Peter Eötvös' Senza Sangue bows at the Philharmonic.
by Paul J. Pelkonen
On an ordinary evening in an unnamed European city, a woman stops at a news kiosk to buy a lottery ticket. This unassuming beginning is the start of Senza Sangue, the opera for two singers that had its New York premiere last Friday night at the New York Philharmonic. Unusually, this new 45-minute opera was paired with Schubert's Symphony No. 8 in B Minor, the so-called Unfinished. Alan Gilbert, looking relaxed after a month spent touring Europe with the orchestra, conducted.
by Paul J. Pelkonen
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| He's back: Alan Gilbert (right) and the New York Philharmonic return to Avery Fisher Hall. Photo by Chris Lee © 2015 New York Philharmonic courtesy 21C. |
