Hot Saint, Holy Sinner – Massenet’s Thaïs at the Met
REVIEW: of the Metropolitan Opera presentation of Thaïs by Jules Massenet and Louis Gallet (viewed November 22, 2017). A colorful operatic mélange of piety and…
Browsing: Concert Reviews
OM with Yannick in Europe: “It is something physical that becomes metaphysical”
The lobby of the Cologne Philharmonie. CDs arrayed on a table. Subscribers to the Internationale Orchester series looking them over with quiet curiosity. “This is…
An Energetic Mozart’s Requiem
Mozart: Symphony no. 29 in A major Mozart: Requiem Mass in D Minor Société Philarmonique du Nouveau Monde Choeur philarmonique du nouveau monde Michel Brousseau,…
Philip Glass’s Dracula, Before All Souls
Dracula (1931) with Philip Glass and the Kronos Quartet Philip Glass on keyboard Mike Rossi on keyboard and Conductor Dan Bora, Sound Design Kronos Quartet…
Marvelous Mariinskyi
Richard Strauss: Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40 Rodion Schedrin: Piano concerto # 2 Igor Stravinsky: Suite from “The Firebird” (1919) Rodion Schedrin: Humoresk for piano (encore)…
A Dream Amidst the Ashes – Opéra de Montréal’s Beautiful Cenerentola
REVIEW: of La Cenerentola by Gioachino Rossini (libretto by Jacopo Ferretti) at l’Opéra de Montréal (viewed opening night, November 11, 2017 at Montreal’s Place des…
Concert Reviews
Sondra Radvanovsky, soprano, Anthony Manoli, piano – 5 stars October 22, Grand Théâtre de Québec Performance 10/10 Take 1 What you missed: Canadian diva…
La Scena Musicale November 2017 Issue Contents
Download/Téléchargez PDF (see bottom of post) Contents (English Edition) Cover: 12 Susan Platts 16 Alexandre Da Costa: The Journey to Oneself 18 Alexandre Da Costa: Violinist…
Maxim Vengerov & the OSM: A Triumph over Uncertainty
On October 17 the OSM gave a much-anticipated concert with celebrated violinist Maxim Vengerov. Together they performed a masterwork of the repertoire, Brahms’ Violin Concerto…
Sondra Radvanovsky gives a flawless recital
Sondra Radvanovsky gives a flawless recital By Adrian Rodriguez Reviewing a concert given by an artist with a voice like the stentorian soprano Sondra Radvanosky has, is a very difficult…
