It’s Happening on October 7th! Opera Joe Interviews Jeffrey Biegel about the Premiere of a New Musical Tribute to Ruth Bader Ginsburg
It will happen on October 7th . . . the world premiere of a new musical tribute to the late Ruth Bader Ginsburg composed by Ellen Taaffe Zwilich. The premiere will be performed by mezzo-soprano Denyce Graves, pianist Jeffrey Biegel and conductor Lidiya Yankovskaya.
Opera Joe McKesson from Classical Archives Interviews 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 Blanchard, for...
Will Adam Levowitz’s Rock Version of Don Giovanni Make Opera Cool Again?
A highly innovative musician/producer named Adam Levowitz is taking a similar, modernizing approach to make Mozart’s Don Giovanni into a rock opera. Don G. is back, and this time (dare we say) it’s no more Mr. Nice Guy. It’s just pure cool.
Opera Joe Interviews Composer Jake Heggie and Festival Opera General Director Zachary Gordin about Triptych
https://youtu.be/mseNFlTghGE 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...
Which Video Best Captures the Magic of Arthur Rubinstein?
https://youtu.be/vL2ftX-xC4w 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...
Classical Archives’ Opera Joe Interviews Lara St. John
https://youtu.be/qR5B3azwCWY 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...
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