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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Opera Review: Where's the Kaboom?
The Met revives Dez McAnuff's “atomic age” Faust. by Paul J. Pelkonen Failure to detonate: Piotr Beczala (left) and John Relyea confer over a nukein Act V of th... Read more
Posted on 22 March 2013 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
Concert Review: Unfinished but Immortal
The NJSO plays the Mozart Requiem. by Paul J. Pelkonen A segment of the Dies Irae from the Mozart Requiem. Conductor Jacques Lacombe and the New Jersey... Read more
Posted on 22 March 2013 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
Opera Review: Smells Like Teen Spirit
Gotham Chamber Opera presents Eliogabalo. by Paul J. Pelkonen Decadence dance: Micaëla Oeste and Christopher Ainsle in a scene from Eliogabalo at The Box.... Read more
Posted on 20 March 2013 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
Opera Review: Stripped (Again)
La Traviata returns to the Met. by Paul J. Pelkonen No way out: Diana Damrau as Violetta. Photo by Ken Howard © 2013 The Metropolitan Opera. Read more
Posted on 19 March 2013 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
Opera Review: Leon Botstein: Vampire Hunter
The American Symphony Orchestra presents Der Vampyr. by Paul J. Pelkonen No, this is not a photo of ASO music director Leon Botstein. But how often do I get to... Read more
Posted on 19 March 2013 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
Opera Review: Peacemaker Die
Opera Philadelphia mounts Owen Wingrave by Paul J. Pelkonen Generation gap: a scene from Owen Wingrave. Image © 2013 Opera Philadelphia. Read more
Posted on 18 March 2013 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
How Not To Get To Carnegie Hall
San Francisco Symphony cancels East Coast tour. by Paul J. Pelkonen Just do what the sign says. The San Francisco Symphony will not come to New York this week. Read more
Posted on 18 March 2013 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
Concert Review: The Bruckner Express
Christoph von Dohnányi leads the Philadelphia Orchestra. by Paul J. Pelkonen Christoph von Dohnányi. The Philadelphia Orchestra's place among the... Read more
Posted on 16 March 2013 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
Opera Review: Next Stop, Carnegie Hall
André Previn’s Streetcar finally arrives in New York. by Paul J. Pelkonen Renée Fleming as Blanche DuBois in A Streetcar Named Desire, Thursday night at Carnegi... Read more
Posted on 16 March 2013 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
Concert Review: The Breadth of God
The New York Philharmonic plays Bach’s Mass in B Minor. by Paul J. Pelkonen Alan Gilbert. Photo by Chris Lee © 2013 The New York Philharmonic. Read more
Posted on 15 March 2013 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
They Left Their Parts (in San Francisco)
San Francisco Symphony Orchestra strikes. by Paul J. Pelkonen Labor impasse in San Francisco means concert cancellations at Davies Hall.Original image © San... Read more
Posted on 14 March 2013 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
Metropolitan Opera Preview: La Traviata
Diana Damrau takes her turn in the Little Red Dress. by Paul J. Pelkonen Diana Damrau swoons as Violetta in the Met's Traviata. Photo by Ken Howard © 2013 The... Read more
Posted on 14 March 2013 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
Opera Review: The Diva Has Landed
Angela Meade brings Norma to Washington. by Paul J. Pelkonen Dolora Zajick (left) and Angela Meade in the Washington National Opera's new Norma. Read more
Posted on 13 March 2013 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
Opera Review: The Ways and Means to New Orleans
Patrica Racette sparkles in Washington's Manon Lescaut. by Paul J. Pelkonen Her just deserts: Patricia Racette in the last scene of Manon Lescaut. Photo by Scot... Read more
Posted on 12 March 2013 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
Concert Review: The Fifth Beat
The London Philharmonic Orchestra plays Avery Fisher Hall. by Paul J. Pelkonen Vladimir Jurowski looking particularly excited. Photo by Chris Chrisodoulou © 201... Read more
Posted on 11 March 2013 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
Opera Preview: Eliogabalo
Gotham Chamber Opera goes for baroque. by Paul J. Pelkonen Medal of the Roman emperor Heliogabalus. Collection of The Louvre, Paris. Read more
Posted on 11 March 2013 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
Concert Review: A Few Words for the Dead
Christoph von Dohnányi returns to Philadelphia. by Paul J. Pelkonen Christoph von Dohnányi Photo by Pala de André © The Ravenna Festival. Read more
Posted on 10 March 2013 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
2013-14 Preview: Washington National Opera
Wagner and Verdi centennials at the Kennedy Center. by Paul J. Pelkonen Whalers vs. capital: Jake Heggie's Moby-Dick (opening Feb. 22 2014)highlight of the... Read more
Posted on 08 March 2013 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
Concert Review: The Bridge of a Hundred Years
The New York Philharmonic opens The Bach Variations. by Paul J. Pelkonen Bach man turned in overdrive: the conductor Masaaki Suzuki. Image © BIS Classics/Naxos... Read more
Posted on 08 March 2013 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
Opera Review: Changing of the Guardians
Parsifal at the Met: Redux. By Paul J. Pelkonen My man Gurnemanz. Rene Pape (left) dresses Jonas Kaufmann in Act III of Wagner's Parsifal.Photo by Ken Howard ©... Read more
Posted on 06 March 2013 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA