Nibelung Family Tree
For anyone venturing up to the Met to see The Ring over the next few weeks, here's a handy—if a bit goofy—guide, courtesy of the Wagner Society of New York. What […]
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The Met’s Ring Cycle: Die Walküre
by Angela Sutton Photo – Andrea Mohin / New York Times Richard Wagner's Ring cycle rolled on Friday night at the Met, continuing the saga with the second installment, Die
Comedy at Carnegie Hall: The Collegiate Chorale’s Mikado
by Angela Sutton Photo: Erin Baiano And now for something…a little different. The Collegiate Chorale, in conjunction with its gala fundraising event on Tuesday night, presented a partially staged performance
The Met’s Ring: Das Rheingold
by Angela Sutton Photo: Ken Howard / Metropolitan Opera And…we're off, into the murk of the Rhine and Robert LePage's new vision of Richard Wagner's massive saga The Ring of the Niebelungs,
Looking Ahead at the Met Opera
For all the lumps Peter Gelb and the Met have been taking this season – from myself and others – there appears to be a light at the end of
Met Ring 2012
Despite Alex Ross' recent characterization of the Met's production of Götterdämmerung as "pound for pound, ton for ton, the most witless and wasteful production in modern operatic history," I can't
Vienna Philharmonic at Carnegie: Mozart and Wagner
by Angela Sutton Debating which orchestra can lay claim to the title of "best in the world" is a favorite pastime of classical music lovers. Often the issue becomes a
Missy Mazzoli’s Song From the Uproar
Missy Mazzoli's new opera Song From the Uproar, which has been seen in various stages of development over the past few seasons, finished it's run at The Kitchen this weekend. With
Kamala Sankaram’s “Miranda” at HERE
It isn't easy to get a new opera off the ground these days. First, someone needs to write a libretto. Then, someone needs to write the music. Then comes the