Vienna: City of Dreams—Gun-Brit Barkman and Vienna State Opera Redefine Salome
by Michael Cirigliano II Photo credit: Chris Lee, WQXR With the wealth of talent that flies in and out of Carnegie Hall on a regular basis, it’s hard for any […]
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Feast of Music Turns Seven
Seven years ago today, Feast of Music was launched with a review of—of all things—the Minnesota Orchestra at Carnegie Hall with Osmo Vänskä. (I liked it.) Back then, FoM was
Coffee Conversation: Glyndebourne’s David Pickard on Billy Budd at BAM
For those who haven't yet seen it, the Glyndebourne Festival's production of Benjamin Britten's 1951 opera Billy Budd, which ends its week-long run at BAM tonight, is a wonder of stagecraft and performance.
Carnegie Hall Announces 2014-15 Season
What can I say? I'm a sucker for a free lunch. Continuing the parade of performing arts institutions eager to trot out their offerings to members of the scribbling class,
RIP, Claudio Abbado (1933–2014)
by Michael Cirigliano II Photo credit: University Musical Society, © Creative Commons News of Claudio Abbado's death earlier today at the age of 80 has been spreading quickly across all
PROTOTYPE: Angel’s Bone, Theotokia, and The War Reporter
Unfortunately, I'm not allowed to disclose many details about Angel's Bone, Du Yun's stunning new fantasy about human trafficking, performed at Trinity Wall Street this past week as part of
PROTOTYPE: The Lounge at The Public Theater
After last night's performance of Thumbprint, I joined several members of the cast and production team down at The Public Theater, which is hosting a late-night cabaret each night this week.
PROTOTYPE: Thumbprint at Baruch Performing Arts Center
by Robert Leeper Opera is no stranger to drama, but Sunday night's performance of the chamber opera Thumbprint at the Baruch Performing Arts Center—part of the ongoing PROTOTYPE Festival—grabbed you by the gut
Preview: PROTOTYPE 2014
Among the many casualties when City Opera folded last year was their contemporary-opera lab VOX: an essential incubator for emerging composers that presented some 70-odd operas over 14 seasons. Fortunately, Beth