Kammer Oper [ENA] The double bill Lady Magnesia / Zweimal Alexander at the Theater an der Wien offered an evening of witty unease, stylistic contrast, and theatrical intelligence. Drawing together Mieczysław Weinberg’s Lady Magnesia and Bohuslav Martinů’s Zweimal Alexander, the production explored jealousy, disguise, and social absurdity with a pleasingly off-kilter sense of humor. Both works thrive on irony and instability.   [Full story...]

Wiener Konzerthaus [ENA] In the recital at the world famous Wiener Konzerthaus, the mezzo-soprano Kate Lindsey appears as exactly the kind of artist that modern Lied and operatic interpretation most urgently need: intellectually alert, vocally supple, and dramatically alive to every turn of phrase. The concert is billed as “Kate Lindsey, Mezzosopran” and dedicated to the 80th birthday of Helmut Deutsch.   [Full story...]