Playing midwives to an egg Playing midwives to an egg

Nigel Wilkinson reports on Teodor Curentzis and Peter Sellars‘s new production of Rameau‘s Castor et Pollux in Paris.

By January 31, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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Hear the dance Hear the dance

I confess to being a “bad” dance fan: over the decades I’ve learned that if I don’t love (or at least like) the music, I won’t love the dance.

By April 09, 2024 at 9:00 AM
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Crossroads Crossroads

When LA Opera finally decided to put a toe in the water and mount its first production since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, it was Igor Stravinsky‘s opera/oratorio Oedipus Rex.

By June 21, 2021 at 1:02 PM
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From the house of the living From the house of the living

Pierre Boulez continuously challenged me and totally changed the way I listen to music.

By January 11, 2016 at 11:37 AM
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Franco-Russo-Sino-Roman

Igor Stravinsky was a bit of a musical shapeshifter in his day, especially when compared to his contemporaries in early 20th century Europe. Given, the time in which Stravinsky was living in Europe was one of the most dynamic periods in recent history, but few were able to consistently generate music of such varying style…

By September 01, 2010 at 11:23 AM
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