by Steven Pisano (All photos by Steven Pisano) The beach season may be winding down along the area's shorelines, but at the Brooklyn Academy of Music it is just starting. […]
“Sun & Sea” at the Brooklyn Academy of Music Read Post »
by Steven Pisano (All photos by Steven Pisano.) The Czech composer Leoš Janáček (1854-1928) is perhaps best known in this country for his operas Jenufa and The Cunning Little Vixen,
Janacek’s “Diary of One Who Disappeared” at BAM Read Post »
by Steven Pisano (All photos by Steven Pisano.) The composer Mark-Anthony Turnage made his mark in London almost 20 years ago with his second opera, which was based on the
“Greek” at the Brooklyn Academy of Music Read Post »
by Steven Pisano (All photos by Steven Pisano) Back in 2008, Heidi Rodewald was nominated for a Tony and won an Obie for her musical "Passing Strange," which was eventually turned into a
“The Good Swimmer” at BAM Fisher Read Post »
by Steven Pisano (All photos by Steven Pisano.) The epic story of Gulayim, a teenage female warrior from Uzbekistan who banded 40 female warriors together to fight off invaders, resonates
“Qyrq Qyz (Forty Girls)” at BAM Read Post »
(All photos by Steven Pisano.) A new work by Meredith Monk is always a cause for celebration. Her performances, which always feature a magical combination of singing, dancing, and visuals, never fail
Meredith Monk’s “Cellular Songs” at the Brooklyn Academy of Music Read Post »
by Steven Pisano (All photos by Steven Pisano) The Civil War may have ended more than 150 years ago, yet in many ways our country has never fully recovered. The recent
Matthew Aucoin’s “Crossing” at BAM Read Post »
by Steven Pisano (All photos by Steven Pisano.) After an American premiere at Nashville Opera earlier this year, the provocative trio of one-act operas, Three Way, with music by Robert
“Three Way,” a Trio of One-Act Operas about Sex and Love, at BAM Read Post »
by Steven Pisano (All photos by Steven Pisano.) Last week, BAM’s Harvey Theater presented Steel Hammer, a theatrical working of Pulitzer Prize-winning Julia Wolfe’s 2009 cantata exploring the African-American folk
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