
Punk er død, og opera har det heller ikke for godt
Damon Albarns Mozart-spin-off »The Magic Flute II« er fyldt med synths og spektakel, men fanger den virkelig operaens essens – eller kun dens æstetik?
Damon Albarns Mozart-spin-off »The Magic Flute II« er fyldt med synths og spektakel, men fanger den virkelig operaens essens – eller kun dens æstetik?
Damon Albarn’s Mozart spin-off »The Magic Flute II« is replete with synths and spectacle, but does it truly capture opera’s essence – or merely its aesthetics?
Jenny Wilson’s first opera – an adaptation of Elfriede Jelinek’s »Women as Lovers« – delivers sharp theatricality and biting satire but struggles to find its musical voice.
Jenny Wilsons første opera – en bearbejdning af Elfriede Jelineks »Women as Lovers« – kæmper for at finde sin musikalske stemme.
Three albums with music for string quartet – and the likes – by Jürg Frey, Simon Christensen, and Anders Lauge Meldgaard each approach musical simplicity in their own way. But they aim for entirely different things with it.
Tre album med musik for strygekvartet – og det, der ligner – af Jürg Frey, Simon Christensen og Anders Lauge Meldgaard opsøger på hver sin måde musikalsk enkelhed. Men de vil helt forskellige ting med den.