Tuesday, September 25, 2012

È bordo, non elisir

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Act I: everyone laments unwise choices Donizetti's L'Elisir d'Amore is a charming opera: it is coherently and elegantly con...
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Saturday, September 15, 2012

And what sort of story shall we hear? Einstein on the Beach

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"There are no extra notes in the music; there are no notes that don't belong. There are only the notes that I need." --Phi...
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Friday, August 31, 2012

Ah che piatto saporito! Eating near Lincoln Center

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Trifle in a big bowl! The happy diners of Albert Herring I’ve been asked often enough for recommendations of dining establi...
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Thursday, August 23, 2012

La Divina Discounted, and other news

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I have a collection of late summer miscellany for you, Gentle Readers! The first piece of news you may already know, but it's good enou...
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Wednesday, August 22, 2012

From Bach to broken branches at Mostly Mozart

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I loved the performance at the Mostly Mozart Festival I attended last night, not just because it allowed me to bask in a perfect late summer...
Sunday, August 19, 2012

On ne meurt pas chacun pour soi: Dialogues des Carmelites

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Ensemble, Act II. Photo (c) Dell'Arte Opera Francis Poulenc 's Dialogues of the Carmelites is a work that I love: its structu...
Tuesday, August 14, 2012

Viva la liberta: Don Giovanni at the ROH

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Keenlyside as Don Giovanni. Photo (c) Catherine Ashmore I confess I approached the DVD of Francesca Zambello's  Don Giovanni  for ...
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