Archive for April, 2012

Rihanna/Coldplay: “Princess Of China”

Karita Mattila Reveres Uta Hagen: Huh?!?

Finnish opera singer Karita Mattila’s performance of Salome at the Metropolitan Opera was one of the … Read more »

“The Columnist”: My Financial Times Review

The FT has published my review of David Auburn‘s play, “The Columnist,” which has just opened … Read more »

Wildbirds & Peacedrums: Art On A Boat

Swedish experimental duo Andreas Werliin and Mariam Wallentin, the husband-and-wife team better known as Wildbirds & … Read more »

Bessie Smith: A Crazy Singer Long Before Rihanna

by Debra Devi
What hugely popular female singer beat a rival unconscious, slept with her musical director, … Read more »

“Upstairs Downstairs” Put Out Of Misery

I love the dry, understated way that the BBC announced this week that the reboot of … Read more »

Entering The Dark Mind Of Pablo Picasso

Picasso’s phantasmagorical etchings from the 1930s, which go on display at the British Museum next week, … Read more »