Yes and no
William Kentridge‘s eclectic The Great Yes, The Great No arrives at Cal Performances.
Sabine Theunissen
6 pieces since 2015 — at 1 company, most often at Metropolitan Opera.
6
pieces
1
company
12
years
By company
Lulu
Starring Marlis Petersen, Susan Graham, Daniel Brenna, Paul Groves, Johan Reuter and Franz Grundheber, conducted by Lothar Koenigs. From November 21, 2015.
Every snarl and shimmer
Yannick Nézet-Séguin and the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra reigned supreme at the opening night of Wozzeck on Friday evening, rendering every snarl and shimmer of Berg’s score with gripping intensity.
Brute force
Alban Berg’s compact yet potent oeuvre has long played an outsized role in shaping my understanding of music’s aesthetic evolution.
The leggy movie
This Met’s second production of Berg’s 1935 opera was the hot topic of November 2015.
Cherchez la femme (fatale)
Lilith. Pandora. Circe. Salome. “La Belle Dame sans Merci.” Carmen. Brigid O’Shaughnessy: the eternal “femme fatale” still fascinates us.