Mark Morris Debuts at the Met; Don’t Miss Voigt, Bronfman, Pirates I can’t imagine a better way to shake the late-winter blahs than hearing the great German bass-baritone Thomas Quasthoff at By Charles Michener
Butterfly, Barber, and The Cave; Plus, Here's the Messiah to Beat! Strictly speaking, the classical-music season began Sept. 13 at the New York City Opera with Handel’s delicious Semele, with a By Charles Michener
Performed Live or Recorded, The High Notes of the Year Looking back on this past year of Manhattan Music columns, I’m struck by a misnomer: The term “classical music” can’t By Charles Michener