Review: The Soprano Julia Bullock’s Brilliant Sincerity
Julia Bullock, an artist of sensitivity and intelligence, appeared at the Park Avenue Armory with the pianist John Arida.
Posted inClassical Music Der Ring des Nibelungen (Opera) Kosky, Barrie (1967- ) Metropolitan Opera Music Opera Pappano, Antonio Rheingold, Das (Opera) Royal Opera House Wagner, Richard
Review: This London ‘Ring’ Is on the Met Opera’s Radar
It’s not stage-filling spectacle, but Barrie Kosky’s version of Wagner’s “Das Rheingold,” the start of a four-opera epic, is eerie, vivid and intense.
When Club Music Went Commercial, Remixes Kept It Real
Social justice, romance and gay pride are alive in a sound that would seduce the world.
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Wang Fang Criticized for Mariupol Performance
The singer Wang Fang drew criticism after she performed “Katyusha,” a Soviet-era patriotic song, at the ruins of a theater in Mariupol.