The Frick’s Gift to New York: A Superb New Concert Hall
There’s a crackling aliveness to music in the 220-seat, subterranean yet airy auditorium, which was put through its paces in a burst of six concerts.
Posted inAppointments and Executive Changes Chung, Myung-Whun Classical Music La Scala Opera House (Milan, Italy) Opera Riccardo Chailly
La Scala Taps South Korean Maestro Myung-whun Chung as Music Director
Myung-whun Chung will be the first Asian, and one of the first conductors born outside Italy, to serve as music director in the opera house’s 247-year history.
Posted inAdams, John (1947- ) Berkeley, Busby Classical Music Colbert, Claudette Costumes Knowles, Beyonce Lien, Mimi Metropolitan Opera Opera Pulitzer, Elkhanah Taylor, Elizabeth (1932-2011)
The Inspirations Behind the Met Opera’s ‘Antony and Cleopatra’
The inspirations behind the staging of “Antony and Cleopatra,” which imagines a world in which celebrities can be tantamount to gods.
Posted inClassical Music Opera
The Classical Music Our Critics Can’t Stop Thinking About
Watch and listen to five recent highlights, including Metropolitan Opera performances, the posthorn solo in Mahler’s Third and music by Tomeka Reid.