In Aldous Huxley’s Point Counter Point (1928) a character attempts to use Beethoven’s String Quartet no. 15, Opus 132 as a scientific proof of God’s existence. Characters huddle around a gramophone and imagine heaven itself in the elongated notes simultaneously “hanging”… Continue Reading
Ars Lyrica is putting on a rare concert of early French chamber operas Nov 20. A collaboration with the New York Baroque Dance Company, it’s a show we won’t see again soon in Houston. Read my preview at Houstonia.
A beautiful Onegin at Houston Grand Opera this weekend, and Beethoven’s String Quartet No. 15, Opus 132 on the horizon at Da Camera. November looks promising. Read my Onegin review at Bachtrack and my Elias String Quartet preview at Houstonia Magazine.
Houston Grand Opera opens its season with a stunner. Read my review at Bachtrack.
A quietly revolutionary performance of Brahms’ second piano concerto, in which ensemble reigned uniquely. Who even remembers the Ives’ symphony that was first on the program? Read my review at Bachtrack.
Houston Grand Opera’s 2015-2016 season starts in just one week with Tosca and Eugene Onegin, and it sounds like it’s going to begin bombastically. Read my preview at Houstonia Magazine.
Read my behind-the-scenes blog about Houston Grand Opera’s costume gurus Norma Cortez and Clair Hummel at Houstonia Magazine.
…At Houston Symphony Orchestra last Thursday night. Read my review at Bachtrack.
I had a lovely chat with composer Gregory Spears about his new opera O Columbia, which you can read at Houstonia Magazine. His first opera–a 2009 premiere I wish I had been at–was based on Willa Cather’s short story “Paul’s Case.” As… Continue Reading
I was so excited to hear Joshua Bell perform, but Stravinsky ended up out-shining him. Read my review at Bachtrack.