by Barry Lenson | Sep 29, 2021 | Opera, Terence Blanchard
On September 28th – just last night – the Metropolitan Opera opened its season with a performance of the new opera Fire Shut Up in My Bones by the American composer Terence Blanchard. As I write this post this morning, rave reviews are pouring in for...
by Barry Lenson | Sep 17, 2021 | Don Giovanni, Mozart, Opera
Some years ago I saw a rock version of Monteverdi’s Inoronazione di Poppea that was just great. The producers simply let a rock band play what Monteverdi wrote – with no modifications at all, except for the addition of a drum set. The performers sang it in English....
by Barry Lenson | Jul 22, 2021 | Jake Heggie, Uncategorized
Classical Archives is delighted to share this new interview. In it, our own Opera Joe McKesson talks with composer Jake Heggie and singer/creator Zachary Gordin about the upcoming performances of Jake Heggie’s new work Triptych which will take place on August...
by Barry Lenson | Jul 2, 2021 | Arthur Rubinstein
There are many videos on YouTube that show Arthur Rubinstein playing. There are videos of the legendary recital that he gave in Warsaw in 1966, of the recital he gave in Pasadena to benefit Israel, and a good number more. But in my opinion, the one that best captures...
by Barry Lenson | Jun 24, 2021 | Uncategorized
Opera Joe wanted to connect with one of his favorite performers, Lara St. John on the upcoming second anniversary of her inspiring moment of courage in confronting the Curtis Institute of Music over her repetitive abuse 30 years earlier by Jascha Brodsky and her...
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