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Internationally acclaimed American tenor Brian Jagde is enjoying a glorious 2025-26 operatic season that includes a few firsts. After overcoming an arduous health challenge, he opened the season for Teatro Real in Madrid with his greatly anticipated debut in the title role of Verdi’s Otello. This month he is making
Don’t Try to Embarrass Hitler!
Great time to introduce a child to live theater during Kids’ Night on Broadway!
Music director Leon Botstein led the American Symphony Orchestra (ASO) in a commemorative concert on January 30 at Carnegie Hall to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. The program highlighted the evolution of an American musical identity during the 19th and 20th centuries, featuring a diverse selection
On an evening when stepping outside felt like plunging into the core of winter, Carnegie Hall became a sacred refuge for those brave enough to venture outdoors. The mood of the entire evening felt indeed sacred, reverent, hushed, and awe-filled, from the first moment that pianist Leif Ove Andsnes touched
There’s great theater this winter in New Jersey. Marina Kennedy lists the shows.
Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter Seymour Hersh uncovered explosive stories early and later on in his career. The Netflix documentary, “Cover-Up”, zeroes in on his work.
This December marks the 100th anniversary of the premiere of Alban Berg’s Wozzeck at the Berlin State Opera – Staatsoper Unter den Linden. The Staatsoper launched its celebration of the centennial with a run of performances that opened on December 14th, the very date the opera premiered in 1925. I am far from
Internationally acclaimed American tenor Brian Jagde is enjoying a glorious 2025-26 operatic season that includes a few firsts. After overcoming an arduous health challenge, he opened the season for Teatro Real in Madrid with his greatly anticipated debut in the title role of Verdi’s Otello. This month he is making his debut at the Teatro Maggio Musicale Fiorentino as Canio in Leoncavallo’s Pagliacci, and in April, his first Wagnerian title role debut, as Lohengrin at
Don’t Try to Embarrass Hitler!
Great time to introduce a child to live theater during Kids’ Night on Broadway!
Music director Leon Botstein led the American Symphony Orchestra (ASO) in a commemorative concert on January 30 at Carnegie Hall to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. The program highlighted the evolution of an American musical identity during the 19th and 20th centuries, featuring a diverse selection of rarely performed works. As an article on the Center for Arts & Culture website states: “Culture is a national resource, the accumulated capital of
On an evening when stepping outside felt like plunging into the core of winter, Carnegie Hall became a sacred refuge for those brave enough to venture outdoors. The mood of the entire evening felt indeed sacred, reverent, hushed, and awe-filled, from the first moment that pianist Leif Ove Andsnes touched the piano keys and revealed a universe of unparalleled artistic mastery. Andsnes’ touch is unique, from vigorous, crisp, and lithe to the most delicate, softest,
There’s great theater this winter in New Jersey. Marina Kennedy lists the shows.
Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter Seymour Hersh uncovered explosive stories early and later on in his career. The Netflix documentary, “Cover-Up”, zeroes in on his work.
This December marks the 100th anniversary of the premiere of Alban Berg’s Wozzeck at the Berlin State Opera – Staatsoper Unter den Linden. The Staatsoper launched its celebration of the centennial with a run of performances that opened on December 14th, the very date the opera premiered in 1925. I am far from being a die-hard of Alban Berg’s music and it took me a long time to approach Wozzeck, and only by, initially, burying myself in its ample theatricality
