A blog about the course on opera librettos I taught by Zoom at the Osher Institute of Lifelong Learning at UCLA and the coronavirus opera we developed in class (my second venture into composing music). https://uclaextensionolli.wordpress.com
A link to my recent review for “OperaWire” of Numi Opera’s “Der Ring des Polykrates”, written by Erich Wolfgang Korngold before he went to Hollywood and scored Errol Flynn movies:
A link to my recent article on classical music and ballet:
My “OperaWire” review of Anthony Davis and Richard Wesley’s “The Central Park Five”, produced by Long Beach Opera:
I thought I’d include some links to recent reviews, so here goes: my review of Numi’s Opera’s “Der Zwerg”. (Photo credit: Peter Goldman)
Some thoughts for “The Podium” on equity and diversity in current US opera and orchestral music:
Some thoughts for “OperaWire” on Pacific Opera Project’s “Madam Butterfly”, sung in the languages the characters would have spoken:
Some thoughts for OperaWire on two Stravinsky theater pieces:
My review for “Opera Wire” of Los Angeles Opera’s “Clemency of Titus” –