Daniel Barenboim, a Towering Maestro Held Back by Illness
The pianist and conductor turns 80 soon, but deteriorating health has kept him from the celebrations he had long planned.
Posted inClassical Music Culture (Arts) Donmar Warehouse Theater English National Opera Hampstead Theater (London) London (England) London Coliseum Mendes, Sam Miskimmon, Annilese Opera Royal National Theater Royal Opera House Theater
Britain’s Major Opera Companies Suffer in Arts Spending Shake-Up
English National Opera lost its government subsidy, and the Royal Opera House received a 10-percent cut, with funding diverted to organizations outside London.
Posted inBuratto, Eleonora (1982- ) Don Carlo (Opera) Groissbock, Gunther Mattei, Peter McVicar, David Metropolitan Opera Opera Thomas, Russell (Singer) Verdi, Giuseppe
Review: The Met Brings Back a Shorter, Weaker ‘Don Carlo’
David McVicar’s staging from last season has returned, but in a four-act, Italian-language form. In this case, less is less.
Posted inArt Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts Opera Skye, Derrick Song of the Ambassadors (Opera) Thake, Shanta
Music, Science and Healing Intersect in an A.I. Opera
The work-in-progress “Song of the Ambassadors” got a test run at Alice Tully Hall — with Lincoln Center’s artistic director lending her brain.