Matthew Gurewitsch
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Articles

Title Publication Date
Wagner's "Orphans" Wall Street Journal May 20, 2013
A Big Man Still Dreams of the Big Times The New York Times May 17, 2013
The Solti Legacy Opera News May 2013
Gone Today, Here Tomorrow? Pirgu's Romeo March 12, 2013
Britten's Turn of the Screw from Glyndebourne Opera News March 1, 2013
Wotan's Revenge October 22, 2012
CAVALLI: Giasone Opera News September 22, 2012
SCIARRINO: Luci Mie Traditrici Opera News September 2012
J.S. BACH: St. Matthew Passion Opera News August 2012
BERG: Lulu Opera News June 2012
Velvet Revolutionary: Yveta Synek Graff's campaign for Czech opera April 25, 2012
GIORDANO: Andrea Chénier Opera News February 2012
Duel and Duality Opera News February 2012
A Valkyrie's Voice Flashing More Than Steel The New York Times January 20, 2012
Birgit Nilsson and Hans Knappertsbusch Opera News January 2012
The Sins of the Father Opera News November 2011
BERLIOZ: Les Troyens Opera News November 2011
The Price Is Right - Or Is It? Opera News September 2011
BEETHOVEN: Missa Solemnis and Symphonies Nos. 7, 8 & 9 Opera News August 2011
An American Tragedy: The Zambello Ring, At Last Complete Opernwelt August 2011
R. STRAUSS: Elektra Opera News July 2011
Another Tale, or Two, Of That Operatic Figaro The New York Times June 3, 2011
Capital Visionary: Plácido Domingo Inside the Beltway The Domingo Era: 1996-2011 May 31, 2011
VERDI: Simon Boccanegra Opera News May 2011
A Hungry Singer, Consuming His Roles The New York Times April 15, 2011
Standing Small, Singing Big, All Sulfur and Zest The New York Times February 17, 2011
MASSENET: Werther Opera News February 2011
Still Resonating From the Great Wall The New York Times January 26, 2011
Handel: Messiah Opera News January 2011
Want to Be a Star? Take Your Lumps The New York Times December 24, 2010
Mozart: Così Fan Tutte Opera News December 2010
New 'Don Carlo,' That Ever-Changing Opera The New York Times November 19, 2010
Gerald Finley: A Long Way From Boy Chorister The New York Times November 5, 2010
Brandon Jovanovich: Finding His Voice, the Slow, Steady Way The New York Times October 29, 2010
The once and future Ring Capital New York October 23, 2010
Celebrating A Gift From Bali: Delicious Confusion The New York Times October 8, 2010
On a Quest To Offer Arias In English The New York Times August 19, 2010
The French New Wave Opera News August 2010
MAW: Sophie's Choice Opera News August 2010
After a Century, A Composer's Day in the Sun The New York Times July 23, 2010
Practicing What He Once Preached The New York Times June 29, 2010
Video Review: The Valencia Ring Opera News June 2010
Rossini: L'Equivoco Stravagante Opera News May 2010
Ahab Sings! (The Whale Does Not) The New York Times April 23, 2010
Juggling Essays, Epics and Divas The New York Times April 8, 2010
She's Standing on Her Own Just Fine The New York Times March 21, 2010
Honored in the Breach Opera News March 2010
As Plain as the Nose on His Stage The New York Times February 24, 2010
Operatic Style Designed to Suit Your Living Room The New York Times February 4, 2010
Comes A Horseman Opera News February 2010
A Space Opera in a Proper Galaxy The New York Times January 14, 2010
New York / In Recital Opera Now January/February 2010
Richard Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier Opera News January 2010
Humperdinck: Hänsel und Gretel Opera News December 2009
Wagner: Tannhäuser Opera News December 2009
The Magic Pen: Mozart Operas Up Close The New York Times November 22, 2009
A Soprano's Hat Trick: Puccini Triple Bill The New York Times November 11, 2009
Secret Weapon of Czech Opera's Velvet Revolution The New York Times November 6, 2009
Integrating titles into opera design Opera News November 2009
Cut the Fluff. What Makes Tosca Tick? The New York Times September 20, 2009
A 'Ring' Recording That Has It All (Except the Music) The New York Times August 30, 2009
Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg Opera News August 2009
Coda: A Hair Out of Place Opera News August 2009
Martín y Soler: Il Burbero di Buon Cuore Opera News July 2009
A Mezzo Kicks Up Her Heels in High Style The New York Times June 28, 2009
On the Road: Opera in America, Spring of '09 Opernwelt June 11, 2009
Video Review: 'Tristan und Isolde' Opera News June 2009
Vienna's New Opera House Since 1801 The New York Times May 31, 2009
Tenor at the Top Is Determined to Stay There The New York Times May 17, 2009
The State of Denmark Opera News May 2009
The Great Mozart Switcheroo The New York Times April 5, 2009
Desperately Seeking Siegfried Opera News April 2009
Before the Gala, So Much Groundwork The New York Times March 8, 2009
Coda: Null Set Opera News March 2009
Video Review: 'Birtwistle: The Minotaur' Opera News March 2009
A Director Tackles an Opera He Loves to Hate The New York Times February 15, 2009
Video Review: 'Tristan und Isolde' Opera News November 2008
New Hands Detonate ‘Doctor Atomic’ The New York Times October 10, 2008
Naming the Nameless (in Sanskrit) The New York Times September 26, 2008
The Weill (Almost) Nobody Knows The New York Times September 7, 2008
Festival Magic Opera News May 2008
Frisky Young Tenors on Operatic War Horses The New York Times April 20, 2008
In Review: Appomattox, San Francisco Opera Opera News January 2008
The 'Ring' Master Opera News January 2008
In Review: Il Ritorno di Don Calandrino & Oratorio a Quattro Voci Opera News August 2007
An Artist in Many Media Tackles 'The Magic Flute' The Wall Street Journal April 5, 2007
Coda: An Aria Returns Opera News March 2007
Jack O'Brien Charts a Wide Course The Wall Street Journal February 14, 2007
Coda: Forever Young Opera News June 2006
Evildoer Smithsonian Magazine April 2006
Sound Bites: Christopher Maltman Opera News March 2006
A Night at the Opera Smithsonian Magazine November 2005
The Opera That Chooses the Nuclear Option The New York Times September 25, 2005
Before the Critics, the Physicists Would Like a Word The New York Times September 25, 2005
The Plot Is True but Not the Love The New York Times March 18, 2005
The Violeta Hour Opera News March 2005
The Crossover Question Opera News October 2004
The Diva Next Door Vogue February 2003
Are Unschooled Audiences Changing the Face of Opera Opera News December 2002
Bass Hit Opera News November 2001
Forget the Callas Legend The Atlantic Monthly April 1999
Dazzling White Nights The Atlantic Monthly April 1998
Giant: Ben Heppner Opera News April 1998
Maria, Not Callas The Atlantic Monthly October 1997
Explorer: Waltraud Meier Opera News March 1997
Pentimento: The metamorphosis of Beethoven's only opera Opera News July 1996
Thriller: Powerhouse mezzo Dolora Zajick always delivers Opera News March 1996
How Old Is Despina? Opera News February 17, 1996
Don Quixote in Salzburg Opera News June 1995
Kitezh Made Visible Opera News February 4, 1995
Wagner Contender Opera News August 1994
The God's Day Off Opera News April 1993
Bringing Wotan Home Opera News April 1993
Wagnervision Opera News March 1993

