Le Poisson Rouge
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Now Fully Under Louis Langrée, and its Five-Year Plan to Get (and Keep) New Audiences
Bavarian Soprano Diana Damrau Follows Anna Netrebko's Downtown Path to (Le) Poisson Rouge
The merits of new and old colliding are vast. The distinction between an early and late New York City is continually blurred as gentrification bleeds in both directions. That said, there may not be a more perfect blend of young and old than at the downtown dwelling (Le) Poisson Rouge, where the Metropolitan Opera has been hosting a series (starting and relating with Alexander Borodin's masterpiece, Prince Igor). FREE LISTEN: Zola Jesus, JG Thirlwell and Mivos Quartet's "Fall Back" from 'Visions' (Sacred Bones)
As for Zola Jesus' newest incarnation here, The Wire's Joseph Stannard writes in Issue 354: "'Fall Back,'" for example, is spellbinding, an open-hearted declaration of devotion whose poignancy is sharpened to a diamond-sharp point by Thirlwell's spacious arrangements."
