- May 28, 2012
- Diminuendo
City Opera may have secured its immediate future. But does it matter?
- April 16, 2012
- Beethoven in a Blender
Two festivals lay out a path to saving the symphony orchestra.
- February 13, 2012
- The Machine in the Garden
Thoughts on the new “Ring” — and on the state of Peter Gelb’s Metropolitan.
- February 6, 2012
- Had I Never Listened Closely Enough?
On trying to like Philip Glass, again and again and again.
- November 21, 2011
- The Hook of Mormon
“Keep sweet,” sing the five wives of Nico Muhly’s opera Dark Sisters. If only I could.
- November 7, 2011
- White Heat
The London Symphony Orchestra brings an overachieving spirituality to Lincoln Center.
- October 10, 2011
- Headless
The Met’s Anna Bolena is spirited but often vague. With James Levine out, who’s in charge of quality control?
- July 11, 2011
- A Joyous Racket
Why the New York Philharmonic is flourishing.
- May 9, 2011
- The Stars Who Don’t Sing
Riccardo Muti and James Levine remind us why opera conductors matter.
- May 2, 2011
- “Accessible” Is Not Enough
Stephen Schwartz’s attempt at an opera may be easy to swallow—but you’ll have indigestion later.
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