Opera and Popcorn
For the past two seasons, I’ve resisted attending the immensely popular HD simulcasts of the Met’s Saturday matinee performances, on the principle that if you live in New York and […]
Opera
Make Music New York – Take 2
I actually missed seeing any Make Music New York shows last year, but fortunately, it’s back again for a second year on Saturday, June 21. If you’re a musician and
Opera Is Fun
(Note: This was originally written for the City Opera blog, which will probably never see the light of day, now that the season’s ended. Oh well.) What is opera, anyway?
Senior Special
This is my dad, James Matthews. He lives with my mom in the house where I grew up in New Jersey, about ten miles northesast of NYC. And, though he
Quotable
"I am Music, who in sweet accents can calm each troubled heart, and now with noble anger, now with love, can kindle the most frigid minds." (Prologue to Monteverdi’s L’Orfeo,
Pocket Opera
The Birmingham Music Contemporary Group, which is in residence at Zankel Hall this weekend, was founded 20 years ago by Simon Rattle, culling performers from the City of Birmingham Symphony
Love and Death
A check of the FoM archives reveals that I’ve yet to post a review from the Metropolitan Opera. Which is bewildering to me, considering I’ve been attending operas at the
Long Haul
It’s intermission after Act 2 of Wagner’s Tristan Und Isolde, and we’re already past the four hour point. It’s good – great even – but I think I need to
A New Venture
Those of you who have been reading this site for awhile know that I am an enthusiastic supporter of New York City Opera, having joined their excellent and affordable Big