The Grammys On Tonight
For once, I don't have show plans for tonight, so I'll be catching up on some errands at home while the Whitney Houston Memorial Tribute – er, The GRAMMYS […]
Opera
“Orientalism in France” with the American Symphony Orchestra
By Caleb Easterly (Photo: Carnegie Hall) The American Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Leon Botstein, has become known for digging up obscure musical treasures and designing concerts around a theme. On
Kamala Sankaram’s “Miranda” at HERE
It isn't easy to get a new opera off the ground these days. First, someone needs to write a libretto. Then, someone needs to write the music. Then comes the
“From the House of the Dead” at the Vienna State Opera
by FoM VIENNA, Austria – I've managed to see at least one performance at the Staatsoper during each of my previous two trips to Vienna. The building, which was built
Near the End for City Opera
by FoMIt's really starting to look like the End of Days over at City Opera where, according to Dan Wakin in today's Times, talks broke down last night between management and
Metropolitan Opera’s New ‘Faust’
by Angela Sutton (Photo: Metropolitan Opera)On Thursday, I made it to the Metropolitan Opera's new production of Charles Gounod's Faust. It proved to be a dramatic update of an operatic staple. Gounod's librettists,
Prosit Neujahr from Vienna
By FoM VIENNA, Austria – There are all kinds of parties happening in Vienna tonight: the Vienna Philharmonic at the Musikverein, Die Fledermaus at the Staatsoper, Gala balls at the