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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Concert Review: Youths Gone Wild
French pianist, conductor debut at Mostly Mozart. Debut artist: French pianist Bertrand Chamayou. Photo by Laura Vaconi for Naïve Classics One of the joys of... Read more
Posted on 24 August 2011 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
Finding Maria Callas...in Brooklyn
Finding operatic treasure in Park Slope. Sweet, innocent, and a viper: Maria Callas as Rosina. Photo © 1958 EMI Classics Last Saturday afternoon, following... Read more
Posted on 24 August 2011 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
Angela Gheorghiu Vs. Maria Callas
Technology pits Romanian Soprano against La Divina. "Devo veramente a cantare con lei?" Maria Callas in Cherubini's Medea. Photo © EMI Classics/La Scala archive. Read more
Posted on 22 August 2011 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
Pandora's Metal Box
Metallica and Lou Reed Create New Lulu. The boys in the band: Metallica pose with Lou Reed (center) L.R.: James Hetfield, Rob Trujillo, Reed, Lars Ulrich, Kirk... Read more
Posted on 21 August 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Concert Review: Grief, Joy, but No Mozart
New world elegance: pianist Nelson Freire. The composer whose name adorns the festival was absent from Mostly Mozart on Friday night, as the Festival Orchestra... Read more
Posted on 21 August 2011 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
Metropolitan Opera Preview: Billy Budd
Benjamin Britten's powerful tale of injustice on the high seas. James Morris as John Claggart in Billy Budd. Image © The Metropolitan Opera Billy Budd is one... Read more
Posted on 20 August 2011 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
Metropolitan Opera Preview: The Makropoulos Case
Karita Mattila makes her bid for immortality. The immortal diva: Karita Mattila. (Press photo from Tosca.) Photo by Brigitte Lacombe © 2009 The Metropolitan... Read more
Posted on 20 August 2011 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
The Lady Gaga Fugue
Too awesome not share here. This is a performance of 'Bad Romance' by Lady Gaga, arranged for a three-voice fugue by Giovanni Dettori. Read more
Posted on 19 August 2011 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
Opera Review: Ariadne on 13th St.
The Dell'Arte Opera Ensemble takes Strauss downtown. Creative Team: Hugo von Hoffmannsthal (l.) and Richard Strauss Photo © 195 Archives of the Salzburg Festval. Read more
Posted on 19 August 2011 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
La Forza Del West
Verdi's opera and the "spaghetti" Western. L.-R.: Il buono (Clint Eastwood), il brutto, (Eli Wallach) il cattivo (Lee Van Cleef) © 1966 United Artists... Read more
Posted on 18 August 2011 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
Breaking Down Valhalla
The Madness of the Met's New Ring Schedule. Gary Lehman as Siegfried: waking the cast for an 11am curtain? Photo by Brigitte Lacombe © 2011 The Metropolitan... Read more
Posted on 18 August 2011 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
Metropolitan Opera Preview: Manon
Anna Netrebko goes for broke as Massenet's fallen heroine. Anna Netrebko as Manon. Photo by Bill Cooper © 2010 Royal Opera House of Covent Garden Manon is... Read more
Posted on 18 August 2011 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
Concert Review: The Emersons' Endgame
At Mostly Mozart: Final quartets from four composers. String theory: Philip Setzer, Eugene Drucker, Lawrence Dutton and David Finckel. Ladies and gentlemen,... Read more
Posted on 16 August 2011 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
Opera Review: The Rodents and the Swan.
The rats run amok in a surreal Bayreuth Lohengrin. Lohengrin, Elsa, and long-nosed friends. Photo by Enrico Nawrath © 2011 Bayreuth Festival. Read more
Posted on 15 August 2011 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
Metropolitan Opera Preview: La Traviata
Natalie Dessay slips into the little red dress. Lover boy: Matthew Polenzani returns as Alfredo Germont in the Met's revival La Traviata. Read more
Posted on 14 August 2011 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
Metropolitan Opera Preview: Götterdämmerung
Boy leaves girl. Boy forgets girl. Girl gets boy killed. World ends. Torch song tetralogy: Deborah Voigt as Brunnhilde in Götterdämmerung. Photo by Brigitte... Read more
Posted on 14 August 2011 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
Metropolitan Opera Preview: L'Elisir d'Amore
Flórez and Damrau get together over a bottle of wine. Doctor Dulcamara opens for business in L'Elisir d'Amore. Photo by Marty Sohl © 2009 The Metropolitan Opera. Read more
Posted on 14 August 2011 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
Metropolitan Opera Preview: Macbeth
Thomas Hampson gets his hands dirty. "Patria oppressa" from Act IV of Macbeth. Photo by Ken Howard © 2007 The Metropolitan Opera. This is the first revival of... Read more
Posted on 14 August 2011 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
Metropolitan Opera Preview: Aida
The Met brings back a fan (and tourist) favorite. Rush hour in Thebes: The Triumph from Act II of Aida. Photo by Ken Howard © 2009 The Metropolitan Opera. Read more
Posted on 13 August 2011 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
Concert Review: Ludwig Takes Over
All-Beethoven program rocks Mostly Mozart Beethoven, walking to Lincoln Center. Well, not really. Mozart was entirely absent from Friday night's Mostly Mozart... Read more
Posted on 13 August 2011 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA