Charles Michener
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City Opera’s Bad Boy
by Charles Michener
Mar. 11th, 2007, 8:00 pm
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Mar. 11th, 2007, 8:00 pm
Toward the end of the 2000 Salzburg Festival, Gérard Mortier, the Belgian impresario whom the read more »
Mark Morris Debuts at the Met; Don’t Miss Voigt, Bronfman, Pirates
by Charles Michener
Mar. 4th, 2007, 8:00 pm
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Mar. 4th, 2007, 8:00 pm
I can’t imagine a better way to shake the late-winter blahs than hearing the great German bass read more »
Older Than Its Own Home, The I.P.O. Marks a Birthday
by Charles Michener
Jan. 21st, 2007, 8:00 pm
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Jan. 21st, 2007, 8:00 pm
“All these great soloists and conductors are family,” said Avi Shoshani, the secretary g read more »
Handsome, Athletic Tenor, Hungry for Superstardom
by Charles Michener
Nov. 26th, 2006, 8:00 pm
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Nov. 26th, 2006, 8:00 pm
“He’s got everything I encourage my students to aspire to,” Marilyn Horne said to read more »
Handsome, Athletic Tenor, Hungry for Superstardom
by Charles Michener
Nov. 26th, 2006, 8:00 pm
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Nov. 26th, 2006, 8:00 pm
“He’s got everything I encourage my students to aspire to,” Marilyn Horne said to me a few wee read more »
I Remember Altman: Inclusive, Imposing American Dreamer
by Charles Michener
Nov. 26th, 2006, 8:00 pm
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Nov. 26th, 2006, 8:00 pm
It seemed, on that hot, hazy spring day in 1974, as though the entire population of Nashville had tu read more »
Carnegie Hosts a Duel; Cleveland Honors Bruckner
by Charles Michener
Oct. 15th, 2006, 8:00 pm
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Oct. 15th, 2006, 8:00 pm
Question: What does cutting-edge classical music have in common with cancer drugs? read more »
Carnegie Hosts a Duel; Cleveland Honors Bruckner
by Charles Michener
Oct. 15th, 2006, 8:00 pm
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Oct. 15th, 2006, 8:00 pm
Question: What does cutting-edge classical music have in common with cancer drugs? read more »
Madama for the Masses; Ponchielli for Night Owls
by Charles Michener
Oct. 8th, 2006, 8:00 pm
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Oct. 8th, 2006, 8:00 pm
On opening night, a red carpet led operagoers Oscar-style across the Lincoln Center Plaza. read more »
Madama for the Masses; Ponchielli for Night Owls
by Charles Michener
Oct. 8th, 2006, 8:00 pm
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Oct. 8th, 2006, 8:00 pm
On opening night, a red carpet led operagoers Oscar-style across the Lincoln Center Plaza. read more »
Butterfly, Barber, and The Cave; Plus, Here’s the Messiah to Beat!
by Charles Michener
Sep. 24th, 2006, 8:00 pm
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Sep. 24th, 2006, 8:00 pm

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Pianist Ivo Pogorelich, who may or may not appear at the Metropolitan Museum on Oct. 26.
Strictly speaking, the classical-music season began Sept. read more »
Butterfly, Barber, and The Cave; Plus, Here's the Messiah to Beat!
by Charles Michener
Sep. 24th, 2006, 8:00 pm
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Sep. 24th, 2006, 8:00 pm
Strictly speaking, the classical-music season began Sept. read more »
Schumann’s Genoveva at Bard; Mozart Politicized by Sellars
by Charles Michener
Aug. 20th, 2006, 8:00 pm
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Aug. 20th, 2006, 8:00 pm
The heat of summer seems to bring out obscure oddities plucked from the overstocked greenhouse of We read more »
Schumann's Genoveva at Bard; Mozart Politicized by Sellars
by Charles Michener
Aug. 20th, 2006, 8:00 pm
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Aug. 20th, 2006, 8:00 pm
The heat of summer seems to bring out obscure oddities plucked from the overstocked greenhouse of We read more »
For Lucky Opera Lovers, A Vibrant Munich Festival
by Charles Michener
Aug. 13th, 2006, 8:00 pm
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Aug. 13th, 2006, 8:00 pm
When the great German bass Kurt Moll came out for his curtain call after the second act of Die Meist read more »
For Lucky Opera Lovers, A Vibrant Munich Festival
by Charles Michener
Aug. 13th, 2006, 8:00 pm
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Aug. 13th, 2006, 8:00 pm
When the great German bass Kurt Moll came out for his curtain call after the second act of Die Meist read more »
An Inner Light Extinguished: Farewell to a Great Singer
by Charles Michener
Jul. 16th, 2006, 8:00 pm
