Mar 03, 2022
Violent grandeur, evil charm & other qualities
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On Puccini’s Tosca at the Metropolitan Opera.
Topic: “Giacomo Puccini”
Nov 10, 2021
“Bohème” does its thing
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On La bohème, the Puccini opera, at the Met last night.
Sep 07, 2018
Songburst
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On a curious operatic passage in a detective novel.
Apr 17, 2018
The Critic’s Notebook
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On Paul Resika, Nairn’s Paris, Rewriting painting & more from the world of culture.
Aug 10, 2016
Mrs. and Mr.
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On Manon Lescaut at the Salzburg Festival.
Music April 2016
New York chronicle
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On Manon Lescaut, at the Metropolitan Opera; Juraj Valcuha at the NY Phil; the Jasper String Quartet at Weill Recital Hall; the Vienna Philharmonic at Carnegie Hall; and The King and I at Lincoln Center.