- October 6, 2003
- That Phily Sound
Maestro Maazel shows he’s got his Philharmonic working in near-perfect harmony; Donizetti surely doesn’t deserve the City Opera’s new Lucia.
- February 1, 1999
- Fascinating Rhythms
Another concert in the unfolding celebration of George Gershwin's music finds parallels in the works of Oscar Levant, Vernon Duke, and Maurice Ravel.
- 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.
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