Tuesday, May 2, 2017

Semi-Scholarly Summary: Cyrano de Bergerac

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This evening sees the opening of Franco Alfano's Cyrano de Bergerac at the Met. It's being marketed as Puccini-like, but the com...
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Sunday, April 30, 2017

Fritz Wunderlich sings Schlager

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The new two-disc collection of Fritz Wunderlich's popular output from the 1950s and '60s is an impressive achievement on several l...
Saturday, April 8, 2017

Mir Ist So Wunderbar: Fidelio at the Met

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Happy families? Müller, Struckmann, Pieczonka in Act I Photo (c) Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera It is well-documented that I love Fidel...
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Friday, April 7, 2017

Carmen in Central PA: Kate Aldrich recital

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Kate Aldrich giving a recital at a small college 3 miles from where I now live struck me as a miracle of the universe, an event against th...
Thursday, February 2, 2017

Reading Round-Up: Beating the Winter Blues

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Winter and my dissertation revisions both seem endless at the moment, so my first Reading Roundup focuses on sensual poetry, superb pianism...
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Friday, January 27, 2017

Mozart with André Gide

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It's almost impossible to say that one time is more apt for another for listening to Mozart. But he may be especially welcome in times ...
Tuesday, January 24, 2017

In the Stream of Life: Gerald Finley sings Sibelius

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I took up this CD with great eagerness, and I was still surprised by how good it is. Gerald Finley's new disc presents orchestration...
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