The New York Times – Music:
Specializing in energetic interdisciplinary collaborations, the American Modern Opera Company, or AMOC, organized this year’s Ojai Music Festival.
Author: Zachary Woolfe
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At the Met This Season, Opera Was Icing on the Cake
The New York Times – Music:
Amid a labor battle, the continuing pandemic and war in Ukraine, it often felt as though the real drama was in simply putting on a show.
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Review: For Franck’s 200th, an Organist Pays Grand Tribute
The New York Times – Music:
Paul Jacobs has completed his survey of the major solo organ works of César Franck, whose birthday year is passing with scattered observances.
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Review: Beatrice Rana Plays Tchaikovsky at Human Scale
The New York Times – Music:
The pianist made her New York Philharmonic debut with the composer’s Piano Concerto No. 1, on a program with Shostakovich.
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Diamanda Galás Gives Voice to Unbearable Pain, Once More
The New York Times – Music:
Revisiting “The Divine Punishment,” the first album in a trilogy addressing AIDS, and at work on new music, the singer and composer is still exploring isolation in her singular, startling way.
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Review: A ‘Rake’ Takes a Treasured Spot in the Opera Season
The New York Times – Music:
The Met’s performances of Stravinsky’s “The Rake’s Progress” are the latest in a long line of short spring revivals of works off the beaten path.
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An Opera About Harvey Milk Finally Finds Itself
The New York Times – Music:
The composer Stewart Wallace has overhauled his 1990s score and says “the music is freer now, and more organic, and yet completely recognizable.”
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The ‘Philosopher King’ of Percussion Starts His Next Chapter
The New York Times – Music:
Steven Schick, a renowned figure in contemporary music, had nearly burned out as a performer. But a new recording project shows he’s hardly finished.
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In Cleveland, Schubert Outsings Even the Mighty ‘Otello’
The New York Times – Music:
After playing Schubert’s Ninth Symphony just before the pandemic lockdown, the Cleveland Orchestra shone in its return to the sprawling work.