Prima Performances From the Familiar, and Not
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Two City Ballet dancers are part of the new terrain that has opened before me since I moved from London to New York in April.
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New music is always plentiful in New York, if you look beyond the New York Philharmonic and the two big opera companies. But even that qualification may change soon.
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The singers held the spotlight, but if the instrumental works were few, the players had ample opportunity to shine.
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Despite its star wattage--including Meryl Streep, Vanessa Redgrave and others--the film is a limp look at what might have been
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The bard, or not the bard, that is the question.
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By Howard Reich, Chicago Tribune  Feb. 2--Six years ago, a performance featuring flamenco artists utterly unknown to the general public would not have filled half a small auditorium.
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As opening acts go, it was a showstopper - more worthy of a finale than opening weekend.
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Can one orchestraâs audacious experiment save classical music?
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The verdict on Aaja Nachle is uncomplicated. When someone as special as Madhuri Dixit makes a comeback, you expect nothing short of extraordinary. The soundtrack of Yash Raj's latest musical is fairly decent. Still, extraordinary, it's not.
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During the past two years, old tunes have breathed new life into the careers of Rod Stewart and Michael McDonald. Both artists return to the musical well this month for a new round of classics.
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Vocal beauty has always mattered in opera. Now physical beauty matters, too.
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The band members are quite different from the image their portray.
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The New York Philharmonicâs substantive program on Friday included a lot of bustling film music by John Williams and others that few of the musicians may ever have played before.
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It's non sequitur week here at Bass International, with a handful of unrelated--yet interesting--items.
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Audiences who go to âDreamgirlsâ will have a good time, but theyâll be going for old timeâs sake rather than to encounter anything vital or new.
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Do you know how to spot the outperformers of tomorrow?
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Reviews of works performed by Robert Weirich, Andrew Rangell and Lisa Bielawa.