Some of my writing.
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The 2021 OPERA NEWS Awards: Lawrence Brownlee
A tribute to tenor Lawrence Brownlee, who sings and speaks with a singular power that elevates everything around him.
From the April 2021 issue of Opera News -
Baroque Engagement
Juilliard’s Historical Performance program prepares the newest generation of Baroque players for a changed musical landscape.
From the August 2020 issue of Opera News -
Maestro Moderne
James Conlon, who makes his Salzburg debut this summer, is thriving in Los Angeles.
From the July 2019 issue of Opera News -
How Anthony Roth Costanzo is Shaking Up Opera (With a Little Help From Tilda Swinton)
The enterprising countertenor’s elaborate live concert, drawing on music from Handel to Glass, makes a case for opera as the original performance art.
From the November 27, 2018 edition of Billboard.com -
Luminous
Soprano Marina Rebeka, who shines in whatever role she sings, returns to the Met this spring as Donna Elvira.
From the March 2017 issue of Opera News -
Big Picture
After a successful tenure as artistic director of Sweden’s Gothenburg Opera, Stephen Langridge is returning to his roots at Glyndebourne.
From the October 2019 issue of Opera News -
Infinite Jest
Italian bass Maurizio Muraro never indulges in schtick but makes funny a fine art.
From the February 2019 issue of Opera News. -
Soprano Julia Bullock Makes Her White Light Festival Debut in Zauberland
The stage work, inspired by Europe's migrant crisis, received its New York premiere and continues October 30.
From the October 2019 edition of Playbill.com -
The 2019 OPERA NEWS Awards: Luca Pisaroni
Luca Pisaroni’s musical and dramatic commitment reshapes every opera in which he sings.
From the April 2019 issue of Opera News. -
Sonic Youths
Adam Wasserman moderates a face-to-face conversation with composers Missy Mazzoli and Corey Darel, two of the current music scene’s most innovative talents.
From the October 2015 issue of Opera News -
Room for Interpretation
Is baritone Christian Gerhaher the world’s best lieder singer?
From the December 2016 issue of Opera News -
Portrait of a Director
At the peak of his craft, François Girard takes the helm of the Met’s new Fliegende Holländer.
From the March 2020 issue of Opera News -
Sounds of Thanksgiving
For most people, holiday angst hits a peak in December. Not for me.
Published in NJ Monthly -
Chanson Triste
Sondra Radvanovsky, who sings Leonora in the Met's new Trovatore, has become that rare thing—a true Verdi soprano. So why isn't her star shining brighter?
From the February 2009 issue of Opera News -
His Dark Materials
David Lang’s compositions are engineered for maximum impact.
From the January 2017 issue of Opera News -
Man Behind the Curtain
Director Phelim McDermott brings a new Coney Island-inspired Così Fan Tutte to the Met.
From the March 2018 issue of Opera News -
Sound Bites: Julia Bullock
A native of Missouri, soprano Julia Bullock sings with a wholehearted belief in the power of every word.
From the January 2015 issue of Opera News -
A Lesson in Listening
His performance as the vengeance-bent Alberich has made Eric Owens the breakout star of the Met's new Robert Lepage Ring. As Owens explains to ADAM WASSERMAN, it's all a matter of listening to what the music has to say.
From the January 2012 issue of Opera News -
The 2018 OPERA NEWS Awards: William Christie
As the founder and conductor of groundbreaking period-instrument orchestra Les Arts Florissants, William Christie has lit the way for opera’s future by shining a brilliant light on its past.
From the April 2018 issue of Opera News -
Andreas in Excelsis
Discriminating, imaginative and passionate, countertenor Andreas Scholl is singing more opera these days — and liking it.
From the August 2007 issue of Opera News -
Midnight Son
Peter Mattei has quietly managed to become one of the most thrilling singers in the lyric baritone repertory. Now he’s getting ready to sharpen his shears for Figaro in the Met's new Barbiere di Sivilia.
From the November 2006 issue of Opera News -
Song of Himself
Poet J. D. McClatchy is one of contemporary opera's busiest librettists.
From the August 2008 issue of Opera News -
Transformation Scenes
Composer John Adams, whose latest opera A Flowering Tree receives its New York premiere this month as part of the Mostly Mozart Festival, speaks about the work's roots in myth and South Indian poetry.
From the August 2009 online issue of Opera News -
The 2012 OPERA NEWS Awards: Peter Sellars
More than three decades into his incomparable career, it’s now clear that the most apt way to describe the radical artistry of the director is with a phrase coined by Wagner and adopted by critic Andrew Porter — "Deeds of music made visible."
From the April 2012 issue of Opera News -
The 2014 OPERA NEWS Awards: Nina Stemme
The remarkable Swedish soprano’s abundant talents have shone a bright light into the dramatic repertoire.
From the April 2014 issue of Opera News -
The 2016 OPERA NEWS Awards: Elīna Garanča
The Latvian mezzo-soprano has already secured her place in opera history, and she may just be getting started.
From the April 2016 issue of Opera News -
Sound Bites: Rachele Gilmore
The Atlanta soprano’s unexpected Met debut as Olympia on just two-hours' notice wowed the audience by ornamenting her aria with runs that culminated in stratospheric Gs and an A-flat above high C.
From the November 2010 issue of Opera News -
The Velvet Revolutionary
Magdalena Kožená's striking originality and quiet sense of purpose have made her one of her generation's most persuasive singers.
From the May 2007 issue of Opera News -
Spanish Master
Maestro Jordi Savall’s eclectic concerts and recordings are like nobody else's.
From the August 2007 issue of Opera news -
The 2008 OPERA NEWS Awards: John Adams
The music of John Adams has come to represent the sound of American opera in the twenty-first century.
From the November 2008 issue of Opera News -
Renaissance Man
An interview with conductor and Monteverdi scholar Rinaldo Alessandrini about L’Orfeo, the work that set the operatic canon in motion.
From the October 2007 issue of Opera News -
The Constant Gardener
For years, William Christie's work with his superlative ensemble Les Arts Florissants has changed the face of Baroque and early music presentation.
From the October 2010 issue of Opera News