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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Soprano Anna Netrebko streams a recital from Vienna.
Feb 8

From Vienna, Anna Netrebko Streams an Ecstatic Program of Songs

How else can I explain the effect that recital had on me? Netrebko made my modest Queens studio feel like an opera house. I burned, I pined, I near perished.
By James Jorden
Lise Davidsen as Lisa and Yusif Eyvazov as Hermann in Tchaikovsky's 'The Queen of Spades'.
Dec 2

Lise Davidsen’s Star Shines Bright in the Met’s Gloomy ‘Queen of Spades’

A spectacular debut by dramatic soprano Lise Davidsen crowns a striking revival of Tchaikovksy's ghost story.
By James Jorden
Bluebeard (Gerald Finley) introduces Judith (Angela Denoke) to the horrors of his castle.
Jan 28

The Met’s Double Bill of ‘Iolanta’ and ‘Bluebeard’s Castle’ Proves Opera’s Potential to Terrify

Director Mariusz Trelinski has welded two short operas into a chilling theater experience.
By James Jorden
Anna Netrebko as Tosca is about to turn the tables on Scarpia (Michael Volle).
Apr 23

Anna Netrebko Proves Opera Divas Still Exist In a Breathtaking ‘Tosca’

By James Jorden
Scene from Aurora's Wedding.
Jul 17

Tchaikovsky Carries the Ball for ABT This Spring Season

By Robert Gottlieb
Tatiana (Anna Netrebko) composes her fateful love letter in 'Eugene Onegin'.
Apr 3

A Shy Teen-Turned-Grande Dame Heats Up the Met’s Box Office

By James Jorden
Russian dance with Katrina Crawford and Anderson Souza.
Dec 22

A Pair of ‘Nutcrackers,’ From Lincoln Center to Dumbo

By Robert Gottlieb
D’mitri Hvorostovsky.
Jun 9

The Top 6 Moments of the 2015-16 NY Classical Music Season

By Raymond Beegle
Arsentiy Kharitonov.
May 24

Arsentiy Kharitonov’s Piano Magic Enraptures a Packed Carnegie Hall

By Raymond Beegle
Anna Netrebko in "Madame Butterfly."
Mar 3

One Night Each for Two Divas Who Set the Met Reeling

By James Jorden
Tiler Peck and Robert Fairchild in Liam Scarlett's Funérailles, with costumes by Sarah Burton for Alexander McQueen. (Photo courtesy Paul Kolnik)
Oct 1

NYC Ballet’s Fall Opener Mostly Missteps, But Tchaikovsky Truimphs

By Robert Gottlieb
Walter Robinson in 1985, photographed by Timothy Greenfield-Sanders. (Courtesy the artist)
Mar 8

Efficient Sleeping Beauty Lacks Magic and Majesty

By Robert Gottlieb
Apr 21

The Inevitable, Awful Eifman Drags Us Back to the 1920’s

By Robert Gottlieb
Dec 13

Live Music Returns to City Ballet

By Robert Gottlieb
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