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Classical Music Reviews Archive

November 8, 1999
Go to Hell

A Danish company's take on the Orpheus legend is so much smoke and shimmers

February 22, 1999
New York Collegium
August 4, 2003
Kirovian Slip

Scenic mishaps almost overshadow the lyrical action in the Kirov’s Kitezh; The Demon returns; a masterful Eugene Onegin.

May 14, 2001
In Brief
October 19, 1998
One Tenor

It would be churlish to suggest that Plácido Domingo, after a spectacular career studded with accomplishment, is doing middling work these days. Wouldn't it?

April 10, 2000
Beauty Pageants

At City Opera,"The Mother of Us All" becomes more than just Americans on parade; maybe Mozart knew what he was doing in "La Clemenza di Tito."

May 22, 2000
A Cut Above

A high-octane concert version of Stephen Sondheim's Grand Guignol epic "Sweeney Todd" revives an old debate about opera versus musical theater.

May 10, 2004
Diva In Extremis

The much-swooned-over Aprile Millo swoons a bit too much herself in La Gioconda; rediscovering Rossini’s Ermione.

February 28, 2005
Bad Bet

Casino Paradise is like a trip to the blackjack tables: bright and entertaining, but at its heart a losing proposition.

November 29, 2004
I Vespri Siciliani

The Met’s revival of Verdi’s I Vespri Siciliani is a true period piece.

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