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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 …

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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

The Michaels — Read on publictheater.org/productions/season/1920/the-michaels/

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 …

Continue reading “‘The Turn of the Screw,’ ‘Zauberland’ and ‘En Masse’ Reviews”

For Colored Girls… — Read on publictheater.org/productions/season/1920/for-colored-girls/

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

Cappella Pratensis – Music Before 1800 — Read on mb1800.org/concert/cappella-pratensis-3/

The Turn of the Screw – On Site Opera — Read on osopera.org/productions/tots/

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