The New York Times – Music:
The composer Matthew Aucoin, Graham’s former student, and the director Peter Sellars have adapted her poems into the operatic “Music for New Bodies.”
Author: Joshua Barone
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Nadia Boulanger, Music’s Greatest Teacher, Wrote an Opera
The New York Times – Music:
Nadia Boulanger’s “La Ville Morte” was repeatedly thwarted by death and World War I, then nearly lost. Finally, it is having its American premiere.
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A Tour Through the Most Interesting Acoustics in New York
The New York Times – Music:
The composer Michael Gordon and members of Mantra Percussion tested the piece “Timber” in resonant spaces around the city. Here is what they learned.
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Vladimir Jurowski Believes That No Artist Can Be Apolitical
The New York Times – Music:
At Munich’s prestigious opera house, the Russian-born Vladimir Jurowski has broadened the repertoire while rooting his work in political awareness.
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As Heartbeat Opera Reaches a Milestone, So Does Its Musical Leader
The New York Times – Music:
Dan Schlosberg, who for 10 years has adapted opera classics for the company, has written its first world premiere.
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Beyoncé Takes on Italian Opera for ‘Cowboy Carter’ Track ‘Daughter’
The New York Times – Music:
On the star’s new album, the track “Daughter” includes her take on an 18th-century Italian song most often heard in classical music recitals.
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How Did Wagner Want His ‘Ring’ Cycle to Sound?
The New York Times – Music:
With a team of researchers and dedicated musicians, the conductor Kent Nagano is taking a historically informed performance approach to Wagner’s epic.
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Review: ‘The Shell Trial’ Seeks a Guilty Party in Climate Change
The New York Times – Music:
Ellen Reid and Roxie Perkins’s new opera, about events still in progress, finds fault and complicity in every player of a global blame game.
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Thomas Adès Takes a Step Toward the Classical Music Canon
The New York Times – Music:
As Adès premieres an orchestral work, “The Exterminating Angel” is receiving something rare in contemporary opera: a new production.