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• The Superconductor Summer Festival Preview Part I

  

  What's on at Caramoor, Bard College and the Glimmerglass Festival. by Paul J. Pelkonen Opera in the summer north of New York isn't quite this idyllic.Image:... Read more

  Posted on 19 June 2013 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA

• Opera Review: Slaughter on 12th Avenue

  

  On Site Opera presents Blue Monday at The Cotton Club. by Paul J. Pelkonen Before the bullets fly: Joe (Chase Taylor) and Vi (Alyson Cambridge) canoodle in the... Read more

  Posted on 19 June 2013 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA

• Opera Review: She’s Toxic, He's Slipping Under

  

  Gotham Chamber Opera presents La Hija de Rappaccini. by Paul J. Pelkonen Pretty poison: Elaine Alvarez is Beatriz in La Hija de Rappacini.Photo by Richard... Read more

  Posted on 18 June 2013 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA

• The Superconductor Interview: Eric Einhorn

  

  The director brings Blue Monday to Harlem's historic Cotton Club. by Paul J. Pelkonen The sign of the historic Cotton Club. Image from FotoPedia. Read more

  Posted on 17 June 2013 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA

• Concert Review: His Future's So Bright...

  

  Lionel Bringuler conducts the New York Philharmonic. by Paul J. Pelkonen Conductor Lionel Bringuler. From lionelbringuler.com. The 21st century has seen the ris... Read more

  Posted on 15 June 2013 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA

• Back To Rewrite

  

  Superconductor meets Gizoogle. by Paul J. Pelkonen The other day, following the lead of friend-of-the-blog Lauren Flanigan, I ran the front page of... Read more

  Posted on 13 June 2013 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA

• Opera Review: Sex Crime

  

  Opera Philadelphia mounts Powder Her Face. by Paul J. Pelkonen Patricia Schuman as Margaret Campbell, the "dirty Duchess." Photo by Kelly Massa, © 2013 Opera... Read more

  Posted on 12 June 2013 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA

• Ring! Ring! It's Rossini Calling!

  

  Cell phone follies at La Scala recital. by Paul J. Pelkonen Gioachino Rossini and his little digital friend. Anybody who goes to classial music concerts or oper... Read more

  Posted on 11 June 2013 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA

• Concert Review: A Genuine Crossover

  

  Erykah Badu and the Brooklyn Philharmonic. by Paul J. Pelkonen Soul diva Erykah Badu emotes as Alan Pierson conducts the Brooklyn Philharmonic.Photo by Alvina... Read more

  Posted on 10 June 2013 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA

• Opera Review: The Lockdown

  

  The New York Philharmonic exercises Il Prigioniero. by Paul J. Pelkonen Alan Gilbert. Photo by Chris Lee © 2011 The New York Philharmonic. Read more

  Posted on 07 June 2013 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA

• Concert Review: Jazz Odyssey, Part II

  

  Gilbert's Playlist opens with Wynton Marsalis' Swing Symphony. by Paul J. Pelkonen Meeting of the minds: Wynton Marsalis (left) and Alan Gilbert share a... Read more

  Posted on 02 June 2013 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA

• Riot Act: The Rite of Spring Turns 100

  

  Reflections on Igor Stravinsky's ballet masterpiece. by Paul J. Pelkonen Do the circumstances of a work's premiere out-weigh the importance of the work itself?... Read more

  Posted on 29 May 2013 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA

• DVD Review: The Killer Wore Furs

  

  Verdi's Attila from the Mariinsky Theater. by Paul J. Pelkonen Barbarian beefcake: Ildar Abdrazakov in the title role of Verdi's Attila. Photo © 2010 The... Read more

  Posted on 28 May 2013 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA

• Opera Review: A Private Little War

  

  operamission presents Handel's Rodrigo. by Paul J. Pelkonen (Ed. note: It is the general policy of Superconductor to publish all concert and opera reviews in a... Read more

  Posted on 27 May 2013 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA

• Obituary: Henri Dutilleux (1916-2013)

  

  A small catalogue, and a huge impact. by Paul J. Pelkonen Composer Henri Dutilleux died May 22, 2013 in Paris, France. The great French composer Henri... Read more

  Posted on 23 May 2013 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA

• Who Wants to Be a Wagnerite?

  

  or...Happy Birthday, Richard Wagner! by Paul J. Pelkonen Ernestine Schumann-Heink as Waltraute in Götterdämmerung.Original photograph © Bettmann/Corbis.... Read more

  Posted on 22 May 2013 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA

• Concert Review: The Comeback

  

  James Levine conducts the MET Orchestra at Carnegie Hall. by Paul J. Pelkonen Metropolitan Opera Music Director James Levine leads the MET Orchestra at... Read more

  Posted on 20 May 2013 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA

• Concert Review: The Defense of the New

  

  Sir Simon Rattle conducts the Philadelphia Orchestra. by Paul J. Pelkonen Soprano Barbara Hannigan as the Police Chief from Ligeti's Le Grand Macabre. Image fro... Read more

  Posted on 19 May 2013 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA

• Concert Review: The Return of the Dazzler

  

  Yuja Wang in recital at Carnegie Hall. by Paul J. Pelkonen Yuja Wang. Photo by Xavier Antoinet. Image © 2013 YujaWang.com. In the course of this young decade,... Read more

  Posted on 17 May 2013 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA

• White Smoke Over Huntington Avenue

  

  Andris Nelsons to take over Boston Symphony Orchestra. by Paul J. Pelkonen Andris Nelsons is the new Music Director at the Boston Symphony Orchestra.Photo by St... Read more

  Posted on 16 May 2013 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA