Video: Watch Excerpts from The Met Opera's EL NIÑO
Watch excerpts from The Met Opera's El Niño, running through May 17th. In these videos, the chorus sings 'For With God No Thing Shall Be Impossible,' from Part I and 'In the Day of the Great Slaughter' from Part II during the final dress rehearsal.
Review: John Adams's EL NINO Finally Arrives at the Met After World Travels
Back in December, I saw the chamber version of John Adams’s EL NINO—dubbed EL NINO: NATIVITY RECONSIDERED—at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine. Pared down to its essence, it was wonderful, starred two of the singers who made their debuts in the premiere at the Met, soprano Julia Bullock and bass-baritone Davone Tines plus countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo, who were at their best. It was a somber evening in a dramatic setting—a far cry from the oratorio/opera’s over-the-top welcome to Lincoln Center last night, in Lileana Blain-Cruz’s production that made me wonder what Franco Zeffirelli might have done with it. Think the Parisian throngs in Act II of the Met’s LA BOHEME (which, of course, is one of the Met’s most popular productions with audiences).
Los Angeles Film Conducting Intensive Set For This Summer
Hollywood's studio elite will convene this summer to provide a unique musical opportunity at Warner Bros. Studios for musicians interested in learning how to perform in the recording studio environment thanks to the undertaking of Los Angeles Film Conducting Intensive (LAFCI).