‘The Magic Flute’ Review: Mozart Meets C.G.I., With Help From a Tween Posted by By Glenn Kenny March 9, 2023Posted inAbraham, F Murray, Classical Music, Devieilhe, Sabine, Emmerich, Roland, Movies, Mozart, Music, The Magic Flute (Movie), The Magic Flute (Opera) A young tenor enters a world enlivened by computer graphics at a school devoted to the composer’s works in this Roland Emmerich-inspired film.
‘The Magic Flute’ Review: Mozart Meets CGI, With Help From a Tween Posted by By Glenn Kenny March 9, 2023Posted inAbraham, F Murray, Classical Music, Devieilhe, Sabine, Emmerich, Roland, Movies, Mozart, Music, The Magic Flute (Movie), The Magic Flute (Opera) A young tenor enters a CGI-enlivened world at a school devoted to the composer’s works in this Roland Emmerich- inspired film.
Best Classical Music Performances of 2022 Posted by By Zachary Woolfe and Joshua Barone December 1, 2022Posted inAbels, Michael (Composer), Adams, John (1947- ), Ades, Thomas, Aix-en-Provence Festival, Bavarian State Opera, Bayreuth Wagner Festival, Berlin Philharmonic, Berlin State Opera, bestofculture2022, Carnegie Hall, Classical Music, Cleveland Orchestra, Davidsen, Lise, Dean, Brett, Devieilhe, Sabine, Jocelyn, Matthew, Komische Oper Berlin, Kosky, Barrie (1967- ), Levit, Igor, Lim, Yunchan, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Metropolitan Opera, Music, New York Philharmonic, Opera, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Padmore, Mark, Pappano, Antonio, Park Avenue Armory (Manhattan, NY), Pelly, Laurent, Petersen, Marlis, Pichon, Raphael, Salzburg Festival, Schwarz, Valentin (Stage Director), Spoleto Festival USA, Two Thousand Twenty Two, Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra, Van Cliburn International Piano Competition The concert world, seemingly back to normal, saw Ukrainian musicians banding together, a new “Ring” at Bayreuth, and the opening of the revamped David Geffen Hall.
5 Classical Music Albums You Can Listen to Right Now Posted by By RSS Feed November 23, 2022Posted inAdes, Thomas, Barenboim, Daniel, Braxton, Tyondai, Britten Sinfonia, Brooklyn Youth Chorus, Classical Music, Devieilhe, Sabine, Lewis, Paul (1972- ), Metropolis Ensemble, Music, Pichon, Raphael, Staatskapelle Berlin A Schumann cycle conducted by Daniel Barenboim, works by Tyondai Braxton and Schubert sonatas by the pianist Paul Lewis are among the highlights.
At the Opera, Humans Bear Witness to Atrocity, or Ignore It Posted by By Zachary Woolfe July 8, 2022Posted inAix-en-Provence Festival, Audi, Pierre, Castellucci, Romeo, Crebassa, Marianne, Devieilhe, Sabine, Dreisig, Elsa (1991- ), Idomeneo (Opera), Kratzer, Tobias, Metzmacher, Ingo, Miyagi, Satoshi, Moise et Pharaon (Opera), Music, Opera, Opera National de Lyon, Orchestre de Paris, Pichon, Raphael, Resurrection (Opera), Salome (Opera), Salonen, Esa-Pekka, Schultz, Golda, Spyres, Michael Whether in works by Mahler, Mozart or Rossini, directors at the Aix-en-Provence Festival in France evoke mass death and refugee crises.