In my end is my beginning In my end is my beginning

Die Walküre heralds the end of an era for the Los Angeles Philharmonic — and the arrival of a new generation of Wagnerians.

By May 27, 2026 at 9:00 AM
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Monkey business Monkey business

The Monkey King at San Francisco Opera combines spectacle and sentiment.

By November 27, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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Grail against the machine Grail against the machine

A new production of Parsifal at San Francisco Opera stirred something deep inside Michael Anthonio about how music soothes the soul

By October 31, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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Word problem Word problem

I’ve been picking away yet again at the mysterious symbiosis between an opera’s words and its music.

By December 01, 2017 at 9:00 AM
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