Eric C. Simpson | The New Criterion

A violinist since age four, Mr. Simpson is active in New York and beyond as a music critic, contributing regularly to The New York Classical Review. His writing has also appeared in the Wall Street Journal and the Hopkins Review.

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Eric C. Simpson

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August 7, 2018

Nile & Euphrates by the Adige

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Eric C. Simpson

On two Verdi operas in Verona’s historic Roman amphitheater.
Dispatch

July 30, 2018

Ancients & legends

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Eric C. Simpson

On the opera in Verona’s gladiatorial arena-turned-theater.
Dispatch

July 24, 2018

Carmen at the Caracalla

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Eric C. Simpson

On the Bizet classic by the Teatro dell’Opera di Roma.
Dispatch

July 13, 2018

Traviata alle terme

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Eric C. Simpson

On a Verdi classic at the Baths of Caracalla.
Media

January 30, 2018

Classical music spring preview with Eric C. Simpson and Jay Nordlinger

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Eric C. Simpson

Jay Nordlinger and Eric C. Simpson discuss the upcoming second half of the 2017–18 music season in New York.
Music

General

February 2018

Pride of Pittsburgh

by
Eric C. Simpson

On the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra.

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Eric C. Simpson

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January 30, 2018

Classical music spring preview with Eric C. Simpson and Jay Nordlinger

by
Eric C. Simpson

Jay Nordlinger and Eric C. Simpson discuss the upcoming second half of the 2017–18 music season in New York.
Media

January 17, 2017

Classical Music Spring Preview with Eric C. Simpson & Jay Nordlinger

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Eric C. Simpson

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