Category: Classical Music

Taking the Saga of a Criminal Gang From Page to Screen to Opera Stage

The New York Times – Music:
Italians can’t get enough of “Romanzo Criminale,” a best-selling novel that has been made into a hit film, a bigger hit TV show and now, an opera.
How to Land a $30 Million Viola? Find a Matchmaker With Deep Pockets.

The New York Times – Music:
Whether through open-ended loans or “musical mortgages,” philanthropists and investors are helping get the best instruments into talented musicians’ hands.
To Get an Orchestra Job, Study ‘Jaws’ as Much as Mahler

The New York Times – Music:
As orchestras increasingly program film soundtracks and music by contemporary composers, the excerpts used in auditions are changing, too.
This ‘Flying Dutchman’ Tests the Limits on Artists Speaking Freely About Israel

The New York Times – Music:
A Berlin production of “The Flying Dutchman” transforms Wagner’s opera into a provocative allegory amid fears of political interference and censorship in the arts.
Lewd, Leering and Reveling in Opera’s Queerness

The New York Times – Music:
Heartbeat’s Drag Opera Extravaganza, a yearly event around Halloween, is an off-color pastiche of opera and pop culture. This year: “Queeney Todd.”
Gospel Horror and Creepy Bluegrass: Behind the Music of ‘Get Out’

The New York Times – Music:
Ahead of the New York Philharmonic’s live soundtrack performances of the film, the composer Michael Abels discusses pivotal moments from his score.
How Does Abe Lincoln Sound? In ‘Lincoln in the Bardo,’ Ugly, Honest, Cathartic

The New York Times – Music:
Missy Mazzoli and Royce Vavrek’s “Lincoln in the Bardo” at the Met Opera is the latest, and perhaps darkest, in a long series of musical portraits of Lincoln.
At 90, Steve Reich Remains in Good Creative Health

The New York Times – Music:
New York, Reich’s hometown, still has a lot of love for him, with a staged show at the Park Avenue Armory and a birthday concert at Carnegie Hall.
Martina Arroyo, Luminous Soprano Who Broke Barriers, Dies at 89

The New York Times – Music:
A leading star at the Metropolitan Opera in the 1960s and ’70s, she was one of the first Black singers to have a major stage career.
Acclaimed Writers Turn to Classical Music in New Novels

The New York Times – Music:
The challenge for Barbara Kingsolver and Yiyun Li: capturing how dedication to the piano can be a source of joy and pain.
Composer Steve Reich, at 90, Returns With ‘In All Your Ways’

The New York Times – Music:
Reich, whose music will be featured in birthday celebrations this month, said his latest work was “one of the best things I’ve done in a long time.”
Berlin Philharmonic Opens Carnegie Hall Season

The New York Times – Music:
At Carnegie Hall, this orchestra gave gobsmacking performances of the classics. If only it could show some of the creativity it has at home.