Archive for 2023
Hahn delivers gleaming performance of Ysaÿe sonatas – Aug 09, 2023
Ysaÿe: Six Sonatas for Solo Violin. Hilary Hahn. Deutsche Grammophon (CD). […]
Santa Fe season of rarities rounded out by a “Rusalka”of probing psychological depth – Aug 05, 2023
As if there were not enough reasons to visit Santa Fe […]
Dubious “Dutchman” and trenchant “Tosca” refract two classics through modern lenses at Santa Fe Opera – Aug 02, 2023
General director Robert Meya has given Wagner fans cause to rejoice: […]
A dazzling desert season bears rich fruit with Santa Fe Opera’s Debussy, Monteverdi – Jul 30, 2023
Santa Fe Opera has served up a connoisseur’s season this summer, […]
André Watts 1946-2023 – Jul 17, 2023
The American pianist André Watts died on July 12, age 77, […]
Opera Festival of Chicago provides compelling local premiere for “Murder in the Cathedral” – Jul 10, 2023
Three months ago I wrote a column encouraging more enterprising efforts […]
Haymarket Opera exhumes a melodic gem with Hasse’s “Marc’Antonio e Cleopatra” – Jun 27, 2023
One advantage of having a smartly programmed Baroque opera company in […]
Muti wraps his CSO tenure with a noble and dramatic “Missa Solemnis” – Jun 26, 2023
This weekend’s season-closing Chicago Symphony Orchestra concerts also mark the double […]
The Riccardo Muti era at CSO: First-class hires, memorable opera nights, and bland, repetitive programs – Jun 15, 2023
At 3 p.m. on Sunday, June 25, Riccardo Muti will give […]
Chicago Symphony musicians shine in a resplendent Mahler farewell with Hrůša – Jun 10, 2023
Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No. 9 was not his final creative statement. […]
