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Music: Puccini at 150, Still Capable of Revelations

Posted: August 17th, 2008, 8:33am GMT by By ANTHONY TOMMASINI

Puccini’s popularity continues to grow, and this year is no different, with releases of new CDs of “La Bohème” and an eye-opening new film.

Music Review: Singing the Praises of Greed and Naked Capitalism

Posted: August 12th, 2008, 1:25am GMT by By ANTHONY TOMMASINI

The eager and accomplished cast of “Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny,” at the Tanglewood Music Center, was appealing over all.

Music Review | Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra: A Young Man Pays a Visit to New York

Posted: August 7th, 2008, 4:57am GMT by By ANTHONY TOMMASINI

Lionel Bringuier made a good first impression in his New York debut on Tuesday night, conducting the Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra at Avery Fisher Hall.

Music: Schumann and Fantasy at Festival in Santa Fe

Posted: August 5th, 2008, 3:18am GMT by By ANTHONY TOMMASINI

The five-week Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival is fortunate to have the attractive and acoustically vibrant St. Francis Auditorium as its principal setting.

Music Review: From Handel, Faithlessness and Devotion

Posted: August 4th, 2008, 5:30am GMT by By ANTHONY TOMMASINI

The countertenor David Daniels sang magnificently in the title role of Handel’s “Radamisto,” the Santa Fe Opera’s first presentation of the work and Mr. Daniels’s company debut.

Music Review: Be Careful of Shepherds Who Dress Like Liberace

Posted: July 28th, 2008, 4:49am GMT by By ANTHONY TOMMASINI

After the first performance of “King Roger” at the SummerScape festival, I wondered whether I was better off imagining my fantasy production.

Music Review: From a Veteran at the Keyboard, a Mozart Staple and a Finger-Busting Ravel

Posted: July 25th, 2008, 3:53am GMT by By ANTHONY TOMMASINI

Philippe Entremont gave a piano recital at Mannes College the New School for Music as part of the International Keyboard Institute and Festival.

Music Review | 'Il Barbiere di Siviglia': Say, Is That You, Figaro? You Seem a Bit Different

Posted: July 14th, 2008, 2:35am GMT by By ANTHONY TOMMASINI

The conductor and vocal coach Will Crutchfield led an appealing cast and members of the Orchestra of St. Luke’s in a semistaged performance of “Il Barbiere” at the Bel Canto at Caramoor series.

Music Review | 'Die Soldaten': In an Armory, a Soul Becomes a Casualty

Posted: July 7th, 2008, 2:48am GMT by By ANTHONY TOMMASINI

Those who see this major production will experience a miraculous realization of an opera once deemed unperformable.

Music Review | Ensemble ACJW: Can We Talk? Lively Musical Conversations, With a Contemporary Slant

Posted: June 16th, 2008, 4:08am GMT by By ANTHONY TOMMASINI

Every piece chosen explored the concept of concertato, the musical equivalent of a conversation in a lively, eclectic social setting.

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Music Review: Berio’s ‘Love Letter’ to Schubert, Inspired by Sketches for an Unwritten Symphony

Posted: May 31st, 2008, 5:36am GMT by By ANTHONY TOMMASINI

On Thursday, David Robertson conducted the New York Philharmonic in a concert that suggested what qualities he might have brought to the position of music director.

An Annual Holiday Celebration Still Resonates Inside a Cathedral

Posted: May 28th, 2008, 4:12am GMT by By ANTHONY TOMMASINI

The annual free concert on Memorial Day by the New York Philharmonic at the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine has become a very meaningful event for music-loving New Yorkers.

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Music: City Opera’s Man in Waiting, Thinking Ahead

Posted: May 10th, 2008, 1:49am GMT by By ANTHONY TOMMASINI

Construction disruption and a leadership change mean nervous times at the people’s opera.

Music Review | Philadelphia Orchestra: With Divorce Almost Complete, a Happy Collaboration (With Lots of Help)

Posted: May 8th, 2008, 4:06am GMT by By ANTHONY TOMMASINI

Tuesday’s performance by Christoph Eschenbach and the Philadelphia Orchestra at Carnegie Hall must have been a deeply gratifying but bittersweet experience for all involved.

Music Review | Orchestre National de France: From France Avec Style, a Mingling of Generations

Posted: May 2nd, 2008, 3:17am GMT by By ANTHONY TOMMASINI

The orchestra’s David Fray coupled works by Bach and Pierre Boulez in lucid, sensitive and imaginative performances at Avery Fisher Hall on Wednesday.

Music Review: Exploring Solitude, With Help From Others

Posted: April 17th, 2008, 3:04am GMT by By ANTHONY TOMMASINI

On Tuesday at Zankel Hall, the baritone Nathan Gunn and the pianist Julie Gunn, his wife, shared billing with a dancer, a choreographer and a video designer.

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Music Review | Metropolitan Opera: A ‘Tristan und Isolde’ Well Worth the Wait

Posted: March 30th, 2008, 12:03am GMT by By ANTHONY TOMMASINI

On Friday, the acclaimed Wagnerians Ben Heppner and Deborah Voigt seemed to feed on each other’s intensity and determination.

Music Review: Playing the Odds as a Way of Life

Posted: March 29th, 2008, 3:59am GMT by By ANTHONY TOMMASINI

A revival of Prokofiev's “The Gambler” opened on Thursday night at the Metropolitan Opera, with Valery Gergiev conducting a blazing performance.

Music Review: Reigning Wagnerian Tenor Returns to 'Tristan'

Posted: March 27th, 2008, 5:48am GMT by By ANTHONY TOMMASINI

Ben Heppner rallied last weekend and sang Tuesday’s performance of Wagner’s “Tristan und Isolde.” And he was worth waiting for.

Music Review: Tentative Lovers, Embracing Darkness

Posted: March 12th, 2008, 7:55am GMT by By ANTHONY TOMMASINI

On Monday, John Mac Master replaced Ben Heppner, the reigning Wagnerian tenor of our day in the Metropolitan Opera’s production of “Tristan und Isolde.”