For reviews in mainstream press outlets (2009-2024), please see Professional Work.
Tributes:
Sir Andrew Davis
Bernard Haitink
Dmitri Hvorostovsky
Michail Jurowski
Christa Ludwig
Graham Vick
Reviews:
- Ligeti-Crumb-Gelin, chamber concert (l’Orchestre de L’Opéra national de Paris, March 2024)
- The Exterminating Angel (Opéra national de Paris, February 2024)
- Wozzeck (Deutsche Oper Berlin, October 2018)
- Die Frau Ohne Schatten (Staatsoper unter den Linden, September 2018)
- Ensemble Intercontemporain / Grisey) (MusikFest Berlin, September 2018)
- Berlin Philharmonic + Sir George Benjamin (MusikFest Berlin, September 2018)
- Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra + Manfred Honeck (MusicFest Berlin, September 2018)
- Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra + Lorenzo Viotti (Dresden, September 2018)
- La Forza del Destino (Semperoper Dresden, September 2018)
- Berlin Philharmonic + Kirill Petrenko (2018-2019 Season Opening Concert, August 2018)
- Berlin Philharmonic + Daniel Harding (March 2018)
- Deutsches Symphonie Orchester Berlin + Raphael Pichon (March 2018)
- Rundfunk Sinfonieorchester Berlin + Sebastian Weigle (February 2018)
- Armide (Opera Atelier (Toronto), October 2015)
Essays:
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On the appointment of Klaus Mäkelä (April 8, 2024)
If You Go Into The Woods Today: On An Ordinary Miracle (November 8, 2023)
The Faust Myth Endures (July 15, 2022)
The “C” Word is Context (Part 2) (April 3, 2022)
Tribute to Michail Jurowski (1945-2022) (March 20, 2022)
Music, War, & The Reality of Cancellation (Part 1) (March 16, 2022)
On Ukraine: Moving Beyond Performance (February 26, 2022)
On Community, Culture, Vanishing, & The Usefulness Of Shells (January 15, 2022)
On The “Relatable” – In Opera, And Beyond (December 27, 2021)
December Is The Hardest Month (December 19, 2021)
Reflecting On A Romanian Festival’s Past, Present, & Future (October 22, 2021)
Finding The Right Fit (Or Not) (August 24, 2021)
Bridging The Divide (August 7, 2021)
Marking Six Years Since My Mother’s Death (July 26, 2021)
Romancing The Clichés (July 22, 2021)
Goal! On Football, & More (July 11, 2021)
Coming Back To Live, Maybe (April 27, 2021)
Music Amidst Pandemic: New Doors, New Windows, Same View? (March 17, 2021)
Absence, Presence, Performance (January 22, 2021)
Puccini & A Red Satin Dress For Christmas (December 27, 2020)
Exposure, Exchange, & Freebie Culture (June 1, 2020)
Embracing Community, In All Its Forms (May 28, 2020)
Pondering Community, Technology, Nostalgia, & “Normal” (May 19, 2020)
Curiosity In The Time Of Corona (April 29, 2020)
Watching, Listening, Writing – Alone & Together (March 23, 2020)
“You’re Being Too Sensitive” (December 31, 2019)
“Flowers, Meadows, Hills”… And Walls (December 21, 2019)
“She Had A Choice” (August 13, 2019)
ensemble unitedberlin: Between Past And Future (July 12, 2019)
Counting From One To Ten (But Not In That Order) (March 23, 2019)
Bruno Ganz, A French Novel, And Grappling With Loss (February 16, 2019)
James Levine: A Reckoning (December 5, 2017)
Dmitri Hvorostovsky: Magic, Memories, And ‘Significant Presence’ (November 23, 2017)
Dancing With Ghosts In Berlin (November 14, 2017)
Travels In Italy: Dolce e brutto (November 7, 2017)
A Trip For My Mother: Experiencing Opera In Italy (October 20, 2017)