On a visit to Venice last year, several performances gave new meaning (for me) to the common perception of Venice as an important musical destination. There seemed to be performances of classical music all over the place, in both secular venues and at the many churches that have been given over to musical events. It would …
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Opera: Thinking about Boito’s “Mefistofele”
An opera event coming up in New York is worth paying attention to. Over the next few weeks, the Metropolitan Opera is presenting eight performances of Arigo Boito’s Mefistofele (November 8 through December 1), and I was lucky enough to be invited to a working rehearsal on Thursday. I was pleased to spend a day watching …
Jerome Robbins: A Centennial Celebration
My husband Andrew and I had a couple of pleasant experiences last week. We were scheduled to see two performances at New York City Ballet, starting with an orchestra rehearsal (no dancing) on Thursday morning and a ballet performance on Friday night. To our great delight, the work of Jerome Robbins was the focus of …
Musical Memories: New York at Easter (Guy at St. Bart’s)
Having lived in New York now for 50 years, I suppose it’s OK to go into “memory-lane” mode occasionally and share a few thoughts about New York experiences. And today is a good day for thinking about one particular experience, for Christians throughout much of the world are celebrating Easter, even here in sometimes-non-conformist New …
Mahler’s Symphony No. 8 — What a Treat!
Go to: http://gstcjourney.blogspot.com/2016/02/mahlers-symphonie-no-8-what-treat.html
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