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Opera Weekend: “Andrea Chénier” at OperaDelaware; “Frida y Diego” at the Met
Pulitzer Prize winner Gabriela Lena Frank’s “El último sueño de Frida y Diego” proves to be an absorbing magical-realism experiment; Umberto Giordano’s “Andrea Chénier” applies good old-fashioned verismo to the French Revolution. Read more…
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Botstein, Dodging Bullets, Conducts Berlioz Edition of Weber’s “Der Freischütz”
Leon Botstein, under fire at Bard College for having courted donations from Jeffrey Epstein, oversees the first U.S. performance of Berlioz’s version of “Der Freischütz” at Carnegie Hall to mark the 200th anniversary of Weber’s death Read more…
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Is There Still an Audience for “Ben-Hur”?
It was the most-decorated film of all-time, with a record-breaking 11 Academy Awards. It was also the highest grossing picture since “Gone with the Wind.” So why was I the only one in the theater? Read more…
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“The Crucible,” Unfortunately, Never Goes Out of Style
Robert Ward’s “The Crucible” is no laughing matter, but Gary the “Crucible Puritan Guy” brought welcome levity to a gorgeous DC afternoon. 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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