Andrew Dickson
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Jennifer Walshe’s Irreverent, Hectic and Deeply Serious Productions
The Irish composer blends everyday items with Dada-like theatricals. But there’s a serious purpose to her explorations.
What Is Russia Thinking? A ‘Documentary Opera’ Tries to Answer.
“Russia: Today,” a piece by the composer Eugene Birman, is based on hundreds of interviews with hundreds of Russians, in which they share their private...
Combing the Beach, and the Archives, to Revive ‘The Wreckers’
In the early 20th century, Smyth was probably the most famous female composer of her generation, but her music fell out of the repertoire. Glyndebourne...
With ‘Waiting for the Sibyl,’ Kentridge Looks Into the Future
The South African artist developed a piece about how difficult it is to see around the next corner. Ironically, the work anticipated the uncertainties of...
He Break Dances. He Pole Dances. He Sings Like an Angel.
The Polish countertenor Jakub Jozef Orlinski has the credits you’d expect for a fast-rising classical music star, and some others you might not.