Alex Ross reports that he has received the first finished copy of his forthcoming The Rest is Noise: Listening to the Twentieth Century. I wonder if Penelope will review it.
Alex also reports that Gerard Mortier's first season (2009-10) as general manager of the New York City Opera will include productions of The Rake's Progress (Stravinsky), Einstein on the Beach (Glass), Nixon in China (Adams), Saint Francois d'Assise (Messiaen), and Death in Venice (Britten). To say that this is exciting is an understatement of operatic proportions.
[Lisa Hirsch posts about her reservations about the Messiaen, but also about her willingness to give it another chance.]
Hi Steve,
ReplyDeleteThat is good news. I attended the revival of Einstein on the Beach at the Brooklyn Academy, and would love to see it again., as well as the others.
I can't wait to read The Rest Is Noise.
There's going to be a lot to talk about when it hits the streets, that's for sure.
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