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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.