“The Death of Klinghoffer” at the Met Opera
Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera "There aren't many things left worth fighting for in this world. Art is one of them." – FoM In his 2008 memoir, Hallelujah Junction, John Adams devotes an entire […]
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Gotham Chamber Opera Revives Martinu…Again!
by Robert Leeper Photo Credit: Richard Termine Despite frequent comparisons to the now-defunct City Opera, Gotham Chamber Opera has managed to avoid all of the baggage that comes with filling City
Gotham Chamber Opera Steadfastly Carries On
by Robert Leeper With the crumbling of New York City Opera last year and the recent labor-related histrionics from the Met, it would seem that opera in our fair city
FREE TICKETS: Portishead Tribute at LPR (CONTEST ENDED)
NOTE: This contest has ended. This Thursday, July 24 at 8:00 p.m., composer-pianist Brittany Anjou leads the second annual tribute to Portishead's Roseland NYC Live album at (le) poisson rouge. The epic event includes a
The Passenger at the Park Avenue Armory
by Robert Leeper Photo Credit: Stephanie Berger The New York premiere of Mieczyslaws Weinberg's "The Passenger" came to the Park Avenue Armory last week, courtesy of the Houston Grand Opera and
Preview: Ear Heart Music Presents Tan Dun’s “Ghost Opera” at Roulette
Tonight at Roulette, the Ear Heart Music series closes out its season with a rare performance of Tan Dun‘s Ghost Opera, performed by the Momenta Quartet and pipa master Zhou Yi. Inspired by "the
New Music at the New York Philharmonic
"We have taken a deliberately non-dogmatic approach to selecting the art to be displayed…The only criterion was that the concerts comprise music that we believe in and are excited to
The Cleveland Orchestra Finds Themselves At Home In Lakewood and Severance Hall
CLEVELAND, OH – When I visited Cleveland for the first time this past January, I wanted to figure out just how the Cleveland Orchestra – widely regarded as one of
Thomas Hampson Reclaims His Role in Metropolitan Opera’s Wozzeck
by Robert Leeper After a delayed start to his run in Wozzeck at the Metropolitan Opera, Thomas Hampson returned from illness to take over the titular character last week. Hampson's tormented