Day: August 4, 2008

A different sort of review, but how many pro reviewers get compliments on their hair from the diva at the end of the night?

“The virtues of Saturday’s extraordinary concert performance of “Eugene Onegin” by the Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra began with its cast. … The brilliant Tanglewood Festival Chorus gave voice to the opera’s various peasants, maidens, and partygoers. The ovation at the end was enthusiastic and long-lasting.” And Renée Fleming was pretty darned good too.

The free track from the new Eno/Byrne collaboration is up, sounding almost, but not completely, unlike “My Life in the Bush of Ghosts.”

I think this is the solution to my music library storage problem: rack a bunch of these together and label the doors. Now: table, wall, or on a stand?

“During some gossipy interjections, the Tanglewood Festival Chorus showed rare disunity.” ORLY? I would have said we were awfully unified, just without the precision of diction that we usually bring.

“There was a lot to relish in ‘Onegin.’ … Too bad this performance will never be heard again. It will live on in memory.”

“Sir Andrew Davis … stood in for Levine, earning thanks for a fine job. He doesn’t create the buzz and excitement that Levine does, but he’s only human, and it’s beginning to look as if Levine is something more.”