Showing posts with label Kennedy Center. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Kennedy Center. Show all posts
Thursday, November 3, 2022

Zambello Shines With WNO's New Elektra

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Not since Wagner's Ring in 2016 have we seen such a brilliant Washington National Opera production as Richard Strauss' Elektra on M...
Saturday, September 17, 2022

About Bernstein's Mass

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The revival of Bernstein's Mass at a venue where it saw its 1971 world premiere has been touted as a grand event by the Kennedy Center, ...
Monday, May 16, 2022

White Horse Can't Save WNO's Staid Carmen

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Carmen is a typical femme fatale : a woman who brings misfortune to the man who falls in love with her. She is also wild, untamable and some...
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Thursday, June 10, 2021

Arts and Culture in the Post-Covid Era

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Sometime in May Washington area's music organizations started selling tickets for tentatively scheduled live summer concerts. The first ...
Tuesday, June 2, 2020

Opera in the Time of Coronavirus

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This is a preview of my article written for the Washington Opera Society Magazine, June 2020 issue. Arts organizations, especially opera hou...
Sunday, September 22, 2019

Kennedy Center's Reach - Compounding the Failure

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The Kennedy Center is an embodiment of the disconnect between the rich and the other Americans. Perched on a plinth overlooking the Potomac ...
Saturday, February 9, 2019

Kennedy Center 2019-2020: Something Old, Something New ....

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Washington's premiere performing arts center has announced its upcoming season of opera and music concerts. The programs include somethi...