Reader Comments

U.K. Visa Restrictions Claim New Victim
May 25, 2009
Musician held for 11 hours then deported...

Tit for Tat?
May 26, 2009

Krystian Zimerman Shocks Disney Hall Crowd
Apr 27, 2009
A Polish citizen tells it like it is, from the stage...

What Did We Ever Do to Poland, Anyway?
Apr 30, 2009

Bartlett Sher to Lincoln Center Theater
Oct 22, 2008
by Susan Elliott
Acclaimed stage director gets permanent slot on Linc Inc's campus...

Tsk, Tsk, Never Trust a Publicist
Oct 22, 2008

Charles Dutoit to Head Verbier Festival Orch
Oct 17, 2008
by Frank Cadenhead
A "new start" for a festival still recovering from UBS's departure...

Correction
Oct 17, 2008

Plain Dealer Defends Its Editor's Decision
Sep 30, 2008
Ombudsman says taking Rosenberg off the Cleveland Orchestra beat was the right move...

Remember Who Puts the Food on Your Place
Oct 3, 2008

Cleveland Critic Deemed Too Critical
Sep 23, 2008
by Susan Elliott
Plain Dealer removes Donald Rosenberg from the Cleveland Orchestra beat...

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Sep 24, 2008

Dudamel & Co. Take Lucerne -- Again
Sep 3, 2008
by George Loomis
Normally staid audience goes wild for the boy and his band...

Even in Salzburg!!
Sep 5, 2008
Unsigned

Happy Birthday, Leon Fleisher
Jul 21, 2008
As the pianist turns 80, his manager creates a way for colleagues to send best wishes...

Birthday Wishes to a Mere Pup
Jul 25, 2008
Jonathan Sternberg; Philadelphia, PA

Whither Withering Criticism?
Jul 3, 2008
by Justin Davidson
The slicing and dicing of American journalism is by no means limited to the arts...

A Now for a Word from Our Sponsor
Jul 4, 2008
EMR; Los Angeles, CA USA

Performing Art Convention Covers the Bases
Jun 18, 2008
by Susan Elliott
Gathering of the 4,000-member clan addresses strategies to raise the profile of the arts...

Was It Even Worth the Effort?
Jun 20, 2008
CG; Chicago, IL

More on Debbie's Black Dress Reconciliation
Jun 17, 2008
by Jill Lawless
Now that she's thinner, "It's nice to be able to play the pretty-girl parts."...

Enough, Already!
Jun 17, 2008
EJG; Croton Falls

Summer Festival as Environmental Liability
Jun 5, 2008
by Brian Wise
With a few exceptions, notably Ojai, classical music festivals are partners in pollution...

All Total Nonsense
Jun 5, 2008
JC; Queens, NY USA

Wiener Staatsoper “Siegfried” Takes a Turn --
for the Worse
May 1, 2008
by Larry L. Lash
Director takes Brünnhilde off the rock and puts her in what appears to be a public toilet...

Lashings for Lash
May 4, 2008
Dr. W. Berndt; Vienna, Austria

A Zinger by Any Other Name
May 1, 2008
Donald Arthur; St. Julian's, Malta

LA Weekly Drops Music Critic
Apr 10, 2008
by Susan Elliott
Village Voice Media "lays off" another of its arts critics...

Dropping Like Flies
Apr 14, 2008
L.M.; Tucson, AZ

A(nother) Sad Day for Classical Music
Apr 10, 2008
DeeAnne Hunstein; New York, NY

Met Opera's 125th Season -- Glitter and Guts
Mar 5, 2008
by Susan Elliott
GM Peter Gelb continues his campaign to make a venerable artform feel freshly minted...

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Mar 10, 2008
JKS; San Francisco, CA USA

SF Opera Issues Schedule of Screenings
Feb 29, 2008
by Nicholas Beard
First up is "La Rondine," which opens in 121 theaters March 8...

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Feb 29, 2008
dd; Galway, NY, USA

The Conundrum of Elliott Carter's Music
Feb 12, 2008
"The ideal listener would be one who had experienced total short-term memory loss"...

Outrageous!
Feb 12, 2008
B. A.; New York, NY

Beware the Karajan Centenary
Jan 31, 2008
"The old monster is back," writes Norman Lebrecht...

So Who's the Real 'Monster' Here?
Jan 31, 2008
Howard Dyck; Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

'Barenboim's Ego Makes Him a Problem'
Jan 21, 2008
by Paul Moor
Senior critic at Die Welt outlines the pros and (mostly) cons of Berlin's opera scene under DB...

Who Cares?
Jan 21, 2008
LvB; Bonn, Germany

It's Not Just the Ego, It's the Boredom Factor
Jan 21, 2008
cb; denmark