Her high notes emerging like shafts of sunlight, Davidsen is playing the title role in Janacek’s “Jenufa” at the struggling Lyric Opera of Chicago.
Category: Classical Music
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Julia Perry’s ‘Stabat Mater’ Arrives at the Philharmonic
Julia Perry’s “Stabat Mater” was well received in the 1950s. But it took until this week for the New York Philharmonic to program it.
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David Del Tredici, Who Set ‘Alice’ to Music, Dies at 86
A Pulitzer Prize-winning composer who liked to redefine himself, he was originally known as an experimentalist but was later identified with a lush style that came to be called the New Romanticism.
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At the Philharmonic, Violin Concertos as Alike as They Are Different
In back-to-back programs, the orchestra presented concertos by Beethoven and Benjamin Britten.
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Review: ‘Florencia’ Brings Spanish Back to the Met Opera
Starring Ailyn Pérez, Daniel Catán’s heavily perfumed “Florencia en el Amazonas,” from 1996, is the company’s first work by a Latin American composer.
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Philip Glass’s Piano Etudes: A Diary of an Influential Life
Begun to improve his own technique, piano exercises that Glass wrote over decades are the subject this month of a new book, a concert and dances.
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Park Avenue Armory Will Host ‘Illinoise’ and ‘Indra’s Net’ in 2024
The Armory’s upcoming season also includes the North American premiere of ‘Inside Light.’
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Ahead of APEC Summit, Musicians from Philadelphia Orchestra Tour China
The visit, commemorating the 50th anniversary of the orchestra’s pathbreaking 1973 visit to Beijing, drew praise from President Biden and President Xi Jinping of China.
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Jennifer Walshe’s Irreverent, Hectic and Deeply Serious Productions
The Irish composer blends everyday items with Dada-like theatricals. But there’s a serious purpose to her explorations.
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Orin O’Brien Broke Barriers in Music but Doesn’t Want Center Stage
A new documentary tells the story of Orin O’Brien, a double bassist who became the only woman in the New York Philharmonic when she joined in 1966 and helped open doors for others.
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Debussy and Final Fantasy Are Peers on This Radio Stream
Arcade, a new project by Classical California, aims to dispel preconceptions about classical music and video game soundtracks.
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MasterVoices Puts on a Starry Show With a Shoestring Budget
This essential organization gives fresh, entertaining life to music theater curiosities. What if it had more money?