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This remake of Yma Sumac's 1950 song is a combination of pop, Spaghetti Western, and opera not to be missed.
Read More »Music Premiere: Bombay Rickey Shines on ‘Virgenes del Sol’
Opera
Interview: Thomas Morse on His New Opera ‘Frau Schindler’
An exclusive interview with composer Thomas Morse on his new opera Frau Schindler, which recently opened in Germany.
Read More »Concert Review: Profeti della Quinta Sing Monteverdi and Salomone Rossi (NYC, 23 Feb 2017)
This exquisite vocal group puts on energetic, high-spirited concerts that free the ancient music of the Renaissance from the museum and dance it out into the town square.
Read More »Concert Review: Soprano Hanna Golodinskii and Pianist Oxana Mikhailoff – ‘Slavic Discoveries’ (NYC, 9/10/16)
Two amazingly talented artists performed music of Vladimir Drozdoff as well as of better-known Slavic composers in the Romantic tradition, including Rachmaninoff and Tchaikovsky.
Read More »Music Review: Anthony Braxton – ‘Trillium J: The Non-Unconfessionables (Composition No. 380)’ Box Set
With the release of 'Trillium J,' Anthony Braxton redefines - or at least redeciphers - what opera should sound like in the 21st century. Here's a hint: Compelling.
Read More »Music Reviews: Jim Cullum’s ‘Porgy and Bess Live’ and The Oatmeal Jazz Combo’s ‘Instant Oats’
One of the long-running Jim Cullum Jazz Band's great achievements is its jazz-band version of 'Porgy and Bess,' now available on a two-CD set, including narration by William Warfield, who played Porgy on stage many times.
Read More »Music Review: Alyson Cambridge – ‘Until Now’
Opera star releases new crossover album.
Read More »Win Soprano Sonya Yoncheva’s New Paris-Inspired CD ‘Paris, Mon Amour’
The brilliant lyric soprano's new CD highlights music by French composers of the Belle Époque along with Verdi and Puccini. Enter to win a copy from Blogcritics!
Read More »Music Reviews: Jazz Albums from Ranee Lee, Rodney Whitaker, and Gian-Carla Tisera
Three good quality 2014 jazz albums you may have missed.
Read More »I Shall Be Released: New Recordings and Tours from David Guetta, Wu-Tang Clan, Placido Domingo, Wiz Khalifa, Jeff Beck and More
Plus a new children's holiday album from Farmer Jason (of Jason and the Scorchers), a concert DVD from Depeche Mode, and a reissued lost classic from The Byrds' Gene Clark.
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