Elizabeth – With all the hype surrounding The Death of Klinghoffer I was a bit apprehensive about Monday night’s Met premiere. The anti-Klinghoffer movement was growing and intensifying over the past few weeks and now even included calls to burn the set to the ground. I feared there would be disruptions and possibly even violence over… [Read More]
The Gospel According to Dudamel, Adams and Sellars: The Gospel According to the Other Mary at Avery Fisher Hall
Last week, under the cool springy hair and steady hands of LA Philharmonic’s dynamic Gustavo Dudamel, Avery Fisher Hall held the New York premiere of John Adams and Peter Sellars’ most recent collaboration, The Gospel According to the Other Mary. The crowd seemed noticeably more excited, and aggressive, than the usual tame Avery Fisher vibe…. [Read More]
