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• Concert Review: Honoring (and Raising) the Dead

  

  Alan Gilbert leads the Philharmonic's 9/11 Memorial Concert The Rising: Alan Gilbert conducts Mahler's Resurrection Symphony. Photo by Chris Lee © 2010 The New... Read more

  Posted on 12 September 2011 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA

• When Mozart Meets Fantasy Football

  

  Yeah. You read that correctly. Former Chicago Bears QB Kyle Orton, after meeting a large dragon. Uniform and image © National Football League/ Chicago Bears. Read more

  Posted on 11 September 2011 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA

• Hatchet Job

  

  Fabio Luisi appointment triggers Roman blood-bath Fabio Luisi. Photo by Matthias Creutziger courtesy IMG Artists. The Met's recent decision to elevate Fabio... Read more

  Posted on 10 September 2011 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA

• Concert Review: Mahler, Without Bombast

  

  Chamber arrangement of Das Lied von der Erde performed for work's centennial. The Burial of Gustav Mahler. Painting by Arnold Schoenberg. © 1911 The Arnold... Read more

  Posted on 09 September 2011 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA

• Green Hill Loses Greenbacks

  

  Major Sponsor Pulls From Bayreuth Festival The Bayreuth Festspielhaus opened in 1876 The Bayreuth Festival, founded in 1876 for the presentation and... Read more

  Posted on 08 September 2011 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA

• James Levine Falls, Cancels Fall Performances

  

  Fabio Luisi named Principal Conductor at the Met James Levine will not conduct Don Giovanni and Siegfried this fall. Conductor James Levine has suffered... Read more

  Posted on 06 September 2011 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA

• Opera Review: Anarchy and the Argonauts

  

  Opera Omnia presents Giasone at Le Poisson Rouge Opera Omnia's poster art for Giasone. Image from Opera Omnia. The promising Queens-based troupe Opera Omnia... Read more

  Posted on 02 September 2011 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA

• Domingo Fights Regie Menace

  

  Bayreuth, Salzburg stagings blasted by Plácido Domingo. Plácido Domingo (right) in a scene from Achim Freyer's Die Walküre at the Los Angeles Opera. Photo... Read more

  Posted on 01 September 2011 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA

• Verdi: The Best of the Galley Years

  

  Erroll Flynn rows the boat in The Sea Hawk. © 1940 Warner Bros. Pictures A Look at Five Great Early Verdi Operas. Giuseppe Verdi was one of the most prolific an... Read more

  Posted on 01 September 2011 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA

• Baritone Brings Down House

  

  Giovanni Jones signs for an admiring young opera lover. Image from Long-Haired Hare © 1948 Warner Brothers. The concert debut of acclaimed baritone Giovanni... Read more

  Posted on 31 August 2011 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA

• Concert Review: An Early Exit in a Hurricane's Path

  

  Mostly Mozart ends with unfinished music. The Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra, led by conductor Louis Langrée. Image courtesy Lincoln Center © 2010 Mostly... Read more

  Posted on 29 August 2011 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA

• Free Mahler to Mark September 11

  

  New York Philharmonic Announces Ticket Distribution Details for Free Concert Alan Gilbert leads the New York Philharmonic. Photo by Chris Lee © 2010 New York... Read more

  Posted on 29 August 2011 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA

• Salvatore Licitra in Motorcycle Accident

  

  Tenor Salvatore Licitra in the Met's Tosca. Photo by Marty Sohl © 2002 The Metropolitan Opera. Singer Wrecks Vespa in Sicily. Tenor Salvatore Licitra has... Read more

  Posted on 29 August 2011 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA

• The Short List: September 2011

  

  Ed. Note: A new monthly feature, breaking down recommended performances in the course of the month. By "recommended", meaning I'm probably reviewing them. Hope... Read more

  Posted on 28 August 2011 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA

• The Top Five Storm Scenes in Opera

  

  Something to read during Hurricane Irene! Storm effects have always been an integral part of opera composition. Whether adding the effect of wind by a... Read more

  Posted on 27 August 2011 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA

• Blog You Like a Hurricane

  

  First: a Hurricane Irene update. Although I'm not really sure why you should be getting your hurricane news from a classical music site, I can tell you that... Read more

  Posted on 26 August 2011 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA

• Live Webcast Review: Shine a Light

  

  Berlin Philharmonic opens with Mahler's Seventh. Sir Simon Rattle conducts the Berlin Philharmonic. Photo by Mark Allan. Today, the Berlin Philharmonic opened... Read more

  Posted on 26 August 2011 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA

• The Fall of the Tower Scene

  

  Condemned man's aria axed from Anna Bolena. Giovanni Battista Rubini, the tenor who created the role of Percy in Anna Bolena. According to a news item from our... Read more

  Posted on 26 August 2011 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA

• The Super-Conductor Opera Preview Part II: The Pooh-Bah Edition

  

  Brought to you by the Lord High Everything Else. The Lord High Everything Else Yes, we already published the annual Metropolitan Opera Preview. It's in... Read more

  Posted on 25 August 2011 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA

• How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb?

  

  Tenor Cancels Japan Tour for Medical Check. Tenor Jonas Kaufmann has cancelled his commitment to sing in an upcoming tour of Japan with the Bavarian State Opera... Read more

  Posted on 25 August 2011 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA