New Director at City Opera
For those who haven’t already heard, City Opera announced this week that Gerard Mortier, the current director of the Opera National de Paris, has been named the next General Manager […]
New World Discovery Concert
Last night, I heard the New World Symphony’s Discovery Concert at Carnegie, which focused on Shostakovich’s 5th symphony. The program, subtitled, "On the Trail of the Truth", started with an
Brooklyn Next @ BAM
Last night at BAM, the Brooklyn Next Festival presented a program of artists associated with Galapagos, the performance space/cafe in Williamsburg. First up was Bora Yoon, who played various instruments
The Met Rocks
After performances like today’s Onegin at the Met (which I heard on 96.3FM) I almost feel I should retract my last post (almost). Renée Fleming, Dmitri Hvorostovsky and Ramón Vargas
City Opera Gets It Right
As a marketing guy, one thing I hear a lot from clients is the need for good Customer Relationship Management – or CRM for short. The concept can be summarized
Gergiev @ NYCB Tonight
Valery Gergiev, the globetrotting conductor best known as the director of the Kirov Opera and Ballet and the Principal Guest Conductor of the Met Opera, is conducting tonight’s performance at
Calling All Alices
OK, I’ve heard of name nights, but this is a first: if your name is "Alice" (or any variation of "Alice"), you can go to Alice Tully Hall on Feb
“The Rest Is Noise” Mention
This morning, I was deeply gratified to learn that Feast of Music received a kind mention in Alex Ross’ long-running music blog, The Rest Is Noise. For those of you
7th Avenue Concert Hall
I took this picture this morning at the 7th Avenue F train stop in Brooklyn, a favorite of "street musicians" because of it’s resonant acoustics. This violinist was playing a