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Is There Still an Audience for “Ben-Hur”?
I devoted one of my posts the other day to news of a limited-time revival of “Ben-Hur,” back on the big screen, courtesy of Fathom Entertainment. The film has been showing at select theaters across the country over the past four days, with today being the last. If you’re at all interested in seeing it Read more…
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“The Crucible,” Unfortunately, Never Goes Out of Style
This lighthearted photo isn’t actually what I had planned to post today, but I think it suits the mood for April Fools’. Here I am on the left, in the lobby of George Washington University’s Lisner Auditorium this past Sunday, with Mather Pfeiffenberger on the right, during intermission at the final performance of Robert Ward’s Read more…
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Raising a Pint to Barry Fitzgerald for St. Patrick’s Day
“Broth of a Boy” is thin brew, but still worth seeing for fans of “The Quiet Man” Read more…
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Beguiling New Music with the Princeton Symphony Orchestra
The orchestra played with such commitment you would have sworn the music was standard repertoire. Read more…
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John Williams’ Piano Concerto at the New York Philharmonic
That Williams, who turned 94 on February 8, still has the intellectual rigor to pull off a work on this scale is astonishing. Read more…
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“The Choral” Misses Its High Notes
Alan Bennett’s classical music drama tantalizes, but too many ingredients are left on the counter. Also, Simon Russell Beale as Sir Edward Elgar is all wrong. Read more…
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Bergman’s Enchanting “The Magic Flute”
Ingmar Bergman takes a break from existential dread. Read more…
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The Return of “Kavalier & Clay” – to the Met and at the Movies
It’s insane to even consider that Michael Chabon’s “The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay” could be made into an opera. But it’s a hell of a good show. Read more…
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Salterello Vivace to the Philadelphia Orchestra for John Williams’ Tuba Concerto
Principal tubist Carol Jantsch makes it look easy, and Dalia Stasevska, also conducting Julius Eastman and Felix Mendelssohn, pitches a perfect game. Read more…
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In a York Bowen State of Mind
Sometimes you have to live with music for a while, through all moods and extraneous conditions, to truly get to know it. Read more…
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