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Russell Platt

Russell Platt is the classical-music editor of Goings On About Town.

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Classical Music
July 31, 2017 Issue
An Opera of Russia’s Brutal History
Dvořák’s “Dimitrij,” at Bard SummerScape, is a tale of idealism, intrigue, and failed love, set in the Time of Troubles.
By Russell Platt
Culture Desk
Anthony Roth Costanzo Sings Handel at National Sawdust
Costanzo’s voice is still very much in its prime, but it has acquired a touch of grit, and a bit of a wild edge.
By Russell Platt
July 20, 2017
Culture Desk
A Showcase for New Music from the Islamic World
For composers from Muslim-majority countries, music is simply the stuff of life, shaped over centuries by amazingly vibrant and diverse local traditions.
By Russell Platt
July 7, 2017
Culture Desk
The Music of Darius Milhaud
Multiplicity in unity is the key to Milhaud’s music, and his lyricism is underlined by an indomitable humanism.
By Russell Platt
June 23, 2017
Classical Music
June 26, 2017 Issue
On Site Opera Takes on a Rare, Dark Work
Darius Milhaud’s “La Mère Coupable” is generally considered an interesting failure. But that hasn’t stopped this company from producing it.
By Russell Platt
Culture Desk
Salonen Was Born to Conduct Sibelius
Salonen brings translucent textures, and a calming sense of order, to the hot-blooded band that James Levine built.
By Russell Platt
June 13, 2017
Culture Desk
The Trailblazing Efforts of “Indie Opera”
Today’s young outfits are making do with much less money than what even our country’s regional-level companies enjoy.
By Russell Platt
May 31, 2017
Culture Desk
Revisiting “The Handmaid’s Tale,” the Opera
A musical adaptation of Margaret Atwood’s novel, by the Danish composer Poul Ruders, is overdue for a new production.
By Russell Platt
May 28, 2017
Classical Music
May 22, 2017 Issue
Summer Classical Music Preview
“The Siege of Calais,” “Crowds and Power,” and “Dimitrij” evoke present political realities.
By Russell Platt
Culture Desk
The Metropolitan Opera Celebrates Itself
The Metropolitan Opera put on an imaginative and entertaining show to commemorate its fifty years at Lincoln Center.
By Russell Platt
May 11, 2017

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