Opera
Collateral Damage: Where Will Copyright Law Get Us to Next...Nowhere?
81 Can Wait: James Inverne's Tribute to Maestro Claudio Abbado (1933-2014)
They were the words all music-lovers hoped never to hear, though they knew the day was inevitable. Claudio Abbado has passed away. He defied the odds to live a full decade beyond an illness that had looked likely to kill him. In that time, he gave us performance after performance of stunning brilliance. Bavarian Soprano Diana Damrau Follows Anna Netrebko's Downtown Path to (Le) Poisson Rouge
The merits of new and old colliding are vast. The distinction between an early and late New York City is continually blurred as gentrification bleeds in both directions. That said, there may not be a more perfect blend of young and old than at the downtown dwelling (Le) Poisson Rouge, where the Metropolitan Opera has been hosting a series (starting and relating with Alexander Borodin's masterpiece, Prince Igor).
