May 16, 2012

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Marcelo Gomes as Prince Siegfried in Swan Lake.
Credit: Rosalie O'Connor

Seeing Double
American Ballet Theatre’s repertory is well stocked with works that offer dancers the opportunity to exploit something rather like a split personality.

Nina Stemme: Becoming Salome
This month, Franz Welser-Möst leads The Cleveland Orchestra in a rare concert performance of Strauss’s Salome. In a recent break from her performances in Tosca at the Vienna State Opera, Nina Stemme discussed the challenge of performing as Salome in what will be her Carnegie Hall debut.




A Glittering New Look: NYCB Unveils New Costumes for Symphony in C

A Glittering New Look: NYCB Unveils New Costumes for Symphony in CSymphony in C, the effervescent tutu ballet George Balanchine choreographed in 1947 for the Paris Opéra Ballet, returns to the New York City Ballet repertory at the Company’s Spring Gala on May 10, after an absence of four years.

With the Crack of a Whip, and a Warm Embrace

With the Crack of a Whip, and a Warm EmbraceMagnus Lindberg’s journey as a composer, and three years as the Philharmonic’s Composer-in-Residence, has brought the former radical to a warm embrace of tradition. Scott Timberg explores the path that has led to the premiere of the Finn’s Piano Concerto No. 2 this month.

Making the Grade

Making the GradeMarina Harss highlights the women who make up the the famous “Kingdom of the Shades” scene from La Bayadère.

Unfamiliar Shores

Unfamiliar ShoresThe Lincoln Center Festival brings the world to our doorstep.

Marathon Men

Marathon MenTo close out the St. Louis Symphony subscription season, Stephen Hough plays the “Rach Fest,” in which the phenomenally skilled piano virtuoso takes on the formidable task of performing three Rachmaninoff concerts over two weekends.

The Cellos of the New York Philharmonic

The Cellos of the New York PhilharmonicThe foundation of the strings and often the baritone melodists, the cello section plays a varied role in the orchestra, a diversity that Rebecca Winzenried has observed among the lives of the musicians themselves.

An Obscure Opera Relishes the Spotlight

An Obscure Opera Relishes the SpotlightThe revival of a long forgotten French opera was cheered by Parisian opera fans. Daniel-François-Esprit Auber's La Muette de Portici, which just finished a run at the Opéra-Comique, has proven to be a celebrated success and a highlight of the season.

A Conversation With Tenor Nicholas Phan

A Conversation With Tenor Nicholas PhanAs springtime comes into full bloom, rising star American tenor Nicholas Phan, named one of NPR’s Favorite New Artists of 2011, prepares for two exciting firsts.

Singing the Ring

Singing the RingThis spring, the Met presents the first complete cycles of Robert Lepage’s groundbreaking new production of Wagner’s Der Ring des Nibelungen, led by Principal Conductor Fabio Luisi. How do the singers prepare for the daunting task of bringing Wagner’s vast cosmos to vocal life?

Ballet Speaks French

Ballet Speaks FrenchThis summer, for the first time in 16 years, New York’s dance fans will be able to experience ballet in its original language, when the Paris Opera Ballet settles into the David H. Koch Theater for 12 performances as part of the annual Lincoln Center Festival.

A Spectacular Silver Anniversary: Worthan Theater Center Turns 25

A Spectacular Silver Anniversary: Worthan Theater Center Turns 25Houston Ballet and Houston Grand Opera took a great leap forward in 1987 with the opening of their new home.

Finding His Way Home

Finding His Way HomeJaap van Zweden, the former violinist who is now a conductor, makes his Philharmonic debut this month. Olivia Giovetti reveals how his appearance represents a kind of homecoming.

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