by Gregory Moomjy Well, it’s officially 2020. Not only is it the beginning of a new year, but it’s also the start of a new decade. Despite all the negativity in our world, this is a time for optimism. The Metropolitan Opera would beg to disagree. On December 27’ 2019, William Kentridge’s production of Alban…Continue reading REVIEW: Wozzek
Podcast 69: Ricky Ian Gordon and Jennifer Zetlan from Ellen West
We sit down for an invigorating discussion with composer Ricky Ian Gordon & soprano Jennifer Zetlan about the chamber opera Ellen West which is receiving it’s NYC premiere as part of Prototype Festival 2020 January 14, 15, 17 & 18 at 8pm | January 19 at 3pm at Gelsey Kirkland Arts Center. Jennifer talks about her solo…Continue reading Podcast 69: Ricky Ian Gordon and Jennifer Zetlan from Ellen West
Blood Moon: Garrett Fisher, Composer & Ellen McLaughlin, Librettist
BLOOD MOON | World Premiere Opera-Theatre | 90 minutes January 9, 12, 15–17 at 7:30pm | January 11 at 2pm at Baruch Performing Arts Center Composed by Garrett Fisher Libretto by Ellen McLaughlin Direction by Rachel Dickstein Music direction by Steven Osgood Blood Moon is a poetic, opera-theatre piece for three characters who encounter the…Continue reading Blood Moon: Garrett Fisher, Composer & Ellen McLaughlin, Librettist
Wozzek, A Masterpiece of Atonality
by Gregory Moomjy Death in opera is so ubiquitous, it’s cliché. But it wasn’t always like that. Prior to the French Revolution, the majority of Italian opera glorified a world in which the ruler was the center. And although they occasionally struggled for the good of the state, there was always a happy ending and…Continue reading Wozzek, A Masterpiece of Atonality
REVIEW: The Queen of Spades
by Gregory Moomjy December 3, 2019 The Metropolitan Opera’s The Queen of Spades It’s the holiday season, and for New Yorkers that means Tchaikovsky at Lincoln Center. Of course, I am referring to The Nutcracker. But this year opera lovers can treat themselves to Tchaikovsky’s darker side. While the Koch theater literally has dancing sugar…Continue reading REVIEW: The Queen of Spades