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Philadelphians Off to a Fresh Start

October 26, 2012 | George Loomis
NEW YORK -- With the start of the new season Yannick Nézet-Séguin officially becomes music director of the Philadelphia Orchestra, something his new band clearly thinks is worth celebrating, having traveled to Carnegie Hall with … »Read
 

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Triumph of The Tempest

October 25, 2012 | Peter G. Davis
  NEW YORK -- On page 543 of A History of Opera , a magisterial but compulsively readable new study just published by W.W. Norton & Company, authors Carolyn Abbate and Roger Parker begin a doleful examination of what are, in their … »Read
 

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From Moby Dick to Lohengrin in One Week

October 22, 2012 | Mike Silverman
SAN FRANCISCO -- A whale, a swan, a pair of star-crossed lovers: It made for an eclectic week at the San Francisco Opera.   With the company's fall season in full swing, three different works took the stage on consecutive nights Thursday … »Read
 

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An Otello in Over His Head

October 18, 2012 | Mike Silverman
NEW YORK — There were pleasures to be had at the Metropolitan Opera's revival of Verdi's Otello on Tuesday night, even if casting problems left the performance with a hole at its center. Dominating the stage whenever he appeared, baritone … »Read
 

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Dissonance Meets the Divine

October 15, 2012 | Christian B. Carey
NEW YORK -- At first glance, combining postwar musical modernism with an exploration of the spiritual in art might seem improbable. Prominent composers such as Boulez, Xenakis, Babbitt, and Maxwell Davies have made public pronouncements about … »Read
 

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Acousmatic Music Feted on the Mediterranean

October 12, 2012 | Carlo Vitali
CAGLIARI – As the music of John Cage continues to be feted in this, the centennial year of his birth, other, perhaps less popular forms of avant-garde were showcased Sept. 18-22 in the Main Hall of Cagliari’s University College of … »Read
 
 

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