HGO’s Carmen at Houstonia Magazine
It might be that Das Rheingold is just a hard act to follow. Or maybe not–read my review of HGO’s season-closer Carmen at Houstonia Magazine.
Month: April 2014
Need a Spring pick-me-up? See Houston Symphony: Bronfman plays Beethoven’s 4
I grew up listening to Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 5, otherwise known as the Emperor Concerto, every Saturday afternoon. With its lyrical opening line, fast turns, and harmonic vivacity, the last movement of his Piano Concerto No. 4 has always… Continue Reading
Das Rheingold at HGO Redefines Wagner’s Total Work of Art
What is a total work of art? Those familiar with Richard Wagner will jump in first to correct the English with the German “Gesamtkunstwerk” and describe, starry-eyed, Wagner’s vision of a totalizing performance space in which all the arts—architecture,… Continue Reading