Entertainment & Arts
In the annals of upsets at the Academy Awards, composer John Corigliano’s win for the little-seen 1999 movie “The Red Violin” ranks as one of the biggest surprises in recent Oscar memory.
Feb. 17, 2015
*** CORIGLIANO: “Of Rage and Remembrance.” Leonard Slatkin, conductor; National Symphony Orchestra.
Feb. 16, 1997
John Corigliano’s Symphony No. 1, written in the 1980s in response to the AIDS epidemic, is little played these days. Gustavo Dudamel and Los Angeles Philharmonic show the work’s power.
March 7, 2014
“It’s like getting the Hope Diamond--you know it comes with a curse, but you still want it,” says composer John Corigliano, referring to his first opera, “The Ghosts of Versailles,” which will have its world premiere at the Metropolitan Opera on Dec. 19.
Oct. 13, 1991
Originals are made to be reinterpreted. But Elton John’s ‘Aida’ and John Corigliano’s use of Bob Dylan lyrics in ‘Tambourine Man’ miss the point.
April 23, 2000
When the Metropolitan Opera gave the world premiere in 1991 of John Corigliano’s “The Ghosts of Versailles” — which Los Angeles Opera brings to the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion on Saturday night, the first of six performances running through March 1 — there was disbelief at Lincoln Center.
Feb. 5, 2015
John Corigliano’s new ‘Circus Maximus’ is presented with plenty of theatrical power.
April 1, 2008
At soprano’s recital, rewrites of folk classics take center stage--with novel but distressing results.
April 11, 2000
The last Metropolitan Opera performance of John Corigliano’s new American work, “The Ghosts of Versailles,” was Friday night, but behind the scenes the frantic juggling of schedules continues as the Met seeks to bring it back sooner than anticipated.
Jan. 11, 1992
After performances of his First Symphony, written to express anger and grief over the AIDS crisis, John Corigliano is used to deeply personal responses.
Dec. 18, 1991