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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
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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
Titanic @ 100
While James Cameron may have movie theaters abuzz with the 3-D re-release of Titanic, there are other, more…understated musical events happening on both sides of the Atlantic this week to commemmorate
The Met’s Ring: Das Rheingold
by Angela Sutton Photo: Ken Howard / Metropolitan Opera And…we're off, into the murk of the Rhine and Robert LePage's new vision of Richard Wagner's massive saga The Ring of the Niebelungs,