Monthly Archives: October 2024

Peoples’ Symphony Concerts

Posted on October 31, 2024 by Wendy Lesser

Something interesting and unusual is going on in New York’s musical world, and it has been going on for 125 years. So why doesn’t everybody in the city know about it already? How long does it take for a great … Continue reading →

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The Knights and Other Nights

Posted on October 27, 2024 by Wendy Lesser

There are eight million music stories in the naked city. Here are three of them: October 24:  Last Thursday marked my official return to Carnegie Hall this season, and it helped that I was hearing The Knights. This small, vigorous … Continue reading →

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Ainadamar

Posted on October 23, 2024 by Wendy Lesser

Whoever decided to hire a choreographer as the director of Osvaldo Goliijov’s Ainadamar at the Metropolitan Opera made an excellent choice, because the opera desperately needed the addition of dance to make it work. The plot is thin to begin … Continue reading →

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