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Opera Company's "Cyrano' (4th review)
David DiChiera’s Cyrano succeeds if you’re satisfied with an opera that uses music to tell a story. But it sacrifices the quixotic character who first stirred my adolescent soul.
Cyrano. Opera by David DiChiera (music) and Bernard Uzan (libretto). Opera Company of Philadelphia production through February 17, 2008 at Academy of Music, Broad and Locust Sts. (215) 732-8400 or www.operaphilly.com.
Cyrano. Opera by David DiChiera (music) and Bernard Uzan (libretto). Opera Company of Philadelphia production through February 17, 2008 at Academy of Music, Broad and Locust Sts. (215) 732-8400 or www.operaphilly.com.
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Opera Company's "Cyrano' (3rd review)
David DiChiera’s Cyrano is a charming opera, with music that’s pleasantly melodic but not immediately memorable. Don’t expect a masterpiece and you’ll have a good time.
Cyrano. Opera by David DiChiera (music) and Bernard Uzan (libretto). Opera Company of Philadelphia production through February 17, 2008 at Academy of Music, Broad and Locust Sts. (215) 732-8400 or www.operaphilly.com.
Cyrano. Opera by David DiChiera (music) and Bernard Uzan (libretto). Opera Company of Philadelphia production through February 17, 2008 at Academy of Music, Broad and Locust Sts. (215) 732-8400 or www.operaphilly.com.
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Gilbert leads the Orchestra (3rd review)
Ten years ago, when he was a student, I concluded that Alan Gilbert possesses the basic qualities a conductor should posses. With one qualification, I stand by that assessment.
Philadelphia Orchestra: Hillborg Exquisite Corpse; Bartok Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion; Nielsen Second Symphony. Emanuel Ax and Yoko Nozaki, piano; Alan Gilbert, conductor. February 7-9, 2008 at Verizon Hall, Kimmel Center. (215) 893-1900 or
Philadelphia Orchestra: Hillborg Exquisite Corpse; Bartok Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion; Nielsen Second Symphony. Emanuel Ax and Yoko Nozaki, piano; Alan Gilbert, conductor. February 7-9, 2008 at Verizon Hall, Kimmel Center. (215) 893-1900 or
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Johannes Quartet at Seaport Museum
The Johannes Quartet’s playing is almost scientifically accurate. Their rhythmic precision, intonation and adherence to the score is remarkable. You could call it the Robert Bork/errand boy approach to music: Just follow the composer’s orders, literally.
Johannes Quartet: Bartok Quartet No. 4; Beethoven Quartet in F Minor, Op. 95 (Serioso); Salonen, Quartet; Mendelssohn Quartet in D Major, Op. 44, No. 1. February 13, 2008 at Independence Sea
Johannes Quartet: Bartok Quartet No. 4; Beethoven Quartet in F Minor, Op. 95 (Serioso); Salonen, Quartet; Mendelssohn Quartet in D Major, Op. 44, No. 1. February 13, 2008 at Independence Sea
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Gilbert conducts the Orchestra (2nd review)
The Orchestra’s February 9 program looked a bit scary even for me, a composer and lover of new music. But this concert turned my expectations upside down.
Philadelphia Orchestra: Hillborg Exquisite Corpse; Bartok Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion; Nielsen Second Symphony. Emanuel Ax and Yoko Nozaki, piano; Alan Gilbert, conductor. February 7-9, 2008 at Verizon Hall, Kimmel Center. (215) 893-1900 or www.philorch.org
Philadelphia Orchestra: Hillborg Exquisite Corpse; Bartok Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion; Nielsen Second Symphony. Emanuel Ax and Yoko Nozaki, piano; Alan Gilbert, conductor. February 7-9, 2008 at Verizon Hall, Kimmel Center. (215) 893-1900 or www.philorch.org
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Opera Company's "Cyrano' (2nd review)
David DiChiera’s Cyrano is still an operatic work-in-progress. It deserves a future life if only for its lofty ambitions.
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Gilbert conducts Philadelphia Orchestra (1st revie
The Philadelphia Orchestra's concert of Hillborg, Bartok, and Nielsen proved that these days you don't need the standard repertory to attract a large and enthusiastic audience. The Orchestra has become a much younger group since Christoph Eschenbach’s arrival, and they play as if they’re having a ball.
Philadelphia Orchestra: Hillborg Exquisite Corpse; Bartok Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion; Nielsen Second Symphony. Emanuel Ax and Yoko Nozaki, piano; Alan G
Philadelphia Orchestra: Hillborg Exquisite Corpse; Bartok Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion; Nielsen Second Symphony. Emanuel Ax and Yoko Nozaki, piano; Alan G
Opera Company's "Cyrano' (1st review)
In Cyrano, the big-budget sets received more applause than the performances, proving once again how the opera world keeps succumbing to an emphasis on visual appeal. Instead of writing an opera, composer David DiChiera has written background music.
Cyrano. Opera by David DiChiera (music) and Bernard Uzan (libretto). Opera Company of Philadelphia production through February 17, 2008 at Academy of Music, Broad and Locust Sts. (215) 732-8400 or
Cyrano. Opera by David DiChiera (music) and Bernard Uzan (libretto). Opera Company of Philadelphia production through February 17, 2008 at Academy of Music, Broad and Locust Sts. (215) 732-8400 or
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Milanov and Orchestra's Bernstein Festival
Rossen Milanov demonstrated that he’s a specialist in exploring early 20th-Century European musicality.
Philadelphia Orchestra: Bernstein, Barber, Stravinsky. Joshua Bell, violin; Rossen Milanov, conductor. January 31-February 2, 2008 at Verizon Hall, Kimmel Center. (215) 893-1900 or www.philorch.org.
Philadelphia Orchestra: Bernstein, Barber, Stravinsky. Joshua Bell, violin; Rossen Milanov, conductor. January 31-February 2, 2008 at Verizon Hall, Kimmel Center. (215) 893-1900 or www.philorch.org.
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Brentano Quartet's Frank premiere
The Brentano Quartet’s recent concert offered a Beethoven sandwich with a delicious Philadelphia premiere by Gabriela Lena Frank in the middle.
Brentano Quartet: Beethoven and Frank. Ignat Solzhenitsyn, piano. Presented by Philadelphia Chamber Music Society, February 4, 2008 at Convention Center Auditorium, 13th and Cherry Sts. www.philadelphiachambermusic.org
Brentano Quartet: Beethoven and Frank. Ignat Solzhenitsyn, piano. Presented by Philadelphia Chamber Music Society, February 4, 2008 at Convention Center Auditorium, 13th and Cherry Sts. www.philadelphiachambermusic.org
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