Joshua Barone – Page 5

Berg’s ‘Wozzeck’ Keeps Shocking Us, After 100 Years

The New York Times – Music:

Alban Berg’s “Wozzeck,” which premiered in the shadow of World War I, will break your heart with a score that captures the essence of opera.

The New York Times – Music:

Gehry, who died on Friday at 96, made an invaluable contribution to classical music by designing spaces with stunning acoustics.

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The latest revival of Richard Strauss and Hugo von Hofmannsthal’s final opera was a night of promising debuts and mixed success.

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The composer George Benjamin and the pianist Pierre-Laurent Aimard met as students. In a new piece, they perform at the keyboard together.

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Daniele Rustioni is already busy as the Met’s new principal guest conductor, with three shows onstage this fall.

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Huang Ruo and David Henry Hwang’s “The Monkey King,” based on “Journey to the West,” brings an old superhero to the opera stage.

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Sarah Kirkland Snider’s gorgeously mesmerizing first opera has both focus and a thematically expansive view of a moment in medieval history.

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This Spanish pop star’s new album is being advertised as symphonic and operatic. Its music borrows from both, without committing to either.

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The Estonian Festival Orchestra made its North American debut at Carnegie Hall, offering a broad, excellently played survey of Pärt’s music.