Joshua Barone
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How the Dutch National Opera Is Trying to Go Green
The Dutch National Opera in Amsterdam has made dramatic moves to go green, from the materials it uses in productions to the food it serves.
‘Love Life,’ the Lost Great American Musical, Returns Over 75 Years Later
Kurt Weill and Alan Jay Lerner’s pioneering “Love Life” was thwarted by circumstance. Now, it is coming to Encores! at New York City Center.
‘We Are the Lucky Ones’ Gives Operatic Voice to a Generation
This new opera assembles a compassionate, haunting portrait of the middle class that emerged from World War II and considers what they leave behind.
Review: With ‘Fidelio,’ the Met Opera Does What It Does Best
The Met, a magnet for star singers, flexed its muscles to stack the cast of Beethoven’s only opera, with Lise Davidsen in the title role.
Conductor Antonio Pappano, on Top and Learning on the Job
Antonio Pappano, who leads the London Symphony Orchestra, feels like he is always “playing catch-up” because he skipped music school.
Seong-Jin Cho Tackles a Ravel Piano Marathon in New York
Performing in New York, Seong-Jin Cho presented a marathon survey of Ravel’s solo piano works and appeared in Prokofiev’s Second Piano Concerto.
Barrie Kosky Is the Director New York Has Been Waiting For
One of the busiest stage directors in Europe is fully arriving, at last, with “The Threepenny Opera” this spring.
Why Is an Entire Age of American Opera Missing at the Met?
A concert performance of “Vanessa” freshly argued for the vitality of a work that deserves to be staged but languishes with its midcentury peers.
John Adams and Vikingur Olafsson Join Forces for ”After the Fall’
After the pianist, Vikingur Olafsson, asked for a concerto over beers, the composer, John Adams, wrote “After the Fall,” which will now travel the world.
Review: For the Met Opera’s ‘Tosca,’ Third Cast’s a Charm
The bass-baritone Bryn Terfel returned to the Met for the first time in 13 years, alongside Sondra Radvanovsky, one of the great Toscas of our...