Disney commissioned a “millennial” symphony on the order of Mahler and talked the New York Philharmonic into performing it. After hearing it, writes Philip Kennicott, the only question is whom to feel sorrier for. – The Washington Post
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OPERA REVIVAL: Contemporary American opera never had it so good
On Saturday, Lyric Opera of Chicago premieres William Bolcom’s A View from the Bridge. Next up: The Great Gatsby. – The Globe and Mail (Canada)