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Straussathon 2013: Die Frau Ohne Schatten and Der Rosenkavalier at the Metropolitan Opera
First, I’d like to apologize for the extended absence. I don’t think I’ve ever taken this long to update, and I’m sorry about that. School is intense this year, and I’ll try to keep a more regular pace. With 2013 being the bicentennials of both Verdi and Wagner, you’d expect Wagner to get top billing […]
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The Royal Treatment: Elektra with the Boston Symphony at Carnegie Hall
In a galvanizing, hair-raising performance, the Boston Symphony Orchestra arrived at Carnegie Hall on Wednesday night a hundred strong and with a vengeance that could only be befitting of one character and the opera that was named for her: Richard Strauss’ Elektra.