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At Houstonia Magazine

May 1, 2015Sydney Boyd 1 Comment

“Making Music with Wine Glasses and Washcloths.” Brandon Bell and Da Camera’s Young Artist Concert Series “Stop, Look, and Listen!” concert May 9.

I Need a Hero: HGO’s Die Walküre

April 20, 2015Sydney Boyd

Bonnie Tyler’s “I Need a Hero” should be a pre-requisite for anyone going to this opera. Read my review of Houston Grand Opera’s production of Die Walküre at Houstonia Magazine.

Mozart, Mendelssohn, and Bartók at Houston Symphony

March 30, 2015Sydney Boyd

…And Augustin Hadelich, playing Bartók’s second violin concerto, took the cake. Read my review at Bachtrack.

A Clarinet to Remember

March 16, 2015Sydney Boyd

An invigorating trio of Ives, Copland and Dvořák at Houston Symphony Orchestra this weekend, with soloist Martin Fröst, in his HSO debut, leaving a deep impression. Read my review at Bachtrack.

Graf Conducts at Houston Symphony

February 23, 2015Sydney Boyd

It was a slow night of Hindemith, Saint-Saëns, and Schumann at Jones Hall on Friday. Read my review at Bachtrack.

Relish the Clemency in OH’s La Clemenza

February 1, 2015Sydney Boyd 3 Comments

“I must win the loyalty of my people through love,” sings the beneficent Tito in Act Two of Mozart’s rarely performed opera La Clemenza di Tito. Opera in the Heights bravely took on this neglected late opera and performed… Continue Reading →

Fisk and Phan at the Menil

January 23, 2015Sydney Boyd 1 Comment

Two phenomenal artists are coming together on Tuesday night in a concert filled with Britten and Dowland song cycles. Nicholas Phan, a spectacular tenor, is no stranger to Houston. From 2002-2005, Phan was a Houston Grand Opera Studio Artist.… Continue Reading →

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