The New York Times – Music:
An excellent cast brings heat to Ivo van Hove’s austere, agile staging of Mozart’s classic, starring Peter Mattei and conducted by Nathalie Stutzmann.
Author: Zachary Woolfe
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Les Arts Florissants Returns to New York, Endangered
The New York Times – Music:
William Christie’s early-music ensemble, once a staple at Lincoln Center and the Brooklyn Academy of Music, finds a new home in Carnegie Hall.
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Review: In ‘La Bohème’ at the Met, the Star Is in the Pit
The New York Times – Music:
Yannick Nézet-Séguin, the company’s music director, is conducting a beloved production of Puccini’s perennial classic for the first time.
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Review: ‘Champion,’ at the Met Opera, Spars With History
The New York Times – Music:
Terence Blanchard’s jazz-inflected work tells the real-life story of the boxer Emile Griffith, haunted by guilt when an opponent died after a fight.
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Review: ‘Ainadamar’ Turns Lorca Into Death-Haunted Opera
The New York Times – Music:
Osvaldo Golijov’s poetic 2003 work is being presented in a new production at Detroit Opera that will travel to the Met.
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Angela Gheorghiu, Diva of the Old School, Is Back at the Met Opera
The New York Times – Music:
The strong-willed singer, returning in “Tosca,” was long one of the Metropolitan Opera’s star sopranos. But in the past decade, her appearances have been rare.
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Daft Punk’s Thomas Bangalter Reveals Himself: As a Composer
The New York Times – Music:
After more than two decades at the forefront of electronic dance music (while in a robot-style helmet), the French artist is releasing “Mythologies,” a score for traditional symphony orchestra.
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Review: A Concerto Makes Two Soloists a Many-Tentacled Creature
The New York Times – Music:
Felipe Lara’s sensational Double Concerto, with Claire Chase and Esperanza Spalding, was played by the New York Philharmonic under Susanna Mälkki.
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An ‘Obsession’ With Philip Glass Inspires a Director’s Memory Play
The New York Times – Music:
In “Tao of Glass,” Phelim McDermott, who has directed three Glass operas, turns to his personal history with the composer’s work.