Siegfried
From left: James Morris (Wanderer/Wotan), Wendy White (Erda), Otto Schenk (director), James Levine, Christian Franz (Siegfried) and Iréne Theorin (Brunnhilde.) More cast photos below.
Church Social
So, you know those holiday craft fairs they have during Christmas time, where locals sell beaded jewelry, knit scarves, and 50/50 raffle tickets? Replace those tables with ones filled by
DMB = Dull
I'd never seen the Dave Matthews Band before their sold-out show last night at Madison Square Garden, and on paper, it looked promising: electric violinist, brass section, high-energy lead singer. But, the
MacBook Phil
Take four percussionists, eight MacBooks, and a pair of electronic pranksters, put it all together, and you get a hot mess of sound that falls somewhere between computer music and
Great Friday
Thanks to my office being closed for Good Friday, I'm spending the day with music. At noon, St. Paul's offered a jazz quintet with a singer playing spirituals and Coltrane,