Theatre & Opera Magazine

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• Concert Review: Two Tickets, No Paradise

  

  Gianandrea Noseda conducts at Carnegie Hall. by Paul J. Pelkonen Gianandrea Noseda. Photo © 2017 Fondazione Teatro Regio di Torino. Read more

  The 23 May 2019 by   Superconductor
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• Opera Review: Burn This

  

  Regina Opera roars back with Il Trovatore. by Paul J. Pelkonen Manrico, the troubador, Christopher Trapani (above) finds Leonora (Alexis Cregger, below) who... Read more

  The 16 May 2019 by   Superconductor
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• Opera Review: The Empire Doesn't Strike Back

  

  The Metropolitan Opera brings back Mozart's La Clemenza di Tito. by Paul J. Pelkonen Conspirators: Vitellia (Elza van den Heever) and Sesto (Joyce DiDonato) plo... Read more

  The 18 April 2019 by   Superconductor
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• Concert Review: Don't Damn Me

  

  Jaap van Zweden leads Brahms' Ein Deutsches Requiem. by Paul J. Pelkonen Matthias Goerne (left) emotes as Jaap van Zweden (on podium) leads the New York... Read more

  The 09 February 2019 by   Superconductor
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• Concert Review: A Totalitarian Eclipse of the Heart

  

  Jakob Hrůša leads the Cleveland Orchestra behind the Iron Curtain. by Paul J. Pelkonen Conductor Jakob Hrůša in action.Photo by Andreas... Read more

  The 16 November 2018 by   Superconductor
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• Metropolitan Opera Preview: Samson Et Dalila

  

  The Met opens its 2018 season with Saint-Saëns' Old Testament thumper. by Paul J. Pelkonen Mr. DeMille, they're ready for their closeup: Roberto Alagna (left)... Read more

  The 19 September 2018 by   Superconductor
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• The Verdi Project: Messa Di Requiem

  

  Verdi takes on the cosmos and the Church. by Paul J. Pelkonen It could be argued that the Verdi Requiem is his most...monumental achievement. Read more

  The 14 August 2018 by   Superconductor
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• Concert Review: They Might Not Be Giants

  

  Yo-Yo Ma tilts windmills with the Boston Symphony Orchestra. by Paul J. Pelkonen Stop that you'll only encourage him: Yo-Yo Ma (with cello) and Andris Nelsons... Read more

  The 15 April 2018 by   Superconductor
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• Opera Review: Mugging on the Boardwalk

  

  The Met takes Cosí fan tutte to Coney Island. by Paul J. Pelkonen Motel illness: Kelli O'Hara, Christopher Maltman, Adam Plachetka, Ben Bliss, Serena Melfi and... Read more

  The 16 March 2018 by   Superconductor
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• Opera Review: Into Her Hypercube

  

  Prototype premieres Mikael Karlsson's The Echo Drift. by Paul J. Pelkonen Promotional art for The Echo Drift.© 2018 The Prototype Festival/International... Read more

  The 12 January 2018 by   Superconductor
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