Writings by Topic: Opera
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| But mad north-by-northwest |
Classical Voice North America |
May 26, 2025 |
| In Amsterdam, Katie Mitchell's sci-fi makeover for Strauss's Frau ohne Schatten |
Classical Voice North America |
May 20, 2025 |
| Sondheim Finished, Refinished, Unfinished |
Classical Voice North America |
December 15, 2023 |
| In memoriam Helen Kamioner (December 5, 1950-May 6, 2023) |
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May 10, 2023 |
| Where are they now? The further adventures of Gran Wilson, a great Tamino... |
Classical Voice North America |
February 7, 2023 |
| Drypoint to Technicolor |
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December 9, 2022 |
| Salome twice over, Mahler and Verdi in Vienna |
Classical Voice North America |
November 10, 2022 |
| Back Into the Woods |
Classical Voice North America |
August 1, 2022 |
| The Amahl file |
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December 23, 2021 |
| A banner year of armchair opera, three banner weeks with Michael Spyres |
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December 20, 2021 |
| At the Met, "Fire Shut Up in My Bones"; in Brussels, "The Time Of Our Singing" |
Air Mail |
November 2, 2021 |
| A shot in the arm--make that two shots--for Lyric Opera of Chicago |
Air Mail |
September 11, 2021 |
| A woman apart |
Air Mail |
July 31, 2021 |
| Three times 88 keys |
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June 14, 2021 |
| The Paris Opera reopens with Marc-André Dalbavie's new 'Satin Slipper' |
Air Mail |
May 15, 2021 |
| Catch of the Day salutes Christa Ludwig |
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May 14, 2021 |
| A basketful of Easter eggs |
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April 10, 2021 |
| Milestones for strings, Black music matters, Muti's Attila... |
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April 2, 2021 |
| Twist's double feature |
Air Mail |
February 3, 2021 |
| Three times lucky (make that four) |
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February 2, 2021 |
| A New Year, a new age? |
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January 9, 2021 |
| Marta Eggerth and Jan Kiepura, "In Love and Song" |
Air Mail |
December 5, 2020 |
| Trick or treat? Catch of the Day meets the Great Pumpkin |
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November 10, 2020 |
| Georgia on his mind |
Air Mail |
October 17, 2020 |
| On Mozart's fingerboard, in a lonely cell, footloose in the world... |
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October 6, 2020 |
| When the autumn weather turns the leaves to flame |
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October 5, 2020 |
| From the Mariinsky, with love |
Air Mail |
August 15, 2020 |
| Awaiting that eureka moment - Catch of the Day, August 2, 2020 |
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August 5, 2020 |
| Catch of the Day celebrates Independence |
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July 19, 2020 |
| Stars of the Met, live from around the world |
AirMail, Arts Intel Report |
July 17, 2020 |
| New bells and whistles at Catch of the Day |
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June 28, 2020 |
| Opera as it was |
Air Mail |
June 27, 2020 |
| How to stream "Catch of the Day," wherever in the world you are |
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June 26, 2020 |
| P.S. on "Creating 'Der Rosenkavalier'" |
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June 21, 2020 |
| Where's the catch? |
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June 18, 2020 |
| On Catch of the Day, a #BLM special |
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June 12, 2020 |
| Sweet Land, from LA Historic Park direct to video |
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April 3, 2020 |
| Catch as catch can (October 2019-January 2020) |
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January 14, 2020 |
| Contagious |
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October 3, 2019 |
