The album's tales are told in music by two Soviet-era Russian composers, Dmitri Shostakovich and Mieczysław Weinberg, and one Armenian, Edvard Mirzoyan, son of a survivor of the Armenian Genocide.
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Exclusive Interview: Charleston Symphony CEO Michael Smith on Charleston Celebration at Carnegie Hall
The Charleston Symphony, College of Charleston Orchestra, and Charleston Symphony Youth Orchestra will make their respective debuts at Carnegie Hall on February 26.
Read More »Premiere Chinese Classical Music Event, YMCG, Featured More Than 27% International Participants
The January 2025 edition of YMCG gathered students and professionals from southern China and around the world for training, mentorships and performances.
Read More »Music Review: ‘The Korngold Symphony’
A new release pairs a historic recording of Erich Wolfgang Korngold's only symphony with a treasure from the family vaults: a performance by the composer of his piano transcription.
Read More »Opera Review: World Premiere of ‘Primero Sueño,’ a Processional Opera by Paola Prestini and Magos Herrera
This luminous production is a a distinctive experience designed to take advantage of the unique setting of the Met Cloisters.
Read More »Music Review: The Curious Bards – ‘Sublimation: Songs and Dances from 18th-century Scandinavia’
The music on this fun and rewarding album illustrates the cross-cultural world of the 1700s. Many of the tracks call to mind Celtic (and by extension Appalachian) folk music.
Read More »Music Review: Benedict Sheehan — ‘Ukrainian War Requiem’ with Axios Men’s Ensemble and Pro Coro Canada
The most striking thing about this death-themed service is the music's continuous excitation of life...the nervous electricity inherent in the fusion of art and the human voice.
Read More »Boston Lyric Opera’s Upcoming ‘The Seasons’—Opera, Dance, and Climate Change
Music by Vivaldi, words by Sara Ruhl, choreography by Pam Tanowitz, and conception and vocals by countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo promise an impactful March 2025 premiere.
Read More »Theater Review: Puppetry Wizards of Wakka Wakka Come Alive with ‘Dead as a Dodo’
Life and death, good and evil, Greek myth, and epic adventure collide in this stunning new puppetry spectacular.
Read More »Book Review: ‘The Third Temple’ by Yishai Sarid – A Novel of a Nightmare Future for Israel
A nightmarish, creepily imaginative depiction of an Israel that's been devastated by a nuclear attack and subsequently reverted to a biblical kingdom
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