Das Rheingold Tonight at the Met
Apparently, even the cheap seats are lined with gold at the Met. Das Rheingold starts the third and final Met Ring Cycle tonight, in 15 mins.
Robert Spano Conducts the Juilliard Orchestra
by Michael Cirigliano II Photo credit: J.D. Scott For their final concert of the season at Alice Tully Hall, the Juilliard Orchestra presented a remarkable program of Sibelius, Bartók, and
Crossing Brooklyn Ferry: Thursday
by James Pellegrino Photo: Stephanie BergerOn Thursday, BAM kicked off the first of a three-night festival titled Crossing Brooklyn Ferry, featuring three stages of music and film. The event is co-sponsored
News from City Opera
As we've suspected for the better part of a year now, NY City Opera will be staking out its home over the next three seasons at BAM's Howard Gilman Opera
FoM Now on Tumblr
Following Steve Smith's recent example, I've decided to go ahead and set up a parallel page for FoM on Tumblr, the not-exactly-new but fast-growing microblogging service, which stands comfortably in
Barbes @ 10
Jenny Scheinman, 9/27/11For those who haven't heard, my local bar/music venue – Barbes – is turning 10 this week, with packed bills every night that run the gamut from classical,
Artemis Quartet (Plus) at LPR
by Angela Sutton Berlin-based Artemis Quartet appeared at LPR on Tuesday night—minus violinist Natalia Prishepenko, due to unforeseen circumstances. This unfortunate absence, however, merely redirected the ensemble's performance with collaborator Jacques
Preview: Undead Music Festival
The zombie revolution continues with the third annual Undead Music Festival, presented by BOOM Collective and Search & Restore. The first strike will occur right where the festival started, in
Blank Paper @Webster Hall Studio
By Freya Wilcox Last Friday night Webster Hall was the venue of the moment. The street was lined with film and television trucks, moderately famous musicians and fans desperately hoping