The New York Times – Music:
Alsop has had enviable success, and was the first female conductor to lead a top American orchestra. She wants to take another step up.
Category: El Nino (Opera)
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Review: John Adams’s ‘El Niño’ Arrives at the Met in Lush Glory
The New York Times – Music:
The opera-oratorio, an alternate Nativity story, featured a flurry of Met debuts, including the director Lileana Blain-Cruz and the conductor Marin Alsop.
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Costuming a Small Army of Virgins for the Met Opera’s ‘El Niño’
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
The challenge for Montana Levi Blanco, the Tony-winning costume designer for John Adams’s oratorio, was how to keep straight so many Marys.
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Lileana Blain-Cruz Directs ‘El Niño’ For Her Met Opera Debut
The New York Times – Music:
In an interview, Blain-Cruz explained why an oratorio like John Adams and Peter Sellars’s “El Niño” is more difficult to stage than the usual opera.
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A Pathbreaking Singer Arrives at the Met, With Pearls and Tattoos
The New York Times – Music:
Davóne Tines, who stars in the oratorio “El Niño,” is challenging traditions in classical music and using art to confront social problems.
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Jaap van Zweden Bids Farewell, and Other Classical Highlights
The New York Times – Music:
The Philharmonic’s maestro ends his tenure, Igor Levit comes to Carnegie Hall, and the Metropolitan Opera takes a chance on reviving two recent hits.
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North Carolina Radio Station Won’t Ban Met Opera Broadcasts After All
The New York Times – Music:
The station, which had called the Met’s newer operas unsuitable because of their “difficult music” and “adult themes and harsh language,” reversed course.