Jaap van Zweden Bids Farewell, and Other Classical Highlights

February 20, 2024Posted inAdams, John (1947- ), Ades, Thomas, Canellakis, Karina, Carnegie Hall, Classical Music, DiDonato, Joyce, Dudamel, Gustavo, El Nino (Opera), Fire Shut Up in My Bones (Opera), Fleming, Renee, Grigorian, Asmik, Gubaidulina, Sofia, Lemmons, Kasi, Levit, Igor, Madama Butterfly (Opera), Metropolitan Opera, Music, New York Philharmonic, O'Hara, Kelli, Opera, Puts, Kevin
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.

The Ups and Downs of the Aix-en-Provence Festival

July 11, 2023Posted inAix-en-Provence Festival, Gerhaher, Christian, Gerstein, Kirill, Grigorian, Asmik, Gruber, H K, Hengelbrock, Thomas, Huffman, Ted (Theater Director), Makela, Klaus, McBurney, Simon, Music, Opera, Orchestre de Paris, Ostermeier, Thomas, Rattle, Simon, Tcherniakov, Dmitri, Venables, Philip
Not everything was an artistic or audience success at the 75th Aix-en-Provence Festival in France. But everything was worth discussing.