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Jul. 16th, 2006, 8:00 pm
I once asked the late, esteemed voice teacher Beverley Johnson what distinguished a truly great sing read more »
An Inner Light Extinguished: Farewell to a Great Singer
by Charles Michener
Jul. 16th, 2006, 8:00 pm
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Jul. 16th, 2006, 8:00 pm
I once asked the late, esteemed voice teacher Beverley Johnson what distinguished a truly great sing read more »
Wilson’s Stylized Lohengrin Finds Some New Admirers
by Charles Michener
Apr. 30th, 2006, 8:00 pm
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Apr. 30th, 2006, 8:00 pm
Wagner conceived Lohengrin in a bath—while he was taking the waters at Marienbad in 1845. read more »
Wilson's Stylized Lohengrin Finds Some New Admirers
by Charles Michener
Apr. 30th, 2006, 8:00 pm
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Apr. 30th, 2006, 8:00 pm
Wagner conceived Lohengrin in a bath—while he was taking the waters at Marienbad in 1845. read more »
A Pair of Formidable Pianists Scale Back for Mozart, Chopin
by Charles Michener
Apr. 23rd, 2006, 8:00 pm
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Apr. 23rd, 2006, 8:00 pm
“Round fingers for Mozart, flat fingers for Chopin,” my piano teacher used to say. read more »
A Pair of Formidable Pianists Scale Back for Mozart, Chopin
by Charles Michener
Apr. 23rd, 2006, 8:00 pm
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Apr. 23rd, 2006, 8:00 pm
“Round fingers for Mozart, flat fingers for Chopin,” my piano teacher used to say. read more »
Leaving on a High Note: After 42 Years, Volpe Bows Out
by Charles Michener
Apr. 9th, 2006, 8:00 pm
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Apr. 9th, 2006, 8:00 pm
You don’t spend 16 years giving orders to the biggest stars in opera without having an opera-size read more »
Leaving on a High Note: After 42 Years, Volpe Bows Out
by Charles Michener
Apr. 9th, 2006, 8:00 pm
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Apr. 9th, 2006, 8:00 pm
You don’t spend 16 years giving orders to the biggest stars in opera without having an opera-s read more »
A Memento and a Harbinger: The Met Ponders a Crossroads
by Charles Michener
Mar. 12th, 2006, 8:00 pm
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Mar. 12th, 2006, 8:00 pm
Peter Gelb, who’s slated to take the helm at the Metropolitan Opera this summer, recently told read more »
A Memento and a Harbinger: The Met Ponders a Crossroads
by Charles Michener
Mar. 12th, 2006, 8:00 pm
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Mar. 12th, 2006, 8:00 pm
Peter Gelb, who’s slated to take the helm at the Metropolitan Opera this summer, recently told a r read more »
Mozart is 250, Shostakovich 100— And Joe Volpe Says Goodbye
by Charles Michener
Mar. 5th, 2006, 8:00 pm
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Mar. 5th, 2006, 8:00 pm
The classical-music world loves nothing more than a great composer’s anniversary. read more »
Mozart is 250, Shostakovich 100- And Joe Volpe Says Goodbye
by Charles Michener
Mar. 5th, 2006, 8:00 pm
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Mar. 5th, 2006, 8:00 pm
The classical-music world loves nothing more than a great composer’s anniversary. read more »
Resourceful Opera Company Polishes a Britten Treasure
by Charles Michener
Feb. 19th, 2006, 8:00 pm
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Feb. 19th, 2006, 8:00 pm
Richard Wagner and Benjamin Britten each created his own brand of utopia. read more »
Resourceful Opera Company Polishes a Britten Treasure
by Charles Michener
Feb. 19th, 2006, 8:00 pm
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Feb. 19th, 2006, 8:00 pm
Richard Wagner and Benjamin Britten each created his own brand of utopia. read more »
Gentle, Self-Effacing Pianist Displays His Unruffled Focus
by Charles Michener
Feb. 5th, 2006, 8:00 pm
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Feb. 5th, 2006, 8:00 pm
Who is today’s best American pianist? read more »
Gentle, Self-Effacing Pianist Displays His Unruffled Focus
by Charles Michener
Feb. 5th, 2006, 8:00 pm
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Feb. 5th, 2006, 8:00 pm
Who is today’s best American pianist? read more »
Triumphant American Premiere For Frenchman’s Piano Concerto
by Charles Michener
Jan. 15th, 2006, 8:00 pm
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Jan. 15th, 2006, 8:00 pm
In the great piano concertos of Beethoven, Brahms, Tchaikovsky, Ravel and Bartók, the driving read more »
Triumphant American Premiere For Frenchman's Piano Concerto
by Charles Michener
Jan. 15th, 2006, 8:00 pm
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Jan. 15th, 2006, 8:00 pm
In the great piano concertos of Beethoven, Brahms, Tchaikovsky, Ravel and Bartók, the driving impul read more »
