Austin Opera Scores Big Time with Puts/Campbell “Manchurian Candidate”
The Manchurian Candidate. Music by Kevin Puts. Libretto by Mark Campbell. David Adam Moore (Sergeant Raymond Shaw). John Lindsey (Captain Ben Marco). Donnie Ray Albert…
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Review – Annette Peacock: Nothing Ever Was Anyway
Annette Peacock Nothing Ever Was Anyway Pop Montreal Music Fest September 25, 2016 Between two numbers heard in the recent solo performance of singer-songwriter-pianist Annette…
DSO Gala 2016: Lang Lang and Tchaikovsky a Perfect Recipe
Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1; Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet (excerpts); Lang Lang, piano; Dallas Symphony Orchestra; Jaap van Zweden, conductor; Meyerson Symphony Center, Dallas, TX, Friday, September 16, 2016 CONCERT REVIEW: It is…
The Art, the Craft, the dell’Arte Opera Ensemble
OPERA REVIEW AND COMPANY PROFILE: dell’Arte Opera Ensemble’s “Violetta & Her Sisters”: “Scenes from the Demi-Monde” (August 23, 2016) Massenet’s Manon (August 24, 2016) Verdi’s…
Cautious Choice Aida Pays Off at the Opéra de Montréal
Returning to the Opéra de Montréal stage for the first time in a decade, Verdi’s Aida opened last night in a flash of grandeur. Set…
White Snake Walking – Don’t Tread on Her!
OPERA REVIEW: The Ouroboros Trilogy (Naga; Madame White Snake; Gilgamesh) INTERVIEW: Cerise Lim Jacobs Caution: There are snakes on this immortal plane! The universe according…
Review: From the Ancient World to the New (7 July 2016)
FOLIAS ANTIGUAS AND CRIOLLAS: From the Ancient World to the New World Jordi Savall, viola da gamba and director, Hespèrion XXI and Tembembe Ensamble Continuo…
Butterfly Emerges Strong in Berkshire Opera Festival Debut
OPERA REVIEW: Madama Butterfly, inaugural production of the new Berkshire Opera Festival INTERVIEW: Jonathon Loy, BOF General Director Opera is back in the Berkshires! The…
Witches! Thieves! Cutthroats! At Glimmerglass!
OPERA REVIEWS: The Crucible (August 20); The Thieving Magpie (August 20); Sweeney Todd (August 21); La bohème (August 22, matinee) INTERVIEW: Francesca Zambello Salem Village…
Review: Putting Puccini in His Place
CONCERTS: Puccini “Beyond Verismo” at Bard SummerScape 2016 OPERA: Tosca at Opera North Puccini qua, Puccini là! Arguably the most popular and successful opera composer in…
