Olivia Giovetti appears in the following:
Christopher Cerrone's Invisible Cities Gains Visibility This Weekend
Friday, May 13, 2011
As the familiar chestnut goes, music is the universal language. Perhaps this is why composers are drawn to Italo Calvino’s 1972 masterwork, Invisible Cities—a novel that centers on a conversation between Marco Polo and Kublai Khan. Since the explorer and emperor do not speak the same language and are forced to communicate through gestures and faith in one another’s interpretation.
When Bigger is Not Always Better
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
We Got Next
Monday, May 09, 2011
MATA's executive director David T. Little and composer Florent Ghys join us on Monday at 4pm to talk about this fab festival, now in its 13th year and running this weekend at (Le) Poisson Rouge.
Between 'How Sweet it Is' and 'Il Dolce Suono'
Monday, May 09, 2011
As James Taylor's Perspectives Series concludes at Carnegie Hall, WQX-Aria blogger Olivia Giovetti considers the ever-closing gap between classical and pop music.
James Levine Withdraws from Japan, Tanglewood
Friday, May 06, 2011
In the midst of a celebratory year, added cancellations to James Levine's schedule end his BSO tenure with a wheeze. WQX-Aria blogger Olivia Giovetti reflects on the conductor's latest troubles.
Love, Loss and What Orfeo Wore
Thursday, May 05, 2011
Eine Kline Nachtmusik
Monday, May 02, 2011
Composer and vocalist Corey Dargel joins us on Monday at 4 pm to discuss being a postmodern Schubert and his upcoming concert (alongside Phil Kline and more) with NYFOS Next.
Is the Philadelphia Orchestra Suffering from Hysterical Blindness?
Sunday, May 01, 2011
Five Operatic Wedding Disasters
Sunday, May 01, 2011
The Royal Wedding may have gone off without a hitch, but thank goodness there's opera to satisfy our collective sweet tooth when it comes to drama. Here are our picks for operatic (in every sense) wedding disasters.
Thomas Hampson Matches Mahler with George Crumb
Thursday, April 28, 2011
The Mahler centenary is big but Hampson's George Crumb concert in D.C. tonight and with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center tomorrow may be his most important recital this year.
Angela Meade Takes Home the 2011 Richard Tucker Award
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Honey-voiced soprano Angela Meade, 33, is the recipient of this year's Richard Tucker Music Award, which comes with a $30,000 bonus and a priceless amount of prestige.
Life After 40
Monday, April 25, 2011
The response to Q2 and NPR Music’s crowdsourced 100 Composers Under 40 project has been amazing and endlessly fascinating. As an under-40 myself, I’m constantly amazed by both the quality and quantity of new works churned out by my (far more talented) peers.
Wild Reich
Monday, April 25, 2011
Die Walküre Rides Again at the Met
Saturday, April 23, 2011
A Swampy Séance at City Opera
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Working the Room with the 2010 Opera News Awards Recipients
Monday, April 18, 2011
With the recent award consolidations at the Grammys, and the NEA Opera Honors ceasing operations after this year, the Opera News Awards may be our last hope for awarding classical mettle.
New Wave, Old School
Monday, April 18, 2011
The (Re)Sinking of the Titanic from the Guggenheim
Sunday, April 17, 2011
Sarah Connolly: Down to Earth Diva
Thursday, April 14, 2011
Sarah Connolly talks with Olivia Giovetti about tonight's appearance at the Met Opera, her rocky road to the top, and why she won't put on makeup to meet you at the stage door.