| In memoriam: Jessye Norman |
Connoisseur, January 1987 |
October 1, 2019 |
| Summertime at Catch of the Day, Part 3 |
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August 12, 2019 |
| Summertime at Catch of the Day, Part 2 (July 28) |
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August 11, 2019 |
| Summertime @ Catch of the Day, Part I (June 30) |
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August 10, 2019 |
| Live on tape, seven great maestros, a man who made waterfalls, and me |
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July 3, 2019 |
| Scrambling to catch up |
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June 17, 2019 |
| Over the moon with Rossini's Rosina, in the dumps with a Verdi Leonora |
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20 Jun 2019 |
| Franco Zeffirelli |
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June 15, 2019 |
| 'Twas the season |
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January 15, 2019 |
| Speak for yourself, Conrad! |
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October 26, 2018 |
| So, what exactly will it be when the wind blows? |
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September 5, 2018 |
| Make way for La Nilsson, make way for Steve J. |
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August 24, 2018 |
| Catching up with Deborah Voigt |
Oper! Das Magazin (Germany), June 2018 |
June 5, 2018 |
| Audrey Luna and her 40 fathers |
Opera News (May 2018) |
May 3, 2018 |
| Where Marilyn Horne is at just now |
Oper! Das Magazin (Germany), May 2018 |
May 1, 2018 |
| Who's Afraid of Tristan? Not Jonas Kaufmann. |
Oper! Das Magazin (Germany), May 2018 |
May 1, 2018 |
| The Easter Bunny says, "April Fool!" |
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April 2, 2018 |
| Opera Aloha! |
Oper! Das Magazin (Germany), April 2018 |
April 1, 2018 |
| New Names on Catch of the Day (airdate: March 25, 2018) |
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March 27, 2018 |
| Vivaldi rediscovered, Vienna revitalized |
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January 30, 2018 |
| Gottfried von Einem at 100 |
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January 5, 2018 |
| Gottfried von Einem goes toe-to-toe with Verdi |
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December 10, 2017 |
| Musical fantasies |
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December 8, 2017 |
| Travels with Dima |
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December 4, 2017 |
| From the Archives: Yesterday Siberia, Tomorrow the World |
Connoisseur (June 1990) |
December 4, 2017 |
| California Girls revisited |
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November 30, 2017 |
| La Divina is back again and much, much more |
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November 14, 2017 |
| All but the Hiddleston Hamlet |
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November 12, 2017 |
| In the wings with Philippe Jordan |
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November 10, 2017 |
| Philippe Jordan revives Pelléas and Così |
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November 8, 2017 |
| Lost and found at the Paris Opéra |
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October 31, 2017 |
| Warhorses' day off |
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July 12, 2017 |
| And he called for his divas three |
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June 9, 2017 |
| Songs for all seasons |
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May 4, 2017 |
| From the archives: Jorma Hynninen, Voice of a Nation |
Connoisseur (June 1985) |
April 4, 2017 |
| Moby Met ("Catch of the Day," episode 7) |
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January 27, 2017 |
| Hooked again! (continued) |
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January 23, 2017 |
| Hooked! |
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December 1, 2016 |
| Déjà vu all over again |
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November 21, 2016 |
