The Philharmonic is bringing Wagner back.
by Paul J. Pelkonen
The New York Philharmonic tested its reputation as an opera orchestra on Thursday night, with the first concert of an ambitious program featuring most of the third act of Richard Wagner's Die Walküre, the most performed and best-loved episode in his mythological magnum opus Der Ring des Nibelungen. This concert was the first new program of 2016 under the baton of Alan Gilbert and marked Eric Owens' first New York appearance singing the role of Wotan.
by Paul J. Pelkonen
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| A couple of swells. Eric Owens (left) and Alan Gilbert at the Japan Society in 2008. Photo by George Hirose for AlanGilbert.com |
