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 Feast of Seven: The Best Opera Recordings of 2018
Seven notable opera recordings in seven different styles. by Paul J. Pelkonen The seven best opera recordings of 2018. Art © the respective classical music... Read more
Posted on 30 December 2018 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
Every Valley...Has Its Terrors
My first time performing Handel's Messiah. by Paul J. Pelkonen Where's your Messiah now? In the course of my professional career, both as the author of... Read more
Posted on 20 December 2018 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
Opera Review: Going For the Throat
Stuart Skelton debuts in Otello. by Paul J. Pelkonen There's been a nasty cold rampaging around New York this month. It struck down your faithful correspondent... Read more
Posted on 18 December 2018 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
Opera Review: Oi! Oi! Oi! Oedipus!
BAM NextWave goes Greek by Paul J. Pelkonen Up the gunners: The cast of Greek at BAM.Photo © Brooklyn Academy of Music and Royal Scottish Opera. Read more
Posted on 11 December 2018 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
Concert Review: A Journey Into Mystery
Matthias Goerne at the New York Philharmonic. by Paul J. Pelkonen Baritone Matthias Goerne joined the New York Philharmonic for a set of Schubert and Strauss... Read more
Posted on 10 December 2018 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
Concert Review: Salvation on Fifth Avenue
The St. Thomas Men and Boys Choir presents Handel's Messiah. by Paul J. Pelkonen The St. Thomas Chois of Men and Boys, earlier this season performing Israel in... Read more
Posted on 08 December 2018 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
Opera Review: Never Send Flowers
The Met uncorks its new La Traviata. by Paul J. Pelkonen Soprano Diana Damrau and her four-legged friend in the new Metropolitan Opera production of La Traviata... Read more
Posted on 05 December 2018 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
Concert Review: Waking Up From History
Jaap van Zweden leads the Leningrad Symphony. by Paul J. Pelkonen City fire marshal Dmitri Shostakovich, Leningrad 1942.Photographed by a Russian news agency... Read more
Posted on 02 December 2018 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
Recordings Review: Everything Louder Than Everything Else
Jaap van Zweden releases the hounds (and more) with Die Walküre. by Paul J. Pelkonen Stuart Skelton (left) and Heidi Melton, seen here in an English National... Read more
Posted on 28 November 2018 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
Opera Review: The Three Faces of a Composer
The Met (finally) revives Puccini's Il Trittico. by Paul J. Pelkonen Three faces of Il Trittico: Marcelo Alvarez and Amber Wagner in Il Tabarro, Kristine Opolai... Read more
Posted on 28 November 2018 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
Opera Review: Heads Will Roll
Il Trovatore stuns the Lyric Opera. by Jessie Tannenbaum with edits by Paul J. Pelkonen Jamie Barton as Azucena in a scene from Il Trovatore.Photo by Todd... Read more
Posted on 26 November 2018 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
Concert Review: Never Break the Chain
Emanuelle Haïm debuts with the New York Philharmonic. by Paul J. Pelkonen Conductor Emanuelle Haïm in flight.Photo © Askonas Holt Say the words "baroque music"... Read more
Posted on 25 November 2018 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
Opera Review: The King is Half-Undressed
The Met revives Bizet's The Pearl Fishers. by Paul J. Pelkonen Pearl jam: Pretty Yende and Javier Camarena canoodle in Act II of Bizet's Les Pêcheurs de... Read more
Posted on 21 November 2018 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
Concert Review: The Flight of the Intruder
Andris Nelsons conducts the Mahler Fifth. by Paul J. Pelkonen Håkan Hardenberger (left) with Andris Nelsons and the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Photo ©... Read more
Posted on 20 November 2018 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
Concert Review: Talkin' 'bout Their Generation
The Cleveland Youth Orchestra at Severance Hall. by Paul J. Pelkonen Youth movement: Conductor Vinay Parameswaran at the helm of the Cleveland Orchestra Youth... Read more
Posted on 19 November 2018 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
Metropolitan Opera Preview: La Traviata
The Met appeases its audience with a new, traditional staging of Verdi's tragic masterpiece. by Paul J. Pelkonen Diana Damrau is Violetta in the Met's new La... Read more
Posted on 17 November 2018 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
Concert Review: A Totalitarian Eclipse of the Heart
Jakob Hrůša leads the Cleveland Orchestra behind the Iron Curtain. by Paul J. Pelkonen Conductor Jakob Hrůša in action.Photo by Andreas... Read more
Posted on 16 November 2018 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
Concert Review: That Sweet Mountain Music
Teatr Wielkl brings the Voice of the Mountains to Carnegie Hall by Paul J. Pelkonen Mountain men: Marek Mós led three different ensembles at Carnegie Hall on... Read more
Posted on 15 November 2018 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
Concert Review: Fantastic Beats and When to Drop Them
Yannick and the Philadelphians bring an impressive menagerie to Carnegie Hall. by Paul J. Pelkonen Yannick Nézet-Séguin. Photo by Hans van Der Woerd Before he... Read more
Posted on 14 November 2018 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
Recordings Review: Trial and Eros
Naxos brings Das Wunder der Heliane back from the dead. by Paul J. Pelkonen Freyja's Tears by Gustav Klimt, used as cover art for the Naxos release. Read more
Posted on 13 November 2018 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA