Olivia Giovetti appears in the following:
Amid Holy Days, Anna Caterina Antonacci Casts a Spell
Monday, April 09, 2012
Italian soprano Anna Caterina Antonacci made her long-overdue New York recital debut on Sunday at Alice Tully Hall. Operavore blogger Olivia Giovetti gives her review.
C'est si bon on Claire Chase's Terrestre
Monday, April 09, 2012
Exceedingly versatile and at times beguilingly gamine, flautist Claire Chase's newest album, Terrestre, has much to recommend it with works by Saariaho, Boulez and more.
Chasing Claire
Monday, April 09, 2012
In the Met's Traviata Revival, the Lady Vanishes
Saturday, April 07, 2012
Operavore Olivia Giovetti reviews the Met's revival of Willy Decker's controversial La traviata, finding the story revamped and reimagined through both directorial vision and some last-minute casting changes.
The Art of the Comeback
Monday, April 02, 2012
Rolando Villazón and Natalie Dessay, two singers plagued by vocal setbacks in recent years, have new albums out. Can they mount a return to form? Find out in Olivia Giovetti's review.
So Percussion Dances with John Cage
Monday, April 02, 2012
Spending an evening listening to So Percussion’s Cage 100 Bootleg Series is somewhat akin to sitting up all night in college, drinking red table wine, smoking Parliaments and discussing what it all means.
New Albums from Cage, Clyne and Andriessen
Monday, April 02, 2012
The Fundamentals of Opera, Courtesy of John Cage
Friday, March 30, 2012
"In his centennial year, John Cage is beginning to break through as being more than the guy who instructed a pianist to sit at a piano for just over four-and-a-half minutes and play nothing," writes Olivia Giovetti.
Pleasure Supplements Vision in the Met's New Manon
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
A Gesamtkunstwerk Grows in Brooklyn
Monday, March 26, 2012
Like the New York City Opera, the Brooklyn Philharmonic is in the midst of its first season as a touring ensemble. Blogger Olivia Giovetti reviews their latest concert of Brooklyn-themed works.
Funny People
Friday, March 23, 2012
Where has contemporary comic opera gone over the last century? Operavore blogger Olivia Giovetti tracks it down in Hollywood.
The Mendelssohn Club of Philadelphia Gets Vibrantly Vocal
Friday, March 23, 2012
The power of the prestigious Curtis Institute of Music aside, it's composers like Jennifer Higdon, Andrea Clearfield and James Primosch that help to make Philadelphia the sixth borough of New York.
Opera at the Swipe of a Finger
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Operavore blogger Olivia Giovetti takes the Met's new iPad app out for a test drive and looks at the current trend among arts organizations of making content available on-demand.
At City Opera, an Uncozy Così With Some Qualified Rewards
Monday, March 19, 2012
While Sounding at Home, American Composers Orchestra Nevertheless Goes Big
Saturday, March 17, 2012
Under the leadership of George Manahan, the ACO has renewed its commitment to the next generation of young compositional voices. Find out how and get a download from Kati Agóc's album opener, Pearls.
Operas about Operas: Compelling or Confounding?
Thursday, March 15, 2012
In light of Lyric Opera of Chicago's newest commission, Operavore blogger Olivia Giovetti looks at the tradition of operas about opera and its interpreters.
Warm Up: Thomas Hampson is a 'Cheap Drunk,' but Never on a Show Day
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
In the latest installment of Operavore's "Warm Up" series, Thomas Hampson reveals his secret to mediating his big thoughts with big roles.
The Top 10 Film Directors Who Should Be Working in Opera
Monday, March 12, 2012
In a season where more directorial vision is needed at certain opera houses, blogger Olivia Giovetti looks at film directors leading operas and names her top ten picks for active artists to enter virgin territory.