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Review: There's less Gold Rush in John Adams' latest 'Girls of the Golden West,' but it's still gold
LA Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoJohn Adams conducting the Los Angeles Philharmonic in his opera "Girls of the Golden West" at Walt...
Review: A consistently excellent cast shines in new L.A. Opera staging of 'Pelléas et Mélisande'
LA Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoNearly two decades after L.A. Opera staged a memorable production of 'Pelléas et Mélisande' directed...
Review: James Gray's traditional 'Marriage of Figaro' at L.A. Opera is not what it seems
LA Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoLucas Meachem, far right, as the Count in James Gray's new production of Mozart's "The Marriage of...
Review: In John Adams' new 'Antony and Cleopatra' opera, the orchestra is the star
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThirty-five years ago, John Adams’ first opera, which changed the way opera would be made and matter in America, had its first public workshop performance in a small theater, the Herbst, next ...
John Adams' Nativity oratorio 'El Nino' gets colorful staging at the Met
Associated Press via AOL· 2 months agoThen the Virgin Mary, in a voice brimming with anguish and outrage, memorializes the student...
Best classical of 2022: Gustavo, Mark Morris and the CD discovery of the year
LA Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFrom left, "The Look of Love" dancers, conductor Mirga Grazinyte-Tyla and violinist María Dueñas....
‘Turandot’ and ‘Shall We Gather at the River’ Reviews: Classics in New Contexts
The Wall Street Journal· 2 weeks agoWashington National Opera performed a world premiere production of Puccini’s work with a new final...
One of the greatest operatic performances: How the 1693 'Médée' speaks to the incomprehensible...
LA Times via Yahoo News· 6 months agoA new Berlin production of Charpentier's 1693 opera "Medee," with direction by Peter Sellars and sets by Frank Gehry, offers vital perspective for our times.
Appreciation: Composers are often revered but rarely beloved. Kaija Saariaho was both
LA Times via Yahoo News· 12 months agoPolar Music Prize laureate composer Kaija Saariaho, of Finland, receives the Polar Music Prize 2013...
Fleming stars as `Nixon in China' arrives at Paris Opera
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAfter spending decades portraying generals' wives, a countess and a courtesan, Renée Fleming walked...