| Sounds of music for chaotic times |
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November 16, 2016 |
| A Love Supreme |
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August 28, 2016 |
| In the wings with Michael Fabiano, tenor |
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July 28, 2016 |
| David Gockley Calls It a Day |
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July 28, 2016 |
| In the wings with Jakub Józef Orliński, countertenor |
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March 28, 2016 |
| Among friends: a new album from Saimir Pirgu |
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February 5, 2016 |
| The Socratic method |
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January 9, 2016 |
| Wagner's Meistersinger in San Francisco |
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December 3, 2015 |
| In memoriam: Yveta Synek Graff |
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November 25, 2015 |
| Jon Vickers, Canadian icon (October 19, 1926-July 10, 2015) |
The New York Times |
July 12, 2015 |
| Marco Tutino's Two Women, in Puccini's footsteps |
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June 26, 2015 |
| Berlioz meets Virgil: Les Troyens in San Francisco |
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June 24, 2015 |
| Coda: Revisiting Ravenna |
Opera News |
April 2015 |
| La Divina Goes Hi-Def |
Wall Street Journal |
December 17, 2014 |
| What Will Happen to Brooklyn's Shrine to Enrico Caruso? |
Wall Street Journal |
February 4, 2014 |
| The Siegfried Complex: In the Wings with Lance Ryan |
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December 21, 2013 |
| Bounty on a Budget |
Wall Street Journal |
August 26, 2013 |
| Wagner's "Orphans" |
Wall Street Journal |
May 20, 2013 |
| A Big Man Still Dreams of the Big Times |
The New York Times |
May 17, 2013 |
| The Solti Legacy |
Opera News |
May 2013 |
| Gone Today, Here Tomorrow? Pirgu's Romeo |
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March 12, 2013 |
| Britten's Turn of the Screw from Glyndebourne |
Opera News |
March 1, 2013 |
| Wotan's Revenge |
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October 22, 2012 |
| CAVALLI: Giasone |
Opera News |
September 22, 2012 |
| SCIARRINO: Luci Mie Traditrici |
Opera News |
September 2012 |
| J.S. BACH: St. Matthew Passion |
Opera News |
August 2012 |
| BERG: Lulu |
Opera News |
June 2012 |
| Velvet Revolutionary: Yveta Synek Graff's campaign for Czech opera |
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April 25, 2012 |
| GIORDANO: Andrea Chénier |
Opera News |
February 2012 |
| Duel and Duality |
Opera News |
February 2012 |
| A Valkyrie's Voice Flashing More Than Steel |
The New York Times |
January 20, 2012 |
| Birgit Nilsson and Hans Knappertsbusch |
Opera News |
January 2012 |
| The Sins of the Father |
Opera News |
November 2011 |
| BERLIOZ: Les Troyens |
Opera News |
November 2011 |
| The Price Is Right - Or Is It? |
Opera News |
September 2011 |
| BEETHOVEN: Missa Solemnis and Symphonies Nos. 7, 8 & 9 |
Opera News |
August 2011 |
| An American Tragedy: The Zambello Ring, At Last Complete |
Opernwelt |
August 2011 |
| R. STRAUSS: Elektra |
Opera News |
July 2011 |
| Another Tale, or Two, Of That Operatic Figaro |
The New York Times |
June 3, 2011 |
| Capital Visionary: Plácido Domingo Inside the Beltway |
The Domingo Era: 1996-2011 |
May 31, 2011 |
| VERDI: Simon Boccanegra |
Opera News |
May 2011 |
| A Hungry Singer, Consuming His Roles |
The New York Times |
April 15, 2011 |
| Standing Small, Singing Big, All Sulfur and Zest |
The New York Times |
February 17, 2011 |
| MASSENET: Werther |
Opera News |
February 2011 |
| Still Resonating From the Great Wall |
The New York Times |
January 26, 2011 |
| Handel: Messiah |
Opera News |
January 2011 |
| Want to Be a Star? Take Your Lumps |
The New York Times |
December 24, 2010 |
| Mozart: Così Fan Tutte |
Opera News |
December 2010 |
| New 'Don Carlo,' That Ever-Changing Opera |
The New York Times |
November 19, 2010 |
| Gerald Finley: A Long Way From Boy Chorister |
The New York Times |
November 5, 2010 |
