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Paradise InterruptedLincoln Center FestivalNo. of reviews: 4 | |
Eastern promises: Jennifer Wen Ma reinvigorates Kunqu Opera |
 16 Jul 16 / New York Observer |
'Paradise Interrupted' fuses eastern manners with western narrative |
| 15 Jul 16 / Operavore | WQXR |
Huang Ruo’s “Paradise, Interrupted” proves compelling at Lincoln Center |
| 15 Jul 16 / Classical Review |
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A powerful opera of eastern and western allure |
| 15 Jul 16 / New York Times |
Delusion of the FuryLincoln Center FestivalNo. of reviews: 3 | |
The composer’s bizarre, complex work was an assault on the senses |
| 28 Jul 15 / Financial Times (via Google) |
Partch offers a fascinating alternative universe at Lincoln Center |
| 26 Jul 15 / Classical Review |
‘Delusion of the Fury,’ with new Partch instruments |
| 25 Jul 15 / New York Times |
DaphneLincoln Center FestivalNo. of reviews: 4 | |
Operatic rarities by Strauss and Donizetti get stagings at the Lincoln Center Festival and Caramoor |
| 21 Jul 15 / Wall Street Journal |
The Tsar's BrideLincoln Center FestivalNo. of reviews: 5 | |
A heavenly marriage with the Bolshoi Opera at Lincoln Center Festival |
| 19 Jul 14 / Broadway World |
Gennadi Rozhdestvensky, whose association with the Bolshoi dates back to 1951, entered to a huge ovation |
| 15 Jul 14 / Classical Source |
Bolshoi begins New York Residency with a superb Tsar’s Bride |
| 15 Jul 14 / Bachtrack |
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A compelling performance by the Bolshoi Opera of Rimsky-Korsakov’s opera |
| 15 Jul 14 / Financial Times (via Google) |
When Ivan the Terrible is irrepressibly terrific |
| 14 Jul 14 / ConcertoNet (English) |
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Bolshoi arrives with drama, some onstage
‘The Tsar’s Bride,’ at Lincoln Center Festival.
‘The Tsar’s Bride,’ at Lincoln Center Festival.
The PassengerLincoln Center FestivalNo. of reviews: 8 | |
A harrowing evening with The Passenger at Park Avenue Armory |
| 16 Jul 14 / Bachtrack |
"The Passenger" was powerful in Houston. It's even stronger in New York |
| 16 Jul 14 / Wall Street Journal |
David Pountney directs this imposing production of Mieczyslaw Weinberg’s Holocaust opera |
| 14 Jul 14 / Financial Times (via Google) |
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Auschwitz at the Park Avenue Armory |
| 13 Jul 14 / Bloomberg |
The problems, and power, of The Passenger |
| 13 Jul 14 / New York Magazine |
Houston Grand Opera delivers powerful experience with “The Passenger” |
| 13 Jul 14 / Classical Review |
The grand illusion, the greater horror |
| 12 Jul 14 / ConcertoNet (English) |
What lies beneath: A haunting Nazi past |
| 12 Jul 14 / New York Times |
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The Passenger debuts in New York
Chance encounter by Catholic Auschwitz survivor inspires opera now having New York debut.
Chance encounter by Catholic Auschwitz survivor inspires opera now having New York debut.
Mieczyslaw Weinberg's opera The Passenger comes to New York
The Passenger, Mieczyslaw Weinberg's 1968 opera about the Holocaust, performed by the Houston Grand Opera and directed by David Pountney, will be presented as part of Lincoln Center Festival 2014.
The Passenger, Mieczyslaw Weinberg's 1968 opera about the Holocaust, performed by the Houston Grand Opera and directed by David Pountney, will be presented as part of Lincoln Center Festival 2014.
Monkey: Journey to the WestLincoln Center FestivalNo. of reviews: 4 | |
Striking visuals and dynamic performers are undermined by ragged storytelling |
| 11 Jul 13 / New York Daily News |
Monkey business |
| 11 Jul 13 / parterre box |
An imp makes detours on the road to enlightenment |
| 11 Jul 13 / New York Times |
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Gorillaz bandmates make 'Monkey: Journey to the West' a barrel of fun |
| 11 Jul 13 / New York Post |
Feng Yi TingLincoln Center FestivalNo. of reviews: 2 | |
Atom Egoyan directs a mesmerising staging of Guo Wenjing’s opera about a wily courtesan |
| 30 Jul 12 / Financial Times (via Google) |
“Feng Yi Ting” offers a mesmerizing take on the opera femme fatale |
| 28 Jul 12 / Classical Review |
Orfeo ed EuridiceLincoln Center FestivalNo. of reviews: 3 | |
An ‘Orpheus’ to die for |
| 24 Jul 12 / New York Post |
Squeezing all the love out of a love story |
| 23 Jul 12 / New York Times |
In the Lincoln Center Festival's 'Orpheus,' the theater has its double |
| 22 Jul 12 / Operavore | WQXR |
EmilieLincoln Center FestivalNo. of reviews: 5 | |
Elizabeth Futral sings the title role with astonishing purity |
| 23 Jul 12 / Financial Times (via Google) |
Saariaho’s “Émilie” makes triumphant New York debut at Lincoln Center Festival |
| 22 Jul 12 / Classical Review |
All alone onstage, singing songs of a tumultuous life |
| 22 Jul 12 / New York Times |
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Kaija Saariaho opera gets New York premiere |
| 22 Jul 12 / The Huffington Post |
'Emilie' draws audience into life of 18th-century physicist, mathematician and philosopher |
| 22 Jul 12 / New Jersey Star Ledger |
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Diva’s endurance test
Elizabeth Futral plays two very different characters in two very different places, with a 139-mile commute.
Elizabeth Futral plays two very different characters in two very different places, with a 139-mile commute.
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| Nigel Redden, director of Lincoln Center Festival, to step down |
Lincoln Center Festival director Nigel Redden will step down in September 2017 from his leadership role with the internationally-focused festival after a tenure of almost two decades. |
| 29 Jun 2017 / Opera News |
| The Passenger debuts in New York |
Chance encounter by Catholic Auschwitz survivor inspires opera now having New York debut. |
| 13 Jul 2014 / Forbes |
| Mieczyslaw Weinberg's opera The Passenger comes to New York |
The Passenger, Mieczyslaw Weinberg's 1968 opera about the Holocaust, performed by the Houston Grand Opera and directed by David Pountney, will be presented as part of Lincoln Center Festival 2014. |
| 10 Jul 2014 / PlaybillArts |
| A holocaust opera is coming to New York |
Mieczyslaw Weinberg’s 1968 opera “The Passenger” will come to New York as part of the Lincoln Center Festival in July. |
| 26 Nov 2013 / New York Times |
| Musical by Gorillaz duo to get run in Lincoln Center Festival |
“Monkey: Journey to the West,” a music and theater mash-up that also includes cartoon segments, martial arts and acrobatics, will open the Lincoln Center Festival this summer. |
| 28 Mar 2013 / New York Times |
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