Elizabeth – Houston Grand Opera brought composer Mieczyslaw Weinberg’s and librettist Alexander Medvedev’s The Passenger to the Park Avenue Armory. Wow what a tremendous space to hold this opera. The space alone lends gravitas, and the acoustics really worked for the opera. The percussion at the opening of the opera sounds like gunfire; it echoes ominously… [Read More]
We Few, We Happy Few: Kenneth Branagh’s The Magic Flute in Teeny Tiny US Theatrical Release
We saw one of only eightNYC screenings of Kenneth Branagh’s film of The Magic Flute this week. Emerging pictures has arranged an ultra limited 2 day single showing run at four locations in NYC and elsewhere around the country (including Des Moines, IA amazingly) and it will be available via various video on demand providers on Tuesday, June… [Read More]