Blog Posts

Title Publication Date
Esprit de l'escalier (Tosca) Blog January 6, 2013
Pedantries/Pleasantries: Zeffiretti/Zeffirelli Blog January 9, 2011
Footnote: The Braunfels St. Joan onstage Blog January 9, 2011
Soul of Salzburg: A Milestone for Riccardo Muti Blog August 21, 2010
Deep Waters in Salzburg: First Impressions of Wolfgang Rihm's Dionysos Blog July 27, 2010
Fear of Flying: Amelia Takes Wing in Seattle Blog May 24, 2010
Thar She Blows! The Dallas Opera Wins With Jake Heggie's Moby-Dick Blog May 18, 2010
Lost and Found: Call Me Siegfried Blog February 1, 2010
A Diva Remembered: Sandra Warfield (1921?-2009) Blog December 20, 2009
New York City Opera, Rising from the Ashes? Blog November 17, 2009
Salzburg Festival - Motherhood and Red Apple Pie Blog August 3, 2009
Lincoln Center at 50 - A Personal and Institutional History Blog July 24, 2009
Demofoonte Rises from the Ashes Blog July 3, 2009
One Dwarf, One Giant - Stealing Das Rheingold at Los Angeles Opera and the Met Blog April 28, 2009
The Look of Things Unseen: Achim Freyer's "Ring" Begins in Los Angeles Blog March 3, 2009
What's Love Got to Do With It? - David McVicar's Trovatore Blog February 18, 2009

Book Reviews

Book Title Publication Date
Tosca (Giacomo Puccini): Royal Opera House, Covent Garden Opera News January 5, 2013
Divas and Scholars: Performing Italian Opera
by Philip Gossett
The New York Sun September 6, 2006

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