Holy fuck balls! Change has come. On the heals of its image redesign, New York City Opera has unbelievably announced (although the link to the press release doesn’t appear to work) that the State Theater is getting…aisles in the orchestra!!! And Peter Martins is cool with it! I don’t know how long the dispute between [...]
Someone took our advice…
I knew there was something going on–finally–over at NYCO, when I got a press release about NYCO’s upcoming semi-staged production/workshop of The Magic Flute from Lisa Lori. Lo and behold, that wasn’t the only change-up at the company: Mama got a facelift! Isn’t she handsome with her new font and her Flash features? You’re welcome. [...]
Opera…In…Spaaaaace….
My crew over at the New York Press/Manhattan Media have come out with City Arts, a new monthly arts insert (expansion during a recession!!??) that you can find sandwiched in The Press. (It’s already been lampooned by a snarky renegade blogger…) For it’s maiden voyage, our very own Ryan Tracy offers a little preview of [...]
Grab Bag
A few things worth noting… Right now, there’s a pretty raging debate over the use of animals in performance over at L. Ro.’s Performance Club. C.C. is like “umm, dogs can’t consent to making art,” and others are like, “well, he’s having fun, so chill the fuck out!” People are also commenting about other aspects [...]
BREAKING: Brooklyn Philharmonic On the Brink
Counter Critic has learned that vital funds for the survival of Brooklyn Philharmonic have fallen through, leading to significant layoffs and threatening the remainder of the season. “Much of the senior team has been laid off, and a small skeletal staff is in place to attempt to move the organization forward through this life support [...]
TO DO: ACME, OHIO, and Arias
There are a few notable affairs this weekend. Tonight, the fab chamber ensemble, ACME, is presented by Wordless Music at Le Poisson Rouge. They will perform, along with former Shudder to Think frontman Craig Wedren, Lovesongs by Jefferson Friedman, which premiered last night at The Miller. Saturday is the OHIO Theater‘s “Quantify Your Love Valentine’s [...]
Letter to a Young Musician…from an Old Critic
Seriously, though, this is pretty amazing, the latest from T-Bone’s Talk to the Newsroom. Although, can we make 30s the new 20s?… (You’ll get it if you read on.) * * * A Word to Young Musicians Q. Times are difficult for young musicians, especially in this economy. Gigs can be few and far between, [...]
Talk to the T-Bone
Dream come true #2! Anthony Tommasini (or, T-Bone, as he goes by around these parts) is the featured writer this week at The Times’ “Talk to the Newsroom.” Yes! Finally, the answers to all our classical music questions will come pouring forth from the great and wise T-Bone. Okay, so, question #1: In your profile, [...]
Moving On?
Wow…So…What was that all about? Seriously, though, my campaign to take over New York City Opera obviously distracted me a little from covering other various important goings on in the world of the performing arts and criticism. I hope to bring you more main stream C.C. content from here on out. But, you know, sometimes [...]
TO DO: Horror At The New York City Opera
THIS SATURDAY, JANUARY 24, 7PM Presented by CAKE: New Art & Performance at Chez Bushwick $10 What? Did you think that just because I lost, and did a final postmortem, that I was going to let this thing go? Not on your life! I’m here to announce that you are all invited to an awesome [...]
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