The New York Times reports that George R. Steel has been named as New York City Opera’s new general manager and artistic director. Even though he repeatedly denied his interest in the City Opera position, Steel, who took over the reins as general director of the Dallas Opera in October, was generally considered to be [...]
January 14, 2009
Wish me Gluck
In an earlier post, I mentioned that 2009 would be the year I tried to address my deep-seated aversion to Gluck’s operas. Since there’s no time like the present, I’ve decided to start off with the work most often touted as his masterpiece, Iphigénie en Tauride. Last season’s Met broadcast didn’t impress me very much, [...]
