Tom Huizenga

Vespers, Habaneras And Early Morning Walks: New Classical Albums

Tom Huizenga — Sun, 07 Apr 2013 00:37:00 +0000

Robert Frost's famous poem "The Road Not Taken" begins with the line: "Two roads diverged in a yellow wood." Frost's traveler must choose between them. But slide that metaphor over to the world of classical music and you will discover hundreds of paths to explore.

Remembering Risë Stevens, A Star Of Opera And Pop Culture

Tom Huizenga and Anastasia Tsioulcas — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 22:36:00 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCYHALudt1k

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYHUsYQcYDw

The Operatic Potential Of DSK, A Modern Don Giovanni

Tom Huizenga — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 21:45:00 +0000

If I wrote operas, my next work would be called DSKNY. That's a snazzy abbreviation for Dominique Strauss-Kahn New York.

Fond Farewells: Classical Musicians We Lost in 2012

Tom Huizenga and Anastasia Tsioulcas — Mon, 31 Dec 2012 21:13:00 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-3e8G40TyQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IIX_XVji9UA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgVEHITy-9U

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYzPqx63LKs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9XatkNa0ZA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbPXZ-d8uf4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUonvDMNFj4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sebIvdCHcCE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZm2NsZnJHE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSLGGIeCw6I

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGeCjq3uYX0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQNjxrCsdNM

What Ever Happened To The Classical Christmas Album?

Tom Huizenga — Mon, 24 Dec 2012 20:03:00 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rr-csOGecGc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKvoygXsRV4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NH4rSCabUWg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONknTGUckKc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39h3VVfOoW0

Outspoken Russian Diva And Muse Galina Vishnevskaya Dies At 86

Tom Huizenga — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 20:38:00 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0QESblIaBU

Soprano Lisa Della Casa, Strauss And Mozart Specialist, Dies At 93

Tom Huizenga — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 16:12:00 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGeCjq3uYX0

A Bald Mezzo And Three Shades Of Violin: Classical Favorites From 2012

Tom Huizenga — Sun, 09 Dec 2012 20:04:00 +0000

From mezzo-soprano Cecilia Bartoli's ambitious revival of the early Baroque composer Agostino Stefani (and yes, she's got another outrageous album cover) to three very different roles for the violin, here's a clutch of classical albums I returned to again and again this year for sheer delight and aural inspiration. Bartoli lavishes extravagant attention on the music of a fascinating but forgotten link in the history of opera.

Elliott Carter, Giant Of American Music, Dies At 103

Tom Huizenga — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 20:50:00 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1stGn4NA-tU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwbPwq3-PAs

'Nixon In China': An American Opera Inches Toward Classic At 25

Tom Huizenga — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 21:00:00 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AoLk7VneYLY

Cecilia Bartoli's Latest 'Mission' Rediscovers Agostino Steffani

Tom Huizenga — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 21:33:00 +0000

Cecilia Bartoli has a passion for musical archaeology: "I am the Indiana Jones of classical," she says jokingly to All Things Considered host Robert Siegel.

Bartoli rummages through music history to uncover forgotten opera composers deserving of her detailed and dramatic performances. Her new album, Mission, introduces her most recent "find," the late-17th-century Italian Agostino Steffani.

Bartoli has also developed a taste for provocative album covers.