Up stares, down stares Up stares, down stares

Ahead of tomorrow’s Live in HD, Michael Steinberg talks Leonore, Salome, and the “endemic misogyny” of Claus Guth‘s new production

By May 16, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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Wishin’ and hopin’ and thinkin’ and prayin’ Wishin’ and hopin’ and thinkin’ and prayin’

Eli Jacobson inaugurates parterre box’s new “Perspectives on the Aria” feature with a deep dive into Leonore’s “Abscheulicher!” from Beethoven’s Fidelio which returns to the Metropolitan Opera tomorrow with the Met’s current dramatic soprano star Lise Davidsen as Leonore.

By March 03, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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Conductors for the ages Conductors for the ages

In Munich, performances by 97-year-old Herbert Blomstedt and 32-year-old Thomas Guggeis show the city’s orchestral ensembles at their best

By January 16, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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Boys don’t cry Boys don’t cry

Who will prevail in Trove Thursday’s Fidelio Drag Race finals: Gwyneth Jones/Leonard Bernstein 1970 or Julia Varady/Nikolaus Harnoncourt 1986?

By December 10, 2020 at 10:00 AM
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From the HIP From the HIP

We are in the midst of a titanic Beethoven onslaught prompted by the unstoppable need to commemorate the composer’s upcoming 250th birthday.

By March 09, 2020 at 5:54 PM
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Taking care of business Taking care of business

Not everyone is happy about the Beethoven sestercentennial.

By March 06, 2020 at 11:19 AM
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Sweet 1600s Sweet 1600s

Over the past week New York City was blessed by two appealing 17th century presentations: John Blow’s Venus and Adonis from Opera Lafayette and La Storia di Orfeo courtesy of the Boston Early Music Festival.

By November 29, 2019 at 1:25 PM
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With honor With honor

Puccini’s Madama Butterfly with an unexpected heroine: the electrifying Julia Varady, seduced and abandoned by the suavely ardent Giacomo Aragall.

By August 04, 2016 at 9:00 AM
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