Author Archives: Andy Manshel

Metropolitan Opera | The Queen of Spades — Read on http://www.metopera.org/season/2019-20-season/the-queen-of-spades/

Greater Clements : Shows | Lincoln Center Theater — Read on http://www.lct.org/shows/greater-clements/

Teodor Currentzis, leading his musicAeterna orchestra and chorus in their North American debut, delivered a revelatory performance of Verdi’s work. ByHeidi WalesonNov. 22, 2019 3:10 pm ET New York The Shed, the new performance space at Hudson Yards, professes to be dedicated to collaborations between creative partners that result in original works of art. This …

Continue reading “A ‘Requiem’ to Remember”

There is no late seating for Requiem concert performances. We recommend you arrive early. — Read on theshed.org/program/series/18-requiem

Asia Society and the Santa Fe Opera’s 2020 Season proudly present the exclusive working rehearsal of Huang Ruo and David Henry Hwang’s highly anticipated new opera, M. Butterfly. — Read on asiasociety.org/new-york/events/m-butterfly-sold-out

White Light Festival — Read on http://www.lincolncenter.org/white-light-festival/show/national-symphony-orchestra

Event Listings and Tickets — Read on polyhymnia-nyc.org/events

Philip Glass’s opera about the pharaoh who abolished Egypt’s polytheistic religion is a non-narrative, totally engrossing historical fantasy.  ByHeidi WalesonNov. 11, 2019 3:40 pm ET New York Philip Glass’s “Akhnaten” (1984), which had its Metropolitan Opera premiere on Friday, demands that the audience surrender to the experience. There is no conventional narrative, and Mr. Glass’s …

Continue reading “‘Akhnaten’ Review: Long Live the King”

Metropolitan Opera | Akhnaten — Read on http://www.metopera.org/season/2019-20-season/akhnaten/

Golda Schultz dazzled Carnegie Hall audiences when she performed in 2018. She returns to charm and delight once more during an evening of song. Get tickets. — Read on http://www.carnegiehall.org/Calendar/2019/11/01/Golda-Schultz-Soprano-Jonathan-Ware-Piano-0730PM