Keith Powers
Classical Music Writer
Keith Powers writes about classical music for The ARTery and for the GateHouse newspapers. Follow him on Twitter at @PowersKeith.
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Handel & Haydn Elevate Purcell's 'Dido And Aeneas' Beyond A Typical Concert Experience
"Dido and Aeneas" is Purcell's only true opera, and one of the earliest known English operas. It tells the story of doomed love and devotion to duty.
Staging 'The Rape Of Lucretia' In The #MeToo Era
“Lucretia’s response stirred a rebellion and overthrew the monarchy,” director Sarna Lapine says. “She held him accountable. She laid herself at the feet of the people. It’s an incredibly resonant...
How Gluck's 'Paride Ed Elena' Marked Opera's Shift From Singing To Storytelling
Largely neglected since its 1770 debut, Christoph Willibald Gluck’s opera gets a rare staging by Odyssey Opera for one weekend.
Now With A MacArthur, Composer Matt Aucoin Plans To Focus On 'Things That Haven’t Been Done Before'
“What I want to do is going to take me beyond the rest of my life,” Aucoin says. That might sound like excessive modesty — or hubris — but it...
Chorus Pro Musica's 'Audubon' Weaves Life And Death Of Famed Naturalist John James Audubon
Chorus pro Musica’s upcoming world premiere of “Audubon,” an oratorio by James Kallembach, weaves a story about the famous 19th century naturalist and illustrator.
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Bartók's Concerto Fires Up Boston Symphony Orchestra Opening Night
In five bracing movements, the “Concerto for Orchestra” is a powerful reminder that the BSO has championed works that not only remain audience favorites, but have transformed the repertory, writes...
With A 'British Grammy' In Tow, Blue Heron Kicks Off Its Season With An Ear To The Future
The Gramophone Classical Music Award “shows that we are as good as the Europeans,” says Blue Heron's manager John Yannis, “that there’s no reason that Boston can’t have a group...
Terezín Music Foundation's Legacy Of Elevating Musical Voices From Holocaust Continues In Spirit With Afghani Composer
Milad Yousufi's “Refuge,” which will be performed at symphony hall on Oct. 8 is said to be the first classical string quartet ever written by an Afghani composer.
'True Pearl' Tells The Story Of The Gardner Museum's Tapestries In Opera Form
The opera, which will be performed one time only, was written in response to five huge works hanging in the Gardner's Tapestry Room that tell the story of Cyrus the...
'PermaDeath,' An Opera About Playing A Video Game, Reveals Truths About How We Want To Live
The characters play a life-or-death video game that determines the fate of the protagonist, Sonny, who has progressively debilitating ALS.