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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The Diva is Money!
"She is very easy to work with. You put money in, and a beautiful sound comes out." --Former Metropolitan Opera general manager Sir Rudolf Bing, on Birgit... Read more
Posted on 06 April 2011 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
Opera Review: Have More Fun in Bed
Le Comte Ory at the Metropolitan Opera Diana Damrau, Joyce DiDonato and Juan Diego Flórez get cozy in Le Comte Ory. Photo by Marty Sohl © 2011 The Metropolitan... Read more
Posted on 06 April 2011 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
Metropolitan Opera Preview: Die Walküre
A rehearsal image of "The Machine", configured for Act II of Die Walküre.Photo by Yves Renaud, from a feature inArchitectural Record magazine. Read more
Posted on 05 April 2011 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
Concert Review: The Alchemy of Handel
David Daniels and Dorothea Röschmann at Carnegie Hall Soprano Dorothea Röschmann Sunday afternoon's concert at Carnegie Hall paired two performers steeped in th... Read more
Posted on 04 April 2011 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
Obituary: Dino Anagnost (1943-2011)
"Mr. Maestro": Dino Anagnost and company. Photo © The Little Orchestra Society. Conductor, educator brought music to young people. Read more
Posted on 04 April 2011 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
Backdraft: The Musical
Solving the "Magic Fire" in Die Walküre The Magic Fire scene from Die Walküre. Drawing by Arthur Rackham, © Dover Books/The Estate of Arthur Rackham. Read more
Posted on 03 April 2011 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
A Prince By Any Other Name
The Long Tortured History and Multiple Identities of Verdi's Don Carlos (This article is heavily indebted to the chapter Don Carlo in Volume III of Julian... Read more
Posted on 03 April 2011 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
The Wagnerian's Bookshelf
Five Good Books About the Ring. Richard Wagner, doing what he did best. Drawing by Andre Gill from the cover of L'Eclipse © 1868. Image from GreatCaracitures. Read more
Posted on 02 April 2011 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
Opera Review: Unfinished Mozart
Zaide at Zankel Hall An unfinished portrait of Mozart, circa 1786. Painted by the composer's brother-in-law Joseph Lange. On Thursday night, David Robertson... Read more
Posted on 02 April 2011 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
Sssssnake Ssssignss for Sssssiegfried
The Bronx Zoo Cobra: "Mr Lepage, I'm ready for my close-up." Photo by Julie Larsen Maher © Wildlife Conservation Society At an early press breakfast Friday... Read more
Posted on 01 April 2011 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
How They Caught the Bronx Zoo Cobra
A cobra. Not the Bronx Zoo cobra. But a nice picture that I found on Google. "Officer! Officer! I saw the whole thing. There was this guy named Tommy, from... Read more
Posted on 31 March 2011 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
Opera Review: Another Crack at the Rainbow Bridge
The Return of the Lepage Das Rheingold. Scene Two of Rheingold with Bryn Terfel (center) as Wotan. Photo by Ken Howard © 2010 The Metropolitan Opera. Read more
Posted on 31 March 2011 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
Opera Within Opera...Within Opera?
The theater within a theater. Diana Damrau, Joyce DiDonato and Juan Diego Florez in Le Comte Ory. Photo by Ken Howard © 2011 The Metropolitan Opera. Read more
Posted on 30 March 2011 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
Dudley Moore Plays the Colonel Bogey March
Footage from the 1964 BBC2 Beyond The Fringe special, with the late, great Dudley Moore playing a Diabelli Variations-style take on the Colonel Bogey March by... Read more
Posted on 30 March 2011 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
Opera Review: First the Words, Then the Diva
Renée Fleming Reigns as the Met revives Capriccio. Renée Fleming as the Countess in Capriccio at the Met, 2008. (No, that's not the dress she wore last night. Read more
Posted on 29 March 2011 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
Five Movies Featuring the Ride of the Valkyries
The helicopter attack from Apocalypse Now. © 1979 American Zoetrope Studio/Lions Gate Pictures In the 20th century, the surging strings and triumphant horn call... Read more
Posted on 29 March 2011 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
Old-School Mozart: The 1950 Karajan Vienna Recordings
The Man, the Maestro: Herbert von Karajan. © Universal Classics. These two recordings of Mozart operas: Le Nozze di Figaro and Die Zauberflöte, rank among the... Read more
Posted on 28 March 2011 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
Opera Review: Three Faces of the Void
City Opera experiments with Monodramas. Soprano Anu Komsi in La Machine d'etre. Photo by Carol Rosegg ©2011 New York City Opera On Friday night, the City Opera... Read more
Posted on 26 March 2011 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
Concert Review: Storm, Followed by Thunder
Salonen Ends Hungarian Echoes with Style Your guide to Hungarian Echoes, Esa-Pekka Salonen. Photo by Nicho Rodig © esapekkasalonen.co. Read more
Posted on 25 March 2011 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
Metropolitan Opera Preview: Wozzeck
"Ein guter Mord. Ein richtiges Mord. Ein schöner Mord, als schöne einen Mord als man sich wünschen, wir haben nicht einen Mord, wie dies für Jahre." --The... Read more
Posted on 25 March 2011 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA