Teatro Grattacielo 2021-22 Review: ‘L’Amico Fritz’

On November 14, 2021, New York’s Teatro Grattacielo presented a semi-staged production of Pietro Mascagni’s “L’Amico Fritz.” Unlike his hit, “Cavalleria rusticana,” Mascagni’s second opera orbits the far reaches of the standard repertoire. I give the company credit for reviving the somewhat charming opera, but there were misfires in the musical execution and elsewhere that marred the production, leaving me {…}

Kirsten Chambers Among Stars Of ‘Visions of the Modern Muse II: Contemporary Vocal Music’ At Carnegie Hall

WorldKrystal Presents will showcase “Visions of the Modern Muse II: Contemporary Vocal Music” on Oct. 3, 2019 at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall. The concert will feature such artists as Kirsten Chambers, Matthew Curran, Barbara Martinez, Olga Zhuravel Maselli, Micaela Oeste, John Bellemer, and Joyce Bing Xiu Wang. Kathleen Tagg and Alexander Chaplinsky will accompany on the piano. Violinist {…}