Superconductor
Since 2007, Superconductor has grown from an occasional concert or CD review to a near-daily publication covering classical music, opera and the arts in and around NYC, with excursions to Boston, Philadelphia, and upstate NY. And no, I'm not a conductor.
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Paul Pelkonen
http://super-conductor.blogspot.com/
Honest content and criticism of today's classical music scene.
The site includes classical music and opera reviews, CD and DVD reviews and recommendations, and the occasional opinion piece on the state of the classical music industry. The goal of Superconductor is to provide concise, well-written reviews for the classical music lover and novice alike.
LATEST ARTICLES ( 2463 )
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DVD Review: Out of the Shadows
Die Frau ohne Schatten from Nagoya, Japan Screen-grab of Luana DeVol as the Empress in Die Frau ohne Schatten, Image © 1992 Bavarian State Opera/ArtHaus... Read more
Posted on 03 May 2011 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
Opera Review: When Three Worlds Collide
A Midsummer Night's Dream at Boston Lyric Opera. "I will roar you as gently as any sucking dove." Andrew Shore (Bottom) and Andrew Garland (Starveling) in A... Read more
Posted on 02 May 2011 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
Opera Review: High Notes From Underground
David Daniels as Orfeo. Photo by Marty Sohl. © 2007 The Metropolitan Opera Orfeo ed Euridice at the Met Friday night at the Metropolitan Opera marked the welcom... Read more
Posted on 30 April 2011 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
Metropolitan Opera Preview: Ariadne Auf Naxos
Kathleen Kim as Zerbinetta in Ariadne auf Naxos. Photo by Marty Sohl © 2010 The Metropolitan Opera The Metropolitan Opera presents its final revival of the... Read more
Posted on 30 April 2011 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
Concert Review: The Cost of Modernism
Debussy, Messiaen and Mahler at the New York Philharmonic Alan Gilbert takes aim. Photo by Chris Lee © 2011 The New York Philharmonic Friday's afternoon... Read more
Posted on 30 April 2011 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
Horse Opera: Another Wagner Accident at the Met
Ride My See-Saw: The Valkyries in Act III of Die Walküre at the Met. Eve Gigliotti (Siegrune) is all the way at the left. Photo by Ken Howard © 2011 The... Read more
Posted on 29 April 2011 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
Opera Review: Farce, In Any Language
L'heure Espagnole and Gianni Schicchi at Juilliard Costume design for Don Iñigo Gomez in L'heure Espagnole. Design and drawing by Vita Tyzkun © 2011 The... Read more
Posted on 29 April 2011 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
#OperaPlot Until You Plotz: THE ANSWERS
So I never got any entries to #OperaPlot Until You Plotz, my little contest based on the 25 posts I entered in this year's #operaplot contest on Twitter. I... Read more
Posted on 27 April 2011 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
Opera Review: The Last Bitter Laugh
Rigoletto returns to the Met Diana Damrau as Gilda in Rigoletto. Photo by Ken Howard © 2009 The Metropolitan Opera On Tuesday night, the Metropolitan Opera... Read more
Posted on 27 April 2011 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
DVD Review: A Valkyrie with Broken Wings
The Copenhagen Ring: Die Walküre Check out the first installment in this review: The Horror of Das Rheingold. Wotan (James Johnson) puts Brunnhilde (Iréne... Read more
Posted on 25 April 2011 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
Opera Review: Machines (Back to Humans)
The new Die Walküre bows at the Met Father knows best: Bryn Terfel and Deborah Voigt in Die Walküre. Photo by Ken Howard, © 2011 The Metropolitan Opera The... Read more
Posted on 25 April 2011 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
DVD Review: A Valkyrie with Broken Wings
The Copenhagen Ring: Die Walküre Check out the first part in this review: The Horror of Das Rheingold. Siegmund (Stig Anderson, left) and Sieglinde... Read more
Posted on 25 April 2011 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
Metropolitan Opera Preview: Orfeo Et Euridice
David Daniels as Orfeo. Photo by Marty Sohl © 2006 The Metropolitan Opera The Met presents a late-season revival of this Gluck opera, featuring David Daniels'... Read more
Posted on 25 April 2011 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
DVD Review: The King of the Golden Hall
Discovering Beethoven: Symphonies 7, 8 and 9 with Christian Thielemann and the Vienna Philharmonic Christian Thielemann, leading the Vienna Philharmonic in the... Read more
Posted on 24 April 2011 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
DVD Review: The Master of Puppets
Anthony Minghella's Madama Butterfly from the Met Patricia Racette as Cio-Cio San, holding her puppet child in Anthony Minghella's Madama Butterfly. Read more
Posted on 24 April 2011 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
Opera Review: Machines (Back to Humans)
The New Die Walküre bows at the Met Father knows best: Bryn Terfel and Deborah Voigt in Die Walküre. Photo © 2011 The Metropolitan Opera The best thing about... Read more
Posted on 23 April 2011 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
Concert Review: Recipe for Heavy Matzah
The U.S. Premiere of Haggadah shel Pesach at Carnegie Hall American Symphony Orchestra maestro Leon Botstein. Photo by Dan Porges In New York homes, the... Read more
Posted on 22 April 2011 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
DVD Review: A Handful of Dust
Die Walküre from Bayreuth, 2010 Star Wars: Episode III? No, it's Act III of the Tankred Dost Die Walküre, with Albert Dohmen as Wotan. © 2010 Opus Arte. Image... Read more
Posted on 21 April 2011 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
Opera Review: The Psychic Fiends' Network
Séance on a Wet Afternoon bows at City Opera Lauren Flanigan (seated) and Michael Kepler Meo in a scene from Séance on a Wet Afternoon. Photo by Carol... Read more
Posted on 21 April 2011 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
Funny Games in Valhalla?
Teaser poster for the remake of Funny Games. Image © 2007 Celluloid Dreams/Halcyon Pictures According to a report on the Handelsblatt website, (and brought to... Read more
Posted on 20 April 2011 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA