The New York Times – Music:
Classical music’s pre-eminent annual event had more revivals than usual, but also a breathless new staging of Janacek’s “Kat’a Kabanova.”
Author: Zachary Woolfe
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Review: A New ‘Ring’ at Bayreuth Does Wagner Without Magic
The New York Times – Music:
Valentin Schwarz’s production of the four-opera epic presents human characters with relations even more tangled than usual.
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Review: ‘Castor and Patience’ Premieres at Cincinnati Opera
The New York Times – Music:
“Castor and Patience,” a work by Gregory Spears and Tracy K. Smith with an intense yet relaxed score, premieres at Cincinnati Opera.
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Classical Music Has a Hazy Future in Lincoln Center’s Summers
The New York Times – Music:
A new festival moves away from a genre that has been central to the performing arts center’s identity for decades.
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A Behind-the-Scenes Eminence Shapes a Festival’s Future
The New York Times – Music:
Pierre Audi, the artistic director of the Park Avenue Armory, is coming into his own as the leader of the Aix-en-Provence Festival in France.
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At This Summer’s Aix Festival, the Only Laughter Is Bitter
The New York Times – Music:
With two grim premieres among the offerings, Monteverdi’s sharp “L’Incoronazione di Poppea” was the highlight of a week of opera.
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At the Opera, Humans Bear Witness to Atrocity, or Ignore It
The New York Times – Music:
Whether in works by Mahler, Mozart or Rossini, directors at the Aix-en-Provence Festival in France evoke mass death and refugee crises.
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Review: Before Riccardo Muti Leaves Chicago, a Verdi Farewell
The New York Times – Music:
“Un Ballo in Maschera” is the last in a series of Verdi operas led in concert by the Chicago Symphony’s music director, who departs after next season.