Performed Live or Recorded, The High Notes of the Year
by Charles Michener
Dec. 25th, 2005, 8:00 pm
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Dec. 25th, 2005, 8:00 pm
Looking back on this past year of Manhattan Music columns, I’m struck by a misnomer: The term read more »
Performed Live or Recorded, The High Notes of the Year
by Charles Michener
Dec. 25th, 2005, 8:00 pm
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Dec. 25th, 2005, 8:00 pm
Looking back on this past year of Manhattan Music columns, I’m struck by a misnomer: The term “c read more »
Pianists Abroad and at Home, Alone with the Black Beast
by Charles Michener
Dec. 11th, 2005, 8:00 pm
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Dec. 11th, 2005, 8:00 pm
The art of the concert pianist is different from that of other classical soloists. read more »
Pianists Abroad and at Home, Alone with the Black Beast
by Charles Michener
Dec. 11th, 2005, 8:00 pm
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Dec. 11th, 2005, 8:00 pm
The art of the concert pianist is different from that of other classical soloists. read more »
Vocal Heroics From Two Stars: Heppner and Voigt in Top Form
by Charles Michener
Nov. 20th, 2005, 8:00 pm
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Nov. 20th, 2005, 8:00 pm
As a journalist who covered everything from race riots to Supreme Court nominations before turning t read more »
A Trio of Playful Concerts: The Sheer Delight in Doing It
by Charles Michener
Nov. 6th, 2005, 8:00 pm
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Nov. 6th, 2005, 8:00 pm
Looking back at some of my old music columns, I’ve discovered several overused adjectives. read more »
A Trio of Playful Concerts: The Sheer Delight in Doing It
by Charles Michener
Nov. 6th, 2005, 8:00 pm
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Nov. 6th, 2005, 8:00 pm
Looking back at some of my old music columns, I’ve discovered several overused adjectives. read more »
Not Over Till Fat Boy Drops— Opera Takes on Los Alamos
by Charles Michener
Oct. 9th, 2005, 8:00 pm
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Oct. 9th, 2005, 8:00 pm
Opera, the most multilayered art form, loves war for its multiplicity of passions. read more »
Not Over Till Fat Boy Drops- Opera Takes on Los Alamos
by Charles Michener
Oct. 9th, 2005, 8:00 pm
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Oct. 9th, 2005, 8:00 pm
Opera, the most multilayered art form, loves war for its multiplicity of passions. read more »
An Iconic Tenor's Secret Wish: To Tackle Most Demanding Role
by Charles Michener
Sep. 11th, 2005, 8:00 pm
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Sep. 11th, 2005, 8:00 pm
In 1875, Clara Schumann, the widow of the composer Robert Schumann and the most celebrated female pi read more »
An Iconic Tenor’s Secret Wish: To Tackle Most Demanding Role
by Charles Michener
Sep. 11th, 2005, 8:00 pm
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Sep. 11th, 2005, 8:00 pm
In 1875, Clara Schumann, the widow of the composer Robert Schumann and the most celebrated female pi read more »
Plays Well With Others: Mozart Makes New Friends
by Charles Michener
Aug. 21st, 2005, 8:00 pm
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Aug. 21st, 2005, 8:00 pm
For years, the Mostly Mozart Festival at Lincoln Center seemed an idea whose time had gone. read more »
Plays Well With Others: Mozart Makes New Friends
by Charles Michener
Aug. 21st, 2005, 8:00 pm
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Aug. 21st, 2005, 8:00 pm
For years, the Mostly Mozart Festival at Lincoln Center seemed an idea whose time had gone. read more »
Going Bonkers at the Opera: Glimmerglass Flirts With Chaos
by Charles Michener
Aug. 7th, 2005, 8:00 pm
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Aug. 7th, 2005, 8:00 pm

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Amy Burton in the Glimmerglass Opera production of Poulenc's La Voix Humaine (
Opera, it might be said, is a kind of madhouse: Musically, it pushes vocal capacities to the breakin read more »
Going Bonkers at the Opera: Glimmerglass Flirts With Chaos
by Charles Michener
Aug. 7th, 2005, 8:00 pm
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Aug. 7th, 2005, 8:00 pm
Opera, it might be said, is a kind of madhouse: Musically, it pushes vocal capacities to the breakin read more »
Summer Season Exotica, In Rome- and Closer to Home
by Charles Michener
Jul. 31st, 2005, 8:00 pm
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Jul. 31st, 2005, 8:00 pm
A few weeks ago, I was in steamy Rome, where I dropped in on the second annual Rome Chamber Music Fe read more »
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