Olivia Giovetti appears in the following:
Theater of Voices
Wednesday, June 06, 2012
Olivia Giovetti takes a look at a new release by Robert Hollingworth's ensemble I Fagiolini, which reconstructs a Gabrieli work and places Viadana in the context of Monteverdi.
Francesco Tristano Gives Us a Compactly Comprehensive Berio Compendium
Monday, June 04, 2012
"Complete works" albums, even those centering on music written for one instrument, are usually sprawling box sets that often double as doorstops. Odd, then, that Luciano Berio's complete works for piano fit onto one single disc. More contradictory still is finding that 80-minute album to be representative of the composer's decades-long career.
Breaking the Rules with Berio, Brittelle, Burhans and More
Monday, June 04, 2012
This week's new-release show features recordings by Hilary Hahn and Hauschka, violist Garth Knox and Caleb Burhans. A special highlight is a new recording of Berio's piano music by Francesco Tristano.
A Bawdy, if Inconsistent, Carmina Burana arrives at the Philharmonic
Friday, June 01, 2012
A cadre of soloists and vocal artists make this weekend's New York Philharmonic performances of Falla and Orff enticing. Read on for Olivia Giovetti's review.
Warm Up: Nicholas Phan Goes from Page to Stage
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Before singing Carmina Burana this weekend with the New York Philharmonic, tenor Nicholas Phan will indulge in yoga, Bach and writing. Read on for more in the newest installment of our Warm Up series.
Six Reasons to Stay Local This Summer
Monday, May 28, 2012
Summer in classical music usually involves a lot of travel. But as blogger Olivia Giovetti reveals, choice vocal offerings can be found this summer at Lincoln Center, Caramoor and the Bard Festival.
50 Years and Five CDs with Wergo's 'Music of Our Time'
Monday, May 28, 2012
All in the Timing with Wergo, Hilary Hahn, Hauschka and More
Monday, May 28, 2012
This week on the New Canon, we help German label Wergo celebrate 50 years of groundbreaking music with a handpicked selection from their 5-disc, commemorative box set, Music of Our Time, featuring music by Nono, Stravinsky, Schnebel, Stockhausen and Cage. It's our album (or, rather, albums) of the week.
The Cleveland Orchestra Goes Dark with Salome
Friday, May 25, 2012
Nine Stemme and Eric Owens offered standout performances in Thursday's concert performance of Strauss's Salome by the Cleveland Orchestra. Blogger Olivia Giovetti reviews the rainy-night performance.
Top 10 Most Miserable Opera Characters
Thursday, May 24, 2012
Misery loves company, which leaves it in good, well, company in the world of opera. Read on for Olivia Giovetti's ten most miserable characters in the canon, and leave your own nominations.
Michael Mizrahi Fashions a Cabinet of Curiosities on 'The Bright Motion'
Monday, May 21, 2012
A founding member of NOW Ensemble, pianist Michael Mizrahi is one of those musicians who is endlessly fascinated by everything (his undergraduate studies were a three-pronged focus in music, religion and physics) and is, as a result, endlessly fascinating himself.
The Life Operatic with Wes Anderson
Monday, May 21, 2012
With Wes Anderson's newest film, Moonrise Kingdom, set to open this Friday, Operavore blogger Olivia Giovetti looks at the operatic overtones set by the film director.
Key Concepts with Michael Mizrahi, Orion Weiss and More
Monday, May 21, 2012
This week, a visit with the NOW Ensemble's pianist Michael Mizrahi, whose solo recording "The Bright Motion" is our Album of the Week and available this month.
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Leading Interpreter of Lieder and Opera, Dies at 86
Friday, May 18, 2012
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, hailed as one of the great interpreters of lieder of the last century, died early Friday in the Bavarian Alps.
Recording Roundup: Gloom, Doom and Some Luscious Lieder
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Operavore Olivia Giovetti looks at some new lieder album releases, contrasted against some plucky opera recordings now available.
City Opera Revives Telemann (and Itself) with Orpheus
Monday, May 14, 2012
To round out its first season away from Lincoln Center, New York City Opera has unveiled Telemann's Orpheus. Blogger Olivia Giovetti traveled to Spanish Harlem to hear the results.
Experiments in Opera Reopens its Laboratory with Some Mad Musical Scientists
Monday, May 14, 2012
Experiments in Opera, a composer-driven collective, presented its spring series last week. Blogger Olivia Giovetti considers the results, which featured laugh tracks, graphic novels and radio transmitters.
Rued Langgaard's Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
Monday, May 14, 2012
A new recording puts the spotlight on the late-Romantic Danish composer Rued Langgaard. He died virtually unknown in 1952, but is increasingly respected for his anguished symbolism and Wagnerian gestures.
Everything Old is New Again with Rued Langgaard, Erik Chisholm and more
Monday, May 14, 2012
This week on the New Canon, we take an in-depth look at our Album of the Week, the first volume of Danish composer Rued Langgaard's string quartets courtesy of the Nightingale String Quartet for Dacapo Records.
The Jesus and Opera Chain
Friday, May 11, 2012
With three musicals currently on Broadway featuring depictions of Jesus, Operavore blogger Olivia Giovetti examines the religious figure's relative absence from the opera stage—for now, at least.