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University administrator and teacher by day, theater and arts critic by night.

CK Reviews Other Desert Cities at Broadway’s Hudson Theatre

The original production had star power. This revival only has stars.

A bumper crop of 16 young singers suggests that opera’s future is in good hands.

In two concerts with wide-ranging repertoire, Yannick and the Philadelphia Orchestra offer an opening week to celebrate.

This production, directed by Emma Griffin, is both a “how to” and a “how not to” stage an opera seria.

Susanna Kaysen’s memoir, rife with potential drama, feels surprisingly sedate here.

At Curtis Opera, a cast of superb young singers cast a spell with Britten‘s A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

Klaus Mäkelä unexpectedly joins the foray for The Cleveland Orchestra‘s performances of Benjamin Britten’s War Requiem.

At Opera Philadelphia, Gregory Spears’ opera both mystifies and enchants.

Mentored by Yannick Nézet-Séguin, the Curtis Symphony Orchestra proves themselves the equal of any major American orchestra.

A dazzling but deeply moving Mahler 2nd suggests that busier is better for our beloved YNS!