| Brandon Jovanovich: Finding His Voice, the Slow, Steady Way |
The New York Times |
October 29, 2010 |
| The once and future Ring |
Capital New York |
October 23, 2010 |
| Celebrating A Gift From Bali: Delicious Confusion |
The New York Times |
October 8, 2010 |
| On a Quest To Offer Arias In English |
The New York Times |
August 19, 2010 |
| The French New Wave |
Opera News |
August 2010 |
| MAW: Sophie's Choice |
Opera News |
August 2010 |
| After a Century, A Composer's Day in the Sun |
The New York Times |
July 23, 2010 |
| Practicing What He Once Preached |
The New York Times |
June 29, 2010 |
| Video Review: The Valencia Ring |
Opera News |
June 2010 |
| Rossini: L'Equivoco Stravagante |
Opera News |
May 2010 |
| Ahab Sings! (The Whale Does Not) |
The New York Times |
April 23, 2010 |
| Juggling Essays, Epics and Divas |
The New York Times |
April 8, 2010 |
| She's Standing on Her Own Just Fine |
The New York Times |
March 21, 2010 |
| Honored in the Breach |
Opera News |
March 2010 |
| As Plain as the Nose on His Stage |
The New York Times |
February 24, 2010 |
| Operatic Style Designed to Suit Your Living Room |
The New York Times |
February 4, 2010 |
| Comes A Horseman |
Opera News |
February 2010 |
| A Space Opera in a Proper Galaxy |
The New York Times |
January 14, 2010 |
| New York / In Recital |
Opera Now |
January/February 2010 |
| Richard Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier |
Opera News |
January 2010 |
| Humperdinck: Hänsel und Gretel |
Opera News |
December 2009 |
| Wagner: Tannhäuser |
Opera News |
December 2009 |
| The Magic Pen: Mozart Operas Up Close |
The New York Times |
November 22, 2009 |
| A Soprano's Hat Trick: Puccini Triple Bill |
The New York Times |
November 11, 2009 |
| Secret Weapon of Czech Opera's Velvet Revolution |
The New York Times |
November 6, 2009 |
| Integrating titles into opera design |
Opera News |
November 2009 |
| Cut the Fluff. What Makes Tosca Tick? |
The New York Times |
September 20, 2009 |
| A 'Ring' Recording That Has It All (Except the Music) |
The New York Times |
August 30, 2009 |
| Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg |
Opera News |
August 2009 |
| Coda: A Hair Out of Place |
Opera News |
August 2009 |
| Martín y Soler: Il Burbero di Buon Cuore |
Opera News |
July 2009 |
| A Mezzo Kicks Up Her Heels in High Style |
The New York Times |
June 28, 2009 |
| On the Road: Opera in America, Spring of '09 |
Opernwelt |
June 11, 2009 |
| Video Review: 'Tristan und Isolde' |
Opera News |
June 2009 |
| Vienna's New Opera House Since 1801 |
The New York Times |
May 31, 2009 |
| Tenor at the Top Is Determined to Stay There |
The New York Times |
May 17, 2009 |
| The State of Denmark |
Opera News |
May 2009 |
| The Great Mozart Switcheroo |
The New York Times |
April 5, 2009 |
| Desperately Seeking Siegfried |
Opera News |
April 2009 |
| Before the Gala, So Much Groundwork |
The New York Times |
March 8, 2009 |
| Coda: Null Set |
Opera News |
March 2009 |
| Video Review: 'Birtwistle: The Minotaur' |
Opera News |
March 2009 |
| A Director Tackles an Opera He Loves to Hate |
The New York Times |
February 15, 2009 |
| Video Review: 'Tristan und Isolde' |
Opera News |
November 2008 |
| New Hands Detonate ‘Doctor Atomic’ |
The New York Times |
October 10, 2008 |
| Naming the Nameless (in Sanskrit) |
The New York Times |
September 26, 2008 |
| The Weill (Almost) Nobody Knows |
The New York Times |
September 7, 2008 |
| Festival Magic |
Opera News |
May 2008 |
| Frisky Young Tenors on Operatic War Horses |
The New York Times |
April 20, 2008 |
| In Review: Appomattox, San Francisco Opera |
Opera News |
January 2008 |
| The 'Ring' Master |
Opera News |
January 2008 |
| In Review: Il Ritorno di Don Calandrino & Oratorio a Quattro Voci |
Opera News |
August 2007 |
| An Artist in Many Media Tackles 'The Magic Flute' |
The Wall Street Journal |
April 5, 2007 |
| Coda: An Aria Returns |
Opera News |
March 2007 |
| Jack O'Brien Charts a Wide Course |
The Wall Street Journal |
February 14, 2007 |
| Coda: Forever Young |
Opera News |
June 2006 |
| Evildoer |
Smithsonian Magazine |
