- Anne Midgette
- Critic
Anne Midgette came to the Washington Post in 2008, when she consolidated her various cultural interests under the single title of chief classical music critic. She blogs at The Classical Beat, which she thinks you really should be reading.
Verdi at 200: A personal manifesto
Critic’s notebook: Giuseppe Verdi, 200 years on, holds Anne Midgette’s heart like no other composer.
Without photos, a museum visit isn’t as tangible
Museum-goers prowl exhibits looking for works to capture in a snapshot — and in their memories.
NSO is just a part of ambitious ‘george WASHINGTON’
Roger Reynolds’s composition employs orchestra, spoken words, visuals and even bird songs.
Revised Emerson plays with fresh vitality
String quartet is still top-notch after first personnel change in three decades.
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- A dark day: Minnesota Orchestra loses music director; NY City Opera declares bankruptcy
- Christoph Eschenbach leads NSO in gala opener with Yo-Yo Ma, Cameron Carpenter
- Orchestras embrace multimedia concerts
- Levine returns with gusto to Met “Cosi”
- Metropolitan Opera’s new ‘Eugene Onegin’ sometimes soars but at others falters
- Met opening night: Netrebko, “Onegin,” realism and its discontents
- Baltimore Symphony gives John Adams concerto its first U.S. performance
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Nightlife Agenda: U Street beer, the Dead and a tribute to Stevie Wonder
This week’s events include Grateful Dead tribute acts at the release of a Dead-inspired beer and an all-night tribute to Steve Wonder.
Six extra weekends of District Flea
The market at Ninth Street and Florida Avenue NW will keep going until Nov. 30.
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