Claudio Abbado, one of the most sought-after conductors of his generation, died Monday in Bologna, Italy, at age 80. His death was announced by a spokesperson for Bologna's mayor, saying that it ...
Purchase this and other timeless New Criterion essays in our hard-copy reprint series. The festival’s choice this year was among the more arcane: Macbeth in a critical edition of the now-standard 1865 ...
Verdi: "Come in quest’ora bruna," Act I, Simon Boccanegra Mirella Freni (Amelia), Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala, Claudio Abbado (conductor) Beethoven: "Er sterbe!" Act II, Fidelio Nina Stemme ...