The New York Times – Music:
The set of Kaija Saariaho’s opera “Innocence” transforms with astonishing speed. It takes a big, nimble team to make that possible.
Category: Opera
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How ‘American Psycho’ and Marina Abramovic Fed the Met Opera’s ‘Tristan’
The New York Times – Music:
The creators of a new “Tristan und Isolde” production explain the influences behind every element of a crucial scene.
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‘Tristan und Isolde’ at the Met Opera Has a Troubling Problem
The New York Times – Music:
Audiences are packing the theater for a new “Tristan und Isolde.” Everyone can see the same spectacle, but they probably don’t hear the same sound.
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Is It Possible to Solve the Ending of Puccini’s ‘Turandot’?
The New York Times – Music:
This Orientalist classic, left unfinished, has had to be completed since Puccini’s death. A new version hands that task to artists with Asian roots.
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At the Met’s Blockbuster 5-Hour Opera, Caffeine Is the Real Star
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
Audiences packed the house for a new production of “Tristan und Isolde.” They also came prepared, with (at least) five different forms of coffee.
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With Twin Babies, the Opera Star Lise Davidsen Wonders What Comes Next
The New York Times – Music:
Davidsen, who has returned triumphantly to the Met in “Tristan und Isolde,” said that singing “has been my world, my everything. And now it’s not.”
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Review: ‘The Silent Serenade’ at Mannes Opera
The New York Times – Music:
Erich Wolfgang Korngold’s “The Silent Serenade,” written in the 1940s, was given its English-language, United States premiere by Mannes Opera.
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Review: ‘The Silent Serenade’ at Mannes Opera
The New York Times – Music:
Erich Wolfgang Korngold’s “The Silent Serenade,” written in the 1940s, was given its English-language, United States premiere by Mannes Opera.