Nixon in Jersey: The Renixoning
The singers and the orchestra carry the show, but where do they carry it?
Richard Tang Yuk
4 pieces since 2012 — at 2 companies, most often at Princeton Festival Orchestra.
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A little ‘Nixon’ goes a long way
The Princeton Festival has long been a “Little Engine that Could,” but the current operatic offering, John Adams’ Nixon in China, is a good deal more than that.
Jersey shore
You don’t often hear the grand operas of Benjamin Britten on smaller stages.
Renaissance: fair
On this Gay Pride weekend, I remember my late friend Robert Chesley, activist and playwright (Stray Dog Story), who had also been an elementary schoolteacher.
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).
