New York City Opera

Bad Idea, Mr. Wuorinen

Ivan Katz | Posted 06.11.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Annie Proulx, New York City Opera, Gerard Mortier, Close Range, Brokeback Mountain, Charles Wuorinen, Serialism, Entertainment News
Ivan Katz

Although it's not accurate to say that every facet of the adaptation of Brokeback Mountain is utterly wrong-headed, there is enough bad thought in this proposal to fill a reservoir.

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"Brokeback Mountain" To Become An Opera

AP | Posted 06.09.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Brokeback Mountain, Heath Ledger, Jake Gyllenhaal, Brokeback Mountain Opera, New York City Opera, Charles Wuorinen, Entertainment News

NEW YORK — The New York City Opera commissioned Charles Wuorinen to compose an opera based on "Brokeback Mountain," the 1997 short story by Anni...

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Notes from Columbus Circle: Candide's Flawed Assault on Hope

Steve Clemons | Posted 04.19.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Spanish Inquisition, Jennifer Chun, Lillian Hellman, New York City Opera, Richard Bernstein, The Washington Note, Angela Chun, Voltaire, Lauren Worsham, Columbus Circle, Jack Wetherall, Dr. Pangloss, Daniel Reichard, New York, Abu Ghraib, Richard Kind, Cunegonde, Candide, Entertainment News
Steve Clemons

The voice work that Worsham and Reichard managed was the most memorable thing for me in this weird musical which is supposed to be an assault on naive hope.

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