Master peace
With Liber scriptus came the biggest discovery for me, the vocal talent of Elena Stikhina.
Mariss Jansons
4 pieces since 2012 — at 1 company, most often at Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra.
4
pieces
1
company
15
years
By company
From the house of the living
Pierre Boulez continuously challenged me and totally changed the way I listen to music.
Low-fat Schoenberg
With orchestral and choral forces that could outnumber a small European village, Arnold Schoenberg’s Gurre-Lieder is a composition designed to overwhelm.
Bear in mind
Before there was a Stefan Herheim Boheme (which I reviewed a couple of weeks back for this site), there was a Herheim Eugene Onegin, recorded in June 2011 at De Nederlanse Opera.
Win a Free Ticket to Opening Night at the Met!
Quinn Kelsey and Lise Davidsen star in the Met's new Macbeth. We're giving away one ticket, so screw your courage to the sticking place and enter now!
I’ll take the fall
The days are getting shorter, but you can keep the prattle going this fall’s Talk of the Town! You will, you can, you must join in the discussion about: Great mezzo soprano performances (October),
Gained in translation (November), Teleport me back to… (December).
