aken Makes Last-Minute Met Debut in Die Walküre
Eva-Maria Westbroek and Frank van Aken from the 2010 Frankfurt Opera production of Die Walkure There's something about Wagner and tenors that seems to bring about dramatic Met Opera debuts. First,
Quotable
Ken Howard/The Metropolitan Opera "I utterly disagree with those who were dissatisfied with the decorations, the scenery and the mechanical contrivances at Bayreuth (for The Ring.) Far too much industry and ingenuity
The Met’s Ring Cycle: Götterdämmerung
by Angela Sutton Photo: Ken Howard / Metropolitan Opera Wagner's epic opera cycle hurtled to its fiery conclusion on Tuesday night at the Met, with the final installment, Götterdämmerung. Alberich's
The Met’s Ring Cycle: Siegfried
by FoMKen Howard/Metropolitan Opera Yesterday's performance of Siegfried at the Met – the third segment of this season's first complete Ring cycle - was stunning in every sense of the word: musically, visually, theatrically. The
Pianist Jenny Q Chai at Zankel
by Angela Sutton Few composers after World War I have shown much interest in the singing piano lines or melodic hooks favored in the nineteenth century. Consequently, their works are
Iván Fischer and Orchestra of St. Luke’s Present All-Mozart Program
by Michael Cirigliano II To close out their season at Carnegie Hall, the Orchestra of St. Luke's presented an all-Mozart program Thursday night, under the Budapest Festival Orchestra’s music director
The Met’s Ring Cycle: Die Walküre
by Angela Sutton Photo – Andrea Mohin / New York Times Richard Wagner's Ring cycle rolled on Friday night at the Met, continuing the saga with the second installment, Die
Mitsuko Uchida Plays Schubert at Carnegie Hall
For all of the remarkable orchestral concerts that have occurred at Carnegie Hall this season, there is no more iconic sight than seeing the cavernous Carnegie stage occupied solely by a single