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• Concert Review: The Hard Road to the Heavens

  

  Mostly Mozart takes on Beethoven's Ninth. by Paul J. Pelkonen Conductor Gianandrea Noseda returned to Mostly Mozart last week.Photo © 2013 by Dan Porges. Read more

  Posted on 19 August 2014 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA

• "And We Go Into Extra Innings!"

  

  Early morning agreement may save the Met season. by Paul J. Pelkonen Deliberations continue as the Metropolitan Opera tries to avoid a lockout. Image from the... Read more

  Posted on 18 August 2014 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA

• The Lady Vanishes

  

  Marina Poplavskaya fades out of Figaro. by Paul J. Pelkonen Marina Poplavskaya has faded from the picture and stepped down from the 2014Metropolitan Opera seaso... Read more

  Posted on 14 August 2014 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA

• Opera Review: A Well-Dressed and Interesting Monster

  

  Handel comes back to Mostly Mozart with Acis and Galatea. by Paul J. Pelkonen Happy three: Thomas Cooley, Yulia van Doren and Michael Williamsin Acis and Galate... Read more

  Posted on 12 August 2014 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA

• Your Cure For a Bad Day in Three Minutes

  

  An appreciation of Gassenhauer by Carl Orff. by Paul J. Pelkonen The composer Carl Orff (right) in the classroom. If, like me, you spend time in between... Read more

  Posted on 12 August 2014 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA

• Doomsday Postponed (Again)

  

  Met extends lockout deadline by one week. by Paul J. Pelkonen The demon Surtur (right) prepares for Ragnarok in the pages of The Mighty Thor. Pencils and art... Read more

  Posted on 11 August 2014 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA

• Concert Review: Future to Past

  

  The violinist Christian Tetzlaff at Mostly Mozart. by Paul J. Pelkonen The violinist Christian Tetzlaff. Photo © 2014 by Klaus Rudolph. Read more

  Posted on 08 August 2014 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA

• Concert Review: Famous Last Words

  

  The Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra plays Beethoven and Haydn. by Paul J. Pelkonen Watch out for that tree: pianist Steven Osborne. Read more

  Posted on 06 August 2014 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA

• Opera Review: A Girl with a Bad Reputation

  

  Bard SummerScape presents Euryanthe. by Paul J. Pelkonen Hand jive: Euryanthe (Ellie Dehn) and Eglantine (Wendy Bryn Harmer) face off ina scene from Weber's... Read more

  Posted on 03 August 2014 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA

• Concert Review: The Prodigy as Prodigal Son

  

  Mostly Mozart opens (formally) in style. by Paul J. Pelkonen Conductor Louis Langrée returns to lead Mostly Mozart.Photo © 2014 Lincoln Center for the Performin... Read more

  Posted on 01 August 2014 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA

• Three Days Grace

  

  The Met and its unions announce a 72-hour lockout delay. by Paul J. Pelkonen The Met's current situation reminds one of this classic Sydney Pollack thriller. Read more

  Posted on 01 August 2014 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA

• Mediate...Deliberate...Negotiate?

  

  At the 11th hour, the Met and two of its unions agree to explore mediation. by Paul J. Pelkonen Members of INXS (including the deceased Michael Hutchence,... Read more

  Posted on 01 August 2014 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA

• 50 Shades of Negotiations

  

  The Met (and its unions) are heading for a showdown. by Paul J. Pelkonen Image from someecards.com © 2014 someecards.com In the middle of news stories about... Read more

  Posted on 28 July 2014 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA

• Just One Week 'til Doomsday

  

  The Metropolitan Opera and its unions are headed for the precipice. by Paul J. Pelkonen The title (with a slight background picture alteration) speaks for... Read more

  Posted on 24 July 2014 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA

• The Show Must Go On

  

  The Met labor negotiations and the state of the 2014-15 Metropolitan Opera Preview. by Paul J. Pelkonen Metropolitan Opera manager Peter Gelb is trying to keep... Read more

  Posted on 21 July 2014 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA

• Opera Review: Murder by Numbers

  

  The Bolshoi Opera uncorks The Tsar's Bride. by Paul J. Pelkonen The composer of The Tsar's Bride,Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov in a portrait by Valentin Serov. Read more

  Posted on 21 July 2014 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA

• Opera Review: The Young Poisoner's Handbook

  

  Angela Meade's Lucrezia Borgia bows at Caramoor. by Paul J. Pelkonen Pretty poison: Angela Meade is a deadly Lucrezia Borgia at Caramoor.Photo by Dario Acosta... Read more

  Posted on 14 July 2014 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA

• Obituary: Lorin Maazel (1930-2014)

  

  An international conductor with an intellectual bent. by Paul J. Pelkonen Lorin Maazel conducting the New York Philharmonic.Photo by Chris Lee © 2013 The New... Read more

  Posted on 14 July 2014 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA

• Concert Review: A Bittersweet Symphony

  

  The New York Philharmonic takes Central Park. by Paul J. Pelkonen Alan Gilbert leads the New York Philharmonic.This photo is from 2009 because it does not have... Read more

  Posted on 13 July 2014 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA

• Opera Review: Hell is Below Decks

  

  The Lincoln Center Festival sends out The Passenger. by Paul J. Pelkonen The final tableau of The Passenger showing the split-level set. Photo by Stephanie... Read more

  Posted on 11 July 2014 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA