Oct 20, 2023
The cycle begins anew
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On a new production of Wagner’s Das Rheingold, directed by Barrie Kosky, at the Royal Opera House, London.
Topic: “Wagner”
Sep 15, 2023
Wagner’s Dutchman goes corporate
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On Der fliegende Holländer at Santa Fe Opera.
Sep 01, 2023
Traditional Tristan
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On a revival of Tristan und Isolde at the Bayreuth Festival.
Aug 31, 2023
Sacred rites & virtual reality
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On an “augmented” production of Parsifal at the Bayreuth Festival.
Jun 05, 2023
“Stouthearted men,” and others
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On The Flying Dutchman, by Richard Wagner, at the Metropolitan Opera.
May 18, 2023
Valhalla in Naples
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On Die Walküre at the Teatro di San Carlo, Naples.
Oct 06, 2020
The Critic’s Notebook
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On Stanley Whitney, Wagner Week at the Met, the architecture of Surrey, England & more from the world of culture.
Books September 2020
The “old sorcerer”
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Mar 03, 2020
A sturdy ship
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On Wagner’s Flying Dutchman at the Metropolitan Opera.
Feb 05, 2020
Sally Matthews and “Salley Gardens”
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A soprano and her pianist in recital.