The New Season Begins – Opera, Symphony, Film, Theater

My new culture season is duly launched.  As of last night, I’ve taken in: “Anna  Nicole,”  apparently the last production of New York City Opera, presented in collaboration with the Brooklyn Academy of Music on September 21; the new film “Don Jon” by Joseph Gordon-Levitt at the AMC Theater on Broadway at 84th Street on September 29; a memorial celebration for my friend, the late Ari Joshua Sherman, at the DiMenna Center for the Arts … <Read More>


Cultural Diary – March 23 through May 1, 2013 – A Busy Season in NYC

Between work, concerts and theater, I’ve been so busy that I’ve generally avoided blogging about the things I’ve been attending over the past five weeks or so.  This is a catch-up posting, briefly mentioning that things I haven’t had time to write about in longer posts.  This post details the musical events (including opera).  In another, I’ll address the theatrical ones.

Beginning at the beginning, with Richard Goode, and – surprise – ending with him … <Read More>


Busy Musical Calendar – NYCO at BAM, ASO at SS, NYP (Carousel), CBST at SWFS

I’ve been so busy attending interesting musical events over the past few weeks that I’ve fallen behind in noting them here.  So, here goes:

The New York City Opera, having foresworn Lincoln Center, is in its second year of wandering, with four operas on the schedule.  The first two, which I’ve now attended, were presented at the Brooklyn Academy of Music.  I went to successive Saturday performances of “Powder Her Face” by Thomas Ades (music) … <Read More>