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 Boston Shuts Down
Season cancelled, doors closed. Merry Christmas. Opera Boston: 2003-2011. Opera Boston, the innovative company whose 2011 productions included a stellar... Read more
Posted on 23 December 2011 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
The Airing of the Grievances: the Worst of 2011
From the City Opera to the Battle of Lincoln Center. "A Festivus, for the rest of us!!!"Festivus prophet Frank Costanza (with pole), acolyte Cosmo Kramer, and... Read more
Posted on 23 December 2011 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
Opera Review: Let Them Eat...Each Other
Hansel and Gretel at the Met. Julia Child-killer. Robert Brubaker (r.) as the Witch menaces Gretel inAct III of Hansel and Gretel. Photo by Marty Sohl © 2011 Th... Read more
Posted on 22 December 2011 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
Chinese Bureaucracy
A short reflection on Puccini's birthday. Your yuan at work: Eduardo Valdes (Pong) Joshua Hopkins (Ping) and Tony Stevenson (Pang)in Act II of Turandot. Photo b... Read more
Posted on 22 December 2011 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
Twelve Days at the Opera
Or Trapped in the Metropolitan Opera House! A star to guide them: the Swarovski chandeliers of the Metropolitan Opera House. Photo from apartmenttherapy.com... Read more
Posted on 21 December 2011 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
Opera Review: Promotion Commotion
La Fille du régiment marches on at the Met. The conquering tenor: Lawrence Brownlee in Act I of La fille du régiment. Photo by Marty Sohl © 2011 The Metropolita... Read more
Posted on 20 December 2011 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
DVD Review: Blonde Ambition
Anna Nicole at the Royal Opera of Covent Garden Busting out: Eva-Marie Westbroek as Anna Nicole Smith. Photo by Catherine Cooper © 2011 Royal Opera at Covent... Read more
Posted on 20 December 2011 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
Beethoven, Wagner, and...Humperdinck?
Hänsel und Gretel go to Bayreuth. Arnold George Dorsey, AKAEngelbert Humperdinck. Mention the name "Engelbert Humperdinck" and most people in the 20th century... Read more
Posted on 20 December 2011 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
DVD Review: Hell is for Minimalists
Robert Wilson vs. Monteverdi's L'Orfeo. Doomed, I tell you: Orfeo (Georg Nigl) and Euridice (Roberta Invernizzi) prepare to get hitched.Image by Mario Brescia... Read more
Posted on 19 December 2011 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
Singer's Fall Stops Faust
Wendy White suffers fall during Saturday evening performance. The garden, before the fall. René Pape (left) as Méphistophélès duets with mezzo Wendy... Read more
Posted on 18 December 2011 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
A Nightmare of New York (Zuccotti Park)
A Christmas ditty for troubled times. The ghosts of a New York Christmas yet to come. December 17th marks the one-month milestone since the raid on Zuccotti... Read more
Posted on 17 December 2011 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
Concert Review: Cords, Chords, and Crossed Clarinets
The Philharmonic makes Contact! at the Met. Austrian composer H.K. Gruber performs Frankenstein!!Photo: Intermusica page on H.K. Gruber. On Friday night, the Ne... Read more
Posted on 17 December 2011 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
Breaking Down Beethoven
Beethoven gets busted. Photo by the author with his iPhone. A quick guide to the Nine Symphonies. Today is Ludwig van Beethoven's 241st birthday: the perfect... Read more
Posted on 16 December 2011 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
Opera Review: How to Ignore an Atomic Bomb
The Met's nuclear Faust avoids a meltdown. "Is that a nuke?" "Shut up and sing."Jonas Kaufmann (left) and René Pape in Faust.Photo by Ken Howard © 2011 The... Read more
Posted on 14 December 2011 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
This ███████ Can Be Censored.
Stop Internet Censorship. (or we kill this bird-catcher.) Baritone █████ Dore as Papageno in Mozart's Die █████flöte.Production from the Dortmund Opera.... Read more
Posted on 14 December 2011 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
The Best Little Opera House in the Bowery
Christopher Fecteau talks about life at the Amato Opera. Christopher Fecteau, leader of the Dell'Arte Opera Ensemble. Photo by Carl M. Jenks for... Read more
Posted on 13 December 2011 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
Obituary: Anthony Amato (1920-2011)
Founder of the Amato Opera dies at 91. Anthony Amato (left) in a 1948 staging of Il Barbiere di Siviglia. Photo from the Amato archives © 1948 Amato Opera... Read more
Posted on 13 December 2011 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
Concert Review: The Beast-master
A Faustian afternoon with the American Symphony Orchestra "I once conducted a concerto THIS big." Leon Botstein leading the American Symphony Orchestra.Photo ©... Read more
Posted on 12 December 2011 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
Concert Review: The Conductor's Holiday
Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts the Philadelphia Orchestra. Just Like (Starting Over): Yannick Nézet-Séguin On Friday afternoon, Yannick Nézet-Séguin took a... Read more
Posted on 11 December 2011 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
Das Haus Ohne Dirigent
Music Director James Levine will not conduct at the Met until 2013. James Levine, in happier times. He will not conduct at the Met this season or the... Read more
Posted on 10 December 2011 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA