Archive: festivals

A Garland for Blanche's 100th

Saluting Blanche Moyse, the extraordinary Bach conductor, on her 100th birthday.

By Anne Midgette | September 23, 2009; 11:26 AM ET | Comments (2)

Short Circuits

The Sonic Circuits festival starts tonight, showcasing experimental and avant-garde music from around the world in concerts all over the Washington area, from clubs to concert halls.

By Anne Midgette | September 22, 2009; 06:30 AM ET | Comments (1)

Snapshots from Germany

A roundup from Germany: "Moses und Aron" opens Willy Decker's first season at the Ruhr Triennale; Christof Loy's "Louise" leads a critic's poll of best German stagings last season; and the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra comes under scrutiny from government accountants who say it costs too much. Also: the Berlin Philharmonic's Digital Concert Hall is open for business.

By Anne Midgette | August 31, 2009; 07:15 AM ET | Comments (4)

Estival Festivals: VI. Bayreuth

The Bayreuth Festival ends tonight, after this week's announcement that the festival will start issuing DVDs of its productions, in a new partnership with Opus Arte, in November. Also: A Bayreuth competition on Wagneropera.net.

By Anne Midgette | August 28, 2009; 06:30 AM ET | Comments (0)

MaestroCam

A fine extra feature on the website of the BBC Proms provides specific commentary about selected conductors: check out Maestrocam.

By Anne Midgette | August 24, 2009; 12:10 PM ET | Comments (3)

Opera as Drivel

"The Letter" raised the question from a friend about how important the content, or libretto, of an opera is to the finished product. (Hint: It's the music.)

By Anne Midgette | August 13, 2009; 06:36 AM ET | Comments (30)

Estival Festivals: V. Salzburg

The Salzburg Festival opened last weekend; today, it offers a live broadcast (via the Web) of its new "Cosi fan tutte," which will remain up for 7 more days.

By Anne Midgette | July 30, 2009; 12:10 PM ET | Comments (0)

Bay(reuth)watch

The Bayreuth Festival manages to open on schedule with an old "Tristan" and a new children's version of "Flying Dutchman." See it live on the Internet -- for a price -- on August 9.

By Anne Midgette | July 28, 2009; 06:30 AM ET | Comments (1)

Estival Festivals: IV. Santa Fe

Links to my review of the Santa Fe opera and Mark J. Estren's review of Monteverdi's "Ritorno d'Ulisse" at Wolf Trap. Plus a question: what makes people jettison their usual standards of drama when it comes to opera?

By Anne Midgette | July 27, 2009; 06:32 AM ET | Comments (7)

Estival Festivals: East Coast, West Coast

This past weekend at two American festivals: Music@Menlo in California, and Caramoor (specifically, Bel Canto at Caramoor) in the New York suburbs.

By Anne Midgette | July 22, 2009; 08:34 AM ET | Comments (0)

In Performance: Castleton Finale

Joan Reinthaler reviews the final orchestral concert of the Castleton Festival.

By Anne Midgette | July 21, 2009; 06:32 AM ET | Comments (0)

In Performance: Opera at Baltimore's Artscape

Charles T. Downey looks in on the American Opera Theater at Baltimore's Artscape.

By Anne Midgette | July 21, 2009; 06:30 AM ET | Comments (0)

Estival Festivals: III. Baden-Baden

Anna Netrebko and Tchaikovsky's "Iolanthe" in Baden-Baden draw warm praise from one German critic.

By Anne Midgette | July 20, 2009; 06:49 AM ET | Comments (0)

In Performance: Apollo Tribute; Gala Benefit for WEMF

A link to Joan Reinthaler's review of the Kennedy Center's commemorative Apollo concert; Charles T. Downey reviews a benefit concert for the 2010 Washington Early Music Festival, which brings together eight local groups.

By Anne Midgette | July 20, 2009; 06:30 AM ET | Comments (0)

Estival Festivals: Song of the South

A look at festival events this coming weekend in the DC area.

By Anne Midgette | July 17, 2009; 01:00 PM ET | Comments (1)

In Performance: Bach Festival Finale

Joe Banno reviews a reconstruction of a Bach organ program played by Mendelssohn in 1840, the final concert of the Grace Church Bach Festival.

By Anne Midgette | July 15, 2009; 06:30 AM ET | Comments (0)

Estival Festivals: II. Views from the U.K.

Coverage of current festivals in the U.K.

By Anne Midgette | July 14, 2009; 06:30 AM ET | Comments (0)

Estival Festivals: News Break

Bayreuth's technical staff threatens to strike, negotiates today with the festival administration; and Lorin Maazel announces the Castleton Festival's dates for 2010.

By Anne Midgette | July 13, 2009; 01:00 PM ET | Comments (0)

Estival Festivals: I. The Munich Opera Festival

Summer Festivals: the Munich Opera Festival under Kent Nagano, and links to reviews of its new "Lohengrin" with Jonas Kaufmann.

By Anne Midgette | July 10, 2009; 06:44 AM ET | Comments (3)

In Performance: Bach Festival Continues

Cecelia Porter reviews a performance of the Goldberg Variations as arranged for string trio.

By Anne Midgette | July 9, 2009; 11:03 AM ET | Comments (0)

Estival Festivals: An Introduction

Summer festival season is upon us: introducing a seasonal feature of festival coverage from around the world.

By Anne Midgette | July 9, 2009; 06:28 AM ET | Comments (3)

In Performance: Bach Festival opens

Joan Reinthaler reviews the opening of the Grace Church Bach Festival, a concert that included the "Coffee Cantata."

By Anne Midgette | July 7, 2009; 06:30 AM ET | Comments (0)

King of the Castleton

Returning to Maazel, since he's returning to us: the Castleton Festival opens tonight, a spate of Britten opera performances, recitals, and orchestral concerts on the conductor's estate in Rappahannock County, Virginia, 1.5 hours (or so) from DC.

By Anne Midgette | July 3, 2009; 06:30 AM ET | Comments (3)

In Performance: National Philharmonic Chorale

Cecelia Porter reviews the National Chorale in Rachmaninoff's All-Night Vigil.

By Anne Midgette | June 15, 2009; 06:00 AM ET | Comments (1)

In Performance: Local Reviews

Reviews of Manfred Honeck and the Pittsburgh Symphony; Joan Tower at the Crosscurrents festival; and Sasha Cooke at the Austrian Embassy.

By Anne Midgette | May 6, 2009; 06:34 AM ET | Comments (2)

In Performance: Local News and Reviews

Last night at the NSO; the start of the Crosscurrents festival. From today's Washington Post.

By Anne Midgette | May 1, 2009; 06:30 AM ET | Comments (4)

Opera Notes: New Opera for Baltimore?

Since the demise of the Baltimore Opera, other companies have been springing up to fill the gap. Now, Giorgio Lalov, who has for 20+ years run the touring outfit Teatro Lirico d'Europa, is attempting to create a permanent home for cut-rate opera in Baltimore.

By Anne Midgette | April 28, 2009; 06:30 AM ET | Comments (3)

 
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