Music Review - The Zany Spirit of Shaw, Adapted Into Operas - Review
George Bernard Shaw wrote his short, fanciful play “The Dark Lady of the Sonnets” for a performance in 1910 in support of establishing a national theater to honor Shakespeare. Here Shaw puts a royal twist into the mystery surrounding thes...
Music Review - Lizz Wright and Raul Midn Bring Faith From the South, and a One-Man Band Too - Review
If I had to choose a single word to describe the mystique of the singer Lizz Wright, it would be steadfast.
Rahav Segev
Ms. Wright, who headlined a double bill with the equally talented singer-songwriter Raul Midón at the concert h...
Music Review - R.E.M. - The Histories and Commentaries - Review
Chang W. Lee
Michael Stipe, lead singer of R.E.M., in the band’s politically laced show at Madison Square Garden on Thursday night.
Michael Stipe, lead singer of R.E.M., spent a great deal of time explicating on Thursday night, good...
Music Review - Idomeneo Is the First Opera in the Newly Restored Cuvillis Theater - Review
Philipp Mansmann/Bayerische Schlsserverwaltung
Above, John Mark Ainsley, center, in the Bavarian State Opera’s production of Mozart’s “Idomeneo.”
MUNICH — Dramatic rescues are central to both Mozart’s &...
Book Review - New Music Books - Review
The Unauthorized Biography of William Axl Rose.
If we would admire a rock musician who caterwauls his way through lyrics like “Your daddy works in porno / Now that Mommy’s not around,” then we should also respect a writer who...
Music - Honoring the ‘Uphill Battle’ of a Champion of New Choral Music
THE conductor Harold Rosenbaum, recent recipient of the Laurel Leaf Award from the American Composers Alliance, sees choral composers today as a neglected species. Avocational or school choruses, which account for most choruses in the United States, ...
At a Roadside Vigil, an Iconic Voice of Protest
WAPPINGERS FALLS, N.Y. — Pete Seeger pulled his black Toyota Highlander into the Staples parking lot here and plucked some signs from the back seat, including one with “Peace” spray-painted in large orange letters. With that, he slun...
