Maestro sign: Dutch extend Karina to 2031

From my latest essay in The Critic: The harpsichordist Mahan Esfahani tweeted the other day asking, how many handshakes to Hitler? Most respondents touched Adolf at three or four removes. I managed it in one […]

A cri de coeur to our agony aunt: Dear Alma, I am in my mid-50’s, play in a medium sized orchestra, and teach part-time at a university. I have been in this situation for many […]

An audience member tells us that after the applause at the end of Rigoletto last night, someone in the audience shouted about the cultural treasure that WNO is and that if we don’t support WNO […]