Kathleen Simmonds burns up the stage as a prodigal daughter who shakes things up on her return to the family's Irish pub after a family tragedy.
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Concert Review: Azrieli Music Prizes at 10: A New York Celebration
Prize-winning and commissioned compositions from the Azrieli Foundation received New York premieres at Lincoln Center.
Read More »Brahms, Liszt, Mozart and More: Aspect Chamber Music Series Continues in NYC and London
"I just have a hard time believing Brahms would deliberately be such a rude guest!" Pianist Per Tengstrad talks to us about his upcoming concert in New York City playing the music of Brahms and Liszt.
Read More »Concert Review: Violinist Dan Flanagan Unfurls ‘The Bow and the Brush’
Flanagan performed solo violin works he commissioned from a plethora of contemporary composers, all inspired by artworks.
Read More »Concert Review: American Symphony Orchestra – Arnold Schoenberg, ‘Gurre-Lieder’ (22 March 2024, NYC)
The Bard Festival Chorale and soloists joined Leon Botstein and the ASO for Schoenberg's massively orchestrated, rarely heard cantata.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): ‘Leni’s Last Lament’ – A Leni Riefenstahl Historical Cabaret
A cabaret-style show brings to life the barrier-smashing female director who was also an infamous filmmaker for the Nazis.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): Misha Shulman Flips the Story of Exodus, Kathakali-Style, in ‘Pharaoh’
Misha Shulman uses the physical storytelling style of Kerala, India to explore the story of Exodus from Pharaoh's point of view.
Read More »Concert Review: “From My Life” – Chamber Music of Dvořák, Beethoven, Smetana with Alexander Sitkovetsky, Wu Qian, Nicholas Canellakis
What's happening in composers' lives often reverberates in the music they produce. The Asepct Chamber Music Series explored this at a revealing concert.
Read More »Music Review: Blood-Drenched Opera ‘Poppaea’ by Michael Hersch Released on CD and Digital
The Roman tragedy of Emperor Nero and his wives is told from the women's perspective in new Michael Hersch opera.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): ‘The Masque of Night’ – a Romeo and Juliet Cabaret
Whittled-down Shakespeare and songs from modern times turn the romantic tragedy into an intimate piece of living-room theater.
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