MCANA Hosted Columns

By Richard S. Ginell: From Out of the West Some rants about the verdict that a misguided jury slapped upon Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams...

By Richard S. Ginell: From Out of the West Last Saturday, on a wind-swept 81-degree winter’s day (ha!), I slipped behind the Orange Curtain to attend...

By Richard S. Ginell: From Out of the West Hallelujah! An opera update that works. I am speaking of a romp called ¡Figaro! (90210), a surprisingly...

Ludovic Morlot, Chief Conductor of La Monnaie, resigns post midway through a poorly received run of Don Giovanni. Brussels's loss is Seattle's gain, but budget cuts make it a difficult time for La Monnaie to scramble for new talent.

By Roy C. Dicks: What's the Score?

CD reviews: Leif Ove Andsnes' Beethoven concertos; Anne Akiko Meyers' Barber, Corigliano and Mason; Boston's A Far Cry in Dreams & Prayers

By Richard S. Ginell: From Out of the West Here are a handful of recent CD releases in jazz – or within striking distance of...

By Richard S. Ginell: From Out of the West Pulitzer Prizes are no guarantee of quality or the lasting value of a piece of music,...

By Susan Brodie: Toi Toi Toi!

The long-delayed Philharmonie de Paris is on target to open January 14. But a sudden divorce court action threatens the non-compete stipulation, a linch pin of the hall's operating budget.

By Roy C. Dicks: What's the Score?

CD Reviews: Tchaikovsky miniatures, Rococo flute works and duo-violin pieces

By Richard S. Ginell: From Out of the West In the good old summertime in the Los Angeles area, classical music heads outdoors to Hollywood...

By Richard S. Ginell: From Out of the West It has not been a good year for followers of major maestros. First to fall in...

By Roy C. Dicks: What's the Score?

Reviews of new releases: Anderson & Roe Mozart duos; Jonas Kaufmann's "Winterreise," and Frederica von Stade in Ricky Ian Gordon's "A Coffin in Egypt"

By Richard S. Ginell: From Out of the West Why isn’t Don Ellis up there in the pantheon of big band jazz icons with Duke,...

By Richard S. Ginell: From Out of the West The German electronic band Kraftwerk – which translates into "power station" in English – used to summon...

By Roy C. Dicks: What's the Score?

"Jérusalem," Sarasota Opera's latest entry in its Verdi Cycle, is a satisfying, often thrilling production.

By Roy C. Dicks: What's the Score?

CD/DVD Reviews: New releases of Haydn's Lord Nelson Mass, Heggie's Moby-Dick, Britten's Cello Symphony and Vivaldi's Four Seasons

By Richard S. Ginell: From Out of the West Tchaikovsky is starting to burrow into my soul, wreaking havoc along the way with his tantrums...

By Susan Brodie: Toi Toi Toi!

Unemployment benefits for performers and other show people help make France a cultural mecca. Will reduction of these benefits decimate France's rich arts offerings?

By Richard S. Ginell: From Out of the West Do you believe in ESP? Just this morning (Jan. 20), I was watching one of Leonard Bernstein’s...

By Richard S. Ginell: From Out of the West Yet another jazz giant is gone;  this time, it's the guitarist Jim Hall, who passed away...