“Don Giovanni” at the Metropolitan Opera
by Steven Pisano In Michael Grandage's production of Mozart’s Don Giovanni now playing at the Metropolitan Opera, the snarling balls […]
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“Independence Eve”: An Opera in Progress About Race Relations in America
by Steven Pisano Independence Eve is a three-scene chamber opera by Sidney Marquez Boquiren currently under development by American Opera Projects that explores different
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Scandinavia 2015: Danish National Symphony Orchestra at the Koncerthuset
COPENHAGEN, Denmark - In addition to being the 150th anniversary of Sibelius' birth, 2015 is also the 150th anniversary of the
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Scandinavia 2015: Royal Danish Opera Academy Concert at the Royal Danish Theater
COPENHAGEN, Denmark - On the night I arrived in Copenhagen, the main event in town was the world premiere of the
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Scandinavia 2015: A Finnish Song Recital and the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic at the Konserthuset
STOCKHOLM, Sweden – Stockholm's Konserthuset, a striking neo-classical structure with art deco motifs, was built in 1926 facing the city's old hay
“Oscar” at Opera Philadelphia
by Steven Pisano Oscar Wilde once said early in his life: “Somehow or other I’ll be famous, and if not
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Scandinavia 2015: Julia & Romeo and a Lunchtime Concert at the Royal Swedish Opera
STOCKHOLM, Sweden – After a few more days in Norway, a short flight brought me to the Swedish capital, which,
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Scandinavia 2015: Peer Gynt at the Norwegian National Opera
OSLO, Norway - Thanks to a confluence of fortunate circumstances – primarily some aggressively low airfares – I had the chance to
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Chris Potter & Underground Orchestra at The Jazz Standard
by Nick Stubblefield There are a lot of musicians that dedicate their careers to making experimental music. There are a
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