Janacek’s “Diary of One Who Disappeared” at BAM
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, […]
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American Symphony Orchestra Performs Bohuslav Martinu’s Opera “Julietta” at Carnegie Hall
by Steven Pisano (All photos by Steven Pisano) The conductor Leon Botstein has led the American Symphony Orchestra for more than 25 years, and has developed a reputation for championing
Les Arts Florissants, “Rameau, Maître à Danser,” at BAM
by Steven Pisano (All photos by Steven Pisano) William Christie founded Les Arts Florissants in 1979 as a way to celebrate his love of Baroque music from the 1700s, and
Robert Ashley’s “Improvement (Don Leaves Linda)” at The Kitchen
by Steven Pisano (All photos by Steven Pisano.) The composer Robert Ashley's opera Improvement (Don Leaves Linda) is an interesting case as an opera because it was not conceived traditionally
“Greek” at the Brooklyn Academy of Music
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
“The Good Swimmer” at BAM Fisher
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
“Dragus Maximus” by Heartbeat Opera at Roulette
by Steven Pisano (All photos by Steven Pisano) Each fall, to kick off its season, the edgy Heartbeat Opera presents a combination drag and opera extravaganza, which also serves as
Encompass New Opera Theatre Presents “Anna Christie” at Baruch Performing Arts Center
by Steven Pisano (All photos by Steven Pisano.) Of all the great American playwrights of the last hundred years, Eugene O'Neill has plumbed deeper and darker into the classic American
“The Mile Long Opera” on The High Line
Composer David Lang has never been comfortable with standards of music presentation. Thirty years ago, he – along with Michael Gordon and Julia Wolfe – founded Bang on a Can