Saturday night’s world premiere of Les Feluettes was an accomplishment long in the making. A co-commission by Opéra de Montréal and Pacific Opera Victoria, the opera was conceived…
Last night’s world premiere of Kristin Norderval’s The Trials of Patricia Isasa at the Monument-National was a resounding success, to say the least. The opera, libretto by Naomi…
Musica Orbium, under the direction of Patrick Wedd, treated audiences to some stunning vocal performances at two performances of their concert “Extravagance Polyphonique” at the…
Verdi: Nabucco Overture Schubert: Symphony No. 8 in B minor “Unfinished” Nigel Westlake/Lior Attar: Compassion (U.S. Premiere) Lior Attar, singer Austin Symphony Orchestra/Peter Bay Long Center Austin, Texas Saturday, April 9,…
Grantham: J’ai été au bal Saint-Saëns: Piano Concerto No. 5 in F major Op. 103 “Egyptian”* Serpa: An Invocation Copland: Rodeo (complete ballet score) Anton…
Is Anna Karenina the greatest novel ever written? Dostoyevsky and Nabokov declared it “flawless.” Faulkner described it as “the best ever written.” Hemingway, Woolf, Proust,…
by Paul E. RobinsonPeter Bay and the Austin Symphony Orchestra (ASO) in the Long CenterDukas: Fanfare for La Péri (1912)Glazunov: Wedding March Op. 21 (1889)Sibelius:…
by Paul E. RobinsonMan of La ManchaWritten by Dale Wasserman with music by Mitch Leigh and Lyrics by Joe DarionDirector: Robert McQueenChoreographer: Marc KimelmanMusical Director:…
by Paul E. RobinsonLiszt: Les PréludesKorngold: Violin ConcertoDvořák: Symphony No. 7 in d Minor Op. 70Gil Shaham, violinAustin Symphony/Peter BayLong Center for the Performing ArtsAustin,…
by Paul E. RobinsonMaestro Peter BayCopland: Two Mexican PiecesCopland: El Salón MéxicoChavez: Chapultepec (Three Famous Mexican Pieces)Revueltas: Redes (complete with film)Joseph Horowitz, scriptwriter and producerAustin…
