A brilliant fusion of superb singing and acting, studiously traditional instrumentation, and glowing modern dance made this 'Fairy Queen' a summer dream to remember.
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Mexico’s Juan Trigos Wins First Azrieli Commission for International Music; Gala Concert to Honor 2024 Azrieli Music Awards Laureates
The 2024 Azrieli Music Prizes will be celebrated at a gala concert in October, including Mexican composer Juan Trigos, the inaugural winner of the newest Azrieli prize, the Commission for International Music.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): Birthday Bust Turns Trip of a Lifetime in ‘Bill’s 44th’
Puppet theater for adults is brilliantly alive and well in this hero's journey from birthday disappointment to something quite beyond.
Read More »Concert Review: Violinist Virgil Boutellis-Taft with Pianist JuYoung Park at Carnegie Hall (June 12, 2024)
A bravura concert showed that the music on Virgil Boutellis-Taft's album 'Incantation' retains its power when stripped down to violin and piano.
Read More »Interview: Composer Gregory Spears on Santa Fe Opera’s World Premiere of ‘The Righteous’
The opera explores how religious faith intersects with political power as a preacher-turned-politician faces a personal crossroads.
Read More »Music Review: Ensemble Gilles Binchois – ‘Timor Mortis’
The choral ensemble dusts off the 'Missa pro defunctis' of 16th-century composer Charles d'Argentil – the earliest extant polyphonic setting of the Requiem Mass.
Read More »Concert Review: Clarion Choir and Orchestra – Music of Johannes Ockeghem (c. 1410–1497) at the Met Cloisters
Ockeghem marks the pinnacle of the Renaissance style, and the great Clarion Choir brought his music to life on the pinnacle of Manhattan.
Read More »Music Review: Yuja Wang – ‘The Vienna Recital’
Stellar technique and vast interpretive creativity make this wide-ranging release stand out among this year's many fine piano albums.
Read More »All-Star Orchestra Announces Season Six on Public Television
The All-Star Orchestra, an ensemble of top musicians from across America led by Gerard Schwarz, will offer classic symphonies and contemporary works in its sixth season.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): ‘Simpatico’ by Sam Shepard at the Chain Theatre
The plot and backstory unfold slowly, with aching tension, while we cling to every sweet, snarling sentence.
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