Classical

Low rent

Boston Lyric Opera’s latest La bohème; plus Collage’s Berio, and Markus Stenz at the BSO
With good singing, acting, and conducting, a stage director for La bohème can afford to keep out of the way, which is pretty much what Ocel does.

By: LLOYD SCHWARTZ | November 06, 2007

The hottest and brightest

Rescued by music
The New England Conservatory is bringing to Symphony Hall the hottest of young conductors.

By: LLOYD SCHWARTZ | December 16, 2008

Lorca without Lorca

Opera Boston’s Ainadamar, plus Ida Haendel, the BSO, and West Side Story
Is it possible for a work of art to seem both completely sincere in its intentions and at the same time counterfeit and manipulative?

By: LLOYD SCHWARTZ | October 30, 2007

The art of . . .

Bach at Emmanuel, Boston Baroque’s Cosí fan tutte, Kiri Te Kanawa’s farewell to Boston
Craig Smith’s Emmanuel Music began its season with Bach, the composer it’s best known for.

By: LLOYD SCHWARTZ | October 16, 2007