Lucky those people who are so anxious to believe Lucky those people who are so anxious to believe

A high-drama Vanessa by the Boston Symphony Orchestra offers something to believe in.

Dona nobis pacem Dona nobis pacem

A Missa Solemnis to celebrate 125 years of Boston’s Symphony Hall was sophisticated and subdued.

Not a Marietta Not a Marietta

We are a nostalgic sort, we opera lovers. Fortunately, Korngold’s Die tote Stadt, which arrived in concert form to Boston’s Symphony Hall last weekend, is all about nostalgia.

Die tote Stadt

Korngold‘s opera in a live broadcast from Boston

Ode to Ode to Joy Ode to Ode to Joy

Are Beethoven’s symphonies overplayed? Yes, but for a reason. While this justification may sound cliché, Beethoven’s humanist universalism is a sentiment that feels urgent in an era of widespread polarization and pessimism.