The turning point The turning point

The Comet/Poppea at this summer’s Running AMOC* festival at Lincoln Center is a thrilling, startling, deeply moving experience

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The Comet/Poppea The Comet/Poppea

Yuval Sharon and the American Modern Opera Company meld Monteverdi and George Lewis in a live performance from Lincoln Center

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The government shall be upon his shoulders The government shall be upon his shoulders

Despite not being very happy with the state of the world (and the union) and not looking forward to the New Year, this past December I took in many festive holiday offerings including a pair of oratorios.

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El Niño: Nativity Reconsidered El Niño: Nativity Reconsidered

A performance recorded earlier this month in Munich of American Modern Opera Company’s take on John Adams‘s oratorio

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The music seemed to come from afar The music seemed to come from afar

New York shall never be in need of another Messiah to assist to during the holiday season, but a new tradition is beginning to crystallize at the cavernous St. John the Divine to rival it.

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