- February 7, 2000
- Hit and Myth
The Met restores its "Rosenkavalier," and Renée Fleming triumphs as the Marschallin; Leon Botstein makes a convincing case for "Liebe der Danae."
- January 31, 2000
- Sound and Fury
Violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter's astonishing technique in a difficult repertoire has made fans of New Yorkers used to a more Romantic sound.
- January 31, 2000
- The Life Stories of Jon Vickers and Eileen Farrell
- January 10, 2000
- Great Scott
While bowing to F. Scott Fitzgerald, John Harbison's exceptional "The Great Gatsby" reminds us that, in the end, music must be the driving force in opera.
- December 20, 1999
- Cecilia Bartoli
- December 20, 1999
- Absolutely Aaron
The Philharmonic makes a brilliant case for Copland's enduring popularity with a vibrantly performed centenary series covering nearly all the work.
- December 13, 1999
- She Loves Me
After sixteen years, the Met brings back "Tristan und Isolde" -- one of the most cherished works in the repertory -- with mixed, if provocative, results.
- December 6, 1999
- The Pierre Principle
Pierre Boulez may have toned down the rhetoric, but the avatar of the avant-garde is still making inspired music in atonal modes.
- December 6, 1999
- Teatro Grattacielo
- November 29, 1999
- Y2K
The Philharmonic asked six composers to imagine the millennium through music. The pieces show the future is in good hands.