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Anne Midgette

OPERA REVIEW

Amid barren backdrop, a brassy 'Ring'

It was supposed to be a triumph, then it was supposed to be a tragedy. The Washington National Opera's performance of "Götterdämmerung," the culmination of Wagner's four-opera "Ring" cycle, was offered Saturday night at the Kennedy Center Opera House not in a staging by Francesca Zambello to...

With New Conductor, NSO Oompahs Through Brahms (Post, November 6, 2009)

Classical music has its day, albeit a muddled one, at the White House (Post, November 5, 2009)

Slatkin has a heart attack at the podium (Post, November 4, 2009)

Slatkin has a heart attack at the podium (Post, November 3, 2009; 7:01 PM)

MUSIC REVIEW: 'One Minute More': Gimmickry trumps artistry in 60-second works (Post, November 2, 2009)

Opera review: WNO's 'Ariadne' fails to find its voice at Kennedy Center (Post, October 26, 2009)

'SACRIFICIUM': Cecilia Bartoli, boldly casting herself in the castrati mold (Post, October 25, 2009)

OPERA REVIEW: Lafayette's frothy delivery delights at Kennedy Center (Post, October 21, 2009)

Music Review: Perahia and Bach: a gentle fit (Post, October 19, 2009)

MUSIC: Pianist Varies His Style on Bach's Goldberg Variations (Post, October 16, 2009)

MUSIC: Maazel and National Symphony: No Technical Difficulties (Post, October 16, 2009)

Roll Over, Beethoven: By Reimagining Format, Alt-Classical Musicians Are Going Mainstream (Post, October 14, 2009)