Two Symphony Orchestras Tackle Wagner’s Supreme Masterpiece and Strauss’s First Opera with Mixed Results The American Symphony Orchestra returned recently to Carnegie Hall with the underrated 'Guntram,' championed by conductor Leon Botstein. By Christopher Corwin
Young Singers Must Keep Their Eyes on the Prizes When Launching Opera Careers A week before the Metropolitan Opera Eric and Dominique Laffont Grand Finals, nineteen semifinalists performed for the first time on the Met stage. By Christopher Corwin
Musicality Shines in ‘Un Ballo in Maschera’ at the Met Brilliantly sung but emotionally threadbare, David Alden’s production is carried by the cast. By Gabrielle Ferrari