Author Archives: Andy Manshel

‘The Turn of the Screw,’ ‘Zauberland’ and ‘En Masse’ Reviews

Benjamin Britten’s opera gets a staging in an appropriately creepy setting; a contorted take on traditional lieder concerts; and the end of one world meets the beginning of a new one. ByHeidi WalesonOct. 30, 2019 3:05 pm ET Bronx, N.Y. Last weekend, On Site Opera staged Benjamin Britten’s “The Turn of the Screw” at Wave …

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Ian Bostridge and Brad Mehldau Recital | Carnegie Hall

Tenor Ian Bostridge performs Schumann’s ‘Dichterliebe,’ an intense song cycle that reflects the composer’s anguish over his separation from his beloved Clara. Bostridge is joined by multifaceted composer-pianist Brad Mehldau, who premieres his new work co-commissioned by Carnegie Hall. Get tickets. — Read on http://www.carnegiehall.org/Calendar/2019/10/24/Ian-Bostridge-Tenor-Brad-Mehldau-Piano-0730PM

Pershing Square: Finally

Delighted to see that after 40 years the pedestrianization of Park Avenue at Pershing Square has finally been implemented — although the arc of history is certainly non-linear. The advocacy by Grand Central Partnership of the closing of Park Avenue for the plaza in 1998 angered then Mayor Rudolf W. Giuliani (who still seems to …

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