Performances
A terrific cast shines brightly amid the mixed mechanics of Lyric Opera’s “Rheingold” – Oct 04, 2016
For those wary of stagings of Wagner’s “Der Ring des Nibelungen” that […]
A starry cast soars in Boston Symphony’s “Rosenkavalier” – Oct 01, 2016
Boston audiences have recently enjoyed a fair share of wide-ranging opera performances. […]
Met opens season with a dark yet musically triumphant “Tristan” – Sep 28, 2016
A Tristan und Isolde that takes cues from Das Boot might seem […]
Muti, Chicago Symphony open season with rich and eloquent Bruckner – Sep 25, 2016
Opening night of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s 126th season was pretty much […]
Uneven singing but thrilling moments in Verdi’s “Aida” at Tanglewood – Aug 22, 2016
During the tenure of James Levine as Boston Symphony Orchestra music director […]
Grant Park Music Festival closes in heavenly style with Berlioz’s “Damnation of Faust” – Aug 21, 2016
Friday night at the Grant Park Music Festival offered one of those […]
Kalmar, Grant Park Orchestra deliver rare gold with two American symphonies – Aug 12, 2016
Few American works capture the spirit of their times more economically than […]
Nelsons, BSO invigorate Beethoven and Sibelius at Tanglewood – Aug 01, 2016
The Andris Nelsons era with the Boston Symphony Orchestra has been one […]
Levine creates a Mahlerian storm in triumphant return to Ravinia – Jul 25, 2016
As if the return of James Levine to Ravinia after 22 years […]
Benedetti, Chicago Symphony give Marsalis premiere impassioned advocacy at Ravinia – Jul 14, 2016
It’s a sign of the times that even at a summer escape […]