April 2006 |
| Sound Bites: Christopher Maltman |
Opera News |
March 2006 |
| A Night at the Opera |
Smithsonian Magazine |
November 2005 |
| The Opera That Chooses the Nuclear Option |
The New York Times |
September 25, 2005 |
| Before the Critics, the Physicists Would Like a Word |
The New York Times |
September 25, 2005 |
| The Plot Is True but Not the Love |
The New York Times |
March 18, 2005 |
| The Violeta Hour |
Opera News |
March 2005 |
| The Crossover Question |
Opera News |
October 2004 |
| The Diva Next Door |
Vogue |
February 2003 |
| Are Unschooled Audiences Changing the Face of Opera |
Opera News |
December 2002 |
| Bass Hit |
Opera News |
November 2001 |
| Forget the Callas Legend |
The Atlantic Monthly |
April 1999 |
| Dazzling White Nights |
The Atlantic Monthly |
April 1998 |
| Giant: Ben Heppner |
Opera News |
April 1998 |
| Maria, Not Callas |
The Atlantic Monthly |
October 1997 |
| Explorer: Waltraud Meier |
Opera News |
March 1997 |
| Pentimento: The metamorphosis of Beethoven's only opera |
Opera News |
July 1996 |
| Thriller: Powerhouse mezzo Dolora Zajick always delivers |
Opera News |
March 1996 |
| How Old Is Despina? |
Opera News |
February 17, 1996 |
| Don Quixote in Salzburg |
Opera News |
June 1995 |
| Kitezh Made Visible |
Opera News |
February 4, 1995 |
| Wagner Contender |
Opera News |
August 1994 |
| The God's Day Off |
Opera News |
April 1993 |
| Bringing Wotan Home |
Opera News |
April 1993 |
| Wagnervision |
Opera News |
March 1993 |
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Blog Posts |
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| Orliński twice over |
Blog |
March 29, 2016 |
| Bartoli's Norma: Front and center |
Blog |
June 28, 2013 |
| Esprit de l'escalier (Tosca) |
Blog |
January 6, 2013 |
| Pedantries/Pleasantries: Zeffiretti/Zeffirelli |
Blog |
January 9, 2011 |
| Footnote: The Braunfels St. Joan onstage |
Blog |
January 9, 2011 |
| Soul of Salzburg: A Milestone for Riccardo Muti |
Blog |
August 21, 2010 |
| Deep Waters in Salzburg: First Impressions of Wolfgang Rihm's Dionysos |
Blog |
July 27, 2010 |
| Fear of Flying: Amelia Takes Wing in Seattle |
Blog |
May 24, 2010 |
| Thar She Blows! The Dallas Opera Wins With Jake Heggie's Moby-Dick |
Blog |
May 18, 2010 |
| Lost and Found: Call Me Siegfried |
Blog |
February 1, 2010 |
| A Diva Remembered: Sandra Warfield (1921?-2009) |
Blog |
December 20, 2009 |
| New York City Opera, Rising from the Ashes? |
Blog |
November 17, 2009 |
| Salzburg Festival - Motherhood and Red Apple Pie |
Blog |
August 3, 2009 |
| Lincoln Center at 50 - A Personal and Institutional History |
Blog |
July 24, 2009 |
| Demofoonte Rises from the Ashes |
Blog |
July 3, 2009 |
| One Dwarf, One Giant - Stealing Das Rheingold at Los Angeles Opera and the Met |
Blog |
April 28, 2009 |
| The Look of Things Unseen: Achim Freyer's "Ring" Begins in Los Angeles |
Blog |
March 3, 2009 |
| What's Love Got to Do With It? - David McVicar's Trovatore |
Blog |
February 18, 2009 |
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Book Reviews |
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Publication |
Date |
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Creating "Der Rosenkavalier": From Chevalier to Cavalier
by Michael Reynolds |
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June 20, 2020 |
| The Berlin Philharmonic at the Salzburg Festival, 1962 |
Opera News |
July 4, 2014 |
Written on Skin
by George Benjamin |
Opera News |
May 5, 2014 |
| Wolfgang Rihm: Dionysos |
Opera News |
February 2014 |
Der Freischütz
by Nationaltheater Mannheim |
Opera News |
October 29, 2013 |
Das Labyrinth: Der Kampf mit den Elementen
by Peter von Winter |
Opera News |
September 2013 |
| Tosca (Giacomo Puccini): Royal Opera House, Covent Garden |
Opera News |
January 5, 2013 |
Divas and Scholars: Performing Italian Opera
by Philip Gossett |
The New York Sun |
September 6, 2006 |
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Movie Reviews |
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| Rienzi |
Opera News |
April 2014 |
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